El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-07
E PAS0 LADS At
SAN PEDR0HAPPY.
No Dissatisfaction Among
the Drafted Bunch From
Here, in California.
Rr RnRERT RARR-

Fort Macarthur. san Pedro. Calf.
Jan. THE drafted men who left
FL Paso on December 20 Tor Fort
Macarthur are era -uauy settling
into the regular army routine. and
are already assimilatinc the instruc-
ton given them. The boys are all
eager TO learn the manual Of arms,
and drill regulations. because there Is
a good chance Of a trip "over there"
in the very near culture. and II the
spirit manifested by the Texans IS
any criterion, woe be unto the kaiser
and the rest Of his clan.
Listen. you mothers. wives and
swsethearts: Are Won worrying about
us boys out here on the Pacific coast2
You should not. you must not. You
ought to feel proud that we are given
the opportunity TO DO "our bit"-an
opportunity 10 perform a noble serv-
ice II would ease your MINIS u you
could see the beautiful camp site thar
viii be our home for the next few
months-one Of the gcrien spots OF
beautiful California. with the most
delightful climate IMAGINABLE and
one of the best branches anyvhsta
lu the serTioe-Lhe coast artillery.
our camp is % miles from Los An
'-eles, 10 miles from Long Beach. with
frequent interurban service to both
cities. our camp faces san Pedro
bay. formed artificilIly by 2 three
mile breakwa ter, beyond which is the
Pacific ocean
Chaplain Griffin and the Y. " C. A
are especially worthy OF mention.
They do everything possible TO help
nd buoy the spirits OF the mon.
nights each week free Of charge 10
he boys. and special entertainments
furnished bv rne students Of the Uni
verslty of California Tn addition 10
that there are several good enter
T9lners among the boys themselves.
nd. after each picture show. the bows
slnE. dance end anuse themselves IN Z
a v'riety Of ways-al good. clean. .
wholesome fun that tends 70 the
T MYSTICAL mental and moral develop
went OF the men. The Improvement +
is alre7 DIV no-e7-rhere is q SQUARE .
ness Of the shouI -n~s. q firmness Of +
the face and sparkle In the eve I
Lhar W sn quite so much i'm evil
1en"e when the fellows first arrived +
The big Y NJ. C.. =. tents. under the f.
supervision OF chaplain Griffin are .
a iW0ys busy with plano and Nictr0la .
Du~ic and with letter writiuE
The Teams have been hoving reEu- +
TAI .f-'A -AHF.'aN s JUS I.'.LILs m n
10 the 2u-se77HIt and entertainment +.
7f the ~eSt OF the mon in camp One
II the Texas bows tried 20 locate the
moo" in COW thar he herd. but 10
burned out 20 be a fog horn % worn D
incoming vessels. Chaplain Griffin
i60S The TeEaus; ne saws that If he
l0d hai any choice i'm the matter. he
would have chosen Texas for his ma
i've state
Several good iau games have al
'eady been played. and there IS very
Keen rivalry between the different
'omoanies- The 14IH comuanv al
resent seems 10 have q little the
DE on the other teams. but they're
I'D ia The running. and soue hotl~
on-ested games are sure TO be pulled
The chuck is Ereat-with plenty
q FOOD me1r. potatoes ana other
Essential ZOO thar has ALREADY uuf 4
everal extra pounds on almost every
nan in camp. Tho fellows are all
ooking fire-aud they'll ma 5e a reg
'i1r shoWi"@ as soon as the uni-
lrus ere is-Usd- They VIII all be-
credit 10 the state OF Texas.