The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-02
354TH INFANTRY
Headquarters Company Notes From
VIM. A. McCracken.
Headquarters company is V

Headquarters company is very
proud of the record that has been
made by it's officers. A large number
of promotions were made recently in
the cantonment and four of our Off
GERS were honored, follows: Capt
H. B. Stivers promoted to major, and
Second. Lieutenants McGrath, Fletcher
and LaDriere to first lieutenants. No
other company in the regiment had as
many of it's officers promoted. o..
Private LaChasse, who came to
Camp Funston from st. Louis, has
been appointed one of the instructors
in the divisional boxing school He
is also proficient in the science of
wrestling.
The headquarters company delega
ton to the regimental signal school
is taking the lead in everything.
Seems as il some of our boys were
just naturally born to wave the flags.
Private Flori, who is receiving in
structions in the manly art" came
in the other day with one of the most
beautiful black eyes you ever saw He
says he ran into the other fellows
head, but his friends think that this
idea is only the hallucination of a
temporarily deranged mind. Possibly
the thing he ran into" may have
looked about the size of a mans
head-to him.
The other day Lieutenant LaDriere
was giving the men instructions in
guard duty, and among other things.
he spoke about the presence of sus-
picious looking characters in the
camp. Then he asked the question,
Whom would you consider a suspi-
cious looking person." Corporal Nc
Intyre replied, Anyone who has a
moustache." How unkind!
Headquarters company has been in
quarantine again but is enjoying its
freedom at the present time. One
Sunday afternoon while we were
prisoners" a few members of the
for the benefit of the others, and it
certainly fulfilled its purpose.
One of the scribes of this company
has composed the following, in which
he makes q strange use of the names
of some of our officers and men:
When l crossed the "Eads" bridge
to go hunting the Wind" was sure
blowing, and as l was walking thru
the woods near "Bellville' 1 was Bit
ten by a young Wolf" Very luckily
L had a bottle of Lieneman (t)" in my
pocket, which 1 Quickly applied to
the bite, and say, it sure did "Byrne."
The Wolf" was killed by man who
AAoPpChOo " pe d very ROOQ senate
man" 1 was told by the lieutenant
Acton" on it so quickly is what
saved my life.
Last night for supper we had some
fried "Hartz," also some very Cum
ning-ham." 1t was so good that L told
the K. p. to "Passmore." We also
had some fine Ceylon tea. but really
prefer "Jacaty." The corporal of the
third squad is always ''Teising" Rod
gers. The third lieutenant caught
him SO he gave Mitchell" He threat
ened to make him stand court-"AIar-
shall" One day 1 asked 'Rodgers''
why he was crying, and he said Min
teri" him.
If / owe SIC for laundry, how much
does Mayo?
If Constantine is nineteen years old
next September, how old will "Ogles-
by?
NO one told me that we were going
to be SO unfortunate as to be quar-
antlned again. but / bet "Martineau"
The main thing about digging sod
to put in front of the trench is to be
careful you don't knock the Grass
hOf