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We has been nothing but tearing around, and, as the Englishman would say-- | roosting bing abeout" from daylight till | dark, and oftentimes after that, for we 'our turn at 'picket and Saks ou Aun i % vars sore. Most of us find our over- but not at noon. whole march had the weather miserable affair, and we were glad when it was over. What we hated so 'much about the march was packing if pana and getting up so {| early in the mornings. Here at camp ~ ||1it's 5.20, and that's early enough. We "|l| were treated well, and were given a ~ {l| hearty reception at' every town we |{{ visited, and we seemed to be drawing the boys began to humorously refer 1to the Battalion as "Sam Sharpe's Menagerie" = 2 We were treated to oranges, banan- as, or lemonade at every viilage. Every time we 'got one orange apiece, it meant $40. phar 2 © Dozens of eligible young men lined Ji | the roads, but I believe if they had [expected what was coming, they have quite a list of names for fellows | *ho ought to but will not enlist, and | shame, Perry to Whitby, 'We certainly en be {been favorable, but for us it was a so much attention along the way, that .| tents, and everything is quiet. would not have been there, = Soldiers : what those young fellows took 'was a "Our. best march. was from: Port 'jon a hot day, so they take the chill off '| is purified with eomethinig that gives Efficient and Prompt Service - in every Department wre SAVINGS "PORT PER G. HUTCHESON,. BANK at all Branches. RY BRANCH the.old rink. Thel. = t report at our (fr0st on the ground every morn- tents at 9.30. : we nearly froze. In nearly| The feed is improving. Porridge illets we" slept right on the for breakfast, but as the sugar is boil tin rows, so as to take up a8 ed in with it, and we get no milk,some as possible. In the bar- of the boys cannot go it at all, At Oshawa, each man is given a times we have beans and venerable space six feet by three. Each man lias bacon, which the cook evidently ; * sheet, presimably to keep pitied, and did not keep it sizzling out of the blankets, but we over the cruel fire too long. For din- in a bed, (if you could call ner we get "skilly." It was alright 50 as to make the blankets for a while, but one soon gets tired of go furthe her. The worst difficulty is t0'it, Sometimes we get potatoes and soft pillow... We use our kit bags meat, but it 1s often like the bacon-- and overcoats. The kit bags are t00' under done We get get tea and hard. 'They make one's head and butter in the 'morning and at 'night, We nearly always ts too small, or not high enough wind up the noonday meal with a bit 80 we put our boots underneath.' of pudding made from some kind of Things are unhandy but we get used. milk 'and bread that has been left to it. We make use of things here in over, flavored with a coat of jam. It's a way we would never dream of at' not bad, either. It forms a variety, home. Ee ' ' and besides it takes the taste of the But we've got to camp, and that's other things out of your mouth. Sup- what we started out for. Everything per is the meal that most of us enjoy. was ready for us, tents all up and even Bread, jam, and cheese. Were it not fitted with board floors, which was a' for for the milk, ice-cieam, pie, and | suFprise to us. Everything considered! cake we set at the canteen, some of us 'we are very comfortable, We are 2 in_ would fare poorly at times. It's all a tent--just room to lie down. Our when you feel hearty and well, but a Battalisn occupies 126 tents, and there bit rough when you're "off your feed." are twelve battalions here altogether. ! There are one hundred five-gallon Ttiseally a city of tents, and" they cans 'of ice "creant sold at Niagara make a sight worth going a long way camp every day. A large percentage to see. | : of the boys spend everything they make. Niagara-on-the-Lake is quite a'QOne blessing: they cannot get liquor. booming little town: but,. of course,! Have not 'seen a drunken soldier since the soldiers keep it alive. But it's we started aut. logesome, yes see Noting hut sol-| Everything is kept fairly clean, al- ers, and a few excursionists, bat you though things may not look very in- dofi't know anyone, It certainly makes | iting The other day as T was going one think of friends and home. by the cookhouse, I saw two of the This is Saturday and we have the] cooks mashing up a big kettle of afternoon off, Itis a hot day and potatoes with a garden rake. It made most of the boys are