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Show LIEUT. EH IS HONORED BY SOLDIERS Ueut. Victor H. Eckman, formerly a resident of thif camp and a volunteer volun-teer in the regular army, who was stationed at Camp Funston. Kansas, has been transferred to Camp Boure- gard, (Louisiana, near Alexandria, . where he was assigned for duty in the 1 quartermaster's corps ' I iBefore his departure more than sou i of the boys invited him outside the t barracks and insisted on his making s a speech. At the conclusion he was presented with an envelope sealed and addressed to his wife, with In-' In-' t tractions to present the same to her c upon his return to their home in Man-r Man-r hnttfln near the camp. When opened it was found ot contain a draft for J66 The b.oys took this action for the reason that it ia against army regulations regula-tions to give presents to an officer. This is the first time that this has ever been done at Camp Funston. LJeutenant Ecknjan was much grati-fitd grati-fitd that the boy held himHn saeh hi ?h regard and esteem. , l (Lieutenant (Eckman was one of the 'first to volunteer in the Ulcers' reserve re-serve corps, when the . ' came to join the colors. He is tlnf i.on of Mr. and (Mrs. Victor Eckman Salt Lake City and his. wife is the v ughter of! Judge and uMrs. 'E E. Dudley of this ' camp. , . |