The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-31
.Ahr;'S'! THERE
With THE feed
Crawford and Harrison County Boys
40 Strong. Royalty Fed at Ames
81 on Friday Last at Noon
FROM CLEMENT WEIGH

LETTER FROM CLEMENT WEIGH
Mr.. WEIGH Says That Al Along the
Line the Red crcss Organization
Was There and Over.
The Crawford county contingent OF
els men which left Denison Friday
morning arrived Sunday morning at
Camp Gordon, Ga. Letters were re-
ceived in Denison yesterday by rela'
tiyes and friends Of the boys stating
that the special train arrived at Camp
Gordon about 6 o'clock Sunday morn
ing with everyone we'll and happy.
The men were assigned to their bar
racks that forenoon.
Andrew Bell has handed the Review
a letter which he received this morn.
ing from Clement j. WEIGH, mailed at
Covington, KY, and written while en-.
route. The letter gives the details Of
the trip which will be OF interest to
readers Of this paper.
Covington, KY,
Across from Cincinnati, O.,
Saturday, July 9th, p. m.
Dear Andy: VI
4. You as we'll as our Crawford county
friends will be interested in an account
OF the two days trip Of the Boys to
Atlanta"
Travelling upon q fast schedule we
made the first stop at Carroll. We
were warmly greeted by j. F. Kobler
and others. 1T was here that we were
bid goodbye by Sheriff Cummings and
REX Wright. tx
/. Harrison county's quota of l9S was
in the Ave coaches ahead and the two
made happy and enthus.
iastic crowd. They wildly cheered
each gathering Of people assembled 70
greet them even If the place was only
"a Four Corners as our train sped on.
II actually believe that we had some
fellows along with SO much pep anu ana.
lung power that they answered every
dog that barked greeting, from Denf-
son until after II o'clock at night When
we reached Chicago
One Of the early stops OF moment
was Boone, where about dozen iadles
az the Red Cross served US compll-
|mentary with ice cream cones, which
were very acceptable on warn noon
day. ,s,
and 40 strong marched about SIX
blocks to the Methodist church, by an
old soldiers fife and drum corps,
where the Red Cross ladies served
dinner for the government. It was
served with the most rapidity and the
least confusion that | ever saw Ihey
have learned the game ana nave sys,
tematized 1t and have led 7,OOO SOL
tdiers thusly since last SEPTEMBER Inc
dinner was fine and an excellent guar.
tet and piano rendered patriotic and
popular songs continuously while we
late.
We stopped at Clinton for supper
lat 500 and marched to the coliseum
where the Red Cross served supper
| for the government and also present
| ed each man with a package OF cigar
Iettes. NY mother and sister came ul
| "a Clinton to bid me farewell and
while having final visit with them
came nearly missing the train, were
Ri not for James SchlunD berger think
ling OF my absence and pressing q 1ast
auto driven by some lady into service
flor us. 1t was because the tram mao
moved over to the other side OF town
so the boys would not be compelled
"a walk back from the coliseum.
launched with the folks - 9 care ano
did not know Of the changed plans
Had it not been for jim l would nave
lhad hard time explaining and pur
lsuing our train to Georgia as u IS no.
lloafing along. l.,
we arrived in Chicago after FIJI
Iday night, l1oarse, tired and dusty, fui
Ily expecting our Pullmans as oul
Transportation provided for, but the
lraflroads are so rushed they are UNABLE
Ito furnish them. The boys were dis
Ianpointed but they are such goot
scouts and true soldiers that they dit
mot grumble but kidded each otnel
|about palace stock cars and SOFT Deds
when they were told we would proceet
lin the old day coaches. Il.
4 Just at this psychological m0men
Isix men from our old friend, the Ret
Cross appeared with delicious sand
Iwiches, doughnnts, cigarettes post
cards and mail man to take then
lfrom us. Their officer IN cnaFs'
lSOught me OUT aNu dohCu AuS % $3.50:
our bunch, If any one was SICK AM
|how their spirits were. replied o!
ASSURING him all was Q. 4. and #
were to comment upon their spirit
would say they had too much OF II:
These free cOurtesies Of the het
lCross broadened my already deep az
probation Of the great work it is do
|ing and has given additional visloi
thereto from the viewpoint OF a Sol
ldier. You may assure the good people
Iof Crawford county that they Will no
mistake by giving to them more 1reel!
ldurinr the drives. They are with tn
soldiers from home to the trenches ant
back home again. -.
After lounging around in the ca
Iseats and on the floor and nipping
wink Of sleep, we arrived 10 1ndianapo
Ina Ind, cor d fine breakfast at tw'
Iof the good hotels. l. !.
i Going through Hamilton, ONO W.
had a box OF lunch on the tram y AM
arrived at Cincinnati. Here we fount
Iout Eat we will not have any sleeper
AGAIN tonight, SO we put up stroni
howl to the Trainmaster for q thor
Tough cleaning and icing OF our EQUIP
tment and an additional coach which
-rsa..4 y,ookn halter EIa6D