sleeping in thea good job, for they tasted good. ; : : Am * We have the privilege of doing lots sitting on the floor, tailor.fashion, with of grouching] and the reason we have my writing-pad on. my knee, 34 that privilege, 1s because it does us Our tents are simply constructed--| no ' good -- we may grouch all we nothing but canvas, a floor, a small please. pole, and a few ropes and pegs. Nol We hold Church Parade every Sun- furniture in the why, nor to tumble guy morning, each brigade (three over. when coming in late at night. We battalions) by itself. The bands lead have to sit on the floor for everythinglin the singing, and it's fine. One we do: even to shave, and we ave would hardly think it was Sunday, shave every morning, or wash 'dishes though, sometimes. A number of the for the rest of the day. We placeour| men play baseball and football all the bats on the floor, and the glass onthe afternoon. We have even had the was very cold and windy, 10:15, and we mus | hat. Always cold wuter for shaving merry-go-round whirling. and washing. It1s the same water as that which we drink, It may be a bit cold at times for washing; but not for drinking purposes. They, tell us it's not good to drink very cold water Communion service is held once a month. We had it last Sunday for the first, and only forty-five men out 1 of the whole Battalion remained for it. But we get used to these things | The worst feature is the awful lan- guage one hears among a bunch of soldiers. © The whole'vocabulary flows , from daylight till dark. It's a great for us. It 1s almost lukewarm, and it it a queer taste, and taints everything {that is made from it "| puzzle. A man who can swear with obs we have iS the best (?) Of them saved another Instead of taking feligw's 'life "at 'the risk of his own Id water makes it while we, were onthe route march,and ipe it off with a swore roundly as he told how it was impossible done, Seems to be caused by habit is left and a scant acquaintance with decent ng To language. Qur chaplain preached on © iY the breaking of the third command- into the ment last Sunday. 'He must have the. taken a stroll or two down the lines, t unobserved. He gave us a good ser- s like the chaplain discourse does not Battalion Equipment Niagara Camp, Niagara on the Lake, Ont. July 14th, 1916. Port Perry Star, Dear Sir:- I am informed that many mis-statements are being circu- lated throughout the County in re- spect to our equipment--that we have sold all our equipment that' we had presented to us by individuals and municipalities. This is of course in- correct. All the large tents, the two field kitchens, the ambulance, motor truck and Chevrolet car, presented to the Battalion will be taken overseas with us, and will be used in England. The committee at Sunderland, in addition to large tent, which 1s being taken to England, gave us $150.00, with which to purchase a refrigerator. This was purchased, but we sold it after being warned for overseas. and returned the money, $150 00 to the Sunderland Committee. Any person who contributed to the Battalion Funds, is invited to inspect our accodnts and books which have been audited by Officers representing General Logie. Again thanking the friends of the Battalion for their kind assistance. I remain, Yours very truly ~ Sam Sharpe. Lt, Col. O. C,, 116th Overseas Bn. C.E, F. 182nd Bn. Notes Lieut C A Vickery has béen moved to Oshawa, to carry on recruiting with Lieut Ogg, formerly of the 116th Bn. Lieut F A Spence, from Uxbridge, is in charge here. .Sergts Shannon and Hood have re* turned to Whitby Summer Camp There is to be a full company drilling at Hayden Shore Park Camp, and all 1 N.C:O's of the Battalion will be needed at Headquarters for instruc- tional purposes All units have received from Whit- by Headquarters orders to send all men to Summer Camp. There is to be left in each township a small de- 'tachment to carry on recruiting. Sergt Camp is detailed for a course in physical training and bayonet fighting at Camp Borden from the !17th inst. The course is a three week one. Some 250 Officers and N.C.O's will be in attendance. Among those taken on the strength of the Battalion on the 14th inst is Rev A C Cummer, to be + Chaplain . with the Honorary rank of Captain. | Captain Cummer 1s from, Cannington, rat which place he has been carrying on recruiting, and was in charge of D { Company; with units at Washago, Brechin, Beaverton, Cannington, and 'Sunderland. hoa at! Sergt Roberts has received a trans- fer to the 182nd