MOVING PICTURE SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY—(Tonight)—Alice Lake in "Over the ifre"; International News
and AEsop*s Fables.
HONDaY—May MacAvoy in "A Homespun Vamp"; News and Comedy.
^Bi©SJA¥—Ina Claire in "Polly With a Past".
ANOTHER ONeTb-UPS? '
Private Jollie, discharged sone time ago from the WuarternasteB Corps
at this post, re-enlisted Monday in Company E.
T.VO NON-COMS TO LEAVE US:
Copporal Rodgers, of Co* F„, this summer captain of tlie 9th C.A.
C.M.T.C. Rifle Team, and Sgt. Cole, P.M. stewart, will leave for the States
December 27th for discharge. We're glad they’ll eat Christmas dinner with
us, anyhow. ._
AND A LETTER FROM "JACK":
Our old friend, Fx^Corporal Jack Sutherland, writes from Freshwater
Bay that it has been snowing there for the past five days and the only thing
he has to do is feel the foxes and hear them howl "Chow-o-o-o-o" all night.
His partner, Ed Colburn and Mrs. Colburn are in Juneau, the latter having un
dergone an operation for appendicitis.
Mr and Mrs. Alien have left Haines for Hill* s Fox Farm.
CHURCH NOTICE
A Christnas program will be Riven in the church Sunday evening, Dec,
23rd, at 7:30 o'clock. A children’s exercise will be follov/ed by the Christ
mas pageant, "Bethlehem"* Ihe Pageant will be given by the larger boys and girls
of the Sunday school, and a number of men who take leading parts# 'Ve have dis
covered some good local talent which assures an excellent rendering of this
^ageant,. one which has been given in so many of the large churches in cities
throughout the country. Come and see the Christmas story as it occurred in
Bethlehem so many years ago.
__ E.^E. Bromley, Minister.
Creat plans are being made for the Haines Athletic Association’s
New YearT s Eve dance.
COMPANY F TEAM SCORES OVER EZ;
A team representing Company Ff but including Messrs* Stidham and
Walkley, defeated the Company E basket ball team last Friday evening at A*B*
hall to a score of 17 to 21. 'Ihe line ups were: Company F—Rogers, lflarner,
^ilson, Stidham and tfalkiey. Company E—-Clarke, Valker, Matthews, Bnahn and
yons.
OURS IS SMALLEST ARMY:
"In continued careful conparisons, anply backed up by figures, the
Secretary1(of Yar) shows that while ours is the wealthiest nation on earth,
our Army is one of the smallesf, in proportion to our national wealth. Of’
fifty countries there are but two, Columbia and Costa Rica, where from the
point of view of population the ratio of men under arms is less than our own.
"The Secretary*s conclusions are that we can afford National Defense;
that we do need it, and that our real needs thus frorm business man's point of
view are greater, not less, than ’vhat we have at present.'*
...."He appeals to the Constitution to show the clear intent of the
founders of the United States. He quotes that part of the preamble which de
clares its purpose to be: ’To insure domestic tranquility; to provide for the
common defense, and to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our
posterity," --Axany and Navy Journal, December 1, 1923.