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THE CADUCEUS
GETS COMMISSION
HEART BALM
WILLIAM MOORE IS MADE 2ND
LIEUT.
If there are any doubts in the minds
of the men as to who is the happiest
man at the hospital today let them he
set at rest, once and for all, for that
man is Lieut. Wm. Moore.
He came to the hospital on Oct. 5th,
1917 with the detachment of men from
Ft. Ethan Allen, Vt., with the rank of
private, his first promotion came in
November when he was made private
first class, later saw his raise to the
grade of corporal and with the close
of winter same his promotion in ser
geant. At about this period he was ap
pointed supply sergeant, leaving the
detachment office, where he served as -
det. clerk for the first time since his
arrival at this station. Shortly after
this came his transfer to the adjut
ant’s office and the addition of- a
fourth stripe to his chevrons. When
the call came a little over a month for
men to take examinations for commis
sions he was one of the first chosen
and of the seven men examined he
bears the distinction of being the first
Lt. Moore was born in Philadelphia,
Penn., but at the outbreak of the war
residing in New Haven, Conn., and en
listing early in June with a medical
unit organized there for immediate
overseas service.
MEDICAL SUPPLY SOLDIER HAS
FOND “SWEETIE.”
Anyway he was some “moonshiner.”
This letter addressed to Dr. I. A.
M. Ritch was found by “Stock.” Hav
ing no physicians in our detachment,
he took the privilege of opening it.
We are reproducing it herewith, and
anyone recognizing the hand writing,
may claim the letter as their own
property, by signing a “Memorandum
Receipt” for same:
in you to send them than ever. I press
ed the rose in my Bible, and tho I may
never see it agin, it will daley remind
me of you. Sweet and gentil, just like
you. I am now waring a service pin
for you, (“safety firs* ” some one who
might beat me to) and I hope that
it won’t end up in me wearing a gold
star. I am afraid all the time tho,
cause it seems like that all the best
men dye first and leave the sorry ones
to live alive.
“MOO.. SHINE LETTER.”
GET EDISONS.
Due to a slight surplus in the hos
pital fund it has been practical to
equip three of the barracks with Edi
son talking machines. All are of the
army and navy design being of a sub
stantial nature that will defy hard
usage and are likely to prove just the
thing to entertain the men throughout
the long dreary evenings of the later
Fall and Winter when the men will
be compelled to remain in camp
through inclement weather.
About $100.00 was invested in re
cords and installed with the machines
in barracks number two, five and sev
en.
My Deer Ned:
Evry day. seams like a weak sense
you left me, and all that I have left
in your place is the fond memries of
the glorius furlow that you spent at
home and the faded sofy pillow that
you set on that rainy night. I love
you more now than ever befour. Now
plese, sweet hart, don’t think for a
minit that it is because you inherited
$400,000. It is you and your sweet,
gentil ways that makes me love you so
and I am one girl who cares not for
wealth or fame. That’s the reason I
go with you. All the girls in town air
gealous of me because you went with
me so much, and said they wouldn’t
go with no camel backed pole cat.
They made me awfully mad, but I just
laffed at ’em.
Darling, I know that who ever call
ed you a camel backed pole cat in
that sorry old Cadusyous was enveous
of you. Whoever it was is a concen
trated lye and you can tell ’em I said
so even ef they' do git mad at me. I
know you ain’t nothin’ like that, cause
evry time you was to see me, I nessled
up close to you on the sofy. (Oh!
those wonderful nites, would that they
was with me agin!) and you smelt as
sweet as any barber shop in town. I
sure did epreciate those sweet flow
ers, and sense I have learned they
was the last ones in your mama’s gar
den, 1 think that it was more thotfull
Now ,sweetie, I want you to rite to
me evry day provided of course you
can spare the time at Camp Greene.
Your letters air balm to my yernlng
hart, just like mustard plasters to
Grannies gout. I watch the male man
evry time he comes round and if I
don’t git a letter from yuo I have his-
tericks, and they have to let me smell
pneumonia and the tears run down my
jaws. Lots of the boys have asked for
dates since you left, but I am your
own little palm tree and am saveing
all my dates for you after you git back.
I won’t have nothin in common with
any man who is only regestered and
is waitin to be drafted. I am so proud
of you because you was INDUCTED
insted of being drafted with the rest
of the common heard. I wiil now close
and Wright to a friend of mind who is
fighting in the Q. M. C., but don’t you
be jeallous caise feel sorry for him.
Yourn when the war is over,
lONE A. LOTT.
BASE HOSPITAL N. 92.
Corporal Susser who has been han
dling the news for the Caduceus from
that organization is now absent "on a
well-earned furlough, accounting for
the lack of information on the doings
of that outfit in this issue. 'While the
corporal is in Pittsburgh, Penn., it is
hoped that he will have an enjoyable
time and return here on the 15th full
of interest and “pep” for the welfare
of 92.
GASTON COUNTY
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AT GASTONIA
October s, 9, lo, ii and la
MEN IN UNIFORM
Will be made a special admission price of
Headquarters
FOR SOLDIERS
T-wenty-Five Cents on
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH
The Railroad Administration has allowed a
Special Round Trip Kate from Charlotte
to Gastonia during the Fair of only $1.
New Central Hotel Building
CHARLOTTE, N. C.