The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-25
Big Initiation at Y. M.
c. A. Roundup
kNlGHT-SHlRT TALES
CAS- Told by an Eye Witness.)

The word was passed through
camp last night that as many boys
as possible would be initiated into
our Royal Order. Well. Lin Ed
gerton and myself decided we were
not quite ready for ours, so we
asked to be excused, Nobody
knows where we went so why
should we tell. But boy told me
this morning that he had to set all
the initators up to dish OF cream
and himself to some sO-called Pluto
water. He wouldn't tell anything
else but | know he feels the effects
of those beautiful paddles because /
asked him to sit down but he polite
ly refused.
The two boys who feel little in
clined to run for an unknown tent
are Ray Williamsand Bud Wedick
These boys were dressed in very
striking costume during their mid
night walk. 1t was really worse
than that fatal shirt-tail parade.
We enjoyed that parade very
much but only if the ground had
not jumped up and hit Mr.. Burk-
man in the face it would have gone
through without a sound. It seem
ed as if Mr.. Burkman lost control
of his head and his feet got mixed
up and the result was the Last
Days of Burkmannian. When we
got to Patsys, we noticed a big fat
called Upenburger, also called a
cop. He has star which looked
like one of these Kissing licenses
but he said it was real tin covered
with brass with letters on it. Well
Heinie said We ought to get ride
in a big swell Flivver to headquar-
ters, but just then he happened to
think of bone he had to pick with
Benny" Ross and forgot about us
until we bid him sweet farewell.
He called for us to come back but
as our consciences would not allow
us to disgrace "Heinie" by letting
him be seen with such a good look
ing bunch, we picked up our beds
and feet and ran. And | saw Bud
Shlitz pass a Jack Rabbit, he was
running so fast. I'm not saying |
walked, either, because Heinie
wanted to get me for calling him a
Brass Buttoned BaaBaa. And Lin
Edgerton said if it hadn't been for
him hitting a telephone post he
would have still been running. And
l looked around for "Cuty'' Meyers
and all l could see was cloud Of
dust and little speck in the dis
lance hitting the high spots.
Well, we boys would think lot
Of Heinie and his force If they
would only have heart on the
tent posts. Some nights 1t sounds
like the Pen Hook Drum Quartette.
Ray Williams favorite sport Is
pulling a rope under Mr.. Brammer'
cot. l woke up one night and l
thought Dick Mansfield had invent
ed new buzz saw, and it rOared
like he had hit a knot. And Ray
Williams said that the other night
he awoke and heard Sinnex count
ing the snipes he had left The
first thing we hear every morning
is Mr.. Brammer trying to see how
many times he can knock John out
of bed. Then hear Kenny
Whitnack roll over and say some
something about how late We all
got in.
Now have told you enough
about our camp and our talented
boys mot including myself) for the
first time. ! would not have dared
to tell all this,-only "Aunty" said
she would pay the general expens-
es. So l will close, hoping every
body is enjoying themselves and
saying we "Y" boys are in camp to
make it all sunshine, not cloudy
BY Frank Grove.