Putnam patriot., 1929-08-08

 number of sources. is stiii relatively free for baseball, volley ball. swim | ming, etc.
 In the later afternoon the com pany, along with the rest cf the or ganizations turns out for review and retreat, and then, following mess, the rest of the day is spent as each man chooses.
 The first day in camp First Ser geant Joe Bove posted the following list of orderlies:
 Orderlie Assignments
 To General Paine, Private First Glass Rhoades; General Haggerty Private harrow: Colonel Bissell and Captain Macdonald, Private Phillips 1; Major Darbie, Private Murphy; Lieu tenant Woodward and Lieutenant Murphy. Private First Class Dufres- ne: Division Headnuar1srs, Private First Glass Rovero. Private Bousquet; i; Division Staff Orderlies. Private First Glass Dragon, privates Benoit, l.. Touchette. Collette, Weiss. Mccarthy, A. Mayotte. in charge of Private First Glass Charron.
 Several men have regular daily de- tails assigned them for the whole camp period, while others get n dif- ferent job each morning. There is litte time in the first half of the day for bunk fatigue"
 Tuesday afternoon found the first practice session fer the company's baseball team. No regular schedule of games has as yet been prepared, but once the team is organized, the other special troop company hines will he taken on and, Putnam root CTS are confident, beaten in turn. The company has on it's roll scms of the best of Putnam's amateur and semi pro ball players. "Izzy" Weiss, who throws them over for the Silk Sox, will doubtless pitch for the company team. Izzy is not too much charmed he is still looking for some of the sgood-times" that the veterans said the camp offered.
 Initiate Rockies
 limitations, favorite form of eve ming entertainment for the older members cf the company at the ex pense of the rockies, were expected to start by the middle of the week. wish Private Charles Murphy as ring leader. There are plenty Of rockies in the outfit and Murphy and other of the fun-loving eotorie have been looking forward tc some excitement.
 Pine Grove continues to have dances which Putnam's guards ire quent at regular intervals, if they s1 desire. Sergeant Bovc and Private Murphy announce that they have al- ready made their Pine Grove debut. and Sergeant Jim" Charron is dos ing his bit 10 cheer up the pick of what Sound View has to cffer.
 Others of the gang are doing their scouting activity elsewhere. or else they are staying home and shutfling the pasteboards, or telling stories, or just plain sleeping The company street keeps reasonably quiet of an evening with the soldiers Ut the Grove, Mantle, Crescent Beach, New London's streets or theatres or else where.
 So Lieutenant Woodward has rather easy time keeping his army in hand, and Private First Class Wheaton carries that hammer and ' NlHtA 0AAb HUI ARHAAh1Ai~ ] ly not to keep the army quiet, but l to try and qualify as an expert car penter. Besides. if anyone did be- come unruly, there is always 'Dr !" Joe Dufresne. he who has his clothes i made of special extra size, and he, with or without his side kick, Ser geant Lamcndy. coult keep any two companies on the reservation in or der.
 The Best Ever
 It seems Co be the universal senti- ment that camp this year is to be the best ever. It certainly has started that way, with everything running smoothly, and the weather man doing his bit Co keep everyone contented.
 Next Sunday. the halfway day of the encampment, the company mem bers expect and hepe to entertain 7 lots of visitors, to give them an idea of what the army Is like. and what it's value can be-