The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-05

lease from military service, according
to an order received at the base hos
pital. The discharges, however, can
not be given until the commanding
officer has determined that continued
care aud treatment are assured.
Band Gives Concerts
The old Second infantry regimental
lband before the war a national guard
musical aggregation with the company
at Clinton, Iowa, has been mustered
| out of service and during the winter
will give concerts in various towns
and cities in the middle west. An
agent secures accommodations for the
men in private homes in advance. Two
| days and nights are to be spent in
each town or city visited. The first
night a concert is given and the sec
ond night a dance is featured. A con-
cert upon the streets is also on the
program if the weather permits. One
other band is already on a tour to the
Pacific coast and couple of minstrel
shows evolved at the camp are draw
ing full houses in their travels over
the country.
Overseas Units Return
The arrival of the 339th field artil-
lery fresh from overseas was one of
the big events at Camp Dodge the past
week. There are more Iowa men in
this regiment than in any Of the other
regiments of the 163d artillery bri-
gade. The rehabilitation of the 18th
division is almost complete, and when
it is, the buildings in north camp
which have harbored the overseas
troops will be locked up and the camp
casual headquarters, under command
of Col. Rush S. Wells, will be moved
to the south end of the cantonment.
1t is expected this change will take
place early next week. The barracks
to be closed are the ones erected last
fall at a cost of million and quar-
ter dollars. The old portion of the
camp will accommodate $4,000 men
and this will be all of the room need
ed
Officers Acquitted
Court martial proceedings failed to
establish the guilt of Capt. F. e. Greg
ory and Lieut.. J. B. Herring for par
ticipating in the near riot a few weeks
ago when a policeman arrested a
crippled soldier stationed at Ft. Des
Moines. Much evidence was submit
ted and the officers were enabled to
show that they were endeavoring to
prevent a riot rather than participat-
ing in 1t.
Rainbow Division to Have Great
Reception
Arrangements for big street DEM
onstration, with flags flying and bands
playing to greet the Iowa units of the
Rainbow division when they return,
are being formulated by G.. S. Walker,
chairman of the military affairs COM
mittee of the Chamber Of Comerce.
Unofficial reports received in Des
Moines indicates that the Rainbow con
.tingents will return to home shores
within the next few weeks.
1t is probable that the day the Iowa
boys arrive in Des Moines will be
made holiday by proclamation of
Mayor Tom Fairweather.
, Thousands will greet the HaWkeye
states heroes when their train rolls
into the city.
Numerous receptions are being
planned and it is likely that great
meeting will be held at the Coliseum
to pay homage to the lads who fought
in every great battle in France during
the past year and half.
Another Band Gives Last Concert
The past week saw the departure
from the service Of two former ma
tional guard field artillery unit men,
bers of the 34th division, which was
trained at Camp Cody, N. NJ, when
the 125th and the 127th field artillery
regiments arrived here and were
mustered out.
The former was composed princi-
pally of former Minnesota guardsmen
while the latter comprised chiefly the
former fourth Nebraska regiment.
Men in each unit were speeded on
their way home before the end of the
week and preparations made to re-
ceive other casual units in their stead.
Sunday afternoon saw the farewell
concert of the 127th regiment band,
formerly the fourth Nebraska band,
in the regimental area in the north
section of camp. 1t was rather an i'm
pressive affair, and carried great
deal of sentiment, for it marked the
last time that the band, as a military
organization, played together.
An Old Timer Here
More than 25 years fighter, father
of two boys now serving Uncle Sam,
and himself the son and grandson OF
soldiers, Cook Frank Jones at the age
of So can lay claim to being one OF
Iowa's leading soldiers. He was the
oldest enlisted man in France and
campaigned with the Rainbow division
in all it's famous battles, until October
1918.
Many Subjects Being Taught
A regular university has been estab-
lished at the base hospital at Camp
Dodge. All manner of subjects are be-
ing taught by experts. A large class
in telegraphy is giving strict atten-
ton to the learning of that science.
Equipment for the classes in art.
manual training, auto mechanics and
commercial subjects is expected daily.
Lieut.. Chester e. Kellogg, formerly
with the psychological office in camp,
graduate of Bowdoin and Harvard.
who has taught at Radcliffe. Bryn
Mawr and the University Of Minneso-
ia, is in charge of the school. His
home is in Framingham, Mass.
The assistant educational officer is
Lieut.. S. J. Smock, who attended Yale
and the University of Louisville, and