The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06
THE ENROLMENT
CLOSE TO $4,000
More Than 1000 Selected Soldiers Ar
rived Daily at Camp Dodge Last
Week of February.

rived Daily at Camp Dodge Last
Week of February.
ARE A JOLLY BUNCH OF MEN
No Indication of Homesickness or the
BIues-With Songs and Cheers
Men Start Training.
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Camp
Dodge, March 5--Over 1000 selected
soldiers arrived daily during the last
week in February. The last contin'
gent of 800 came in from northern
Minnesota late Thursday evening. The
total enrolment for the week ran
close to $4,000. The men dropped in
by the train load at all times, day and
night. 1t kept small army OF men
busy taking care OF the recruits. IL
was jolly, good natured bunch OF
men. If there were any cases OF
llomelickness or the blues no one
would have detected it. With songs
and cheers the men who have been III
training since last fall greeted the new
contingent. Everybody saw the need
OF patience and forbearance and yet
there was no tedious waiting. The
men were enrolled and assigned to
quarters in quick order. The medical
examinations were an interesting ad
iunct to enlistment. The men in
groups of 200 were ordered to remove
their clothing Iand surgeons armed
with hypodermic equipment did the
vaccination stunt in rapid order. The
first shot was to make the victim I'M.
mune from smallpox and the second
injection was to Obviate the presence
of typhoid. Occasionally some fellow
tainted, but there were first aid rem
edies" promptly at hand and the dim
Guilty was soon overcome. Sore arms
will be the popular thing for the next
two weeks. In addition to the inJec
ton of typhoid germs an internal rem
edy is given, each man being provided
with three doses OF some cOncoction
nut up in capsules which are taken
internally according to directions. The
men will be kept under quarantine
! restrictions for two weeks in order tC
make sure that no contagious diseases
were brought to camp. The greatest
trouble since the organization OF the
first military unit at the camp last
fall has been measles. Hundreds o.
tsases forced 9 quarantine In as many
y a., 40 Barracks at: one time earlys u
the winter. Munips come next. 1t Is
to guard against the prevalence O.
these things that the new men are KEEP
separate and apart from those wh(
have been here for some time. Bu'
quarantine does not mean that tht
men will be idle. Drilling began the
day after arrival and lectures from
officers, instruction las to care OF the
body, information as to. war methods
and military training are given the
men as kind of preliminary intro
duction as to what may be expected
when the quarantine is lifted.
Men Handsomely Treated While OF
tbs Journey.
At about every station passed by the
special trains bringing the men tt
camp great crowds gathered and ir
many cases the local band was brought
into requisition. Refreshments were
served the men and il the train stop
ped long enough there would be some
speeches and an overflow of melod!
from the town glee club. Some OF the
men from remote sections of Mime
sofa and Iowa had to put in one nigh
on the way and this made weariness
of the flesh a conspicuous adjunc
while going through the details OF reg
istration.
One Hundred Nurses on Duty.
With the completion of the enlarge
ment of the base hospital so that 1OO'
beds are available came a demand fol
larger force Of nurses. Urgent call!
were sent out through Red Cross
channels and % young women made
quick response. This brings the mum
ber of nurses to 100. The latest ar
rivals were Jane May Hoff, Indian
apolis, Ind; Katherine B. Andrews
st. Paul; Anna Blomquist, Evanston
Ill.,, Minnie A. Thomas, Chicago, Ill.
Cecilia Gertradue Mylet, Aberdeen, S
D.; Clara Hildinger, Omaha, Neb.
Maude Agnes Cobalt, Parsons, kans.
Deborah A. Nelson, Cooperstown, N
D.; Leota l.. Merry, Kansas City; Car
en- Mary BornhOft, Des Moines; Eliza
beth Thorson, Grace Vanatta, Drucell'
H. Messenger, Esther H. Bersch. Flor
ence e. Parsons, Bessie Hutchinson
all of Kansas City. Mo. Bette Eunic'
Manley and Bess A. Manley, of Spring
field, Mo-, are twins and joined tn
nursing staff OF the base hospital las
week as Red Cross nurses and viii
see the war through together. Re-
Cross nurses are furnished room, foo'
and clothing and are paid $50 pc
month. The base hospital where the.
are quartered is an immense affair
covering something like so acres o
land. All of the buildings are heate'
by steam aud are connected by COZ
ridors which are also steam heate
and these afford the convalescing pa
tients suitable place for exercise
without exposure to inclement wealth
er. There are about 1000 men now il
the hospital. Barracks are used a
an overflow pending the installation
all necessary equipment in the neN
addition to the base hospital.
North Dakota and Illinois Men No
-.... .- Vet Called.
Approximately five thousand me-
from Illinois and nearly as many fror
North Dakota, originally scheduled TO
training at the cantonment have no
been called. It is not know whethe
they will be sent to Camp Dodge o
ordered to report elsewhere. There
a semi-official report that men fror
nto hn tN