Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-07
NORWICH BOYS MAY i SOON LEAVE TERRY Men Being Drilled to Stand Hard
 ships Across the Water.
Especial to The BuIletfn.)


 Headquarters of the Thirty fourth i Company. L. I. B.. Fort Terry, N. Y.. ! Dec. 6.-The boys of the company are anxiously awaiting the orders that ! will take them away from this island where they have been stationed for the l past four months. From present indi- | cations these orders will be issued 1 from the headquarters at Fort Wright in the near future. For the past few ! days the men have been given drills that will tend to harden them for the service that they will see abroad. Af- ter three months of little drilling the men have gained weight and picked { lip in a number of ways. The present drilling will put the men into condi- ttion to stand many hardships that : they will in all proba bility have to stand if they go across the water The men would like to get home before rhe orders are expected at any time it , will not be possible for all of the men to get home.
 One of the most popular things to do while away on a pass is for the men to get married. About ten mem bers Of the company have left the res ervatton single men and have return ed in a happy frame of mind and up- on inqutring it can be learned that the happy expression is due to the fact that they have been married -Jiggs" Donahue meets all of the 5enedicts with glad hand. Kirk Ricketts helps things along by play ing a wedding march as the one dining hall The quartette generally starts in with Goodbye, Boys, I'm Through about this time. In spite of the fun that is had at the expense wish them the best of luck and all kinds of happiness in the future
 At present the boys are in fine health and spirits and look ahead with great enthusiasm to the prospect of setting into active service. The health of the company since their stay on the island has been due to a great extent to the cooks and the mess ser geant- The food that has been given to the men has been of the best, al- though it may not have been as tasty as some of the men were used to be- fore enlisting. The men have been fortunate in having a neat head cook who was always on hand to see that the food was served properly. While under canvas at the other end of the island the facilities for cooking and serving the food were not as good S they are in the barracks but in spite of the fact that great many obsta- cies had to be overcome the men were Kept in fine health. The only sick ness the men have had since the time they left home has been for colds or
 
 thing which is great credit to the company and to the officers is the fact that not man from the com pa-ny has been in the guardhouse for any offence in the four months thai they have been here This .one thing alone is great credit to any com- pany at any post The fact that the company had more gunners made than an yother company on the post speaks well for the officers and men. Since leaving Norwich the company Eas made a fine record and the city can well be proud of what the men have done so far. There is no doubt in the minds of the boys that the good work will be kept up if they go across and they are hoping for the chance to show what they can do.
 Captain W. G. Tarbox has been mo- tffied that about four more men can be taken into the company before the fifteenth of this month. It has been rumored that some young men of Nor wien were anxious to get into the company and now the opportunity is open for them to come in. Two rook- ies have been taken into the company this week and they have been fully equipped. In a few days these men will be drilled in with the company which is one of the largest on the post at the present time. It is hoped. by the boys in the company, that the rockies will be boys from home rath- CT than from some outside city. At present the company is composed of 105 men and four reserves The places of the reserves can be taken by new