The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-07-02
iowa UNITS.
COMING HOME
1oath Ammunition Train, Composed
Chiefly Of Des Moines Men, rome
-1ooth Engineers Expected Soon
ARE 70 CELEBRATE THE FOURTH

F.. Dee Moines Going to Have hea'
. celebrAtion-Two Baseball Games'
Picnic. Amusements Al kinds
CAMP DODGE, June 2S-The last
of the Iowa units are homeward bouhd
and are due at any time. The lostn
ammunition train composed chiefly OF
Des Moines men is already here. Fol
lowing this It is expected that the
1osth engineers will put in an appear
ance.
This was the unit which was sched-
Med to return with the division from
France last winter, but owing 70 .
mixup in war department orders was
held overseas until short time ago.
The battalion comprises Co: A OF Iowa
CITY. Co. B Of lsCouncil Blufis ana ~
G of Des Moines. Co. A is the orisinai
national guard unit which served On
the Texas border during the Mexican 's
There have been, large groups OF
soldiers passing in and out all week
and hui little attention has been pala
to them so common has become suca
nroceedings, but the Red Cross WORK
ers have been steadily on the ]op.
The Red Cross "canteeners" served
ss12 men enroute to Camp Dodge ana
other camps over the country last
week. Coffee, rolls, ice cream 1ru!.
and ciparets were served to the men
by Mrs. w. o. Finkbine, chairman W
the canteen and her eight helpers.
The week was the heaviest III sey.
etal months, heavier than tne wen
when the sSth arrived, when 63l2 men
were treated by the Red Cross WORK
Those having in charge the amuse,
ment features at both Camp Dodge anu
At Fort Des Moines are keeping up
their work with enthusiasm ana the
wnunded men and all others on auty
hear the best talent available.
The weekly vaudeville show gwen
at Camp Dodge Tuesday night was
headlined by Walker and Walker, pro-
fessional singers and dancers OF Chl'
cago. 49, o,o ..n.s IN the
Z 'lnere are uOW o1N 80. -,
! Wort T,es Moines hospital. Mens4 are
being discharged on the average y, =,
thirty per day and are being receiseu
At the same rate. A contingent Vi
forty wounded soldiers arrived over
the Rock Island Monday morning.
TO Celebrate July 9Th
Fort .Des lMoines is going to see {,
real celebration July 4th. Two basebail
games. basket picnic and games ol
ali kinds will be staged on the parade
Grounds. The Salvation Army Will
erect canteen to serve hot conee ana
donghnuts, the Knights Of Columbus
will give smokes and the Red cross
will serve lemonade. One hundred
girls will be guests of the patients tor
the day. ;, =. ~,
x;nds Of big doings. There will be
sports of various kinds, the new
swimming pool will be given thor
ough tryout and amusements OF var,
ious kinds at the Liberty theater ano
on the drill grounds will be provided
This Soldier Has Two New legs
A farewell party in honor OF FL
vate Mcdonald, who left for MS nome
near Billings, Mont, was given at>tne
Fort Des Moines hospital last week
Mcdonald lost both legs in France
When the surgeons at Fort Des MONIES
gave the plncky patient two new wooo
en- legs he declared that he'd master
the legs or that the legs would master
him." Mcdonald mastered the legs
It wasn't but short time until ne
was walking all over Fort Des Molnes
and even making trips to the city.
Boys under IS years old, excep,
when chaperoned, will not be allowed
on the Camp Dodge reservation under
a new teadquarter ruling. EXceptlons
to the rule ar6 newsboys, messenger
bows and children of officers and men
who reside in camp No boys, except
ing those living there with their par
ents will be allowed to stay in camp
overnight.
. Supplies Wanted
The reconstruction department a,
Fort Des Moines through the hospital
committee OF the war camp commun
ity service, Is asking for clean olo
rags woolen. linen, cotton or Silk, fol
weaving PURPOSES and also for ODDS
and ends of yarn.
Beads, large and small, and all col
ors are greatly needed and women o'
the city are urged to look up any
pieces OF bead trimming which they
have in the, house. Small packages
of beads may be mailed to Miss Cad
walladed. reconstruction aid at For
Des Moines.
The good women of Iowa now thai
the fruit season is here should not for
get that there are hundreds of patients
in the big hospitals at Ft. Des Moines
and Camp Dodge who are the bes
pleased everswhen supply OF home
made jellies accompanies their meals
They ask for the luxu1ies mother uset
to have upon the table at the old home
and the authorities are greatly pleased
If these can be supplied. Such things
cannot be purchased in the stores
While the men are furnished. good
wholesome food and plenty Of 1t, ye
1t lacks the honey touch and that Il
why there is Buch desire for the ex
tras such as can only be furnished
from the splendid homes scattered al
over his gooday heritage. Women o
Iowa, remember the hundreds Of poo
cripples and the gassed, shell-shocket
Sp,,n No ~, a - mo hing a bravo figh