The Huttig news., 1918-03-30
Camp Pike Notes.
Camp Pike. s 21. 1913.

l the camp, the poyS are lust Ike lot of school lads out for the first spring vacation. The general spirit of the army here is 50 per cent higher than a month ago and the ar is full of glad hearted opti- mism. Mumps is the only cause for quarantine now and not much or that. Health conditions are good and while there are a few cases of pneumonia they are not as a rule serious. The death rate is very low for so many men.
 Officers and men are going at the top speed these days in the matter of training and there is lit tie time for loafing All spare time in the day is spent on the baseball fields. and at night in the Red Triangle buildings and in oc- casional trips to town. A regHla- tion diamond is being built just at the edge of the camp and the boys will have an opportunity to see some of the big league teams this ssring as they come from the Southern training camps. Little Rock also plans to play some of their games out at the camp dur ing the regular season. And there will be many good teams within the camp.
 Have you pajamas?' asked the nurse of the newest patient at the base hospital. Mo- said the vic- tim, Doctor say Ay bane get dem measules..'
 During the month of February each soldier in Camp Pike visited the Red Triangle buildings five times. That is the estimated av- craze. but while of course many came much oftener, hundreds be- cause of the quarantine and the number in the hospital did not come at all During the month 152,z ,z43 envelops and sheets of letter paper were given away free to the boys; $11,z53 of stamps were sold, and $52.z29 worth of money orders. The secretaries during the month paid 2,26O visits to the sick, held 196 Bible class meetings in the educational work; organized AS new classes and taught 52 different subjects. During the month 18,z64 pieces of reading matter were distributed, ,6z6 books taken from the library. February was a trifle early for baseball but 26 teams were organ zed, although there are many times that now.
 It will save out of town friends and relatives much waiting and an- noyanoe if they will bear in mind that the hours for receiving visitors at the base hospital at Camp Pike are between 9 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The suggestion is that the visitors not leave for the camp until noon as it will save a long wait. It is no longer necessary to take an auto to reach the base hos pital as the trains now operate from the union depot through to the hospital, which is over a mile from the depot at the camp.
 You can spot the civilian new to Camp Pike by the way in which they honor the colors. There is of course no enforced rule that civ ilians shall uncover their heads when the flag passes with the regi- ment, or when one passes the regi- mental colors in the camp, but it is i the proper thing and shows a rec ognition of the principle that makes it a duty for the soldier. But this
 is duty that in most instances seems a real pleasure to men and officers. Soldiers do not salute the flag when used as a decoration, and they stand at attention only for The Star Spangled Banner. !" It is not given honors when played as part of medley of airs.
 There is very little confusion in getting troops out of Camp Pike l for the Eastern concentration,