MEMORIAL LAY: 1924
The fragments of a figure-painted urn
'That Athens traded with the Medes for gold
Of Asia (used to make their goddess burn
With yellow light); a column built to hold
A carv’ed frieze o f Phidias, now scored
3y years; a torn and fragmentary page
Of Sappho’s verse; heroic ashes stored
Beneath cathedral nave:
Hast tears, oh Age
0f Things Mechanical, with which to weep
The death of beauty and of chivalry?
Hast tears to weep the hearts entombed deep
Within the crumbling vault of memory?
Romance is dead, and with it vanished long
'Hie dreams men once transmuted into song*
(Contributed to the Chiikoot Post)
POST PROVIDES FIRING S^UAD FOR SKAGY/AY MEMORIAL: LOCAL SERVICES HELD.
Sgt. Edward ^arney is in command of a firing squad from this post '"diiich
will take part i/i the memorial exercises at Skagway today.
A firing squad under command of Corporal Robert Dunbar will pay a tri
bute to the dead in the Post Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. this morning. Owing to
the fact that no chaplain is stationed at the post, Rev. l*r. E. E. Bromley
will read the prayer. Captain I-Iarlin C, Diartin is in charge of the ceremony.
MEDICAL INSPECTOR SPENDS DAY AT CHILKOOT BARRACKS:
Major Charles E# McBrayer, II* C., arrived Thursday morning on the Ale
meda, and inspected the sanitary condition of this post, leaving on the Fpr
nance for Skagway yesterday evening# Major McBrayer was at one time station
ed here. He remarked that "Ole Hop" at the stables, looked exactly the same
as he did a decade ago — and had the same mules and horses. He was espec
ially interested in Mr# Morris* youngest son, at whose birth the major officiat
ed, and whose life he saved by calling for volunteers to provide blood and per
forming a blood .transfusion operation#
PAY DAY:
Troops at this post will be paid at 9:30 Saturday morning if there is
no firing on the range; otherwise the ghost will promenade at 1:00 p.m.
NO SECOND LIEUTENANT HERS NOW:
Due to the promotion of Lieutenant William Robert McMaster to 1st Lieu
tenant this post is now without a second lieutenant. This is truly a calamity
to everyone (except "Me”) for a second lieutenant is .so, convenient. ' He receiv
ed news of the raise Thursday morning on the range, and took the oath the same
afternoon. Well, congratulations, congratulations’._ ___
Mr. Jack Wilson, territorial prohibition agent, spent a day in Haines last week
on official business.