Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-03
HARRISBURG BOYS
ANXIOUS FOR NEWS
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get ready for some big doings for
next week.
At Camp Henry NJ. Gross is en-
deavoring to arrange to send as many
Harrisburg boys home together as
possible. He is attached to Division
Headquarters of the Twenty Eighth
in barracks near the One Hundred
and Twelfth Regimental Headquart-
ers. and is in touch with the officers
of the latter unit.
May Come Home Together
If it can be arranged the boys from
the Capitol City in Companies d and
l. Headquarters, Supply and One
One Hundred and Ninth Machine Gun
Battalion, will be sent together.
Whether this can be done will not be
known until orders are issued to the
company commanders to prepare to
leave camp for home. If the orders
to the units in which there are Har-
risburgers follow in close order only
few hours apart. 1T is likely quite
a number of the men can be kept
here and sent back as local unit.
Otherwise they will get home in small
detachments as the city is represent
ed now in more than half a dozen
Twelfth.
Harrisburg boys are to be found
in probably a score of barracks in
the big camp. Here and there are
companies with only one or two who
had been transferred from former
Harrisburg units of the old Eighth
Regiment. other outfits have half
dozen or more. Many are in Head
quarters. Supply and quite few in
the One Hundred and Ninth Machine
Gun Companies.
Ask About Reception
When they heard that they were
soon to get back home many asked
whether they were to have a big
parade and what plans the folks had
made Not that they're anxious to
have q walk-around. Not these boys.
Nix on the parade stuff. Home for
ours. If they want us to do it We'll
have to. but I'm not keen for it,"
came from one of them. Others
made similar remarks, indicating
that they are not looking for a chance
to strut around and play the hero.
It's just the opposite with them
The big majority would prefer to
come to the city quietly, go to their
homes with the relatives they have
not seen for year or more and get
back to civilian life.
They'll appreciate the reception
they get. however, because they are
only human, and that old home town
will look almost too good to be true
when they sight it again they say.
Anxious About Home
The boys are greatly interested in
happenings in Harrisburg. Questions
about the Capitol Park extension,
"Hardscra bble," the new State street
bridge, the proposed city and county
courthouse and office building. indus
trial conditions and many other bits
of information are asked by the men
when they chat with any one from the
Capitol City. There have been quite
few visitors to the camp already
to see the men. and had the orders
for rehabilitation been delayed un-
til next week, a big crowd would
have been on hand on Sunday, accord
ing to a number of local boys who
expected relatives to come here.
The Harris Hotel is talked
about frequently as it was just be-
ing started when many of the Har-
risburg boys were leaving for Camp
Hancock. Quite a few have been ask
ing about the big hotel and the man
agement might make big hit by
having a day fixed for a special in
spection for them. Inquiries about
city and county officials and others
prominent in city affairs. are made,
too.
They say heroes talk very little about
themselves. One almost has to use a
crowbar to pry anything loose from
some of the boys and when they hear
their names mentioned in connection
with a bit of bravery or some daring
stunt, you'll find they start for the other
end of the room.
Officers who had charge of the Har-
risburg boys are praised by all the
boys. In Company l. Captain Il. ID.
Jenkins and First Lieutenant Charles
w. Thomas, both of Harrisburg, have
the admiration and respect of every
man in the unit. This company was
formed when the Eighth and Sixteenth
National Guard Regiments were merged
to form the 112th Infantry. The boys
in the company who were in the old
10th are from Warren and the Harris
burg men have some nice things to say
about this western town, while the boys
from out there aren't afraid to tell you
that they turn out real soldiers" in
Harrisburg.
ETalSc from OHCcfS
Both Captain Jenkins and Lieutenant
Thomas. declare that their men were al
ways ready for service anywhere, al
ways did their very best never shirked,
seldom complained. and as a result of
courageous soldiery work always come
out victorious.
At present the boys of this company
are in barracks in Sixth street, just
off New York avenue. in the camp. while
the officers are at Second street and
New York avenue.
Company ID men and officers. with the
First Battalion, are on the other side
of the camp. The officers of this COM
pany are from the western part of the
State, but some of the noncoms are
from Harrisburg and they have plenty
of praise for the men who fought with
them
The First Battalion, Companies A, r,
C and ID, Infantry, together with Ma
chine Gun and Supply units are billeted
between Pennsylvania and Delaware
avenues around 34th street, in the camp
In Company A. there are two Harris
burg boys, Harry Nell, 434 Hummel
street and Alexander IotZ 400 RaiIv