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THE CADUCEUS
OFFICERS’ PAGE
(BY LIEUT. WILLIAM L. MUNSON.)
MADE MAJOR
NEW WARDS.
CAPTAINS TAKE NOTICE.
CHIEF OF.SURGICAL SERVICE
RECOGNIZED.
One of the more recent additions
to the staff of majors at the base hos
pital is Charles A. Weyland, who re
ceived his commission on' August 9,
1918.
Major Weyland, whose picture ap
pears on the front cover this week,
enteed trhe service last March with
the rank of captain. He was first sent
to San Francisco, Cal., where he took
a five weeks’ course in fractures. Af
ter finishing his training at this place,
he ■ was ordered to Camp Kearney,
Cal., remaning there from April 15
to June IB, 1918. On June 22, he was
ordered to report to Camp Greene, N.
C., to take charge of the surgical ser
vice. He succeeded Major Hubbard,
who was then leaving.
Major Weyland’a home is in San
Josp, Cal., where he practiced for
many years. He has one son in the
army who at the present time is in
the officers’ training camp at Mare
Island.
Two new wards have made their
appearance at the oflicers’ quarters,
namely—F'aynegling and skull drug-
gery Fayengling is the process of per
cussion used when you personally ob
tain some desired action from your
superior officer while skull druggery
is the obtaining of the same object
through a third person. While both
words so far as known by the writer
are new ones, the methods have been
in use since the abvent of man.
Major Adams and Capt, Ellen en
joyed a cross-country hike last Sunday
afternoon. “What are the wild waves
saying?” That’s the question.
1st. Lieut. James R. Sparkman,
joined Sept. 21st., from Spartanburg,
S, C., for temp. duty. Assigned to sur
gical service.
Captain Robert Watt, M. C., duty to
hospital, September 19th, 1918.
1st. Lieut. Chas. H. Shumaker, tra,ns-
ferred Sept. 20th to Base Hospital
No, 100, Camp Sevier, Greenville, S'. C.
Lieut. Stanffer is responsible for a
report concerning the desposition of
the dead in Alaska. The body is taken
out and rolled in the snow until it is
stiff and is then pounded into the
.ground with a mattel, he says.
Captain Frederick A. Webster was
in the hospital for a day or two this
week.
1st. Lieuts. Chas. F. Sharry, Alexan
dre Stevens, transferred Sept. 23, to
Base Hospital No. 123, which is mob
ilizing at Camp Greene.
1st. I.ieut. Hamilton C. Wallace,
joined from Rockefeller Inst., Sept.
23, for tempt, duty. Assigned to sur
gical service.
1st. Lieut. Harry L. Cooper, joined
from Camp Reauregard, La., Sept.
23, for temp. duty. Assigned to med
ical service.
If you happen to be a captain and if
you happen to be in a Major s office
and you happen • to want to set out
after’a little lull in the conversation,
proceed thus: .
“If the Captain can do nothing fur
ther for the Major, the Captain bids
the Major good day and awaits the
Major's further wishes.” Salute and
beat it. That gets them sure ’nough,
that gets ’urn.
1st. Lieut. Clarance M., Thomas,
joined from Camp Greenleaf, Ga.,
Sept. 21st, for temp. duty. Assigned
to surgical service.
1st. Lieut. Elnmett A. Corbin, joined
Sept, 23 form Denver, Colo., for temp,
duty. Assigned to Medical service.
Captain Julius R. Young, transfer
red to Camp Crane, Allentown. Pa.,^
Sept. 24th.
1st. Lieut. Hal O. Cowles, D. C.,
from leave to duty September 18th,
1918.
FINISH WALK.
The fatigue gang of the base hos
pital has completed the building of a
short cut walk from the hospital to
the' car line a(tLiberty Park. The re
sults of the two weeks effort will be
a good walk to the car line in all
kinds of weatlier.
The Southern Public Utilities Com
pany will furnish several car loads
of ashesh for covering the raised
walk.
European Plan
g>alt0bttrg, N. (B.
Two blocks from depot. Cafe and Dining Room
in connection. Pri'vate Telephone
in each room.
YOUR PATRONAGE INVITE1>
ROOMS SI AND UP
K. W. BRADY
MANAGBIl
Where ere you go—What ere you dct,
Your ANSCO brings it back with you.
T he little vest pocket has a passport to
France. Take small pictures, have them
enlarged if valuable—that’s the trick.
When it comes to DEVELOPING, if it’s
QUICK WORK—and
BEST WORK
Leave them at
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