The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1917-11-22
PENCIL PICKINGS
Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.

The Editor of The Blade Wis
tied Camp Grant Friday and
Saturday and was shown special
courtesies by religious secretary,
Rev. j. A. Waldon and Executive
secretary, f. l.. Snyder of the Y.
NJ. c. \. Among other pleasant
features of the visit, the editor
met the captains of the various
companies and was elated to find
the boys of Co. A. who are from
Madison in excellent form and
standing the drills and hikes
well. They are detailed to differ
ent positions as follows:
Supply Sargents, COrnelious
c. Scott and Austin Roberts.
Orderlies. VIM. r. Carmichael
and Wheeler Wilkinson.
Bugler, Archie Webb and Com
missary Deliveryman, Alga Shiv-
ers.
Bugler Webb is also assistant
director of the fifty voice chorus
which is composed of men from
the different companies.
A few old and new acquaint-
ances greeted were: Sergeant
Major Carl L. Cotton, Capt.
Chas. T. Echols, commanding
Co. X 365th inf. a former Allan
ia boy. who has seen service in
the regular L. S. a. Army for a
number of years, and is impatient
to enter actual battle.
Also Lieut.. Albert p. Bently,
former prominent exponent Iii
Memphis. Tenn, who was assist
ant cashier Of the Solvent Saw
ing Bank and Trust. Co. there
He is now an asset to his COM
pany at Camp Grant.
Also, first Lieut.. Leon Stewart,
formerly of Memphis, but recent
ly of st. Louis, Mo-, who served
in the Oath inf. for the past nine
years and is showing his military
ability in Co. F at Camp Grant.
The dashing gallant Capt.
Benz. F. Thomas who is destined
to bring laurels to his country
and Race in this great military
struggle.
Lieut.. Chas. II. Love, young
man of pleasing personality who
is laboring necessarily to ac-
cOmplish results.
First Lieut.. Frank l.. Dyre.
Little Rock. Ark, for two years
Band Master of Tuskegee Insti-
tute, who is full of the fighting
spirit and is daily instilling this
principal into his men.
Capt. ii. w. Mills, command
ing Co. F., also former veteran
of the Oath, has seen more than
six years service in that famous
infantry. and is longing to reach
France that he might assist i'll
winning this war for Democracy.
Lieut.. II. II. Boyer. Go. ID. O..
r. c. a former student at Ohio
State University. and University
of Wisconsin and an Instructor
in Agriculture and Chemistry at
Tuskegee Institute, who is a
staunch believer III the Doctrine
of Democracy for the world.
Lieut.. Leonard Edwards, NJ.
G. b. n. Co. A. one Of Augusta
Richmond County, Georgia s
promising young men who was
an active member Of the Taber-
nacle Baptist Church and Y. NJ.
c. A. and is exerting his Chris
tian influence at Camp Grant in
the 350th Inf.
Lieut.. Earl Rider, O. r. c., a
former student Of University Of
ILL.,, and resident of Springfield,
ILL.,, who is straining every effort
to see that the men III his care
are we'll drilled and disciplined.
Capt. Garnett f. Furgerson, a.
prominent real estate owner of
Dunbar. w. Va, who enjoys the
distinction of being one of two
captains commissioned from civil
life. He is commanding Co. NJ
efficiently.
First Lieut.. Alvin II. Cameron,
former High School student at
Nashville, Tenn, who is exerting
every vestage of influence he
possesses to make his company
second to none at the camp.
First Lieut.. L. r. Simpson,
365th Inf, Cumberland. Ohio, a
loyal son of Wilberforce Univer-
sity, who is determined that his
tory shall record that his race
IL L. A.no-;on In thic tr,.ir G.