The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-22

cry on that occasion and each man de-
 termined that he would some day sec what the city looked like.
 As consequence the roads leading from camp were choked with Alabam- ians, every man in bright new winter uniforms and properly shaven and shorn. The orders ran that no man should be granted leave who could not pass in- spection for neatness ana soldierly ap- pearance. The top sergeant of each company was designated as the inspect ing authority, and anyone who has ever known top sergeant can testlfy that his approval is not easily gained As a consequence mo cleaner body of troops ever invaded Manhattan
 The little towns of Mineola, Garden City and Hampstead received the greater portion of the regiment. few har.iy spirits braved the dangers of the road to New York and returned happily to camp in time for reveille. but by far the greater number got no farther than Hempstead There the broad streets and bright lights seemed Babylonian enough, and there they spent the even ing There was no disorder no drunk enness and none of the rough stuff so often indulged i'll by pleasure seeking soldiery. The ever present military po- lice take good care that no whisky is
 
 of propriety does the rest
 AN ICE CREAM DEBAUCH
 The stores were open. and there were
 smokes. eats and drinks (of the inocu-
 ous. grapejuice orde) in plenty The
 troops went on what amounted to an
 ice cream debauch. The regimental can
 teen having been closed when we left
 Montgomery, this was their first op- portunity to indulge in such delicacies.
 And while the ice cream and candy SUD-
 plies of Hampstead lasted, one could walk the streets only by walking on Ala baraians. There was no room to walk around them.
 The various units of the division have been out on practice marches almost every day. The roads of the neighbor-
 hood are filled with marching men every morning and afternoon The long olive drab lines extend in every direc- tion, so that the whole country seems alive with soldiers. The men enjoy these little halliday hikes immensely. as they form a pleasant relief from the monot- ony of drill, and give them bit of new scenery.
 Almost hourly troops from other com nands are encountered, which adds in terest to the expedition. Whenever these meetings take place, there is much speculation as to the identity of the other party and. as might be expected great deal of crude wit and repartee | The boys have learned one thing since l joining the Rainbow Division. That is that men are pretty much all alike, nc matter where they come from, and tha, 1 it takes considerable questioning to find out whether a man halls from north l south, east or west. Last week we met
 two battalions of engineers on the road one from California and one from Soutf I Carolina. There was much speculation ir i our regiment as to which was which
 Our quota of new officers has beer i filled by the addition of a number o1 ! lieutenants from the officers reserve corps. This brings our company strength !! up to six officers, with seventh on 1 temporary duty with us. These "corre- spondence school' officers. as our hard bitten old guardsmen facetiously tern them, have made good at once. They are high-class set of young fellows and have been thoroughly schooled They hail from all parts of the union
 and are bringing with them the enthu. siasm that spells efficiency.