The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
KENOSHA TROOPS
START FOR CAMP
Troop E Entrained Today
for Annual Encampment
at Camp Douglas.
BOYS WAKE UP TOWN
City Fails to ''COme Through
for Boys Mess Fund for the
First Time in Years.

Reacting to the old familiar COM
mands, Troop E came to Tension,
counted off, and did squads left, col
umn right down the streets of Kenosha
to the Northwestern station where they
entrained for the annual encampment
of the National Guard at Camp Doug
las at 6:45 a. m. today.
To the few who were abroad during
the early hours of the day, the sight
of the troop under full pack, swinging
along with the old 15-inch step to the
droning count of the file closeGs, was
strangely reminiscent of the days of
1T and 10.
When the ten-car special pulled into
the station, residents for mile around
woke up, cooked an ear speculatively,
and knew that troop train was again
pulling through town. The heads hang
ing out of the windows of two cars
were announcing to the wide world
that Round her neck she wore yaller
ribbon" while another car was going
to the Hamburg show to see the mon
key and the wild kangaroo" What
may have been lacking in quality was
more than compensated for in volume.
Then with couple of shrill blasts
from the locomotive the train pulled
out.
Captain Alexander in Command.
Troop E under the command of Capt.
John D. Alexander left in full strength
with 65 enlisted men and three officers.
First Lieut.. George A. Flad of the 53rd
Brigade Headquarters has been as
signed to fill the place of First Lieut..
Claus Anderson. Second Lieut.. Earl E.
Hall is the other officer
Camp life this year will contain
longer list of sports and less drills and
workouts than last year, according to
Capt Alexander. Drills will be held
during the early hours of the day. The
afternoon schedule calls for horse polo,
baseball and other sports, with an oc-
casional hour for school.
Vigorous protests to the program
last year made by Capt. Alexander had
much to do with the change in pro-
gram He talked the matter over with
his fellow officers last year and a round
Robin was signed and sent to Madison.
More than 600 of Troop E have
smelled burning powder with the 32nd
Division in overseas action, All of the
officers are formed service men. The
men will return to Kenosha on July %.
Kenosha Fails to Back Mess Fund.
For the first time in many years Ke-
nosha failed to get behind the boys
mess fund. When it became apparent
that the town did not propose to make
up a pot for the mess fund, the boys
themselves all Clipped in, in order to
save themselves from having to subsist
solely on army rations, without any of
the delicacies. Last year 500 was do
mated. The mess will be in charge of
Mess Sergeant Everett Vance, Arthur
Johnson, graduate cook of the cooks
and bakers school at Fit. Riley, Kas.,
and Cook William Heating.
Over the left shoulders of the boys
appeared for the first time the new
regimental insignia in the form of the
scarlet and yellow cord. This was au
thorized by the war department at
Washington when the old 10th Field
Artillery was reorganized into the
105th Cavalry, of which Troop E is a
part.
Horses Left Yesterday.
Two cars loaded with 80 horses be-
longing to the troop left Kenosha yes
terday noon in charge of Stable Sgt.
Charles Hall and Horseshoer Paul Hall.
These cars were hooked to another
special train at New Butler last night
and will arrive at Camp Douglas at
A p. m. today. Before entraining they
were given a final inspection by Lieut..
E. G. Thorn Of the veterinary depart
ment of the 105th Cavalry, and were all
found to be in first class shape