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m I i i t’w'c ^s=«= #=■::= WHOOP IT UP! Everybody:— Help whoop it up for the Npw Year. Give our new friend a royal welcome. Make him think that his life will be worth while to us all. Give every fellow you meet around the hospital on New Years day a “Happy New Year” greeting. We had a lot of “Merry Christ mas” spirit. Lets have more of the “Happy New Year.” Everybody around the place deserves a cheery greeting to start off the new span of days. You be one to help whoop it up. THE CADUCEUS HAVE BRIGHTENED PAGES “attracts many RED Cross home a scene OF SPLENDOR lULB-TIDB decorations of the hospital Red Cross building were extensive and delightful to the highest degree. Under U e careful direction of Mrs. Theod- crla Baldwin, the hostess, the building has assumed a brilliant aspect of hap piness and festivity never before seen in the history of it’s short period of service. Many long and weary hours have been spent by Mrs. Baldwin and I\Ii. Webb, the camp electrician and their corps of volnnteer assistants in achieving the pleasing result that has been attained and stands as a fitting monument to their efforts on behalf of the patients and enlisted personnel of the U. S. Army Base Hospital, In approaching the building the flashing rays of the varied colored lights, strung along the board wate and the new electric sign with the emblem of the Red Cross and a point ing hand are the first introduction to the scene of festivity and gladness. Emblazoned above the main door- vay is a sign of “Welcome,” extending the courtesy of the home to all comers, soldier and civilian. Drawing nearer the sound of merry-making can be beard, while the actual entering of Ihe door brings a flood of light and a c'isplay of magnificent decoration that is most impressive. Your eyes are at once drawn to a symbolic cross suspended from the cupola. A series of red lights bring to it’s outlines a vividness that com- ] ’etes the realization of what the Red Cross as an organization has done iind is doing for our men and women. x\.bove this emblem is a lighted halo of yellow beneath the green tinting of holly and cedar branches, secured to he rafters. ^ , Glancing around, you note the doz ens of strings of red, white and blue most, then the large Christmas tree lights contrasting from the walls and columns towards the center emblem. Prom the side supports hang Christ mas bells of red crepe paper, while the cedar limbs draped above them form a pleasing contrast —Photo By Toohey. CADUCEUS FEATURE WRITERS These men have been shining factors in brightening the Pages of The ChduCfeus during the seven months’ that our magazine has brought it s message to Camp Greene and out over half the world besides. Our com rades shown above have been feature writers for The ^aduceus and it is their cunning in word-forming which has caused you the smiles bits of thoughtful reverie as you read our issues. Five of these men have gone from the hospital during the past few weeks. Reading the top row from left to right we have: i, „ Sergeant Ray Derwort, editor of The Reconstruction news section of ’^^^ergeant J. Dalquist, now at Newport News, in medical supply service but who, until a month ago, was one of the most vital sport writers of the hospital personnel. He put a dash into every contest even .^^^er the smokes had begun to take the “pep” out of the tiring warriors. We could Lways count on “Dal” to start things in the line of sports—and to carry ^^sTrgeant ^J. Wheeler, Quartermaster corps, now discharged from service, was formerly editor of the Quartermaster news of the hospital. Seated, from left to right: amiin Corporal Joe Lawlor, “Smiling” Joe. has carried ® to thousands of our readers in his picture stories of bits of life. He is one of the most versatile of our feature writers. Sergeant First class Patrick Cosgrove, now overseas with Base Hospital No 54 was a writer of comic and serious prose which was much enjoyed. Sergeant D. M. Brill, Medical Supply, edits the medical s^PP’^ Private J M Hugh«s, now of the camp Remount station, who has un7er the non deTume of Knight Awdlee the delightful Piedmont Fables. He recently won the joke contest held by Judge magazine. Private T. M. Stockard, medical supply, author of J®”®”. Letters. So keen were his subtle shafts of wit that an effort Is being made to have the work copyrighted and put in book form. The crackling and snapping of the blazing logs in the large fire places hold your gaze for a moment but it swiftly passes to the decorations of the stage. A five pointed electric star is fore- with its myrald of tiny lights, tlnsle, minute figures and cap of stars is the center point of Interest. Around this are arranged flower boxes, the result of months of careful cultiva tion, while to the left is a smaller tree dedicated to George Renn, Jr., the son of the commanding officer.. George, Jr., emphatically Insisted that he would not be happy unless he could have a tree with the boys at the hos pital, so one was accordingly arranged for his benefit. On it the electricians have dec'Srations of the most elaborate nature, strings of mlnature lights run from the tips of the branches to the topmost twig. On the right of the stage is the “good old piano”, the inspiration of melody and joy. J -,-i S''-' I
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