The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-07-19
SOLDIERS CAMP
ON FAIR GROUNDS
COMPANY c OF NATIONAL GUARD
ASSEMBLIES BEFORE GOING
TO BIGGER CAMP
MOBILIZATION STARTED LAST SUNDAY
Use OF Grounds and Buildings Given
BY the Fair Association Makes
Fine Camp

The ong expected order for the
mobilization OF the National Guard las
been issued. and the local company as
sembled at the Fair Grounds on Sun
day. beginning at noon. Fifty-three
officers and men reported on this first
day. and others are constantly coming
in. The men who were enlisted at
Arlington came down in the afternoon,
mostly by auto, and a good share of
the population OF that town came with
them to give them a good send off.
Thirty-one cars were counted in the
parade they made around town, but we
believe that there we're only twenty
four of them Arlington cars. the others
being home cars that joined in to swell
the procession.
in last weeks paper, are all present
with the exception that A. E.. Ander-
son takes the place of V. r. Woodruff
As first lieutenant. Mr.. Woodruff has
been appointed to a second lieuten-
ancy in the regular army and is now
at home waiting orders to report at
TT. Leavenworth. Every train on Mon
day, and several autos. brought enlist.
ed men and recruits to join the colors.
The State College Y. M. C. A. are
using the Woman's building as a rec
reation room, and have installed fur
niture, piano, monograph, etc, with
reading matter and tables for writing,
furnished with all necessary material
for correspondence. This will be a
small sized edition OF the big places
that are to be maintained by the
national Y. VI C. A. in all the big
concentration camps. While it will
not be as complete as they are to be,
it will give an idea of part of the work
that the money you give the Y. M. G.
A.. is paying for. Charles Gilbert, a
college junior is in charge of this
building and work.
For the present the men are being
fed at the -four restaurants on Main
street, being divided among them. The
headquarters, which have been main
tained in the Skinner building for
some months was moved to the Fair
Grounds on Monday morning, bringing
all of the activities of the company
together and making 1t more conven-
lent for the officers. The older men,
who were on the Border, have not
been put to any great amount Of work
as yet, the new recruits, however, are
being given exercises and drill at GER
tain hours of the day. both morning
and afternoon. 1t is expected that as
the company reaches it's full war
strength the number of sergeants and
corporals will be increased, and also
the work and hours of drill.
Since the assembling OF the company,
eight more men have enlisted here.
The days are being given up to physi-
cal drill, the old men being mixed in
with the recruits, and about
hours a day has been the program so
far. Next week it is expected that
gcns will be issued and the drill will
be more diversified. Captain Weber is
giving the men all they need. but not
giving them more than they should
have. He was on the border and knows
pretty we'll how to handle men and
handle them right. Lieuts. Anderson
and Messerschmidt are the right kind
of men and are doing their work in
the same successful woy. No time has
teen set for the movement Of the
guards, and in compliance with the
wishes of the government nc notice
VIII be given in advance OF their de-
parture.