The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-15
Eleven New Recruits Have Joined the
Organization In the Las. Week
or so-More Are
Needed.
MUST HAVE $50 MEN
Sewing Kits Presented to Guardsmen
Today by Committee From
Woman's Relief
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in Company L since the order was
received here. recruit the company
up to war strength, or 100 men How
ever, the company is being steadily
strengthened by new recruits and
now numbers 116 men, the three of
ficers included. In the last week or
so, eleven new names have been add
ed TO the company roster and it is
believed that the company will be
fully recruited by the time 1t leaves
for its concentration camp In Texas.
This will be about the middle Ut
July. according 10 present knowledge.
The new recruits are Leo Conn.
! William Curran, William j. johnson,
G. Robertson, and William Lobber-
| echt, all of Keokuk; Joseph Smiddy.
Lomax, Illinois; John Pray, Hamilton,
Illinois, and Francis S. Maddox, Els
| terviIle, Iowa Leland G. Miller Of
Jefferson, Iowa, from the medical
detachment, has been stationed here.
Plea for More Recruits.
| Some have the impression here
that men who registered for select
| i've draft June 5, can not join the
| guard or any other division Of the
army. The following article written
| by Sergeant Bunyan of Company l..
| gives the true facts In the case and
| also contains plea TO local young
men to join Company l.:
| There seems to be a mistaken
| idea among the young men OF
| this town about enlisting in the
| local company. They seem to
think that registering deprived
them of the right to enlist, which
is not SO. All man has to do is
/ to present his registration card
| to the enlisting officer, who no
| titles the governor of the fact
| that the man has enlisted.
| At present the local company
| consists OF 116 men. of which one
| half are from terriTy adjacent
to Keokuk. A person would think
! that town of $4,000 could at
| least supply a company OF 80
| men during the present crisis
We know that Keokuk is very
| patriotic all the time, but it
| seems to us that her young mems
| patriotism wanes when anything
| is mentioned about joining any
| military organization.
| We know that Keokuk has any
/ number Of young men that are
OF military age and have no de-
pendents to hold them, who will
| be drafted into the service during
this present war I know of no
| better way to serve this country
| than by being a member of our
own local military organization.
The company here at present is
| in need of about 35 to 40 men
and it seems a shame that this
number of men will not yolun-
teer their service by enlisting in
/ our local company.
Plenty Of Medicine.
| Leland Miller is making his head
qquarters in the top sergeant's tent.
He brought down with him COM
plete outfit of medical supplies and
the company is fixed UP for any
emergency. Castor oil, calomel,
quinine, and other standard RENE
dies are at hand for the guardsmen
IL any are taken Ill.
A committee from the Woman's
Relief Corps paid a visit to the camp |
this mc<~Ing and left supply OF sew
ing Kits, or housewives, for the sol !
diers. These kits are small, handy !
cloth wallets containing buttons. |
thread, scissors. needles and safety /!
pins. The gift is much appreciated |
by the guardsmen who were in need I
OF just such articles.
Want Reading Matter.
II Keolluk residents desire to be
generous and do something for the |
guardsmen they can gain the thanks |
Of the soldiers by sending them |
books and magazines.
The members Of the company de- |
clare that five gallon can of ice
cream will provide a treat for them /
all if anyone cares to send one out |
The guardsmen also like pies. which I
are not on the mess bill Of fare.
The company now possesses an |
automobile, but the car has no tires. |
The soldiers are wondering If there /
are any persons in Keokuk who !
have an extra tire or two they would |
company needs a car to carry sup
plies to and from the camp. and IL
the automobile It possesses is furn
tshed with tires, 1t can be put into
good service.
Company Fully Equipped.
Company l. has received full equip
ment for $50 men, including several
extra tents. Seventeen are already
up and there are three more TO pc
erected as soon as there are enough
men to fill them.
The company baseball team Is
looking forward to It's clash Sunday
afternoon on the Standard Four diam
ond with the Standard Four nine
The two teams played last Sunday
afternoon but had to call the game
in the twelfth inning with the score
three to three, to allow members of
the Standard Four team to go TO
work. The tie will be played OFF
Sunday and interest is high in the
coming contest.