Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-30
Notes of Our Soldiers.


Last Monday hfteen more men from
Jefferson county assembled in Charles
Town in response TO the call for army
service, and after being escorted from
the office of the local draft board to
the B. & o. station, took the train for
Camp Lee, Virginia The following
were in the party:
Elmer Homer Kemp, Charles Town.
Wilbur Jackson Fur, Charles Town.
Ernest Lee Hough, Charles Town.
Lucas Boyer, Charles Town.
]. lowering Price, Shenandoah Junction.
Herbert Breeder. Shepherdstown.
Harry Conard, Charles Town.
Harry Neil Walker, Charles Town
John F. Jones, Shenandoah Junction.
George Samuel Houser, Rakerton.
Cleveland Lee Foster, Rleyville.
Vincinzio Giogtra, Millville.
Clarence Emory Hardy, Harper'S Ferry.
George Marion Grove, Harper's Ferry
Hammond Tasler Staley, Shepherds
town.
Three volunteers we're sent with this
party, namely: James Lawrence Gray,
Clarence c. Grove and Elmer Bryan
Hardy.
R.V. Mcdonald, OF the Kearneysville
neighborhood, received word on Monday
last that his son, William Mcdonald, who
has been with the West Virginia men at
Camp Lee since last fall, has started
north, and by this time is probably on
his way to France. A very large number
OF West Virginia men, most OF them IN
The artillery service, are in the contingent
now on their way over there, and among
them are most OF the Jefferson county
bows who were called in the draft. MIR.
Mcdonald and his daughter, Miss Annie,
were at Camp Lee 10 see Will before he
left for France.
Lamont Pyles received a letter on
Tuesday from James Thompson, for
mer student of Shepherd College, who
enlisted in the Army few months ago.
He is now at Camp Hancock, Augusta,
Georgia, and is an orderly in the hos
ptal there. He says that he is getting
along frstrate and likes his work,
though he felt bit squeamish few
days ago when a fellow was brought
into the hospital with his throat cut
from ear to ear. Jim sent his picture,
just to show that he is as good looking
as ever.
Elmer Tenant, who enlisted in the
aviation section OF the Army five or six
months ago, is home on iurlough, and
bis friends are glad 10 see him lookingso
well. Since he has been in the Army he
has gained thirty pounds in weight, and
says that he never felt better in his life.
He is at present at Newport News Va,
and with the other Toys there is anxious
ly waiting for the call 10 90 across and
do what he can 10 win the war. RE
looks we'll in his uniform and has no
complaint 10 make in regard TO Army
life
Leo Miller, of this place, who has
been principal of the public school at
Bunker Hill, Berkeley county, has given
up school work and will join the Army
He has gone with his wife to Ohio, and
will enter the service within week or
two. His work at Bunker Hill has been
highly commended, and there is con-
siderable regret at his leaving.
Captain J. L. Latimer, commanding
the battleship Rhode Island, has sent us
a copy OF the Rhody News, an interest
ing little newspaper published aboard
ship and which is full of "pep." Cap
tain Latimer, whose home is in Boston
when he is ashore, is former Shop
herdstown boy, and We were real glad
TO hear from him.
Word has been received by Thomas
Springer, of the Moler'S neighborhood,
that his son, George S. Springer, has
arrived safely in France. He was one
of the soldiers from this section who
has been at Camp Lee for some months
past.
Earl A. Mcdonald, rate clerk at Shen-
andoah Junction, who enlisted with the
5lst Engineers April 9Th, spent the
weekend at his home at Duffields. He
has been at Camp Belyoir, Virginia.