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TheatSome Personal Notes Regarding/Wbat ‘‘Our Boys’* Are Doingin Texas National Guard Camp at Fort Worthi■By G. O. Arnold, Special.Correspondent for the Laredo Tithes.-'-Captain Lobdell was seated In the wooden headquarters office working on a large uias of papers when I arrived looking 'for liiin, but he took time- off ' long- enough , to sent! baek 'Syord“to,'folks at home”, “Tell..themwe-have the best location, in camp/as you can see yohrseif, iie said. '’The men are ia fixib, shape and very good :spfMts'-:M'-tthe^rmess^is- ■■•' -verF-'gobd. TMngsvar^’cdmi-ng. 'alohg- fine nn camp and • we-:: !aret-iar.' getting 'into I the awing'-of the mew intensive training.” 'F. M. Manro-r'has been .appointed regimental clerk of the mail, and'will have complete charge at the distribution of: mail fof the regiment. He has requested all Laredo people writing to the men to he sure to state the full' address, thus: John Smith' Headquarters Company, First Texas Infantry,; Camp Bowie, Fori Worth/Texas.Much mail has gone astray on account of improper address.The mess fund raised by the people ot Laredo before the Company departed for Fort Worth has proven a source of great satisfaction, to the 1,000 buildings and numerous tents men and improved the mess greatly.Fort Worth, Texas, September 10, (Divisional Headquarters, Camp , Bowie.)—With more than 15,000I j 'Texas and Oklahoma state troops al-31 ready under canvas and several thou-51 sand mare expected in. camp by the last of this week, the work of making better fighters of ■the troops before sending them behind the lines in France for further preparation begins 3n earnest at the great training campfor the southwestern guardsmen. ■ -Last week's excessive heat .andL.the [f rains of the latter part of the week,• | coupled with atlie difficulties of or-[; ganization, prevented the complete j carrying out of the training schedule:; | but this week all organizations in i ■ Camp 3%wie are bo commence an ia-tensive eight hour a day grind to fit -I them for service abroad.L j The men from Texas and Oklahoma-are most fortunate In the location and• | environment of their camp, as condi-. I lions existing here all make for thei most pleasant living that can be ob* Jtained in a military encampment, i The lme cantonment of nearlyis sprawled oul like a huge octupus on the heights overlooking and 250 feet above the western part , of the eitv. ueav the exclusive Arlington Heights addition, where are located some cr the most expensive and beautiful home1? in the community.The camp straddles the Arlington Heights cardinal road with its doubleThey desire to express their appreciation for itHuey- H. Butler, who associated with his brother, W. D. Butler, in the tailoring business at Laredo has continued his vacation, having been appointed regimental tailor. He expects to get into active operation by the latter part of this week and hopesdriveway, and there runs through the to turn out an average of eight suitsheart of the camp a double track street car line with Ibrae minute BcrvJce to Fort Worth, i J The wen of Headquarters Company, .! First Texas Infantry, from Laredo, in the opULcn of their captain, J. R. Lobiioi! and camp experts, have been lucky in obtaining probably the best camp situ in the big irregular reservation. throe tidies long and two miles wide.it. 3s located in the Cardinal road, .10W feet from the street car line, and furjun tin? big club house of the Hive** Crest cunuly club. JU00 feet from the coIf Ifnkv. The quarters of Majora week.Charles. Scholletl, .color sergeant has joined the company from El Paso.Captain Lobdell waa surprised a'few days ago by a visit from his,1 mother, Mrs. E. K. Lobdell of Laredo, | and his slater, Mrs. D. A. Berwick oCj Glencoe, Louisiana, jCompany Clerk TCd Brooks, bulj much better known to the men asj ”,Country Clerk” has been arousing j speculation! among the awn by the: jealous way in which he guards a; certain fancy pillow. jFor the present Homo of the men of j headquarters company are staying in;!General flrehle. rommantler, are but; Fork Worth with their wives.I fiub fed to the north of the i^iredo geant Major George A. Kemper am):j Com pa ii y. Mrs, Kemper, and Second Cook JobI The first Infaidry has been cape- Ijenavitles and his wife are residing! cially pnjHtl of 3(h camp tdlqs and near ip the efty under present orders ol-:;j I he Laredo men many of the soldiers i pave designs cf white painted rocks jo round their tents, making the ground I into a neat yard! T had little dlfficuhy locating thelowing the custom. jThe extremely warm weather of the'1 past few days has made the men of,1 the company slightly uncomfortable,!' but this is the only discomfort they j/men from Laredo, both n» account of I have experienced. During the Mg': f.hr* big sign pamied on the headquart* rain of the last of fhc week,- Color '*; ovri and from the street signs'* the Sergeant L, F. Nelson was maroetj-D First HopJmont has put up, Laredo nd'r In hfa tnci when a yoting river D■. street” is an imposing affair of ton . canvas ‘ rnansfonfi” and is flanked towandered through the middle of the / floor. He sounded an S. O, S. call: 1i i he west by El Faso street. The tents for help and Sergeant Major 11. J. I*j stretch in a straight lino from North ho Soitfb. Captain t.cbdeH’s tent : head the afreet, and directly behindWeyiner responded. Together Hi«yJbanked (he tmt! and exchided the G* *wandering: stream, but not before :'if 1r I ho orderly Witi where presides both got vret.• First Chari p.n OalhraUh,whose d’lttef* arc rtmny and detailed.The new Instruments for the hand : are duo hi camp ami whnn they ar-jis dually i expansible to the dap-irlvc a concert, will he arranged by the* !Uiin, ftahind hi* are the eight! headquarters company to which the iothers that house the *8 mpn of thecompany.The Laredo oum are congratuJalngband. is attached. They were uracil- jcing the day I viaUed the boys.One of the features of the eamp b‘fethetmcires iliai they witl he morel are the shower baths which have]foilmmte than ihe Hue companies 5n jbeen made part of the equipment of-that tWy will be cmruserl from much!each company. The men from F.a-;[cf the bar lt;1 drilling to follow, due to jredo have found these thn most poj ! their mmibrmiB duties at beadquart-, pular reBbrt in town in the present jers. t hot. spell jThe Usl shot in the arm” for the Plenty oi spa?e time for recreation}: typhoid vaccine was taken hy head*has been provided by Oeneral fjrehle:•quarters company the last of the and the men are given town leave j' :week. a,;d not a man was laid up as every night until 1| o'clock. It Is*a resub of it. Another dfatinctfon 'planned to give this leave to a third! Whey claim la that of not having a of the camp each night, or some) j single man in the guard house so similar arrangenmnf.: far, 1
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Laredo Times
Laredo, Texas, US
Sun, Sep 16, 1917
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