Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1917 — STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF

News Items From All Over Indiana. OHIO DAY AT FORT HARRISON ■ __ . C* ■ .1 Gov. Cox of the Buckeye State Spends a Busy Day With Boys From His State in Officers' k : Reterve. Fort Harrison, July 13. —Thursday was Ohio day at Fort Harrison. The Eighth provisional regiment, in which Ohio men of the officers’ reserve corps predominate, and the Ohio National Guard artillerymen, “dolled up” their section of the camp in honor of the visit .of the chief executive,. A busy day was scheduled for Governor Cox and party, following his arrival at 11 o’clock. The Ohio party and Governor Goodrich of Indiana were guests of Prig. Gen. Edward Glenn at. luncheon. An inspection trip was- made by Governor Cox and the usual evening parade of the officers’ reserve corps was advanced to 4 :30 o’clock. For the-first, time this parade was entirely in the hands of reserve officers, with General Glenn and Governors Cox and Goodrich reviewing -the student officers. Governor Cox addressed the soldiers at sundown. An open air banquet* followed the address. The cooks and waiters of the Third battery, Eighth division. were arrayed in new white togs, with a red fringe to indicate the branch of service. Governor Cox also brought joy to the Ohio men in that the menu included fried .chicken and other good things to eat seldom found on a soldier’s table. To fill up the National Guard and regular army units at the fort, it was announced that army regulations had been altered to allow the acceptance of men five feet one inch in height, weighing 120 pounds.