The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-03-07
CALDWELL BOYS WILL
Be HOME MARCH Is
Chairman Harrington in Receipt OF
Letter From Gibbons-Demobili-
cation Will Proceed Fast.

The best information Mr.. J. S Har
rington has is that the Caldwell men
now in New York will be home on or
about March Is Plans for the home
coming will be made with that date
in mind, subject to change should
occasion demand.
Mr. Harrington is in receipt of a
letter from NJ. H. Gibbons which
furnishes all the light on the subject
that is possible at this time. Under
date Of February 18th, Mr. Gibbons
writes from Camp Dix, n. j.:
Letter From Gibbons.
! Dear jack Well we are all home at
last and all of US mighty glad of it.
We have been practically on the move
since the first part of January, and it
will probably take us a couple of
weeks yet before we reach the mus
ter;ng out camp. According to pres
ent rumors we will leave March 3 or
for Fort Logan, Clorado, where we
will be discharged We expect to be
in Caldwell by March 18th, at the
latest.
Our regiment was demobilized yes
terday, Company ID" being trans
ferred to the 36th Company of the
153 Depot Brigade, where we will re
main until we are transferred to an
outfit going west. There are about sc
Caldwell fellows in the bunch and we
will stay eatgehter until we reach
home.
I Nineteen Days at Sea,
We were lo days coming across anc
| can assure you she was some rough
: trip. There was but very little sea
: sickness, however, and we thorough,
enjoyed the voyage We were on thu
$ battleship Kansas as you probabl.
a know, and the novelty OF our frs
: Joy ride on a man-of-war aided ma
e terially in relieving the monotony 0
r the long voyage. Our sleeping quar-
+, tiers were good, the food excellent an
q we were treated with every consider
II alton by the cfficeds and men of tn
n ship, so | imagine that most of tn
a fellows will look back upon the tri
s with pleasant recollection.
$ When the company was disbandet
the typewriter which was purchase
by contributions from Caldwell bus
ness men was turned over to me an
S I shipped it to the club, for any us
81 ii may be put to. There is no e.
Is press office in camp so was con
"a relied to ship it c. O. D. | also sci
lf TO YOU by parcel post my America
I'd gas mask and helmet. The gas mas
IS will probably be appreciated by yo
70 customers. when you open up re
lc estate attack. Have large number
Vt photographs of the fellows taken
" "France" and | will mail them to "
II at the first opportunity.
le Company D Contributes.
\ Before leaving France Company
contributed 500 france to the Sta
~ and Stripes War Orphan Fund, su
de- sufficient to adopt spne perfectly go
IL French orphan We instructed t
~ Stars and Stripes to send all data
II earding our accumulation to the Cal
90 well Commercial club. They will Sc
~ YOU a photograph, the name and h
Cd tory of the child All provision h
been made for future expenses a
the club will in no wise be financial
obligated. If | may, | would sugg'
that Bill Cowden, Jerry kelleher a
Bill Hasbrouck be appointed perm
VT nent godfatAers for the kid.
So Received Money.
r. We received the money sent by
W. citizens of Caldwell several weeks
,re fore we left France and can asst
dc vou the fellows all appreciate 1t.
&C. drafted a letter which was sigr
by all Of the old men. expressing
thanks which | hope YOU have
* ceived The fellows are all mig