The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

throwing contest was judged rs per
cent on form and 25 per cent on hits
On the bayonet work discipline, form
and the shape of the line counted
The close order drill was judged on
the general conduct of the men and
the efficiency and correctness of their
drill. The grading in all the events
was done by various officers or the
First battalion. under the direction OF
Major Russell, who was present at all
the contests. The men in the COM
panies were intensely interested in
these competitive drills and rauch spi-
rit and company enthusiasm were dis
played.
Pvt. William A. Grace. Company F.
was recently transferred to the avla-
ton section of the signal corps, going
to the ground school at Urbana, III.
Grace was at the r. o. T. c. at Fort
Sheridan last summer. Robert c.
Bower, private, first class, also of
Company F, was transferred to the
enlisted ordnance corps, and sent to
Washington, D. C. While here Bower
did much work as mechanical drafts
man in the reconnaissance section.
For having seen service in the
United States army fifteen noncom-
missioned officers in this regiment are
now wearing service badges of green.
yellow and blue. These badges, which
were received last week, indicate that
the wearers were in action on the
Mexican border in March, 1916. as
members of Pershing's Punitive expe-
dition into Mexico. All the men in
this regiment who have them were
with the Sth Mounted Engineers.
which was on the border at the time
of the Mexican trouble in 1915.
Eight noncommissioned officers who
left this regiment in January to at
tend the Engineers R. o. r. c. at Camp
II
sions as second lieutenants in the
United States army, having recently
been appointed by the president.
Those appointed, with their rank and
company while here, are as follows:
Sgt. f. A. Morgan, B; Corp. r. s.
Fraser, E; Corporal ]. L. Brady. C;
Sergeant Jacob Roeser, Jr., D; Corp.
A. L. Ferris. E; Sergt. j. H. Jeans, D;
Sergt- J. S. Wood. D, and Sergt. G. w.
Varnum, A. A number of others who
left here at the same time are still
attending training camp there and
will probably be given commissions in
several weeks. The men recently ap-
pointed have already been assigned to
duty.
The noncommissioned officers in
Company A are being required to
learn the International Morse tele-
graph code. "A buzzer has been in
stalled and lessons are being given
the men by Sergeant J. ]. Torrin gton,
who has had fifteen years experience
in telegraphy. An examination on the
proficiency of the men in this line
will be given them shortly.
Company F is known now as Cupid's
paradise, especially in relation to the
activities of its noncoms. During the
week before last two of its SergeantS
were married and last week a SER
geant and a corporal were married.
Sergt. Lyman Steele was married at
Manhattan and Corp. Winston H.
Shillito went to Kansas City. His wife
came from Las Cruces, N. NJ, for the
event
The officers of the First battalion
| recently had a group picture of them
selves taken in front of their quarters
| Eighteen officers were in the picture,
which was a very clear and distinct
one. One of the pictures is posted on
the bulletin board in their quarters in
i prominent view OF all who enter.
Second neutenants recently assigned
to the engineers are as follows. Lieut..
P. G. Shanor, Lieut.. F. P. Arnold,
Lieut.. L. H. Then and Lieut. w. w.
| Baker.
The first appointments of master
engineers in this regiment were made
| last week. Sergt. A. w. Eggers, of
headquarters attachment, was made
| master engineer, senior grade, and
| Corp. D. B. Collier, Company E, was
made master engineer junior grade.
Corps. Henry E. Vaughn and Dan
Harkins, both of Company A, were ap-
! pointed sergeants last week.
| Company B appointed a new SER
geant last week in the person of Corp.
| J. J. Thomas. Private G. A. Hall was
made a corporal.
The next meeting of the First Bat
! talon Noncommissioned officers club
will be Monday evening, April s, the
place of thu meeting to be announced
| as soon as arranged This meeting
viii. b. :. combined business and social
| one A discussion of the bylaws and
| other important business will be TAX
EN- up The entertainment commit
tee /, at present at work on an open
houSe to be given in the near future,
with the privateS and officers as
| guests
Imagine being on an all day hike
with full equipment, eating a cold
/ dinne-- and marching back with all
expectations of eating the same kind
| of supper, only to be greeted with
6 mea. of swee. potatoes, spare ribs.
cold sIaw, peas and coffee. Such was
the good luck of Company A the day
of the divisional inspection. No men
were left in the barracks except those
! marked quarters, but, aided by one
man. Charles Van Camp, cook, also
marked quarters and barely able to
| walk, got the above meal and had it
en- the table when the men returned.
| Company F has stationery printed
up with it's company name, the en-
ginee- castle and the regimental num-
her a. the top. Ten thousand sheets
and five thousand envelopes were
made up and in three days over halt
of 1t was gone. Much credit for it
| is due Private H. C. Woods and Cap
tain Sallee, both of whom devoted
| much effort and time to securing this
for the company.