COMPANY E BASKETBALL TEAM GIVEN BANQUET BY CAPTAIN MARTIN:
Captain Marlin C. Martin, commanding Company E, wa3 host at a ban
quet last Saturday evening et The Pullen House at Skagway. Among the invited
guests were Major F. M. Maddox, Mr# McLaughlin, and Privates Bruhn, Clarke,
Matthews, Lyons, Walker, Stewart, and Wilson, and 1st Lt# K. Maertens. This
banquet was to celebrate the winning of the post basketball pennant by the
"E1' quintette, and to show the appreciation of the company commander to the
team for the efforts they had put forth# Mrs# Pullen served a chicken dinner
fully up to the usual Pullen House standard (which is hard to. beat) and each
of the guests present was called upon-to make-a few remarks. Major Maddox
congratulated the team and expressed his hope*that their shooting records
would equal those made-by-the coiipany in the basketball series,
QUARTERMASTER COUPS CELEBRATES ORGANISATION DAY: .. ...
Monday the Quartermaster Corps mil celebrate the 149.th anniversary
of its founding, the Chilkoot Barracks Q. M. personnel having arranged a ban
quet at the Pulien Hou se, . Skagway-. - .. ...
Lt. i»v E, Edwards* has issued a memorandum to the. Q.M* C. as follows:
"Monday, June 16,* 1924, is our Organization Day - .the-149th anniver
sary of the Quartermaster Corps* In order-that this year's .celebration may
properly typify the unity orf* our-great andi-mportant branch.-of the service, and
to illustrate the One-Family idea, I hav-e made arrangements with the Pullen
House, at Akagway, uhere we* will- assemble at- a banquet and dance on the above
specified date. • • 4„
"It is the wish of our Chief, General HA RT, that the entire person
nel of the Quartermaster Corps through the United States and its possessions,
celebrate this noeworthy anniversary; that we all sense our past experience to
better purpose than ever before; that, while our task is bigger and broader
than ever, it will be made easier because our solidarity and desire for co-or
dinated action is keener.
"In response to this wish of Ehe Quartermaster General,the entire
Quartermaster Corps personnel ofthis post, enlisted men and civilian, will
assemble Monday, June 16, at 4:45 o'clock on ? ost Dock so a check of absent
ees may be made. Every member is allowed to extend invitation to his wife, if
married, and to his sweetheart or lady friend if single. NOBODY '.ifILL BE EX
CUSED WITHOUT MATERIAL REASONS •" -
NEW ARRIVALS ASSIGNED: COMPANY E GETS ALL BUT ONE:
The following of the new arrivals from the States have been assigned
to Company E: Corpl. John A. Pringle, Corpl. Warner R. Holmer, Cpl. Jesse D.
Phillips, Cpl. Hobert J. Stephens, Cpl. Dennis J. O’Shea, Cpl. Hiram V. Mosher,
PFC Hearchell F. Nicke, Pvt. Ransom D, Walker, Pvt. Floyd H. Pittman, and Pvt.
John C. Slamper.
’'‘Corporal Michael J. Barry has been assigned to Company F.
One of the Boy Scouts doesn't like to get up early. He says,,r When I get up at
reveille, I don't get wide awake, and I snore so much at breakfast that I muss
my OhflW all up*”