COMPANY AND DETACHMENT NEWS.
COMPANY " F"; Thanksgiving Dry was appropriately cele
brated in Company " F”. The dininr: room windows were hunp with pine boughs, the
posts were decorated with paper streamers of various colors, and the tables were
heaped high with such delicacies as roast turkey., cakes, pies, candies, etc, and
on each plate was a Menu for the dinner* The in/it ed guests to the dinner were:
Major and Mrs, Maddox, Lieutenant and Mrs. Grady, Lieut enant E&tfaftate, Captain Lov
ing, Captain Rasmussen, Captain and Mrs, Cook s.nd son, Gardiner, Lieutenant and Mrs
Ms Master, Warrant Officer and Its• Sartin, First Sergeant and Mrs* West, Sergeant
&nd Mrs. Behrens, and bsby, Sergeant and Mrs* Powell and children, Technical Ser
geant and Mrs* Klein, Staff Sergeant and Mrs* Stevenson and family, Staff Sergeant
and Mrs.Gebhardtj Miss Kelly and Miss Quast • Bill justice was done to the dinner t:-y
everybody and Moss Sergeant Powell, Cooks Jelineck and Price and their assistants
were congratulated on the quality and quantity of the dinner*
The Company took up a collection last pay day for the Post Christmas
Tree, amountinr to $11*00 also a collection for the Red Cross, amounting to ^7.65*
Private 1st Class Hit2 reported for duty on Decomber 1st. after spending
'a month in the wilds near Wells* Private Hansen is also back with us.
Our new rifles, Winchester Model ^f52, purchased by First Sergeant West
and Sergeant Russ'ell for use during the shooting of 'the N*A*R.Match, arrived on the
”Esterbeth” Tuesday* Sergeant Russell tried his rifle out and says "they shoot
right where you hold them'1# Some improvement on the present model in use.
Private lot.Class Chamberlain, late of Co nr any "F”, has joined First
Sergeant Martin, also late of Company ” F", at Vancouver Barracks, Washington*
First Sergeant -'artin is now First Sergeant of the Service Company, having traded
with First Sergeant West, of Company "F".
. Medicak Detachment; Privates Ruilkner, Ramsey and Seymour, the former accompanied
by his wife, attended the dance in Skagway last Wednesday evehing.
The Medical Detachment was host to Staff Sergeant and xirxx Lewis L.Golrr
(MFls.Golar and Donald were indisposed) and Private Phulkner and Mrs. Fhulkner .
Captain Loving was also invited but had accepted the hospitality of Company F1 so
dined with that organization. The turkey, vegetables and pastries were cooked
deliciously as only "Joe" can cook them.
Thursday afternoon the third floor of the Hospital was turned over to
the detachment and they entertained their friends *- ladies mostly - at ca.rds and
dancing. The party was chaperoned by Mrs. Jhulkner • Rumor has it that Vxhitie
shakes the meanest hoof in the outfit.
Another of our already small number is ordered to the states.
Private Seymour will proceed to Ca.mp Lewis, Yvashington, for observation on the
first transportation available.
, COMPANY "E"
Thanksgiving, e. day looked forward to by all, was celebrated by S
Company. Captain Martin, Lieutenant and Mrs .Sutherland and Patty, Lieutenant’s
daughter, Mrs.Hogwood and baby, Mrs.Finley and baby, Mrs.Phillips and baby and
Mrs .Moyer wero the invited guests, together with Mr. and Mrs. Neilson and Henry.
Dinner was made* possible by the hard work and efforts of Mess Sergeant
Hogwood, cooks "Shorty" Rice and "Dad” Schultz and helpers, was enjoyed immensely
by all present. Corporal Stewart returned from fuilough December 3rd, He
states that hunting is fine in the vicinity of Sunshine Hill where he killed an
eagle measuring fifteen feet from tip to tip of it's wings’. Sergeant Loftin also
returned from the woods for a few days with Corporal Stewart.
Private Evans, the painter, has boen upset since the Estebeth came in
Tuesday night. What is it that caused all the excitement, Evans?
The Company hiked to Lilly Lake Monday morning, Ice was found there but unsafe. |f
(Pitt Panther:) "Iplayed Ifeh Jong last night with a solid ivory sot”. "Who were^they
(Buri):- He - "I have afa idea". She - "Be good to it. ICt'a in a strange place."
Chigoan: - Over a thousand trains leave Chicago every day. New Yorker: - Is that
enough?