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THE CADUCEUS
‘JUST CHATS”
AN APPRECIATION
Sgt. Nierzwicki, possesses an ability
of testing alcohol and no doubt would
approve the old method of testing by
his strong taste.
Stocking denies of Using it but
while being sick he was fortunate and
received a few minims and now
in his little heart hovers a flatter that
it was certainly good.
By THOMAS J. MUNDY.
Who has an opinion of the Recon
struction Ward as solid gold bricks?
Well, a visit to the Red Cross’ Build
ing, on Wednesday afternoon will en
tirely change their opinion of them,
when the visitor will notice them pull
ing and pushing an extraordina.ry hea
vy polisher on the floor, preparing it
for the dance of the Medical enlisted
personnel of disease fighter.s with
sharpened hob-nails. We advise the
dancers to use hob nail shoos, they
prevent slipping and prevent another
fall.
And when it comes to playng vol
ley ball, leave it to the Reconstruc
tion Ward. We are trimming all riv
als and lastly played the colored men,
with whpm we have trifled and its
hot necessary to state the results or
the game, for it would be very em
barrassing to the colored men and
possibly take all their ambition from
them.
We also regret that ws have lost
two of our boys, Private Lebo and
Brivate Petit being discharged from
the service wiio participated in our
games and were recognize I as ancient
gladiators.
Private Petit left with his leather
Icggins and a new garrisoa cap, let’s
hope that no M. P.’s will .see him in
.'hauotte befo'o he gets o-'i the train
or Pr’vate Poiit will go home capless
ami legginless. When re idling his
destine!ion he said he will catch up
with what he lost and gee on good
terms with all his former liquor deal
ers.
Private Lebr-’s only saying was, Pm
■willing to go home , as a plain buck
private and am very sorry that I did
not fatten to the size of the clothes
which were is.iued to me.
SPECIAL.
When a stream of roars went flying
over the hospital grounds, it was not
for anothe’’ Herman abdication or
surreu 'v-r, buv was a warn welcome
to Stocking who is the sunsaine of
Base Hospital, Caap Griene, N. C.
The Recon.'.Tuc'.ion Volley-Ball line
up. Captain, Sgt. Nieri 'im
vate Beck, Private Mundy, Private
Seeger, Private Lobe. All challenges
will be accepted by Sg.t Nierzwicki,
Ward D-1.
Brandy, tells us be knows all about
making alcohol and tells us what great
advantage it is to make friends with.
men working in the distilleries.
Lyons, likes it but is afraid is would
interfere with his heart.
Petit, dreams thru all nights of
treating his friends and now and then
gives a shout “proast.”
Slovick, never uses it but is with us
in the joking.
Lebo flatly denies be does not use
it, simply because he hasn’t got it.
Beck the tailor, said that a stronger
poison kills a weaker one, and this
holds good while sleaning clothes
with gasoline a minim of alcohol
positively kills a mimmim of gasoline.
Mundy, knows every brand of alco
hol. We don’t think be was special
izing in memorizing brands.
Pomoni, raised hops and wonders
why N. Carolina does not raise it,
for he could instruct them how to raise
prise winning crops.
Seeger says, one good drink de
serves another, but he doesn’t remem
ber the last one.
Love is afraid to express his de
sires.
Young upholds the Bone Dry Law,
but little attention is paid to him for
he’s only young.
Norman will never touch it again.
That is a very good resolution but it
is customary to make resolutions only
on New Year.
Sgt. Derwoat is not with us in the
chat, but we all know that he is back
once more in the country where every
thing is plenty.
GET FURLOUGH.
The successful men in the rush for
furloughs the past week were the
following: Sgt.. Perro who headed for
Massachusetts; Pvt. Steinling started
to West Virginia; Pvt. Pat Hughes
to the Bay State; Pvt. Ray Wells to
Rhode Island; Pvts Wicks and Lewis
began their journey together to the
wilds of New Hampshire, Pvt. Dick
Mansfield left for Connecticut, Pvt.
Arthur B. Wilson to Maine and Pvt.
Lanoix returned to his home in tall
timbers of Mass.
WORK OF THOMAS W. GARDNER
IS PRAISED.
It was talked at the Red Cross
building on last Friday night that
Thomas W. Gardner, field director of
the Red Cross at Camp Greene, and
who holds a rank in that organization
which would correspond to major in
the army, is soon to retire from the
Red Cros§ service.
Expressions of regret came from
every member of the party of enlisted
men who were gathered in front of the
crackling fire of the big open fireplace
at the time. They decided to form a
committee and to draw up resolutions,
which they felt are the sentiments of
the entire body of the enlisted men of
the U. S. Army Base Hospital, Camp
Greene.
A member of the- group, who was
formerly an attorney, framed the fol
lowing document of appreciation and
which the other ten members of the
party signed. Since it was agreed that
the eulogy voices the opinion of all
Camp Greene the document was sub
mitted to The Caduceus for wider
publication.
THE STATEMENT.
“It is understood that the present
Field Director of the American Red
Cross, at Camp Greene, is to retire
from the service in the near future
and we feel that there would he no
more opportune time for the enlisted
personnel of the Base Hospital to ex
press our appreciation for the untiring
services of our friend in our behalf.
“Coming to Camp Greene six
months ago Major Thos. D. Gardner,
A. R. C. ..at once began a campaign,
along the lines of soundest business
principles, for the aid of soldiers, and
the families of Camp Greene soldiers,
who might need the aid of the greatest
Civilian Relief Organization that the
country has ever produced. And in his
official capacity he has investigated
the affairs of hundreds of soldiers and
rendered assistance, without which the
soldiers would have been in painful
circumstances.
“More forcfully has the work of Ma
jor Gardner been impressed upon the
personnel of the Base Hospital for it
was he that built for us the new Red
Cross building, where the members of
the Hospital Personnel have spent so
many pleasant hours, and without
which, it now seems that life would be
unhappy.
“While the services of Major Gard
ner have not been unequally divided
nor has he shown special favoritism
to us, he has certainly been our friend
and as he goes hack to civilian life
we wish him to know that we are very
grateful to him and that his work
among us and fo rus has added to onr
comfort and happiness, even more
than our mere words can express to
him.
“Major Gardner, on behalf of the
enlisted personnel of the Base Hos
pital, the undersigned publish this ex
pression of our appreciation for your
services in your official capacity while
In Camp Greene, and we wish for you
many years of good health and hap
piness.
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