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The Corps Area Commander is very much p‘ eared ho ncto
in L-ns.ll arras t&riget practice by Companies and "5
Chilkoot Post" states that Company F qualified 45 expert riflemen, 1C sharp
shooters and 4 marksmen out of a total strength of 59 Members firing* Of th^
reports received from various organizations in this Corps Area to date, Company
F’s report sho’/s the highest percentage of expert riflemen and also the highest
aggregate score* A comparison ji this report 'vith those from the entire Corps
Area can not be made until all reports have been received*
"The report of small anas tar.get practice from your most, as mentioned
above, reflects g~eat credit on the officers and enlisted men of the organiz
ations and indicates that 3nall aTms target puactice has been given careful at
tention v/hich the importance of that feature of military training deserves."
RETIRED TECHNICAL SERGEANT ACCT'JENTAi'iLY SHOT WHILE HUNTING; 71 EL RECOVER:
M r* Edward E. Simmer, of Haines, a retired technical sergeant of the
Quartermaster Corns, accidentally shot himself in the abdomen Sunday afternoon
while hunting grouse on the trail between thi3 post and Jones Point, Tne
*•22 calibre bullet caused nine perforations of the intestines. He was hurried
to the post hospital, where the post surgeon, Captain Horn Loving, Iil*C,, oper
ated, assisted by Caotain Joseph Boyd, Dental Corps, as anesthetist. As this
paper goes to press, Hr* 2inner is believed to be well on the road to recov
ery, although it was at first believed, from the nature of ni3 injuries, that
death was certain
PAY DAY TOMORROW
Saturday, September 20th, has been designated as pay day by orders of p^st
headquarters. The ghost will walk at the £ost Library at 1:00 p.m. Company
F will be the first to draw their stipend, followed by the detachments, with
Company E fighting the-rearguard action.
CAPTAIN BOYD .VJLL GO 7,HEN CAVITIES ARE FLUCGED :
C&ptain Joseph Boyd, temporarily on duty here as dental, surgeon, is under
orders to proceed to Sitka upon completion o' his work here.
DANCE TOMORROW EVENING
A dance will be given tomorrow evening, September 20th,
Haines, Lie COOTIE ORCHESTRA will provide the syncopation,
be served and a PRISE A-L2- is to be a feature of the evening
be charged «}l,00 admission* ladies will be welcomed without
at A,B* Hall in
Refreshments will
. Gentlemen will
charge*