Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-04-04
Our Soldier Boys.

Louis FaveZ, Co. f, First New
Hampshire Infantry, writes that they
lett Camp Green on the 18th of
March and are at Camp Merritt, n. J..
That all along the way people cheered
them. In the switch yards in Phila-
delphla the engines blew the whistles
IN their honor. The Red Cross ladies
came 10 the train and gave each SOL
die an apple and a package of ciga-
~rettes, But when night came they had
10 pull down all the shades in the car
aud were not allowed to talk to any
IL outside. That he still enjoys read
ing the soldiers column in the REGIS.
TER. and is continually thankful TOR
the Y. III. G.. a. That it was the best
thing they had in their camp at Camp
Green. That they spent many a nice
evening there when otherwise they
would not have known what to do or
where to go. He had lately enjoyed
a long letter from Bernard Adolph
and a lovely box of good things from
Mrs. j. Dixie. That it is sure good to
be remembered by old friends when
II is far from home.
Earl Calvert, Go. b, I'd Brigade, NJ.
Il. Bn., writes from somewhere in
France, March Sd: 81 received the
box to-day which you sent before
Christmas while | was still at Camp
Merritt, and everything was in good
condition. It sure is fine and | have
the cake here at the y. drinking hot
chocolate and eating it. On the 21st
OF February | got the first answers to
the letters wrote after we made our
first stop On Christmas Day in Eng
land. We get our mail about once a
week and we are anxious to get it too.
We are as anxious to hear the mail
call as we are to hear the mess call.
On the ed of February they had a
Moving Picture Show, that was at
tended by a General and our COM
mander and officers. They arranged
it SO that when they entered the bu.
glers blew attention. and we all
stood at attention until the officers
we're seated, then the boys sang,
Pack up your troubles in your old
kit bag and smile, smile, SMILE 1t
was all as much a pleasure as a duty
We are having lots of rain now and
Of course plenty of mud"
Marvin Schrum is with the Supply
Co., l29th Field Artillery, Camp Doni-
phan.
Mr.. Tom Hart has a service IA {
with three stars on it flying from his
residence. His son, Robert Hart, hal
for several years been with the 65tt
Co., G. A. c., at San Francisco. VIII
Hart is with Co. d, 13Sth Infantry, ant
Elmer Hart with Headquarters Co.
13Sth Infantry at Camp Doniphan
Last week Elmer was home on a visit
Another of our Ironton boys, Loui.
Robinson, was home last week from
Camp Doniphan. He belongs to Co
*, l3sth Infantry. Says he has gain.
ed Is lbs. in flesh, enjoys the life just
fine, and when the war is over thinks
he will enlist again. His Old schoo
friends, as we'll as his family, gave him
a warm welcome.
Norman Goeltz, who is a petty Of
ficer in the navy, is now stationed al
the Torpedo Station at Newport
Rhode Island. He says he is very
much in love with his work.
Walter Hatten writes that he lefl
Fort Riley on the 9th of March, but
could not say where he was going
We know that there has been a bis
exodus from there and Camp Funston
and part of the men arc now on the
way to France, O have landed there
Robert Marshall, who nj taught a,
Pilot Knob, and who has been will
Co. NJ, 354th Infantry, has quite likely
reached France by this time.
Elmer Polk, sol Mechanical Shol
Unit, Somewhere in France, writes
III went to church this morning ant
am awfully glad I did. The people
over here think more of church ant
God than you people over there thinl
they do. AT least | have found 1t so
The Y. NJ. C. AS are the creates
things to us boys. They are Away,
full and we have time to loaf around.
Official announcement has bee
made by cable at Washington that tn
vessel on which Russell Riggs saile'
with his company had arrived safely
in France, and the cards they left t,
be mailed TO their friends have bee,
sent ont by the government. DR.
Riggs Sunday met = marine from
Philadelphia, Homer VIM, who wa
on furlough at his home in Portage
Vile. He said we saw them leav'
from Philadelphia on the steamc
Henderson.
Carr Lovelace, OF Des Arc, who Is a
Camp Jackson, s. c., writes his moth
er under date of March 10th: GOWN
to the fact that this is my birthda
and I'm idle at present time wi
answer your letter received thi
morning. This sure Is a fine day, al
though the March winds are carrying
the dust very high causing 1t to be un
comfortable out side, and also causin
me to think about Douglas, Arizona
where the sand Is up to your neck an
the wind blows the year round. Re
turned from Hospital a week ago to
day. You would be surprised to sc
how much I have improved. ] fee
much better to-day. have began I,
straighteu up SO as to look more lik,
q soldier and my hearing has conn
back to me; also my eye sight is better
Pm just getting along 30 much bette
than I ever had any idea. But m,
back is ruined for 1t hurts all OF tn
time. I have the needle that the,
punctured me with and n ] do not re