THE-CHILKOO T-P 0 S T
An unofficial, publicationr published without expense, to the U.S.Government
Vol. 3_~ ¥3member 771923 _No., 49
LETTER FROH FORUER COHIANDUKJ OFFICER RECEIVED: HAPPY AT LEAVENWORTH:
Friends of Captain Raymond F* Edwards and family received a letter
from him this week tellingof his experiences at his new station at the
R.0.T-C. at Leavenworth, Kansas. Captain Edwards was formerly command
ing officer of this post and prior to that,- commanding o-fficer of Com
pany 2.
,rThe weather here the past week haa been ideal,” writes Captain Ed
wards. "We have been keeping the roads hot,- having been to Kansas City
twice, to Atchison once and abound the country* each afternoon for the last
ten days* There are hard-surfaced roads the sixty-five miles to Topeka
which takes us through Lawrence (home) and all but about five miles of the
road to Kansas City is hard-surfaced. Ve have driven o.ur Ford about 1200
miles in the last, two months and haven’t had a pfcmcture yet.”
After stating that his family wa3 ingood health, Captain Edwards
continues, "Hurrah for Corporal Grant, the boxer, and Cpl. Rogers, captain
of the CulUT.Ca rifle team." He closed by wishing all his friends here
the compliments of the season.
102 IMITATIONS 153NED IN SKAG’VAY;
E & R DANCE TO BE HEI.D DECEMBER 15;
Bigger and better than ever will be the E. « R. dance scheduled for
Saturday evening, December 15. The many Haines people who usually attend
post dances are hereby issued a cordial invitation to attend; and in or
der that the Skagway friends of the post may arrive, 102 special invitations
have been sent to persons in that city. It is especially desired to have
as large as possible attendance of Skagway people since the lance is large
ly in honor of iir. Pries of the okagway Bank of Alaska, '»ho leaves th&
city about January 1st to establish another branch of the sane bank. Mr.
Pries has granted many favors to the people of tlie post during his man
agement of the Skagway banking institution.
DANCE AT SKAT7AY SATURDAY EVENING: BENEFIT FOR KOOTIE ORCHESTRA:
A hard times dance ’Till be given in Skag^vay tomorrow (Saturday) ev
ening. The dance will be given at Elks Hall by the Skagway Elks for the
benefit of the justly famous KOOTIE ORCHESTRA* 'The Kootie Orchestra will
furnish music*
POST TO HAVE CHRISTMAS TREE.: .
There will be a post Christmas Tree in the E & R Hall Monday afternoon
Dec* 24, at 4 p.m. In order that the children of the post, twenty-one in
number, may b9 gameabered, an opportunity is hereby given the officers to
make contributions for this purpose*
LOCAL DAIRY HERDS FREE FROM INFECTION:
G.7*Trubey, of the U*3. Department of Agriculture, veterinary inspec
tor, visited Haines two weeks ago^ and the last mails brought Ur* WAikton and
Mr. McRea, proprietors of the two dairies supplying milk to this post, cer
tificates showing that the most rigid tests had proven their herds to be en
tirely free from tuberculosis. .Both dairies have also been inspected by the
post surgeon and found to be in satisfactory sanitary condition*
QUARTERS GRANTED MARRIED MEN:
. Perraissb n has bean granted to ?vt. Archie Lae and family to occupy
quarters formerly occupied by Sgt. Hogwood; and to Pvt. Snider to occupy
quarters formerly occupied by Sgt* Hanwf