"K" Kompany Komment

In a very hotly fought contest, Sergeant Pierson successfully defended his right to wear for another month the Silver medal which he won last month in the monthly drill down in the manual of arms. Several were determined that the sergeant should not win for the third time, and these contenders put up a hard fight until the very last. Private Bauer was the last one to go down.
And so K company's "Inspection-Contest-Dance" has come and gone. For some reason--the flu, doubtless--the number of guests in attendance was considerably fewer than we had hoped. Sickness and business also lessened the attendance of the company. With the members of the company there were about one hundred present.
The inspection of the company by Major Harbaugh, who was accompanied by his adjutant, Lieutenant Heller, the drill down and the full pack inspection required about an hour, so the dancing did not start much before 9:30 o'clock. After due time an intermission was called for by Mess Sergeant Long who was the "master of ceremonies." This recess was not only called for rest, but the sergeant asked Bugler Burbank to sound Mess Call. This, as always, was followed by "eats." K Company men at once hurried to the "mess tent" and proceeded to serve the guests with ice cream sandwiches.
And then the dancing resumed and went merrily, correctly, gracefully--and "otherwise" --on until the "Home Sweet Home" at 11:30 o'clock. That is, most every one continued that long. Some one or two discontinued ?) before that time.
The official inspection went off in the manner of such ceremonies. We should, by the way, like to rise to ask, "What does a Major think about when he inspects one of his companies?" We probably will not know what he thought about us for several weeks yet.