THE CADUCEUS
OFFICERS’ PAGE
Conducted by Capt.^Chas. C. Chandler and Capt. Harry L. Babcock
ANNOUNCES RETURN.
Captain Harold Carney, who has
been absent from his duties at the
hospital for a long period, first with
a serious illness of several months and
then with a ninety-day leave spent in
the wilderness of New England is
back on the job at the X-ray huild-
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Captain Carney announced his re
turn to the personnel of the hospital
with his favorite device—a fire drill.
The captain was for a long season
fire marshal of the hospital and his
thorough drills were awaited with
keen anticipation by the men and of
ficers. The bulletins were carefully
watched so that the enlisted men
knew when to expect a hurry call at
night when Captain Carney was to
be O. D.
The personnel of the hospital are
glad to have this X-ray expert with
them again after his prolonged ab
sence and are glad to note his vastly
improved appearance and present
state of good health and trust that
it will continue.
GRANTED DISCHARGE.
Captain George A. Peirce, formerly
of the official personnel of the Base
Hospital-and attached for a long pe
riod to the medical staff, has been
granted his discharge and left dur
ing the past week for his former home
in Berlin, N. H., where he expects
to resume his practice dropped at the
time of his entrance into the service.
RETURNS FROM LEAVE.
The laboratory force has been aug
mented by the return of Lieutenant
Fred Wolf, who has been absent on
a ten-day leave spent with his fam
ily at his home in Montgomery, Ala.
REAL SPORT
BACK TO THE FARM.
The laboratory force has lost one of
its most expert bacteriologists in the
person of Captain Leonard Hart, who
was discharged from the army during
the past week. He returned to his for
mer home in Jackson, Miss., where it
is rumored that he has a modern and
most up-to-date “bug farm.”
Captain Hart had been at the Base
Hospital since its establishment in
the early days of the war and had
done much hazardous work during th|
epidemics that afflicted the camp dur
ing its first few months.
WAS IN WASHINGTON.
Major Francis Palfrey, chief of the
medical service, spent three days of
the past week in Washington city but
has returned and resumed his respon
sibilities here.
The former Captain Bing of the
Medical Corps has been discharged
and has not been forced to salute in
two days. Oh, Joy.
GOES TO NEW YORK.
Capt. William B. Wilson of Greens
boro, N. C., who has been mess officer
of the base hospital since its estab
lishment early in the fall of 1917, has
been discharged from the service and
has gone to New York city, where he
intends to make his future residence.
APPLY FOR DISCHARGE.
Two more applications for discharge
have been received from the officers
and if they are granted the hospital
will lose two of its oldest and best
known members in the persons of
Captain Herman Elwyn and Captain
Charles Becker.
BECOMES PATIENT.
Capt. George P. Hamner of the med
ical service-has been admitted to the
officers’ ward with a slight cold. It
is expected that his recovery will
soon follow and that he will short
ly be able to resume his duties in
and about the hospital within a few
days.
RESUME LABORS.
Major Claude Brown is back
on the job in the laboratory after a
slight illness that caused his admit
tance to the Officers’ Ward for a few
days.
Captain Charles Becker has return
ed to the hospital after a ten-day
leave of absence spent in New_ York
city and has taken up his duties on
the medical staff pending his hoped
for discharge from the service.
TRANSFERRED TO N. Y.
Lieutenant Clyde DeMong of Syra
cuse, N. Y., formerly attached to
Ward C-5 and to the operating room,
has been transferred to the “Big City”
to take a course in Dakin treatment
at the Rockefeller Institute there.
LIKES NEW STATION.
Letters received from Captain
Harry Hayes by members of the hos
pital here indicate that the captain is
enjoying his new position on the med
ical staff of the Base Hospital at
Camp Humphrey, Va., very much.
GETS LEAVE.
Lieut. Roy A. Buckner, formerly
ward surgeon in C-5 has been granted
a five-day leave of absence which he
is spending at his home near Chi
cago, 111., with his family. At the con
clusion of this leave Lieutenant Buck
ner will report to the Rockefeller In
stitute in New York city to take a
course in Dakin treatment.
Best Wishes A.nd A ITappy Beturn Home
To All The Boys
Cooke Studio
COR. TTH & TRYON STS., PHONE 1.^11
Chari.otte, n. c.