Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1918 — HEBERT HAMMOND VISITS SOME OF OLD COMPANY M. [ARTICLE]

HEBERT HAMMOND VISITS SOME OF OLD COMPANY M.

Herbert Hammond, who has just returned to the east after spending a thirty-day furlough with his parents here, writes to his father, County Auditor Hammond, as follows: “I went over to Camp Mills to call on the Colonel (George H. Healey) and he was in New York City. I loafed around the camp awhile and old Co. M, which is part of an artillery regiment, pulled in. I saw Laban Wilcox, Glen Swaim, Orphia Gant, Harvey Myers, Lieut. George Healey, Casey Hemphill and several others. I couldn’t find Ernest Moore, Lieut. Nowels and Captain Garland,- nor Jimmy Eldridge. I think I will go over again today, as we don’t have anything to do. The fellows want me to transfer to their outfit, as they are short of men. Capt. Tutuer was out there. There are about 1,200 men here now and 250 of them are in the-hospital with the Spanish influenza. There were 150 new cases this morning. It looks like we would, all be quarantined before night.”