Putnam patriot., 1929-08-15
Athletics, Swimming, Clam Dig ging and Dancing Relieve
 Monotony of Routine
Tsn-Coated Soldiers Nearing End of
 Camp Duty
camn TrumbulI. Nlantlc.


 of the days has gone on much as de- scribed in last weeks letter, with every man occupied from early morn ing tn noon, with the afternoons and evenings comparatively free fer ath- letics and other events Sunday next will see the return of the company Co Putnam, and another two weeks at Camp Trumbull will be over.
 The feeling still continues that the present encampment is one of the best ever, and every man appears to enjoy the two weeks away from Put nam. Niantic's tourist folders term 1t "Nature's Masterpiece" but if 1t isn't all of this 1t is at least q per- feet spot for acquiring a summers coat of tan in two weeks, and for getting. If one desires, lots of rest and refreshment.
 The baseball series among the spe- cial troops was begun this week, with the Putnam company victorious in it's first game over team from the Hartford and Danielson headquarters detachments by TO score. The lo- cal lineup included C. Murphy cf, Sergeant j Charron IT, N. Blais U, Lieutenant Francis Murphy 2b, A.. Touchette lb, Corporal Nelson ss, Corporal Cronin 3b, 0. Tcuchette G, and Weiss and Blake in the box. The local pitcher held the opposition well in hand while the batters combined hits opportunely Co bring in plenty of runs. More games the rest of this week will decide the championship, and members of the company are .l. Al. k. top at the end.
 A Different Story
 A team picked from the Putnam company and the Hartford and Dam ielson attachments played the State Hospital nine at Norwich last Satur- day and took rather sorry trim ming, l1-0. Weiss pitched for the camp team, but it was errors behind { him rather than hard hitting that let in most ef the runs.
 The eompany's volleyball team was successful in it's first game, setting down the Hartford detachment. In this sport also a tournament is to be conducted through the week.
 Many of the local guardsmen are ! Go some extent bridge addicts. First sergeant DUNt anu ttIktaHt have to date held the championship of the outfit. Over the weekend they s administered decisive trimming 10 the team of Corporal Nelson and Private Murphy. They are now ehal- } lenging all corners and getting all puffed up about their successful run of cards or their skill.
 ]. Fer the benefit of some members of the company, particularly rockies "snipe hunt" was staged one eve 2 ming last week. More than a dozen I veterans took out a small party of neophytes to show them the proper technique for catching snipe, and ! covered a large area in the vicinity |, of the camp ground in the search fol the elusive game. The beaters art 5 bag-holders failed to learn too read , fly, and the evening was "snipeless , Clam Diggers
 Some of the sandy and muddy bay T flats around Mantle hold charm tC - those who like to dig clans. Private
 First Glass Joe Dufresne Is enc of the
 more ardent clam diggers, with tho
 cooks, Privates First Glass Michor
 and Mayer sometimes accompanying
 him. One evening they dug a whol'
 quart of clans for themselves.
 X couple of fraternal organization
 have sprung up in the compan! e street, orders with mystic and i'm ;, pressive but net strictly secret rites II One of these is entitled the League r, of Nations, and its locale is one O s the squad tents along the east sid
 of the company street Here, in tn IF seven soldiers quartered in the ten o there are six natiOnalities represent
 ed Accordingly Private First Clas e Rovero. acting corporal cf the tent r. ordained that placard should b' a made and displayed prominently il " front of the tent. with the sign an' n seal of the league, as well as tn ! names of the members Private Firs ' Glass Carlen and Privates Rhoades s- Bousquet, Adams, Basinet, and Weiss st along with Rovero are the tent oe
 eupants. Carlen, as company bugler sounds reveille before this tent eaci h morning. and taps at night. Eacl h morning at eight. for the organiza !" ton subscribes Co union hours, ths B. placard is put in place, while eacl II man lies at attention on his bunk When retreat has been sounded ir the afternoon it is taken down w,tl r the same deference.
 a The Crows Neat
 1 Another squad tent is the hom u of the charter lodge of the Crow l- Nest society. This squad has n blacl | crow, carved from wood. as its n ignia, and each morning enc mem ,- Der of the group climbs Co the tol of Che tent and places the crow a
 the center pole, while the rest of tn '- squad stands at attention below. re
 peating "caw, cav. cav" The sam
 ceremony is carried thgough eacl
 evening. Lieutenant Charles A. Wood
 ward. through the similarity of hi
 initials with the password of thr
 lodge, has been made an honorary r member.
 i, Many of the members of the com
 pany have been on the anxious sea k each day looking for mail, so a wag D had bit of fun for day or two tell
 ing any who asked that there were | E couple of letters on their hunks. Pri - vate First Glass Wheaton was among
 those who went to look and found
 two large letters. US" on his blan i kets.
 a The company officers have had aF opportunity of short flight in ar