The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-04-11
CHAS. f. CE|S7
WRITES FROM
CAMP MEADE
Young Minot Soldier Tells Interest.
ing Tales of Life of Warrior But
Has Warm Spot in Heart for
MinOt.

The following interesting letter
was received from Chas. E. Geist, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Geist, who left
Minot recently with the signal corps
contingent:
Camp Meade, Nd, Mar. 81, 1918.
Just few lines this Easter Sun
day to let you know that Minot's DEL
egation of "Hun Hunters" enroute
to the pretzel kingdom, but located
temporarily at Camp Meade, are well,
happy and rapidly learning the bus
mess of war.
After leaving Minot our little party
of mine good men and true" arrived
at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Was
there only about week when six of
US were transferred to this place. Our
destination was unknown when we
started out, but we cared not, in fact
we welcomed the move with joy, glad
to get away from the windiest place
on earth. Four of our bunch. Fal-
coner, Aamoth, Hiringen and myself
are in the same radio company and we
like the work fine. There is lots of
studying and something to do every
minute, but it is interesting. Besides
our Radio work, theoretical and prac-
tical, we are learning semaphore, wig
wag, we are learning numerous other
methods of visual and sound signal
ling. Then on top of that there is
military drill, gas school, physical ex-
ercises, "household duties" and many
other pastimes too numerous to men,
ton. 1t would make ones head swim
to see a program of what is accom-
plished here in a week and you might
we'll wonder how it can be done.
Maynard and Molden are in Co. c,
3O4th Field Signal Battalion, station
ed about quarter Of a mile from the
rest of us, but we get to see them
quite frequently.
Today marks the beginning of our
sixth week in the service of Uncle
Samuel and we are rapidly becoming
accustomed to doing things the army
way. Have been innoculated against
nearly every known and a few un.
known diseases, hence, supposedly
"bug proof"
We soon learned that soldering
isn't always glittering pageant OF
uniforms and martial music. In the
army every man is his own house
keeper and there isn't any band play.
ing Yankee Doodle when you're wash
ing dishes, building roads, massaging
floors "a-la-mop" or performing the
diverse and various duties, which al
tho necessary, are sometimes monot'
onous, to those who are "rarin' to &C
an git Bill"
But every cloud has its silver lin
ing and so even the Army has its
bright side, and you may be sure that
we have lots of fun intermingled with
our work. With three good squares
a day and an appetite capable of han
ding six, who wouldn't be feeling like
himself? We have certain times dur
ing the week to ourselves and all day
Sunday. These periods are usually
devoted to baseball and other athletic
contests. Baseball has been in full
swing for over month. Every or
ganization and company has its team
and considerable rivalry exists when
they clash. We also have the movies
with us, thanks to the K. c. and Y
NJ. C. A., and at the big theatre here
we can see the latest stage produc.
tions from New York and other large
cities. The camp is about fifteer
miles from Baltimore and about TWEEN.
ty from Washington, D. c. This is a