Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-06
NORWICH BOYS MADE
 FIRST CLASS PRiVATES
Fourteen in 34th Company Win Pro-
 motion at Fort Terry.
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 Headquarter of the Thirty Fourth Company, L. I. s., Fort Terry, N. Y, Nov 5.-At last the company has been moved from the tents on the east end of the island to a large and spa cious barracks at the post. The new quarters are located directly opposite the parade grounds on the main high way through the post. During the past three months when the company was called out for parade or infantry drill the boys had to hike about a. mile and a half to the parade. This was a hard drill but since the company has moved the men delight in the morning drills >nd the evening pa rade. E The building now occupied by the company was formerly occupied by the Sixteenth Company regulars That company has been divided by sending men across the water and the few left have been put in with another con- pany making room for our company The building is two story structure containing two large square rooms and two smaller rooms on the upper floor and one squad room. dining hall day room kitchen and offices on the main Hoor The boiler room and the baths are in the basement. The build ing is steam heated and each man has an iron bed Of his own and locker to keep his clothes in. In this way
 
 much better condition, than was pos sible while stationed under canvass The four officers, our three regular officers and one reserve officer, are To- cated in fine house on the main road near the barracks and each day mess with the company BoLh men and the officers are very much pleased with the new arrangements. E So far the men have kept in fine condition only a few needing the care of a physician. Those that have been to the hospital have been. absent From duty but short tine.. Corporal Raughtigan has been given charge of the post exchange store at the east end camp and has been fulfilling these duties for some time. Corporal T. B. Rfcketts is the only man in the com parry playing on the post football team which has number of games on it's schedule. It will probably play in Norwich on Thanksgiving day. Pri- yates Post and Geer are working in the post exchange stores. the former is clerk in the east end store while the latter is bookkeeper in the post store.
 Fourteen oe the men had the good fortune to be made first class pri- yates. They are as follows: James P, Grove, Thomas Collins, Bruce Mac William. Michael Zeisler. Calvin Rich I ardson. Channing Huntington. Lewis Hull. Jr., Charles Huntley, Frank Le wandowski, William kearney, William McC1in1on and Hillary Narusewick. For the past two weeks mary mem bers of the company have been busy taking exams for first and> second class sunners from the various. officers on the post.
 Company Clerk Walsh is busy mar around pay day making out the pay roll for. the company as nearly every man in the company has taken out one or more Liberty Bonds, on the government plan of payment which means for every bond take out five dol lars is- deducted from the mans pay. in order to do this a lengthy mo- tation is required after every name on the re- The company made 2 fine showing in the contest that was held by the companies throughout the dis. trict. The company raised seventy two hundred dollars. The showing is a. fine record for the company. More money was raised but as this sum was the limit that any company could subscribe. the thirty fourth was cut down on it's allotment. One private took out three of the bonds. =.
 During the time the company has been on the island it has come in for much praise inasmuch as no men have. been in the guard house as yet and mo trouble whatsoever has been report ed. Starting the first of the month the company went on it's winter schedule