The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-14
FROM CAMP AND FRONT

brayed the dangers of the deep and is
now with the army IN France.
Not only Gainesville but Ocala peo-
pie viii be sorry to know that Roy
Mason, a Gainesville boy, member
of the hospital corps, has been taken
prisoner by the Germans.
The following interesting letter
comes to the Star from Alonzo F.
Parry, one of our Marion county Sc
lects, who is at Camp Jackson with
the 21st company, depot brigade:
Editor Star: | will write you a few
lines to let you know that the Mar
ion county boys who left on the 9th
of April from Ocala, are getting
along fine. We have plenty to eat,
and the food is well cooked and
nourishing. If any one goes hungry
it is his own fault. Sleeping quarters
are well lighted and ventilated. I GER
tainly do miss the weekly visit of the
Star, as love to find out what every
body is doing over the county. When
| get in permanent camp, expect
to subscribe for the Star. The knit
ted jackets and socks donated by the
Red Cross are highly appreciated. All
the boys except one have received
uniforms"
Mrs. George Rentz has just receiv-
ed a letter from her son, Edward
Hugh Rentz, who is just back in an
American port from his third trip to
France. He expects to return to
France in a few days.
Ocala regrets exceedingly to give
up one of her best young men in the
person of Mr. Luther Mershon, who
has gone to Camp Sewer, to enter
the fourth officers training camp. Mr..
Mershon has long wanted to enter the
army, but dreaded leaving his mother,
to whom he is most devoted. He also
had built up a good law practice.
However, he sacrificed this in order
to follow the rest of our splendid
young men into the service of his
country.
Mr.. Conwen of Birmingham, who
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Hill
at the home of Mrs. T. E. Bridges,
was lately examined for service in
Savannah and left yesterday by auto
for the training camp in Jacksonville.
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Lieut.. Morris Smith, after a short
but pleasant visit to DR.. and Mrs.
Smith and his friends here, left this
morning for Jacksonville, from where
he expects to go on in day or so to
Camp Wadsworth. He and Lieut..
Hugo Mcintosh are in the same bri-
gade. 1t is likely that these two
splendid young men will soon be up
holding the Stars and Stripes on the
battle line in France.
Sergeant Irvine Rogers, son of our
Mr. r. S. Rogers, a schoolboy here
three years ago, and then going to
the border with the Fifth Illinois
Cavalry, is another of our friends
who will probably soon be in France
When this war began, his regiment
was dismounted and transformed into
field artillery.
Sergeant Tinnon Robinson, who has
been on a visit to his family in Whit
ney, stopped in Ocala to visit his
uncles, Messrs. John and Lanier
Robertson before returning to his
duties at Camp Wheeler.
From, Comnauu A
Camp Wheeler, May 12.-The per-
sonnet of the company has changed
greatly since we left Ocala and the
Company A which Ocala knew is NO
more. / would like the best in the
world to tell of the various changes,
but such thing is not persimmable.
Company A, however, has always
been on the job and made it's tradi-
tional showing in anything it has
been called upon to do. Just at this
time the Marion county and Ocala
contingent remember the time will
soon arrive when Company A will
have been in the service a year, the
| first five weeks of which it was enter
tanned by Ocala in manner that its
members, who were there, viii always
| remember.
At this time things with Company
A are well. Our sick report is at the
minimum, and the men are all anxious
for the time to come when this divis.
ion will be sent "over there"
Sergeant George Woods, who has
been in the base hospital for the past
week, is now greatly improved.
| Private Preston Weathersbee con-
tinues quite Ill in the base hospital,
while the remainder of the Ocala
hospital contingent, which is compos-
ed of Corporal Ray, Kendrick, Pri-
Yates Manning and Bowman, Oxford,
Folon Denham. Reddick and Virgil
Owens, Gambler, are all getting along
nicely. T.
FORD BARGAINS
| We have two Ford Touring Car
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