The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
COMPANY sc"
READY TO GO
OUR COMPANY OF THE NATIONAL
INTO FEDERAL SERVICE
3 OFFICERS AND $50 MEN MUSTERED N
Steady Daily Drill and Athletic Ex-
ercises Keep Men in the Finest
Condition

Company "C"has been mustered into
the Federal service. Last Sunday was
given over all day to the work, and
the three mastering officers departed
that evening for the next company on
the list to swear in.
Captain A. w. Phelps, accompanied
ty two officers of the medical corps.
arrived Saturday evening about 8. and
had men working nearly all night get
ting the rolls ready for the muster.
After the physical examinations were
all over, it was found that only five
men had failed to pass. Two were from
the number sent here from Centerville
and two We're from Arlington, one
being from the country ear here.
There was no reason for their not be-
ing taken, except that they did not
come up to the physical standard.
The boys are being drilled daily for
periods hat mount to about six or
seven hours work a day. They are be
ing whipped into shape as fast as it
can be done and all of the officers are
working with the greatest energy to
have the company as neal a state Of
fitness as possible. There also seems
to be a decided intent or the part of
the men to work willingly and do all
that is asked of them in the way Of
work. When men 90 into a thing with
their hearts as we'll as their healr.
they are bound to make the best show
ing possible.
In talking with the officers we are
told that they feel very grateful to
the whole population of Bookings for
the great interest hat they are takiug
n the company. The spirit or help
fulness that is all over the town makes
it easy for the fellows to feel at
home. Such suggestions as have been
offered of ways to help the company
have been cheerfully taken up by the
citizens and responded to in every way
possible.
Though the carnival is not proving
as big a drawing card as was hoped in
raising money for the company fund.
still the weather has been so rotten
that nothing could really be expected
Of it. The roads have been bad. the
weather unsettled and the people from
the country have little chance to get
in and help the thing along.
The benefit given last Thursday
night at the opera house did % pan
out as was hoped. Only about $4,000
can be expected to be realized from it
as the citizens did not give the support
that the committee having it in charge
had expected. One thing perhaps that
hampered it was the short time in
which it was advertised and the people
not knowing of the object in view.
The band concert given at the camp
grounds on Friday evening was about
as big a gathering OF autos in the city.
hat has ever been gotten together.
Over four hundred machines were
counted on the Fair Grounds, that
evening and the interest Of the com
Munity is wide spread as a large share
of the ears were from outside towns
and the country.
No definite date has been set by
orders for the movement Of the com
pany, but its going can be expected
any day. This paper will not give In
advance its date of movement, route or
positive destination, as we believe
that the ruling of the Committee on
Public Information which suppresses
news as to the movements Of troops
covers this case.
The health Of the company is fine,
though some of the new men have had
an occasional pain from too much
home cooking" received from friends
and home folks.