The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-14
At CAMP LEE
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70 do Petcrsburg's facilities arc non"
too numerous. and certainly. aren't or
very high standard. I'm in room
nj the leading hotel. which il over an
all-night cabaret. garage and heller fac
cory, and which boasts three indifferent
beds.
One meets West EIrginians from al
most every county: mothers and ia
theirs sisters. brothers and friends ri
the men who arc So neAr 10 being on
their way The rcgimental hostess
houses are filled with them. That -
where they so 20 meet their soldier
boy. They are structures OF club-llk"
architecture and arrangements. with
broad porchcs. They arc r"nmy and IN
wiling. There are family groups ever! =
where. II there were any sad hearts
there and there doubtless were, tE,.
faces ! scanned successfully disguised
II. / think everybody makes supreme
effort 20 try 10 be gny and cheerful In
the face Of things. II is better 80. The
mothers. they tell me. hde IT better
than the fathers, and suffer the most.
Tho ono hing that The soldier boy
doesn't want from any outsider IS sym
pathy. or to have any OF the sob stuff
talked about in his presence. He knows
ali OF that. has thought il all out for
himself. no doubt. and has conquered
and put behind him all fears OF thst
nature Tho b,st sign Of that Is his
boyish delight In tho simplest and light
es, varieties OF entertainment. TIL"
shows he likes arc the girl shows OF the
music hall stamp and ;hs books and
magazines he rends arc on Il par. Prof.
Henry S. Green. former state archiVist
and Greek professor at tho University
Mt Morgantown told me this. He is the
camp librarian.
The average soldier in tho making
I'm told Is serious only In his work AZ
other times no is moro b"ylsh ihnn h"
was when no left home. apparently care
free OF grave reflections But We can
only judge or tho outward signs. Only
so much does ne give Of himself TO us.
Some times a sob tiend strikes camp
and makes life a burden IN his or her
friends until the welcome time Of de-
parture arrives. Tho fearful breed. you
may imagine, Is abuu. as popular n
guest as a cootie In the scam Of a
rockies shirt. Should you purpose Wis
ittng q camp. take a kindly tip from
me- pack up your troubles In the old
kit bag and smile smlc. smile" lear-
ing tho aforesaid bag and it's doleful
contents locked up In the spare room
at home.
80 AS We stood talking in III" street
in front Of a battery mess hall with
Private Babe Cox. OF Harrisvillr. Pri-
; vaie Bill Gornpers. OF Fair'nout Private
McGraIl. OF Wheeling. AMI Il lot Of other
prvaies and nnn-cnms the salt OF W"St
Virginia earth. An orderly diSmountcd
| in q cloud of dus;. Salu;ed.
Ga~d. / thought-and had vision
of the firing squad. no; that l knew
that l had done anything reasonable,
bat because. try as might, l could not
remember what It was.
col. Welsh presents his compliments
10 Mr.. Smith and wishes tu know X
he will join him at dinner, sir?
Yes. boy"
| Showing how much | had learned Of
military etiquette since my arrival,
Outside the officers mess the ban'I
nf the GlIth played.
II III" spirit OF our onr-timn friend.
. Congressman John NJ. Hamilton, was
lowering near. | he, he WAS proud that
John. Jr.. was in that band.