COLT ANY AND DETACHMENT NEWS.
YEDICAL DETACH! ENT.
Captain Loving went to Skagway Wednesday morning where he as
sisted Dr. Verge in an operation and then proceeded to the U.S.A. via
the ’’Princess Line". Captain Losing goes on leave upon arrival in
Seattle and will lead a leisurely life until June 10th., 1925, when
he will report to Camp Lewis, Washington, for duty.
Captain Grow, Post,, Surgeon, and Private Ramsey made the trip to
Skagway, Saturday.
The Hospital would have to have been closed to permit of a bet
ter representation of the medics at the Boy Scout Benefit Dance.
Sergeants Winn and Gebhardt picked up the buttons that flew from
the chest of Buster’s Daddy, Sunday evening.
Buster watching the men taking down storm windows remarked;
"Oh. mama, we can see through the windows now".
Sergeant Barrick and Pfc, Cointin spent Sunday at the Latter’s
Haines Villa.
COL P ANY "E"
Sergeant Loftin offers a reward of fifty cents for the person
who put the egg in his pocket. Luckily for him the egg had been hard
boiled or the reward might have been greater.
The following was heard in the drill hall: ’’Count off”. ’’One”.
’’Two”, "Three”, "CORPORAL”. Corporal O’Shea is said to have been the ?
offender. Klitza
Sergeant has received his orders to leave for the states. He is
one of the old timers in Company "E" that left us.
The physical Training Class had quite a little excitement last
1:’on day morning doing some Indian wrestling. It seemed the bigger they
were the harder they fell.
lost of the Company attended the Boy Scout Benefit Dance Satur
night* It was the best dance held this year. Privates Bertelsen,
Hunnicutt and Rice seemed to be the "Sheiks” of the evening.
The imagination of the members of the Signalling Ckss was put to
a severe test in studying the horse Code. Certain letters go in pairs
and in memorizing them everything from curs and blue jays to sandwich
es and the War Department was thought of, however, the drawings made
will probably be remembered the longest.
QUARTERMASTER DETACHMENT.
Private 1 Cl. Beard left for Juneau on the Alameda and will
return on the Queen Monday.
Technical Sergeant 7/inn is accompanying La jor Laddox to Juneau
to inspect the accounts of the Alaska Road Commission.
The regular Wednesday trip of the Fornance to Skagway has been
postponed to Thursday to allow the members of the Elksto attend
Lodge.
Private 1 Cl. Levine who has been in the Post Hospital since
getting his arm broken on January 31st., leaves on the Alameda
for Letterman General Hospital for further observation -and treatment,
accompanied by Sergeant Klitza, Company "E", who will be discharged
in a few weeks.
Work on the foundation of the new power plant is progressing
very satisfactorily and it is expected the plant will be in opera
tion in a very short time as the machinery is being shipped on the
Alameda. (Later: Lachinery did not arrive but is expected next week)