The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-09-07
COMPANY A STILL
IN SPRINGDALE
Local Guard Troops Have Received
No Orders to En- Train Although
Expected at ANY Time.

Members of Company A have been
occupying the anxious seat" so to
speak for the past week. Although
orders were received some time ago,
anticipating the en- trainment of the
boys for Fort Roots on September 5,
Wednesday, no such orders have been
received, and the company is still in
Springdale.
Nc orders relative to the entrain
ment of the troops have been received
since the one mentioned above, but
the orders along other lines have a
tendency to show that it will be a
few days yet before the boys will
move.
The local company was mustered for
pay Friday morning of last week at
eight o'clock, by Lieut.. Col. OWnbey
He also mustered the companies at
Fayetteville and Bentonville on the
same day The pay rolls has been for
warded to headquarters, and many of
the boys whose pocket change has
long since passed away, are anxiously
awaiting the tread of the ghost In
some quarters it is anticipated that
pay day will come about September
10th, and if the company is still in
Springdale at that time, they will be
paid here, otherwise at Fort Roots.
And They We're Vaccinated.
u, e h. Ar
kansas Medical Corps was n Spring
dale Friday afternoon vaccinating
members of the company for small
pox, and also giving them the second
"shot" for typhoid. As result of
his visit many of the boys have been
nursing sore arms the pastweek, and
all drill was dispensed with Friday
and Saturday. Some Of the boys
were very sick over the incubation,
mostly caused by over-eating and not
paying strict attention to orders, but
in the main the company came
through" nicely. One more shot"
must be taken for typhoid, which will
probably be given about the 10th.
Pillows Muchly Appreciated.
Fore part of this week about 100
pillows, stuffed with real feathers,
and of neat size were presented to
the members of the company by the
ladies of Springdale, and about 20
were sent from Huntsville. Needless
to say the pillows are very muchiy ap-
preciated by all the boys, and it has
been stated that there have been some
near "rumpuses" when some fellow
loses his pillow.
About the Mess Fund.
Boxes, bearing neat card, with
plea for the mess fund for the COM
pany have been placed at different
business houses in town. Glenn Om-
baugh, former member of the COM
pany, who was just recently discharg-
ed from service presented the boys
with check for SO to apply on their
fund this week. Glenn has been down
the line" and has had first hand eX-
perience relative to the added pleas
ures of a mess fund. The boys re-
quest The News to state that other
donations, of a like character will be
very cheerfully received.
Regular Drill Work
Regular drill work, six hours daily
has been the program all week An
inadequate supply of rifles, there be-
ing only "a on hand, make i hard to
give the boys the manual of arms.
One section or platoon uses the rifles
one day, another the next, and it takes
some time to get around to the whole
company. Drill work IS progressing
to the satisfaction Of the officers Of
the company
Canteen Checks in Vogue.
In lieu of pay day. arrangements
have been made by Captain Brogdon
with a local drug store, and local
barber shop, and "eanteen checks are
issued to the boys, permitting them to
secure barber work tobacco and e.
CARS, and other supplies. The
Cheeks" will be redeemed out Of the
salary Of the soldiers, and the two
local concerns allow ten per cent OF
the amount to go to the mess fund Of
the company.