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if f HONORS THE DAY FRIDAY WAS “FJL'RTH OF JULY FOR ITALIANS. The gay flags of Italy floated from three staffs ta Camp Greene on Friday in honor of Italian Independence day. The dignified symbols of green,red, white, and blue, which dangled just be low “Old Glory” at the camp library, the nurses home of the base hospital and the base hospital Y. M. C. A. had_ been made by Miss Marie Fox Wait, the base hospital librarian, who receives the occasion for any form of patroitic demonstration with enthusi asm. _ Camp Greene received no notifica-' tion to keep the day and activities in camp were carried on as usual. There were several dinner parties by the Italian soldiers in the camp however. Camp Greene holds 700 soldiers who are from Italy or first descendents from families who came front Italy. September, 20 is the anniversary of the occasion when Fredinand marched into _ Rome and thereby made that province a part of the Italian govern ment and insured a united Italy. The date of the taking of Rome is 1870 and the capture of the city was made possible by the withdrawal of the French garrison because of the act ivities of the Franco-Prussian war. There was an inspiration in flags, with their dignified cross of Sevoy and the dark blue border of the Ital ian coat of arms as the flag of our allies floated beneath our own in the camp. Miss Wait had taken much care in preparing the banners and the re sult was a work of neatest order. The waving symbol spoke of another un conquerable people who have met the reverses of the great war with a forti tude that means sure defeat when the men of all free lands are banded for the final blow to tyranny. THE CADUCEUS NEW TOP SERGEANT LIEUT. DEMPSEY SUCCEEDED BY CHESTER F. LEIGHTON. It is not without a knowledge of our whims, and excuses and general misfortunes that Hospital Sergeant Chester F. Leighton comes to the pow er of top sergeant of the base hospi tal detachment. He had served a credible apprenticeship as duty ser geant under the present Lieut. P. J. Dempsey in the days before our men began putting on bars. Our new “top kicker” hails, from Maine and there is every show of that ruggedness in his bearing. He sits a horse as easily as he consigns an un fortunate to the fatigue gang. But Hospital Sergeant Leighton is not all roughness, and gives every promise of making the best use of his knowledge of men and military. HOSPITAL SERGEANT LEIGHTON MORE FREE RIDES. A committee of Charlotte women have been organized by the war camp community service for the purpose of giving convalescent sick and wounded soldiers of Camp Greene automobile rides. Arrangements have been made with hospital authorities to send cars for patients on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week. When driv ing convalescent soldiers committee members’ cars will bear the insignia of the war camp community service. TO TEACH GAS WARFARE. Lieut. E. D. Gilmer, headquarters’ staff corps, has arrived at Camp Greene to act as instructor in gas warfare. He expects to begin at once drilling the men in offensive and de fensive tactics of this new but highly important part of modern war. ON GUARD. Cpls. Dempsey and Sullivan are now in charge of two of the guard shifts. The 4 to 12 relief being in the hands of Dempsey and the 8 to 4 shift is re sponsible to Sullivan. Hospital Sergeant Leighton. Top Sergeant Leighton was a sopho more student in the University of Maine when he enlisted in the army at the outbreak of the war. He was THREE MORE BACK. Sgt. Hyneman, Cpl. Grabovsky and Pvt. Nikrant are all with us again af ter spending their furloughs in their respective home®, the two former in Massachusetts and the latter in In diana. called to active service at Port Ethan Allen. Vt., on August 13, 1917, and ar rived at Camp Greene on October 5th. He was made a sergeant on November 22nd and sent to the Third Officers’ Training Camp at Oglethorpe, Ga. On August 19th he became Hospital Ser geant Leighton and for a week has been in charge of the detachment. “I am very much pleased to have an opportunity to act in this capac ity,” said our* new Top Sergean when interviewed by a Caduceus representa tive on the day of his appointment. “I feel the responsibility of following in the wake of one who has so ably per formed these duties for a year as P. J. Dempsey has done. I hope to have the whole support of the entire de tachment. With the help of all it is my ambition to help in keeping up the record for efficiency which this detachment has established.” / Here you are, BoyS“- T he mosLrefreshin^,puresb dainty at the fount.Healthfal S' appctmng - it'hlt^ thc$pot"- ^’THe'VelvetJCind THE CREAM OF ICE CREAMS Ask fbi it-at any^ood $oda fount ^PURltT ICE CREAM CO^Chai’lotfieN.C
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