COI/PA^Y A TD DHTACHl'FHT HEWS.
COFPAHY ' " F".
Private Daniel Perry and Pri ate Chapman returned from a
month’s furlough which was spent in the vicenitj of Haines and
report a good time.
Heard in the drill hall - First Class Private drilling a
squad: "SKLADS RIGHT, LARCH".
We did not know we had so many Irishmen in the company until
Saint Patrick’s Day. The following named men are supposed to he
Irish: Privates Bucher, Christy, Berman and £he great Irishman,
Pomponio. They all attended the Saint Patrick’s Day Dance in
Skagway Tuesday night all bedecked in green ribbon singing patri
otic songs in commemoration of the date when Saint Patrick run the
snakes out of Ireland.
EXTRA - "EXTRA" - Private Kelly is taxing a course in lin
ger Printing and is perfectly willing to do all criminal work.
We are taking boxing as a part of our physical training and
have found out that this company can hold it’s own with onyone ,
barring none. Private Burnett would make Jack Dempsey look sick.
Private llargulies designated a landscape target thus: "Range,
Line of Skirmishers, Target 1800 yards, Reference Point, Sight
Leaf, extending from one to 1800 yards.
COMPANY "E ".
The Boys are all smiles these days. The new uniforms have
arrived (all but "Sandy’s") at last. Now we have some clothes to
stand inspection in.
Ask Private Hunnicutt what a "Trace Chain" is, maybe he aan
tell you.
Corporal John A.Pringle, an oil timer m tne Army, nab uecu
ordered to Port Lawton, Washington, for discharge and will he
sent to the Soldier&s Home in Washington, C.C.
A number of men from this company attended the Saint Patrick s
Lay Lance in Skagway Tuesday nignt and it is reported that our
Acting-Less Sergeant, "Shorty'1 Pice lost his heart to a certain
visitor of the "fair-sex" persuation he met at tie dance,
HELICAL LETACHTjTTT.
People who want Lental work done are advised that Lr.Hedger
may leave next week. Get in early and avoid the rush.
Our Carl demonstrated some of his ability by making a good,
strong toboggan out of a piece of board and a few pieces of iron.
Continue the motion, Carl.’.'
QJIAKTEM'ASTER LS T A CHILES. TT.
Private McKinzie .joined the ranks of "one st
promoted to Private First Class by letter from t
Area Quartermaster this week.
Private Levine, who was accidentally caught
ser and capstan on the U.S.H.B. Fornance some wee
his arm br&ken, is still in the Hospital hue is
will be out in a short time.
ripers", being
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between the hau
ks since and had
doing nicely and
RECORLS OF THE PAST. -- 1st. Sgt. J. B. West.
In reading the Chilkoot Post we little realize with^what im
portance such written accounts may be regarded at some xuture
period. History is constantly in the making; the little every
day incidents of the present may loom large upon the norozon of
succeeding ye coirs.
I like the powers of Prognostication essentially to definitely
illustrate my paint insofar as the future is concerned, but there
is no dearth of illustration when we look into the past and read
it’s annals.