COMPANY "F" NOTES:
THE HUNTERS are expected back in two or three days. Then we111
get some great stories of how they did it,-what they should have
done,-and why they didn’t do it#
PRIVATE SCHATZ was seen smoking a cigar an Tuesday last-. Can any
one tell us what the event was?
CORPORAL ROGERS says,“"I’m not throwing any roses at myself,but
I sure am a HUMDINGER with the automatic rifle. Made six straight
fives t oday.
Artificer Buchanan has aspirations to be a poet, He submitted
the following for our approval;
TO THE RUM HOUNDS:
"Did you ever stop to think,
When you’re about to take a drink,
That you’re standing on the brink
OF A DRUNK?"
The good part of it is,-"Buck" even signs his monicker
WE HEARD one of the new men in Alaska say,-"Gee,they do some funny
things up here in Alaska". You’re all wrong,Brother,-all wrong. Not
"funny," but pitiful*
CORPORAL BLAKE has been busier this week than a cranberry merchant
at Christmas Time.He has a new job-Acting Mess Sergeant.
WE’VE BEEN ASKED the meaning of that 3rd Division insignia that
one of our officials and several of the men are wearing around the
Post. In the case of tne officer,we are given to understand,the
blue background stands for True Loves,-and the three white stripes
for "Three of ’em". That may be the right explanation,-we dunno.
THEY SAY THIS IS TRUE:
On the trans-Pacific Army Transports,since
the number of passengers aboard always exceeds the number of baths
available,it is customary to have a bath-schedule drawn up by the bath
steward,who takes it upon himself to inform each passenger on the
list of the appointed hour for his or her daily shower*
On one of the recent trips to the Islands
on a certain afternoon some of the ladies were busily engaged at a
close game of Bridge in the Saloon of the transport-The stakes were
high,-the cards were running badly,-and a general air of excitement
had hushed the gallery of interested spectators. Sam,the bath-steward
approached noiselessly, "Mrs.Smith, * he said gently to the haughtiest
of the ladies at the bridge table,-"please ’ scuse me,-but it's time
you-all done took youe bath"*
Mrs.Smith stirred visibly,but controlled
herself,and answered coolly,-"Yes,Sam, I know,-but I'm very busy just
now- I think I'll pass up the beth today."
But Sara was there to do his duty,at all
costs. "Mrs.Smith," he rejoined earnestly,-" Why,Mrs.Smith,-this is
the seventh day you-all done passed up yore bath*"