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Vol. 5
> Friday, February 26th., 1926. .
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NEWS OE THE WEEK•
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1st. Lieutenant L• H. Heckafellow, lost Adjutant , while a guest of
the Chamber of Commerce of Juneau last week, on behalf of the Com
manding Officer, iajor E.L.Maddox, extended a hearty invitation to
the Juneau Boy Scounts to visit the Post next summer on their annual
encampment. He spoke of the pleasure given the officers and men of ^
the Post in past years through the Scout visitations and said all oi
them desire to see them come back this summer.
1st. Lieutenant Rockafellow paid a warm compliment to the Juneau
basketball teams which won from the Post team. He congratulated the
town on having such teams of “quality and class'1. He said he had pla„
ed against many teams and had been many more in action and that tne
Juneau teams played about as fast a game as any he had seen.
In acknowledging the invitation to the Boy Scouts, President Al
len Shattuck said the community had been highly gratified with the
attitude of Lajor E. Li.lladdox and his Command toward tne Scout organ
ization and said it was a fine thing for the Scouts and the community
to be able to take advantage of the Post facilities on the annual
encampment.
Monday, February 22nd. Washington’s Birthday, was observed as a
holiday by the Post, and all duties,except the necessary guard and
fatigue, v/ere suspended. Holiday luncheons were served in al or
ganizations and the personnel amused themselves with many games m
the afternoon and evening.
Quite a number from the Post and Haines attended the Firemen s
Annual Ball given by the Volunteer Firemen of Skagway in the Blks ^
Hall. The Firemen’s Ball is an historical occasion in Skagway, and
has been given on Washington’s Birthday for many years and is always
looked forward to as the gala ball of the year and a pleasant time
is always anticipated by those who attend. The hall was a. pronounce:
success and unstinted praise was heaped upon the Skagway Firemen
for their many courtesies extended the visiting guests. ^
The U. S. H.B. Captain James Fornance returned to the Post about 4
A.Li.Tuesday with a somewhat tired but hapx^y crowd, all vowing they
had the time of their lives and were loath to part.
. The old Army is passing, says an Associated *ress dispatch. The
gruff, hard boiled, middle aged non-commissioned officers are giv
ing way to younger men, "gentlemen rankers", as Kipling would call
them. Today7the military establishment abounds with youngsters noId
ine: the hi plies t grades up to and including, Luster Sergean .
* before the V7orld fer the sergeants were usually old timers, who
had in at least ten years service , and had served in Cuba, Panama,
Alaska China or the Philippines. The t'/orld >’ar took an enormou
toll of these men, and hundreds more retire each year on three quar
+ rqv pt the end of 30 years service. lew of the nardy soldiers
ters pay at the end ox oo y * The Army today is
who fought nf vonnenel This is accounted for by the rapid
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2STS J»« *» 1» enter college, jnj for _
tn the country, teaching many useful trades and professions.