The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-13
ACKERNAN IMPRESSED
With CAMP Lewis
Y. NJ. c. A. Representative Returns
From Trip to Camp With Good
Reports of Work Done There

"The boys who left for Camp
were certainly pleased with the send
off they got in Glasgow" says Carl
Lewis with the August 80 contingent
Alderman. the Y. NJ. c. A. representa-
tive from several counties, who ac-
companied the boys to camp. All
along the. trip they talked of the
good time given them by the Valley
county people and were loud in
their praises of the comfort kits
made by the Red Cross ladies of Glas-
gov. The kits contain the regulation
list of articles and include a lot Of
little essentials that DO not require
much space and yet are OF real value
to the soldier.
In giving a report of his trip, Mr..
Alderman said that on the train were
246 men. From Valley county there
were SO; 10 from Richland, "a from
Sheridan, % from Phillips, SO from
Blaine and SO from Hill county.
The boys were a mighty fine bunch
and were full of pep and eager to get
to camp. The towns all along the
road turned out, but the Valley coun-
ty boys rel sure that they received
the best send-of of any group on the
train.
Mr.. Ackerman's work on the train
was to get acquainted with the men,
to distribute writing material, post
cards, stamps and to acquaint them
with work of the Y. M. c. A.. The
Blaine county boys had community
song books with them and these were
made use of for song services in each
car twice each day.
When the train reached Spokane
Saturday night 25 Red Cross ladies
were at the station with baskets of
food, flowers, chewing gum and post
cards. The boys were delighted with
this incident in their journey and GER
tainly appreciated the efforts OF the
Spokane Red Gross.
The train reached camp about 10
o'clock Sunday morning. The new
men went through the line OF receiv-
ing tents and Mr.. Alderman was en-
tertained by a Y. NJ. c. A. commit
tee. There are 10 Of the Red TRAN
gle huts in camp aside from the Y.
M. C. A. hall, the headquarters build
ing and the Y. w. C. A. hostess house.
Mr.. Alderman was taken to Hut
No. 5, the one for the use of the de-
pot brigade. He reached there at
1890 Sunday morning when the serv-
ices were nearly over. At 3 o'clock
there was another service, lasting
about an hour and a half. The boys
sang any song that was called for;
and everything from Nearer My
God to Thee" to yankee Doodle
was on the program. An evening
service was held at 1870 with the hut
crowded to it's capacity. Every chair,
table and bit of floor space was util-
lied by the soldiers, about 700 men
being crowded in the one hut. Bishop
Page of Spokane had charge of the
services and music was furnished by
a choir of 25 voices.
Before the services Mr.. Alderman
walked through the huts and counted
SO men writing letters in the assem-.
bly, room, and the reading was
full Of soldiers engaged in amusing
themselves in various ways. Being al
the camp on Sunday and Monday
Labor day-he did not see any drill
Labor day being a holiday, the mer
were having a sort of continuous pic
mic. Around the Y. NJ. C. A. huts
are baseball diamonds, football field
basketball courts and all of thes'
were being made use of. Football
and baseball games were or all owe
the grounds. After drill each da.
there is all kinds Of entertainment
and several branch buildings ar
available to the men. At the Y. M
c. A. huts are lectures, moving pic
lures and entertainments of variou
sorts brought out from the nearby ci
ties. Glasses in French and mathe
mates and even German are organ
lied and large numbers of boys ar
studying. German is considered o
5 military value and the boys are urge
to study it.
Each of the barracks has a plan
and a photograph. There is a mes
hall and kitchen in connection wit
each. The meals are of the best an
t everything is spotlessly clean. Til
meals are served on wooden table
which are secured with sand. TIL
menu for Sunday dinner, September
S follows: Roast pork, gravy, appl
Y sauce, sweet potatoes, vegetable sa
ad, %cornbread, brown sugar, COTE
ice cream and cookies.
e During the two days of his Wis
men were pouring in all the time an
100000 were expected to come in fro
l. the many western states who ser
IS their quotas to Camp Lewis.
t. After the two days at camp NJ
Alderman took a boat from Tacon
to Seattle and visited for three da,
r with T. A. Hauge and family. NJ
l Hauge is working at the Skinne
n Eddy %shipyaards and took his que
!!e through on a trip of inspection, whe,
is they can across four former Glasgo
% men-Al Herstrom, Tom kell
n Claude Ward and Mr.. Porter, wi
t. painted signs here last spring. Fl,
IN immense boats we're in the slips al
=. one in the water. The one in Il
is water by being completed by abo
he 1000 men.
N While in Seattle Mr.. Ackerm;
er watched Jack Williams, the hum;
a fly, climb the 42-story L.. c.. Smi
v building for the benefit of the SC
diers' and sailors tobacco fund. Tho
he sands of people packed into t
streets for blocks and blocks, contri
ie uted to the fund.
is Mr.. Alderman returned home la
~ Saturday after a trip of a weeks d
y. ration.