Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-22
CADETS ENJOY CAMP
LIFE FOR TWO DAYS
What Looked Rest to Them Was
Grub" wagon coming Up Re-
hind; Help II out OF Mud.
"S0NG BIRDS" ON GUARD

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Fully equipped and ready for the
worst Tulsa high school cadets as.
semhled Thursday morning TO listen
10 Principal Tubbs' final iuAtruc.
lions A. II 90 tho march was he
gun to the NJ X. a T depot where
the special train was waiting To take
them TO the rendezvous AT Wekiwa.
Immediately upon arrival at Wekiwu
1880. the march TO camp began.
After tho boys had gotten mile
Iof the distance to camp, tho COM
mlssary truck overlook them and
there was "A visible sladdening Of the
hearts Of tho young soldiers. To
judge from the size OF the load, II
did not seem possible that any Of the
crowd would he likely 10 go hungry
The roads were bad and several
times tho truck got stuck In the mud
The boys showed a great Willingness
to help Il along.
| At the end. OF the EiH-mlle hike
there Il hill overlooking the camp
site when the boys finally climbed
this, they forgot all about how tired
they ware and made bec-lino for
camp. letting out yelps that would
have put a Wild Indian TO shame
There we're a hundred OF the BOYS.
and they started preparations for
dinner that really looked as though
they meant business. To the fam
tshcd army, IL seemed as though
things would never he ready and
great was tho wailing that went up
However. one onterprislng cadet who
had foreseen the state ofRffalrp. pro
duced box OF Herahcy's chocolate
and started 20 peddle them SO great
wng the demand for them, that the
price was soon raised to 26 cents
and they went as fast ateyer.
Rcady for Mess CsfI.
Soon the buEle soupded the mess
call, and all lined up armed with all
the grub receptacles available
After the meal each hoy was required
to wash his own dishes. and many
were the Eroans that emanated from
some OF the cadets who considered
they were being grossly imposed
upon,
After dinner tents were pitched
and "A large campfire built Cant
Fred Thompson then spoke on night
| operations and told the method Of
fighting used Mt the front In France.
After this speech, the Y NJ G. A..
who had their tent there, took
charge and gaVs the boys some con
oerts on the victrola. mostly patriotic
| selections
After tho fire Mad died. Captain
ThompHon took tho army on a night
trip II being the first night in camp.
there was some excitement and sey.
%ah too eHnberant spirits had to
come under the iron hand OF dis.
cipline Several song birds tuned up
III one OF tho tents and in spite OF
tho disapprovai OF their unwilling
audience, continued 10 make the
night hideous until the commanding
officer invited them TO serve the bal.
anee Of the night on sentry duty
These "birds",did not cease their
racket all night II was told AT moss
next morning that there were sev-
ernl interesting dialogues between
sentry and challenged. Apples and
biufi seemed TO play an important
part In the proceedings of the nlsht
oficcrs as Cooks.
| FRIDAY the commissary showed I'm
strong with the grub" Although
handicapped on account OF the cooks
railing to show up. Liedt~nant Fill.
ler' Sergeant Halliburton and Ser.
seRnt bell. comprising the tempo.
rary quhrtermaster staff, are deaery.
Ing OF special commcndatIon on nc.
count OF the ability they showed as
cooks. y"
| After dress parade and inspectIon
| OF tents. mess was cleared ,lp and
stunt night began under the direc.
ton Of o. 3, Burkholder OF the Y N
Z A. T& program consisted of "A
| speech by Mr.. Burkholder af,sr
which he invited all talent present In
thke part To say that thkrp vas
from then on an interesting and var.
led program is to put II MILDLY
captain Thompson made a short
talk on loading and firing the srdi
nary army rifle and on camp sanI,n.
tloh, after which the V. NJ G. A
quartete rendered several seclec.
lions. The Jazz Quintette ,bs,
struck up and continued untl tbsir
instruments were confiscated Musir
seemed to pervade the ntmospbere
and the guards and inmates OF the
guardhouse made things miserable
all night
Back Home Again.
Next morning. after the rain. the
polH ala most OF their dressing by
'ho campfire, but after a good
warm breakfast everything was in
shape again The morale OF Tho
camp was excellent throughout
Lieutenant Maines made a reputs
.ioh az camp doctor by the appljcn.
/ uon OF some mysterious done"
winch he put on bits Of food and
gave the boys To eat This suff
seemed To nave magic effect on all
"''ilehts external and Internal
AFTER scouting. which discovered a
| new route 10 town. tents were struck
1 " @.OV o'clock and the march back
! 70 CiNlIlLation began, The bows got
picH III iulsa At O'Clock that even.
ing. tired but happy.
| The cadets have voted that ,g so,r
az school IN closed they viii ind,,rgo
In a ten-day hike.