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A carnival of winter swort3. including hockey matches between,
the Royal Mounted Police and the Skagway team, will he held in 'flutet
horse ’vithin the next few weeks, according to reports current in Skag
way v#e Inesday.
Officials of the rJhite Pa39 Rail'ray state that a greatly reduced
round-trip rate will.be given for the occasion. Probably the trip will
cover three days, with two nights and one full day in v/hitehorse.
No definite date has yet been set, as the -ihite Pass people have
been busy getting up their annual report, called by then the "elephant"
because of its size, 'ibis has prevented their giving their attention
to other and more pleasant things, Mr. Cr.H.Hiller, however, stated
that he would keep the po^t informai of any developments so they would
have ample opportunity to make the excursion.
Meanwhile the local E <1 R office is attainting to arrange a bas
ket ball game with the Counted Police to be held at some time during
the three day stay. "Tiny" Maxwell, formerly of this post and now of
the White Pass railway, states the "red-coats" have a husky aggregation
of basket ball tossers, as well as a scintillating hockey team, and
he has heard they would be glad to play the post five. Maxwell is al
so trying to organize a basketball team among the Skagwayites, so that
the Post and Haines Athletic club teara9 mil bget a little more com
p&ition close to home.
The Skagway skating rink was not in working order Wednesday, in
spite the zero weather, for the embankment had broken letting out
the water and leaving a shell of ice. lfrV Miller and others were busy
during the noon hour attesting to make repairs so the hockey team
could get into practice foi? the hfitehorse nelee. It is thought by the
time the Saturday visitors from the Post arrive the rink will again be
open to skaters.
SEVENTH IMmf CELE3RAIES ORGANISATION OAY—J.VfJARY 8:
A progra?u of the Organisation Day celebrated by the Seventh In
fantry at Vancouver Barracks, January 8, 1924, was received yesterday
morning at Post Headquarters. At 9;30 a.m. an. escort of the Colors,
and of the old battle flaprs of the regiment, ’ms held, followed by a
; at rost headquarters. At a.m. an. escort oi wie
and of'’the old battle flags of the regiment, was held, followed by a
regimental review. At 10:30 a.m., the regiment assemble! in the Post
gymnasium, and the following program was given:
Selection, Seventh Infantry Band;; Invocation, Chaplain 3.F.Bronson;
Reading of Regimental Citations an! Official Commendatory Orddrs Captain
p n. nkvumimxniia Slants an! Traliti— bantam
Reading of negimontai. bitatio.ns am
R.O. Poage; Conspicuous Brents.an! is of the Regiii^nt. baptain
Y.A.Collier; Address, "ihe Spirit of the Seventn Infantry boloney
Gilley Howell; Address-Organization Day', Brigadier General Joseoh E.
Kuhn; Presentation of Recruits to the Colors; Selection, Seventh Inf
antry band. The afternoon was a holiday and a dance was given m the
evening.
Very attractive programs were printed for tne occasion, giving a
brief of the history of the Seventh Infantry, and the words o. ihe
Girl X left Behind Me'.*- Above this song is the rfote*. Die lines be ow
constituted the Regimental Song of the 7th. U-S.Infantry ^r many years.
Ihe words we^e given the Regiment by an Irish flffic?£.c£?^ed at the
Sttl Of New Orleans. Ihe nueic tasplayei 'ey * 3~tish band at New
Orleans, -here our band caught the air and played it also.