The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-07-03

Kitchen Kop: Hey! In this mess
hall you don't have to dust off
the plate"
Rookie: "Just a force of habit,
Kaypee. I used to be an umpirew
The people at Laguna Beach
certainly treat the soldiers well
down there-it is really something
to marvel at because it certainly
is nice of them. We are treated
like human beings down there and
not as-well the way the people
thought Of us when we were up at
Camp Ripley. Why it was only
last Sunday when we went down
there again and they had a won
derful meal for us, not only that
but also they had built locker
rooms where the boys could change
into their swimming trunks instead
of having to pay two-bits or half
a-buck for a locker down at the
beach. Then on top Of that they
had hired the high school orches-
ira to play at the hall and had a
group Of some twenty young girls
to act as hostesses for the boys.
Everyone enjoyed himself to the
fullest extent out there and it was
not long before they began dane
ing. Now twenty girls are not 60
ing to go very far with one hun
dred and fifty men, but it was fun
anyway. In order to give everybody
an equal chance one could cut in
as often as he cared to but in do
ing that one got a great deal more
exercise tagging than he did dane
ing because one would barely get
his arm around his partner when
someone would walk up with a
smile on his face and slap you on
the back. But all in all everyone
enjoyed themselves and about the
middle Of the afternoon the festiv-
tiles stopped momentarily so the
American Legion women could give
away to the men some 60 sewing
kits which they had made. I was
one Of the lucky fellows to get one
Of these kits and take my word
for it, they are really nice. It is
a rather neat looking affair, simple
but oh so handy and now all we
will have to do is to learn to sew.
Quite a few of the boys have al
ready mastered the art of thread
ing the needle and the next step
is how to use 1t without sticking
yourself. After the rush was all
over for the kits, the dancing re-
sumed with all the rumpus they
had in the first place. But about
3:45 in the afternoon everyone had
to go as the conveys always leave
at 400 sharp. It is getting so that
now every man in the whole of
Camp Ham wants to go on these
pleasure trips because of the warm
receptions they receive there-and
who wouldn't want to go?
One of the local boys by the
name of Al Blank bought himself
a brand spanking new baseball uni
form right out of the catalog. 1t
arrived the other day and he tried
on his new regalia which fitted
him to a ct" But as he isn't on
the Regimental baseball team he is
in sort of high hopes that he may
become the teams mascot or the
bat boy. He really is a good ball
! player but the competition on the
regimental squad is so keen that
he just couldn't do it. We have q
very good regimental team and
they win more than there share Of
the games.
Today the regiment went on the
first of it's tactical" marches and
Regimental Headquarters Battery
was attached to the first battalion
for this event. This was the first
such an affair for the local boys
and they weren't quite used to the
idea of walking II miles. Leaving
| this morning about 9 bells they
hiked out toward the Elsinore dis
trict getting back in camp around
in the afternoon. A few of them
] who weren't used to 1t had to &c
, back in trucks on account of sore
feet but the rest who did struggle
back into camp did so, but oh how