Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-09-22
Troopers Return
From Encampment

T.
troopers, who make up the active part
Of Bogalusa's cavalry troop, arrived
home Tuesday evening from a sew
enteen days stay at Camp Beaure-
gard, the state training camp.
The soldierly appearance of the
men was a marked contrast to the
pale, round-shouldered rockies" who
departed from Bogalusa two weeks
ago and not man, who Breathing
deep the ozone of the Magic City's
wonderful atmosphere, but said the
trip had been both interesting and
beneficial.
Troop A made an enviable record
for themselves at the camp and, be-
sides receiving the highest mark in
the tests as cavalry organization,
they were the winners of the camp
baseball championship and awarded
the prize for having the best dancers
in the entire battalion.
The hardest part Of the encamp-
ment was the sore arms caused by
the "shots" and vaccinations, and
even at that the sick, lame and lazy
list was surprisingly small.
Captain Lindsey and Trooper w.
7. Lambright were awarded the first
and second prizes for falling off their
mounts and Trooper Moore also re-
ceived honorable mention for allow
ing his horse to jump into a ditch in
stead of over it. The bruises re-
ceived in each case were painful al
though not serious.
Facing Troop A on the company
street were the tents of Troop B of
Jennings, the only other cavalry out
fit in the state, and, being horseless.
took it upon themselves to help in
training the BOgalusa mounts, there
by giving the Troop A men an OPP
lportunity to pass the buck whenever
their animals began jumping about in
ranks.
The popularity of the local troop
at Camp Stafford, the base hospital,
was one of the most noteworthy in
cidents of the encampment. Miss
Billie Wilson, q former Bogalusa
girl, who is employed at the hospital,
attended to the introductions and
after that the hospital was the ex-
elusive property of Troop Al, from
commander to the lowest rookie.
The success of the Bogalusa boys
in the baseball championships was
another feature Of the encampment.
They literally swept opposition be-
fore them, defeating the four strong
est teams in the camp in four days
playing. Company A Of New Or
leans was an easy 1910 victim; Com
pany X of Lake Charles was showed
under to the tune of Oil; Company
/ of Morgan City offered some oppo-
sition, but suffered 90 defeat, and
Troop B of Jennings came out only
two points behind, score d to 2.
Food, on which an army marches.
was supplied by Mess Sergeant Ansel
/ Ard and First Cook John Whiting
ton, and although it was impossible
to serve fried chicken and ice cream
at every meal, the men were not sur
feited with beans and 'slunl," either.
/ Sanitary conditions were admirable
and during the entire stay no rain
| fell to mar the encampment or keep
the troop from drilling.
First Sergeant Lambright left the
troop the first part of last week for
| Clinton, Miss, where he will attend
school at Mississippi College and the
duties of stop kick" were carried on
by Sergt. Versev L. Zachary.
Sergeant Jenkins, the cavalry in
struetor, viii leave Bogalusa some
time this month for JENNINGS, where
he will take UP work as instructor
of the organization at that place.
Claude Mitchell was unanimously
elected captain" by his comrades
during the last week of the encamp-
ment.