COJ"PANT AID DETACHMENT NEWS.
M*EDICAL ‘DETACH?"ENT.
If any place in the vicinity was held up Saturday afternoon Pri
vates Midkiff and Seymore are the culprits, as they claimed to have
had a streak of luck on a punch-hoard, hut no punch-hoard could have
had as much candy as they brought into the Hospital.
Sergeant William R. Rogers, Signal Corps, stationed at Ketchikan,
came up on the Aimed a and” took on”another stack of three years.
Captain Mai comb C. Grow, Medical Corps, the new Post Surgeon arr
ived on the S. S. Queen last Monday. Captain Grow brought his car
and will be able to enjoy to the utmost, his tour of foreign service
The S. S. Queen also brought Privates Spratlin and Riley, Mi. C. ,
which makes the M^edical detachment here full strength and the De
tachment sincerely welcomes them.
COMPANY "l”.
Corporals Stewart and O’Shea and Privates Kisshter, Luther and
Tromble made the trip to Juneau last week and report a "successful
outing"on Gastineau Channel and christen Juneau "Queen of Cities". p
Privates Rodrigue and Zeigner are on their way to the states for
discharge. Rodrigue on account of minority and Zeigner H.T.S.
The old tale about "Mary and Her Lamb" may well be changed to
"Swede and HIS PURP".
The riot duty c&ass has voted that all prizes he given Eilenherger.
I'ost members of the Company are taking a great interest in music.
Every night cornets, banjos, violins and ukeleles may be heard, how
ever the squadroom victrola seers to be the most popular.
Since the snow is fast disappearing the baseballboys have com
menced to limber up preparatory to winning nhe Post laurels as well
as the surrounding Alaskan cities. Keep ir up boys, we are with you.
Private Spangler unfortunately tried to stop a ball with, his face.
COMPANY "E".
Sgts.Emerson and Russell, Cpl.Stewart and Privates Bove, Berman,
^unheraio, Christie and Arnold made- the trip to Juneau last Briday
and report there is a nice bunch of pretty girls in the Alaskan Me
tropolis and they all had a whale of a time.
Pvt.1cl Bove while down in Juneau stopping at the Gastineau Hotel
picked up a roll of paper and thought it was a roll of currency.
The boys were disappointed the other night when they were told
there was a dance at the A.B.Hall and "THE BOTH OF TH3M" didn’t show
up so the dance was postponed.
The Famous Sixth Squad is now going through it’s spring triannin*,
for the coming baseball season.
Private Hager was telling Private Murphy D. that he got $>5.00 for
shoveling snow off a sidewalk back in Hew York and Murphy said he
was’nt a liar but he was stating an untrue fact.
Private Herman while down in Juneau attended the Fireman's Ball
and wanted to get in free because he was a fireman for one month in
Company "F”.
Pvt.Pomponio is now dancing a new step called the ’’Charleston Step
The Company ”P” boys are singing the ’’Pongingy Blues",or"pay two”.
Sergeant Behrends and Privates Bond and Nelson made a business
trip to Skagway &ast Wednesday and report the "Gateway City" quiet.
PONT FORGET BOY SCOUT BENEFIT DANCE TONIGHT AT A. B. HALL.