THE CADUCEUS
ARE VERSATILE CREW
THE BASE HOSPITAL QUARTERMASTER CORPS.
The good natured fellows lined up In front of the rugged wood pile are supposed to be the most versatile
crew connected with the base hospital. They know the clothing business from hob-nailed shoes to Stetson hats.
When they peer at you across the counter in their exclusive shop you can tell that they know just how you
got that hole in the elbow of your shiit and why the leggins’ ripped on the side. They are good judges of hu
man nature and of khaki trousers. They give us woolen socks in summer and light underwear in December.
They run the carpenter shop, paint our signs, shoe the detachment horses, and their boss, who appears as
merry-go-lucky as any member of tl.e lot even runs our fire drills.
standing, from left to right, are: Quartermaster Sergeant Elrod, Quartermaster Ser-
®«''Seant Reel, Sergeant O’Malley, Corporal Johnson, Corporal Staniland, Private Mohr, Private
Kerhoff and Sergeant Wheeler.
to right. Sergeant Leaf, Sergeant Smith, tfe promising veteran, George A. Renn,
•Ir., Lieutenant C. F. Harvey, ,Jr„ Sergeant ■ Raymond, Sergeant Barth, Sergeant Rico and Corporal Mooreland.
THE POWER OF MIND,
They were receiving instruction in
pull the firing pin; at two, draw' back
the arm; at three throw the grenade.
The captain explained to the nervous
darakies that five seconds would
elapse between pulling of the pin and
the exploeion. “You must not throw
too soon,’’ he said, “or some German
is liable to pick it up and toss it
back. Don’t hold it too long or it
may blow your arm off,” Then he
counted “One.” A little dark on the
end jerked the pin, poised the gren
ade an instant and threw it as far
as he could.
“What’s the trouble there?” asked
the captain. “Didn’t 1 tell you to
hold that until the count of three?”
“Why, man,” said Rastu®, “Ah
could feel that thing swelling in my
hand.”—Exchange.
Mr. Hall, General Secretary of the
K. of C. for the southern district pay
ed a visit to the Base Hospital K.
of C. building during the week. He
seemed well pleased with the prog
ress that is being made here.
—Mr. McMahan, who for a time was
secretary of the K. of C. building here
at the Base Hospital has gone to
Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., to
take charge of one of the K. of C.
buildings at that place.
Arthur Donnelly, who took McMah
an’s place at the K. of C. buildTng
when “Mac” was hurt and who was
sent to Camp Jackson, has been trans
ferred again, this time to Jackson
ville, Fla.,
J. H.
WJEARN & COMPANY
HEADQUARTERS FOR
LUMBER AND SHOP WORK
East Trade Street
Phones llT-118
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