The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-01-04

Major John B. Keefer, pay department is
visiting his brother at Reading, Pa.
Major John Moore, Medical Director, is
expected to return from Southern California
in few days.
DR.. Geo. F. Wilson, Fort Townsend, paid
visit to the post and headquarters while
on leave last week.
1t Geo. H. Wilson, 2nd Inf, has been
granted seven days leave, and is visiting
friends at Fort Cpur d'Alene.
DR.. Benjamin Munday has been assigned
to duty at Fort klamath. He ANTICIPATES
great pleasure IN the arctic trip before him.
The Christmas bill of fare at Fort klam.
ath ended with postscript, as follows: IN.
b. No cake, as the hens are all on a strike. !"
1t. Louis p. Brant, lst Inf, formerly of
Vancouver, is announced as general instruc-
tor of rifle practice in the department of Arr
IONA.
On Friday evening, Dec. 90, an old folks
concert, III costume, was given by the Off
GERS and adie, at Fort Coeur d Alene which
was grand success.
DR.. j. NJ. Sternbers, U. S. A.. has been
elected Fellow of the Royal MIcroscopical
Society The Doctor was formerly surgeon
OF the Walla Walla Post.
The whole department is in close winter
quarters now, and all Is quiet as regard mil
itary matters, orders being few and contem-
plated changes IN statu quo.
Sergt. Holland, Troop X, LIST Cav. COM
mitted suidlde at Fort Klamath on the oath
ult., by shooting himself through the breast
with carblne. He Was well thought of by
the officers of his troop.
1t. Thomas w. Symons, engineer corps
who was recently transferred from this de-
paitment to st. Louis is engaged with the
Mississippi river commission, with headquar-
tiers at Hotchkiss, Tenn.
1t. 2. NJ. Price. u. S. Engineer Corps
who had leg bro6rn by a falling rock from
blast short time since, is recovering rap
idly from his injuries. The WORK at the locks
still goes on under MS supervision.
1t. VIM. S. Scott. LIST Cav, who went
east from Walla Walla in November, had
his leave extended one month by the war de-
partment, AMI Capt. &. II. Burton, 2lst
Inf, had his leave extended two months by
the same authority.
Holiday week at Vancouver Barracks was
rcplete with amusements First the PLAYS
on Tuesday night, day after Christmas, was
a most worthy introduction. Ga Wednesday
night several members of the Dist Int,
known as the Columbia Mnstrels, gave a
! burnt cork en- ertiium.nt. which was excel.
lent in many features, and well rect ived.
On Thursday night there was dance, given
by the officers OF the post and their ladies'
at which were present number OF Ladies'
and gentlemen from Portland. 1t was one
OF the society events of the season, very sue
cesstul aud enjoyable. On Friday evening
there was grand concert, participated in by
| the 2ist Iut. Band, some vlolnists from
| Portland. aud the musical people of the post,
several new ones coming to the front All
the pieces Were well rendered. and received
with much favor by large audience. com
prised OF the people from the post aud from
the town. The calls OF New Years day, and
n reception at the residence of the post com.
| mandant, Gen. II. A. Morrow, closed the
society events for the holiday week, which
will he pleasantly remembered by all who
took part. There is doubtless not military
post in the United States which has cele-
brated the outgoing of the year with more
satisfactory enjoyment, and we do not be-
| lieve there is another post which has within
its numbers the talent necessary to get up
and carry out successfully more enjoy able
series of social entertainments