Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-11-08
AT MEASLES CAMP
ALL MEMBERS OF COMPANY ii
ARE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE.
Boys Are Treated Well, As Strangers
Bring Grapes and Other Fruit
to Them-Not Out OF Quar-
antine As Yet.
BY Capt. Charles H. Browne.

DOniphan, Okla, Ocl. 1o'-E uitoi
Reflector: Well, the members OF
Company II, Third Kansas Infantry
that was, have now been here over
two weeks and have yet to step out
OF the spot they landed on; /. e.
the company street of this measles
quarantine camp OF the thirty
three men sent to the base hospital
from this company as measles "sus-
pects," all have been returned ana
both officers and men OF the COM
bany are anxiously waiting for some
word as to how much longer the
quarantine will be continued. All
members of the company are in ex-
cellent shape, except for some minor
thing now and then. So far, the
company has managed to keep up
with the prescribed program OF drills
but now that intensive trench dig
cling and long marches have been
started, Company II will be sadly be-
hind II kept confined much longer.
We had three days of fine weather up
to Sunday, when 1t commenced 10
blow great gale from the north II
turned out to be the second mortimer
of the season, and it was lulu, be
ing cold as the dickens that night.
However, our men have been issu-
ed another blanket, making three IN
all, and with floors in their tents and
plenty of wood for their stoves | be-
Iieye they will get safely thru the
winter. If it wasn't for the Wind'
this wouldn't be bad camp. But
with a high wind blowing every day,
distributing either dust or cold air
on the just and unjust alike, both OF
fcers and men OF the entire division
are to be forgiven If they occasional
lv forget their early training and
give vent to burst OF yituperauon'
One of the incest things that has
happened to Company II was the re-
cent visit of Mrs Martin-wife OF
BRIG. Gen. Chas. !. Martin, com
handing the 10th brigade-and MIS-.
Krause-wife of Major Albert H..
Krause, who as major of the Second
battalion Of the 139th infantry Will
have the Abilene boys in his com
mand. These ladies' had heard OF
mr. quarantine and they brought out
from Lawton two baskets OF tine
cranes and about 100 magazines
and periodicals of ali kinds, prac-
tically an automobile load. They
hauled them across the guard line
for Company II on behalf of the
Military Sisterhood of Kansas In
case Abilene people are not famiilar
with this organization, | might say
that it has sprung up since war was
declared and is composed solely OF
women who are wives or blood rela-
lives of the Kansas soldiers, sailors
or marines. Such an organization
As bound to be OF great value dur
ing the war in looking after the
Kansas men and boys, and no doubt
will occupy as commanding posi-
tion in later years as the Daughters
of the American Revolution now DO.
It seems to me II would be hne
thing to institute a chapter or two
in Dickinson county. believe the
constitution and bylaws of the body
can be secured at any time from Mrs.
Charles l. Martin at Topeka.
Now for an unpleasant thing. On
25. thirty-nve of the national army
men sent down from Camp Funston
were dropped off at our quarantine
camp with instructions to take care
of them because they had been ex-
posed to a case OF measles that broke
out in their car on the way down
AS the Company II boys have never
felt that they ever had real measles
themselves, they are just as scared
of coming in contact with the strang
ers as anyone else might be- We
certainly don't want them to give US
measles, even if we are measles sus
poets. They are isolated quite a dis
lance from the Abilene boys. Wheth
er this will keep our organization II
quarantine longer or not l canno
say. As it has already been tied VI
with a measles scare" for five
weeks, we now are about ready t
turn in and do some real soldering
Some say there are quite a mum
Der OF amusements in Lawton; 9th
ers say it is a punk town. Anyway
our boys are willing to take a chance
and look 1t or any other old towT
over. So far our view has been con
fined to two or three good sized hills
TO the north of us and to the tents
of the balance of the camp-south
east and west of US. when the dus
is not blowing too hard. 1t is un
aa~stood that thara ia sOme haauti