Weekly journal-miner., 1918-06-12
YAVAPA| BOYS AT CAMP CODY ARE
 ENJOYING LIFE
HARRY SMITH WRITES AN
 INTERESTING LE T T E R DETAILING TRIP TO THE CANTONMENT AND WHAT
 HAPPENED AFTERWARDS
(From Sundays Daily)

Harry Smith. who explained the contingent of Yavapai men who left here one week ago last Monday for Deming, x. M., writes the Journal Miner an interesting account of the trip to the cantonment and the treat ment accorded the lads after they got there. Mir. Smith has the follow ing to say:
 Our trip from Prescott to Phoenix was made in record time and without any unusual incident. Fred F. Cruicc, the Santa l'c passenger and freight agent, was in personal supervision of. our special. and by a liberal use oi the telegraph made all the arrange ments whereby the local boys took part in the big parade which was pulled off shortly after our arrival at Phoenix
 At the capital we formed in line, and headed by Tom Campbell and escorted by company of the Phoe- nix police reserves, marched over the route Our boys marched in good formation and many compliments were handed to us. The cheering, however, we believe was about as much for our fellow townsman Ton, as for anyone. When we left Phoe nix for the jump southward, we were all handed box lunches put up by the Maricopa county ladies, and let me say that the ladies hadn't paid one bit of attention to Mir. Hoover's ad- monition to save food. The lunches were sure fine.
 When we left MarIcopa we learned that our day coaches didn't make very good sleeping cars, but the comedians in the bunch. under the leadership of Billy Simon, kept the crowd in a good humor and helped us to forget our Pullman-lesS night. When we left Phoenix our train was carrying l5 cars and at Tucson two more cars were added, making quite respectable passenger train which continued its way eastward over the Southern Pacific tracks. There were more than zoo men on the train, and it can be said to the credit of the Yavapai boys that they all landed ir camp in perfectly sober condition. a truth which cannot be applied to the boys of some of the other coun | ties.
 We are now in what IS known a. the casual camp. where we are being ! trained daily but still kept apart from l the troopers who have been here 1 longer than we have. We have moi yet received any clothing or uniforms | and the lads who did not bring along | d change of clothing are beginning | to show signs of wear and tear To | day we were given a vaccination and | a shot in the arm. and tomorrow wC | will spend nursing sore arms. Tho | food we get here Is of good qual | ity and prepared in very sanitary | manner Some of the fellows com plain about the quantity served, bur | they are privileged to go back to tho kitchen and get q second helping il they want ii. and SO we do not fec | that they have any reason to kick.
 The boys want me to express to the folks back home our gratitude al the rousing scnd-off which the Pres colt people gave Us. for the care ana | iorcthought of the local board and to the ladies of the Verde and Prescott chapters of the Red Cross for the comfort kits.
 For the next two weeks we will be in the casual camp all together and those who want to write to any oi Us should address the mail as fol- lows: Casual camp, Co. A, Camp Cody, New Mexico. l will try to drop the Journal-AIiner line every week so long as we are located here
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