The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-01
COMPANY / WEATHERED
HIKE SUCCESSFULLY

Folks living ON the road to Ramos
were greatly surprised early Sunday
morning to see bunch of men attired
in civilian clothes marching down the
middle of the road in military formation,
lead by two soldiers in the uniform OF
the United States Army. Folks living
on Railroad avenue inside Morgan City
were even more greatly surprised to see,
late Sunday morning, this same bunch OF
men, still in military formation, walking
along with sprightly step.
The former folks were surprised be-
cause few of them were Informed as to
the why and wherefor and the latter be
cause of the aforesaid sprightly step.
1t was their belief that by the time the
company reached this stage of their
journey, the step, sprightly or other
wise, would be missing. All of which
infers, and truthfully so, that the first
military hike staged by Company l was
success in every particular.
Every man but one was in his place
when the company was dismissed at the
City Hall and that one, who on account
of engine trouble dropped out near the
cemetery, refused all offers of trans
portation proffered by passing motor
lists and after short rest walked the
remaining distance to the scheduled point
of dismissal.
A set schedule was prepared by Lieu
tenant Mulhall for each operation cover
ing the complete march and the sched-
uled time of dismissal and the actual
time only varied eighteen minutes. At
that the company traversed two miles
more than was provided for in the
schedule.
Besides the marching, the experience
included the establishment of complete
army camp, at which mess was eaten.
The route travelled was six miles each
way. This did not include the total
mileage as several miles were consumed
getting the camp in shape. Immedi-
ately after this was accomplished mess
was eaten and the return trip started.
Very little rest was permitted in the
camp.
Whether he was or not, every man re-
ported feeling fine at the end of the
hike and was immensely proud of his
fine physical record. All that was neces
sary to pass a gross insult was just to
even intimate that man was looking a
little peaked.
Lieutenant MuS,all commended the
men highly on the record made and said
he was very much pleased (and possibly
surprised) with the small list Of casu-
alties He said on account of the nature
of the roads the test was an unusually
severe one for green men and the mem
bers of the company had every reason
to be pround of themselves. The lieu
tenant was especially gratifed with the
manner in which the camp was estab
Iished. Only 45 minutes was allowed for
this, including mess, and it actually
took only five minutes more. He was
disappointed only in the small number
of men who turned out-2S out of com
pany of As taking the trip. It was be-
heved that several more would have
made the journey if the company had
been a little late in getting started, but
everything was done as strictly near
schedule as possible and the start was
made from the City Hall at $3.50 sharp.
Lieutenant Mulhall, several members
of his com any who made the trip and
rendered valuable assistance, and most
Of the mixers were given a coffee ban
quet at the Daisy Restaurant by Mr.
Sol Loeb, Immediately following the
dismissal order. During the gabfest,
which naturally ensued, it was the con-
sensus of opinion that they were deeply
indebted to Lieutenant Mulhall for the
valuable experience received and it was
their desire (almost Unanimously that an
order for an even more pretentious hike
be received in the very near future,
Meanwhile several members of Com
pany are doing their best to overcome
an Overpowering desire to adopt new
mode or gait Of walking. Don't laugh
at them