New Britain herald., 1930-08-04

tCon-inued From First Pagel and arrived in camp at 12:2o o'clock
 Their first taste Of the work ahead was felt when the troops got Off the train. They were forced to hike the three miles from the Aver station 10 their barracks and II was a facigued group Of bows who final ly arrived at the barracks. The work Of getting settled and of un- packing the trucks took up more than an hour and at about 4:3J o'clock the three companies gather d in the mess hall where they were served with roast beef, sweet corn boiled potatoes. bread and butte: and coffee. One private made a sacrifice rather than see his com parvs three year record of perfect attendance in camp marred by his absence He is Private Luigi Orieli who IS suffering from an attack Of appendicitis. His company had its full attendance of e men and thrge officers and it's accomplishment $ recorded in the military record 3 Saturday morning his parents were not anxious 10 have him 20 bu; when they saw he was anxious 10 dc his bit they gave their permission. They have been assured by the mill rary authorities that in case he has 10 have hospital treatment the rov- crnmcnt will assume all expense.
 Four states Represented
 Troops from Maine. Vermont Rhode Island and Connecticut are . represented at rhe camp, l. is esti- mated that 557o soldiers are quart cred here. The 169 infantry. C. x. G ot Connecticut Of which the New , Britain and Bristol companies are q part has one O the best attendance records with Gt officers and 1o37 out Of 1of7 men. according 10 an- nouncement from thA Headquarters of the 1G9th infantry
 sundays Menu
 The following menu was served ir the New Britain barracks Sunday breakfast. scrambled eggs and bacon prunes, bread and butter and coffee dinner old fashioned beef stew bread and butter. peaches and icct cocoa: supper. frankfur-s. beans rice pudding, bread and butter anc coffee
 sleeping Quarters
 . Company H and Company I arr quartered on the upper floor of th' barracks and First Battalion Head quarters Company on the lowe floor. Company was very noisy tn first night in camp and it was no until midnight that the boys quietet down. They had great time tu no damage was done 10 the dormi tory and no one was injured st there was no need Of compliant | the company commander.
 Company H boys were very quie and they slept through the night They heard noise on all sides o them but they wanted their slee and so play had no interest in thei life. Headquarters company was als quiet.
 Blanket Scrgcants
 The annual task of selecting th blanket sergeant began the frs night in camp. Company l had formal trial Of two candidates an there were many amusing incident in the case. The candidates wer Walter Belzek who represented b his attorney Corporal Stanley Vol inski and Private Edmund Rathk who was represented by Corpora Kenneth Grey. The prosecuting at torney was Sergeant Joseph Zipp who switched from position as at torney for one of the candidate "because he did not receive enoug money, Grey said he did not car , whether his candidate received tn position. his only interest being the lawyers fee. First Sergear Thomas Kilduff Of Company H pro sided at the trial and his hars methods on the bench threw fear ir to the candidates. No decision ha been reached as yet.
 Headquarters company had II such difficulty in electing a blankt , sergeant. There was only one ma