'JVgTICe GSANTS TO ALL A^ VOICE-’
WOULD TREAT ’EM ROUGH
jUBLIC Forum Editor:-
, I am not pulling for the
silver chevrons. The fact
that they are made up in
ornate designs but adds
the more to the monumen-
pointed out of each company in camp.
These men could become acquainted
with the service records of their com
panies. They should know how long
a man has been in the army. They
could consult their data when they
see a fellow with three stripes. If
he has earned them' well and good. .
The tank corps has for it’s
motto “Treat ’Em Rough.” We think
they believe in that principal. Why
not use their suggestive title and
when a soldier disregards the spirit
of the order lor one stripe for every
six months—“treat ’em rough.” A
few cases of man handling would be
sufficient.
—Second Hitch
tal effect that is often sought by plac
ing gegaws and flub-dubs on the tomb
stones in an apparent effort to dis
tract from the sadness of the mourn
er’s loss. The silver stripes are pretty
and all that but they stand for “out
of luck” and their beauty is only an
effort to smooth the pain of those who
were called but not chosen.
But the silver chevron is here in
abundance. Prom the amount of sil
ver that flashes along Tryon street on
a Saturday afternoon one would think
that all the old regulars from every
fort in the land had been gathered
into Charlotte lor a convention. The
burlesque of it all is apparent. Some
of the men have been in since the
last draft call and are announcing the
fact by three stripes. Such a degra
dation of the stripe order is a slur
Upon the honor conferred upon us all
when our venerable comrade, Colonel
Macomb, that warrior whose .stout,
heart will never be beaten in the bat
tle of years, addressed us as “Com
rades of the Silver Chevron.”
Something should be done and why
not now? I am suggesting that a
committee of three men might be ap-
SUGGESTS IMPROVEMENTS.
Editor Public r orum.
Dear Sir:—
Due to the efforts of some thought
ful individual we’ now . have a fairly
good walk between the hospital and.
the car line at Liberty Park but when .
anyone attempts to navigate that
same walk on a dark night or in the
rain they are attempting a very pre
carious task. While the path itself
is comfortably wide the deep drainage
ditches on either side present an ele
ment of danger that should not be
disregarded.
Is it not possible to place several
electric lights of medium candle-pow
er at Intervals along the path? Certain
ly, this is not an undertaking that
would require any great engineering
skill or necessitate any great expen
diture of reserve funds. A few of the
enlisted personnel could, in a day’s
time, easily establish this feature that
would mean so much to all of us and
would serve to decrease the likelihood
of serious accidents. . ,
Sincerely, /
J. U. G.
Wi^R DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL
WASHINGTON
Dec. 26, 1918
Editor,
"The Caduceus"
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Camp Greene, ¥. C.
I Dear Sir:
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, - Congratulations on ;ypur_ excellent
“ Christ'iiias numher; -
■ Such'articles as "Don ’ t .pull
hack", and'others are-tery' helpful ■
i. . ' Sincerely, .
Wm. Wolff Smith, '
"Captain, Sanitary Corps, USA.
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