Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-09

, York City.
Sergeant Daniel Krcadrr. uI c Com
/ pany. is member OF tn" Hampton
! Lodge of EikS, as is also several
other subordinate officials of this
command
The Mcssrs Alfred Woodward. J.
| w. Scott Henry Mead. Leon Driell"
and Colonel Austin. former members
of this command are now in the per
mancnt business circle Of PhoehuS.
Veteran Charles LowneS is again
first assistant in Store b. the refec-
tory.
Veteran John Stremprl. chief or
the main mess hall. displays COM
mcniable patience and tact in hand,
ling the &C walters. all aging veter.
ans. employed therein
Home plumbers and steam filters.
under the supervision OF Chief Ell
ginrer ldial. are making tour OF
the barracks and department build
ings.
Harlequin dessert Is among the
possibilities of the futur" on the bill
of fare here; bormeCiLc icas,s are
not.
Major Hume treasurer paid the
service men for the month of July
Tuesday. Nearly $10o00 was dis
burSed
Cafs>n Spencer. commissary. is
now the owner of an up-tO date motor
launch, which the young masters
Spencer frequently navigate.
Sunday Press is visible to visitors
from abroad. in the Home newsstand,
and once more do many OF these
visitors purchase copies.
The arboreScent feature OF this
Is acre reservation is now at its best,
in fact. it is the most varied. brilliant
and thrilling in Tidewater Virginia.
particularly at sunrise, after tropical
shower or a heavy dew.
Veteran John W. Steele. who was
recently admitted 10 the hospital for
treatment, was librarian here for four
,,nHar rpv ,nl tho
last few years he was officially con-
nected with the Sailors Rest at New
port News.
Maltine. ginger-ale. buttermilk and
sweet milk are the favOrite beveridges
for totering and prudent veerans now
adays These hot weather stimulants
are supplied by the Home hotel and
refectory and furnished by distribu-
tors from Newport News, Hampton
and PhOebus.
Insatiate fondncsS for roast green
corn recently landed one Of our bucolic
veterans i'm the custody Of one OF
, crop guards at the Normal School.
and soon afterwards before Govcn-
nor Knox, now he is grooming ave-
nues and walks on the grounds for
a stated period.
! Veteran Patrick Joyce. a former
manager Of the cid canteen here, -
row a member of n" mountain branch
Of the Home down in Tennessee.
Mr.. Joyce Is we'll known by the old
edition OF citizens in this vicinity.
Second hand furniture disfrihu-
tors close by continue to draw on the
uuartersmasrer far he old style lock
ers. bcdsi cads and chairs which are
being replaced in he barracks by ap
TO date designs These aDtiqurs are
nearly all sold to small hoIsehoid
crs within a semi circle of six miles
Of this plant.
Captain Burchari. branch iDspcc.
tor. inspecis each "f tn. active com
pauirs oncc a month. There are II
active and ono cnnvaIescent com
pany In this command.
VIVA, will ~ N" favorite pastirn"
Of the supcTcmiu"ni citizens and the
pre-emineai relics Of the ciiiz"n sold
icry ~ by Eon" days at the head OF
the National HON" Corporation. whom
:hc journalistic darts At this branch
thereof are used up7 but shy ask ih"
question. when s'crybody knows thai
We arc ~ the thr"Shold NJ the most
strenuous cnnhicf in the national
POLITICAL arena in Tho history Of the
United States NJ Am~rica-snd a veS
tslicc Of Africa
Starting from 'h0 main mess hail
,~est to The Home wharf, thea south
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