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. Publishe d wrUiout expense to the U»S • Government_
i.*LstTA-.ii Friday. dertenber 14. _ 1933 _ No* 3r/
aa/I.O House TO BE TURNED INTO CHAPEL; NO NEED FOR JAIL AT CHILKOOT BARRACKS:
*Lae to the general lack of prisoners at Chilkoot Barracks, which has
z*-.i:A the guard house tc lapse into disuse, the Commanding Officer, Major F.
a.; Maddox, 7th Inf*, is planning Lo convert the building into a chapel*
This post has never had a proper place of worship, former chaplains
s\Drier ho.vi.ag used the post gymnasium or, as did Rev* Father J* F* Monohan dur
ing Vix recent chaplaincy here, hell services in the religious edifices of Haines,,
this neighboring town. During the ’’/inter* s period of heavy 3now it was found
very difficult to get the less pious of the post personnel to pay heed when the
bugler blew church call, because attendance meant a mile hike on snow shoes* It
is to obviate this difficulty that Major Maddox i3 considering dedicating the
guard house to higher purposes than the incarceratio l of the wayward*
During the past year the guard house here has never held a prisoner for
more than a few day3, as, having been committed for only minor offenses, they
have speedily been released on probation, parole or reni33ion of sentence* For
several months the buil ding has been used chiefly as a telephone exchange and
quarters for the night watchmen who, in view of the unusually exemplary conduct
of the personnel and the shortage of endit&ed men, have replaced the guard com
monly mounted at military poses* Die ’wvtchnen and telephone exchange are now
soon to be installed at Post Headquarters, so the guard house will be untenanted
and perfectly available for use as a chapel*
The rear portion, containing the cells, will be closed, according to
the Major* s plan, and the large .piard room v7ill serve to seat the congregation,
folding chairs being provided. Die rooms formerly used by the telephone exchange
and the comnjander of the guard, Till be available for the chaplain's office and,
since there is no regular chaplain now stationed here, as sleeping quarters for
the visiting chaplains and clergymen ’dio will be encouraged to minister to the
pereonnel of the banacks. In this way, no change need be made in the building
which would require action of higher authority*
BARRACKS WILL CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY OF FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
Ihe Constitution of the United States having been in existence next Mon
day, for one hundred and thity-six years as the fundamental law of the land, the
coming week has been set aside, by fer Department orders, as Constitution Week.
Chilkoot Barracks will commemorate the odcasion next Thursday at two
p.rr. with appropriate ceremonies, including addresses by prominent citizens of
Haines* Rev. Father Gallant, of Skagway, was been invited to make an address and
the Re/r Mr. E. E* Bromley, of Haines Mission, to make the Invocation.
Chaplains of all posts are directed to hold appropriate service next Sun*
day. Rev. Mr. Bromley will preach on the subject of the Constitution and the
blessings of Liberty for which it stands at his regular church services at 7:30
Sunday evening, in absence of a chaplain at this post. Die commanding officer
desires that all persons of thi3 post who can conveniently do so, attend this
service.
COMPANY F HUNTING PARTY JJE Tu START
KDAY FuR ISLuiOJ—afiSBK ARB OBJECTIVE*-*
A hunting party of ten men, led by Captain Savage, nlan to start for
Chichagof Island today. The start wa3 to have been.made earlv this morning but
due to rough leather the native skipper who was to have provided transportation
did not arrive. Die party will seek especially for deer, but will not hesitate
to unload their rifles at bear or any other animals now in season.