Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-10-12

ISOIIlpdIly ~ WHCLS W. A"'S
remained until now. Our food is
very good. 1t is a we'll balanced
food, prepared by expert cooks,
we have one cook from Boston
and another from Chicago, and
most of the men seem to be
we'll pleased with our bill of fare
or menu. The foodis is much better
than what one gets from the
average hotel in the small towns.
The experienced army men say
that our fare is much better than
what the old regular army used
to get, and the new American
National Army is the best cared
for and best paid army in the
world today. Of course, we do
not get all of the dainties and
luxuries that some of the boys
got at home, but if we are loyal
to our country, we should be
willing to make some sacrifices
for our country and the future
safety of our loved ones at home.
Camp life here is not near as
hard and unpleasant as it is on
the average camping or fishing
trip that the people in civilian
life seem to enjoy so well. We
have to get up at 5:45 A. M, get
breakfast at 6:15, clean up our
barrack grounds at $50, begin
drill at 7:30, we:get short rest
period about every thirty minutes
and stop for a lecture from 9:15
to 10:15, quit drill at II O'Clock.
Dinner at IL noon, begin drill at
1:30, quit drill at a P. NJ. Wed
nesday and Saturday afternoons
and Sundays off duty.
The Y. M. C. A. have several
large buildings here and also a
large Chautauqua tent. They
furnish free entertainments at
the buildings each night, except
Wednesday and Sunday and they
have religious services on these
days. These entertainments are
given by the best talent of the
nation and are enjoyed by the
soldiers. The Chautauqua tent
is as large as a circus tent and
we have some of the same per-
formers that have entertained US
in Roanoke Rapids for the past
few years. We have DR.. Frank
Dixon, speaking on "Why We
Are At War;, this week and
these splendid addresses are
followed by good entertainments
in the regular Chautauqua style.
The price of admission is only
10 cents for soldiers, the civilians
would have to pay the regular
prices, perhaps so and rs cents
for each performance. The Y.
M. C. A. also furnishes the
soldiers with free stationary,
testaments and also gives free
lessons in French and other
branches of study, besides all
this, the government is going te
furnish US with outfits for base
ball, football, basket ball anC
many other kinds of athletic
games, etc.
Many of the churches, secret
orders and societies of Columbis
have special nights to entertain
the soldiers and these entertain
ments and receptions are free
So you see that the soldier boy'
, are not having such a hard tint
, after all. Some of them got yer!
blue though when they fail tc
get those precious letters from
the dear ones" at home prompt
ly. They are assembled twic'
, each day to hear the mail callet
, out, and when one fails to heal
his name called, he goes ava.
with a sad look. If you want t
, cheer the boys up write to then
| often and don't write any NOR
of the sad and gloomy news thai
, is necessary.
| There is a school for noncom
I missioned officers in each com
5 panyand four of the Halifax boys
, Corporal ]. R. Manning, Corp
r w. T. Towe, Corp. N. P. Boy
r and Corp. N. P. White are takinl
; the officer training. R. M. Jane