The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-13

very PdtiioIiS prOpic- iHcy ODociN W
: the wheatless and meatless days. On,
: of the features Of the dinner was tn,
, dressing. Istead of using white breat
, to make it of they used potatoes ant
, it was fine. And in everything 0.
, that nature they are conserving ths
, food for the allies. Mr.. Rockwell.
, brother-in-law was also there. He i.
, noted musician and all he does fol
a living is to play pipe organ one
hour day at the home of Andrew
Carnegie. He entertained US with
some fine musical number on the piano
That afternoon we visited Grants
tomb, and in the evening we went to
Madison Square Garden, where ar
entertainment was put on by the city
free to the soldiers and sailors. John
Mccormick, the great tenor, sang sew
eral popular selections, as did French
the New York baritone, known as the
city's favorite. Dancers, boxers
wrestlers, moving picture shows and
other features, entertained the crowd
for hours. A special train was wait
ing for us at the Pennsylvania sta
tion after the show was over
Floy Clark, John Gamage and Kip
Harrell and many of the Emmett boys
from the Payette company of National
Guards spent the day with Sammie
King and Oren Carter, who are at
tending school here, and they had a
royal time, good dinner and in the
evening attended one of the big shows
on Broadway.
Sunday, Floy Clark, Don Eagleson
of Boise and | spent the day in New
York, the guests of Major Clark. We
left camp at about noon and arrived
in the city at 2. We took the elevated
to the Bowery. We visited the Aquar-
ium, where we saw every kind of fish
that roams streams, lakes and seas.
But the things that interested US most
were the trout and the different kinds
of fish we have in the West and we
looked at them the longest. We saw
turtles that weigh $50 pounds; seals
and all kinds of other animals; sea
horses, flying fish, living coral and
all kinds of queer and funny shaped
fish are there We spent two hours
and then didn't see half the sights.
We then went along the water front,
saw the Statute of Liberty, Governors
Island, Ellis Island, Staten Island,
steamboats,, warships, tugs, barges,
ferry boats and the large wharfs.
Back up town we walked several
blocks, saw the old Trinity church,
St. PauPs and the graveyards in each,
Wall Street and the big skyscrapers.
We went to the top of the Woolworth
building, 60 stories in all, and looked
over the city, getting a birds eye
picture of it that we will never forget,
with the big harbor, the rivers on
both sides, the Brooklyn, Manhattan
and Williamsborough bridges, Long
Island, Brooklyn and the mass of
buildings in New York.
Life in camp is about the same as
usual. A boy in the Emmett tent has
the measles, so the whole bunch have
been put in the isolation tent. They
certainly are mad and have sworn to
kill the poor boy who got them into
all the trouble. You ought to see
your little boy when he gets all dress
ed up and equipped with the stuff
that Uncle Sam has given US to wear.
Our clothes consist of underclothes,
wool suits, trench shoes, short over
coats, a sweater under our flannel
shirt, sweater over our flannel
shirt, a wooden helmet, hat, scarf,
gloves. That is enough to weigh an
man down. But on top of
hat we have the medical belt. 1t
consists of web belt, equipped with
needed to dress the wounds
# soldier, bandages, medicine, ad-
lesive tape, ammonia, and many other
hings, including a first aid kit. 1t
must weigh about 10 pounds when
ully equipped. Then we have an AK,
anteen, and mess kit to hang on the
elt; then come our revolvers, ammu- 1
ition and extra clips for the revol- !
er. Then we have the pack, which /
5 strapped over our backs. In it
,e put two blankets, our toilet arti- {
les and other personal equipment
5hich we need every day. We also +
AIRY our shelter half in the pack, so !
, is quite heavy, and when we get all /;
hat stuff on US we will certainly have .
, fight, for we have too much on US
} run from the enemy.
Every one of the boys is feeling :
ne and all are as well as can be.