COMPANY AHB BEETACHMEYT NEWS.
Fe cl i cal De t a c hme n t.
We understand that the Romance brought the lumber from Juneau
for a new Hospital boat, arid the Medics are looking forward to the
launching of the new ’’Mercy" with great interest.. The weather is
partly to blame.
Sergeant Barrick and Private Wagstaff made the trip to Skagway
Saturday and Sergeant Barrick’ got a kink in his neck from looking
at the forty story buildings. N, B* Forty and two are two seperate
and distinct words as used herein.
The champion long distance patient is in the Hospital again.
PFC. Floyd Johnson of Company "F" got too &&&§& to the fire while
hunting last September and received a burn which healed over twice
but refuses to remain healed.
Saturday motning Buster Golar was helping his mother by remov
ing some basting threads with a crochet hook and ran the hook into
his upper lip necessitating a slight operation by the Surgeon. He
refuses to have anything to do with crochet hooks any more.
Private Faulkner got a pass to go fishing Sunday and got almost
half way to the fishing grounds when he decided he had enough. We
don*t expect to put "Whitie" on the fishing detail.
Private Fidkiff received a' letter from his lady love which seemec1
to have a peculiar effect upon him. He has written for an expla
nation.
The Post Commander has authorized the use of the Hospital Labo
ratory for "Or, Hedger, the dentist from Skagway. You may now tell
your troubles to the dentist.
Persons entitled to free dental treatment must first "be exam
ined by the Post Surgeon and emergency treatment recommended by him.
Quartermaster and Finance.
Hews was received from Technical Sergeant Klein, recently
tinned at this post, from Vancouver BarracksWashington. He
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about sending us a theater program from the states so we can see
what they look like. He has forwarded two (one fron Pantages and
one from the Orpheum) of Seattle, to Private 1st Class Crocoll, of
the Finance Department, It won’t be long until a few of old timers
of the Post will be taking in some of these first shows. Crocoll
says next month for him and he will be on his way back to GodTs
country, the good old U.S.A.
Next June will probably see almost a complete new Q.M. outfit
at this station due to the fact that all (except a very few) of the
present bunch will be leaving, either for dissharge or on account
of expiration of term of foreign service.
Company "E”. ' “ .
Corporals kosher and Stewart are back with ohe company for duty.
Several of the ’’boys" have put in letters to be discharged in
Alaska at expiration of their term of service...
We have no ’’League of Nations Squad” in this Company, hut there
are several ’’Oily bards” to be seen .every morning.
’’^aldy” has been assigned another job. He turns on and off the
power which furnishes the eleertric lights in the gymnasium and keeps
the belt on the water wheel in condition.
wShorty” Rice is making good as Acting-ltaess Sergeant in Sergeant
Hogwood’s absence, to the delight of the entire Company,