The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-04-30
his permanent rank OF
Hay 18th.
? Jam Per-Lee, veteran Camp

lTownsend has been transferred to
jCamp Meade. The new provost mar.
lshal commanded the third battalion OF
THE depot brigade unit until recently.
|when he was assigned to command
the provisional battalion at Dodge.
| Capt. Theophilus Parsons OF the de'
pot brigade has succeeded Capt. 9. A.
Loescher as assistant camp adjutant
Captain Loescher will be discharged
from the service early next month.
Stop Army Joy Rides
Camp Dodge officers have been
struck a hard blow. A memorandum
from headquarters has discontinued
the use of government automobiles as
Transportation for officers to and from
|Des Moines. The increasing demand
flor motor transportation is given as
1.-The reason for the new order. From
fifteen to twenty cars have been max
ing trips twice daily to accommodate
officers who wished to go to the city.
To Purchase Camp Dodge
r.. E. Shriber, attorney for the real
estate section of the construction di'
vision of the United States army, and
Capt. William B. Newhall of the same
office are in Des Moines to close ne
gotiations for the purchase OF Camp
Dodge. i. f,gs,.
Options on about 80 per cent of tie
property have been secured. :.
The government representatives Will
be in Des Moines about a week and
confer with the remaining owners in
an effort to, secure a satisfactory ad-
| justment of price. Conemnation pro.
lceedings will be used to secure the
land if an agreement is not reached.
1t is expected that the property ex.
elusive of the states Holdings will be
purchased for five or six hundred
thousand dollars.
Officers Urge Re-eniistments
Col w. l.. Henley, Maj. H. ]. Weeks
and Lieut.. H. J. Golightly from the ad-
ljutant generals Office made a visit to
Camp Dodge where they spoke to all
the officers of the camp at the Liberty
theater on the subject of recruiting.
Their visit was a part of the gov
ernment's plan to spur reenlistments
among the men already in the service
The trio arrived at o'clock in the
morning from Camp Grant and left at
noon for Camp Funston,
Begins Compiling the Iowa Roster Of
Honor
Lieut. Col. Frank Il. Lyman has
|commenced compiling the roster OF
Iowa soldiers, sailors and marines.
The state legislature appropriated
$40, 900 to have the work one. The
name, rank, company and residence
address OF every iowa boy who took
Il part in the great war will be In the
roster of honor.
plan MuscaI Revue ~
"A revue to employ all the talent
available at Camp Dodge and Ft. Des
Moines is planned by the Jewish Well
fare board some time in the near fu.
ture. The manuscript, in one act, has
been prepared by Samuel Albert,
camp quartermaster at Camp Dodge.
City Theaters Hosts 10 Wounded Men
Fifty base hospital convalescents
enjoyed their first performance as
guests of the Orpheum management
Monday afternoon. A block of seats
was reserved for the soldier theater
goers. Arrangements, have been made
whereby so patients will be guests at
the Orpheum every Monday afternoon.
Clyde Martin, Red Cross worker, in
charge of theatricals at the hospital,
induced the Orpheum to play host to
the soldier boys.
hilbert & Getchell, owners of the
Empress, have reserved a block of so
seats for the patients and they will
be guests of the management every
afternoon.
The patients will be taken to and
from the Des Moines theaters by mo-
tor corps drivers. The transportation
is free and was arranged by Miss
Greene, who is in charge Of the corps;
Over 1000 soldiers were admitted
free to the Drake relay races Saturday
through the courtesy of the university
and the War Camp Community serv-
ice bureau which paid half Of the ad-
nilsson fee.
Plans Recreation. for Convalcscins
Every convalescent patient at the
base hospital will have an opportuni-
ty to participate in some form of ath-
letics, according to plans being made
by n. w. FOgelstrOm, Red Cross ath-
letic director. The patients outdoor
activities will be under supervisor OF
medical officers. The patients will
be classified according to their injury
or illness and the most beneficial ex-
ercises and games prescribed. The
patients will be urged to get the. bene.
fit of tfe outdoor work.
Among the games that will be played
are croquet, baseball, tennis, ground
ball and horseshoe, The ground sur
rounding the Red Cross convalescent
building will be converted into tennis
courts, baseball diamonds. etc. There
will be no unused space. 1t is also,
likely that an outdoor ring will be
erected to take care of the Monday
night athletic exhibitions.
A playground, with swings, bars,
ETC., will be one of the features OF the
outdoor program. Benches will be in
stalled.
Wilbur Roberts. of the Economy