New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-04-06

moment SO long aWalfed naQ a.
rived. They were going forth to
do their "bit. 3" They were 60
ing to have their chance-the
most Democratic Regiment in the
Army was happy.
We had all the details of get
ing the trops aboard ship com.
pleted by noon, just in time to eat
our first dinner aboard. The Of.
fcers were assigned according to
rank to state room on G.. and ID
decks. | rev D-179. Found was
to be pestered with the company
of 1t. bennington of my com
pany, whose good daddy owns all
the laundries in Northern Wiscon-
sin and LIT. Lewis, rising young
lawyer from Madison, who is go
ing to be District Attorney after
the. War and with whom | get
along just fine except on occa-
sions like Christmas Eve and
birthday celebrations. when he IS
overcome with a feeling that
should be sen and not heard of
If | attempt to express myself on
any point Of interest. on such oc
casions, he promtly takes meas
ures to subdue me; however. not
always with success. Last. but
not least, 1t. Martin of Green Bay.
Wis. the fourth companion for the
voyage and also a rising young
lawyer, whose father nominated
Woodrow Wilson, at the Balti-
more Convention. Thank God for
Wilson and Wisconsin for Martin 5
good dad. Martin has no set aim
in life. All he wants is to do his
duty and have all the fun posi-
BILE as he goes along.
After coming aboard did not
have much time to look around un-
til after dinner. The officers
mess was forward. A nicely APP
pointed dining room with eating
capacity of seven hundred. The
Ships officers have a table run
ming the entire length Of the CEN
ter of the room. The Army have
the two each side of the Ship s
officers. At the forward end Of
the room are two alcoves. In one
the General dimes and in the other
some lesser lights. The Executive
Officer sits at the head Of the
Ships Officers table. The Cap
tain of the ship does not dine with
his officers. His meals are sent to
his cabin. He leads a secluded
life; something like the Pope.
This first meal was very impress
sive with so many Of the officers
of the two branches of the Service
at the same mess. 1t would have
been a bowling success from my
piont of view if some of the Army
officers could have refrained from
eating with their knives.
After dinner took a good lool.
around the ship that was to be
our home for the next several
weeks. OF course, always pro-
viding the subs, and the rest Of it.
Well. first thing after coming
out of the dining room, tried to
find my way to my room. Was
successful. Just across the hail
saw a room with frosted glass
door marked bad" Thought |
would take a peep in. Did not
find anything bad except couple
Of bath tubs and showers. Nov,
who ever thought a bath room
was badi Decided this was a
crazy ship. Looked furth-
err and found one of the faucets
on the bath tub marked "Kalt"
and Brause" and another
Warm. Decided that the fell
low who marked these must have
come on the job picked and Sob
cred up enough to know how 10
spell the word warm towards aft
ternoon. From the bad" room
went a little further down the hall
and there was another frosted
glass door marked ''Herren. !"
Thought this was mighty funny
place to keep fish, so looked in. 1t
would have been a very funny
place to keep fish. all right. Only
they did not keep fish there. Went
Down the hall little further and
here was another frosted door
Damon" Looked in.
This place looked very much like
he place marked "Herren," only
there was contraption on one Of
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