La Junta tribune., 1915-09-11
BORT LYON NAVAL HOSPITAL.

PORT LYON NAVAL HOSPITAL.
Hospital Steward Jack Diamond
spent several days Visiting friends In
Pueblo last week.
Miss Helen Harold. who has beer
visiting friends ON the Reservation
left on August slst for her home Ia
Pueblo.
Ensign E. J. Gillian and 8. w.
Parker have been absent from the
Reservation on several days leave
spent In Denver.
Ensign Robert E. Thornton. re-
turned to the hospital ON September
9Th from sick leave which was spent
in Denver. and parts thereabout.
Ensign Strickland left ON Septem-
Der ist for Chicago. H.. where he
will appear before . retiring board
ON September sth. Mr.. Strickland
il making the trip In his new Dodge
car.
Mr.. Charles A. Dunn. an old resi-
dent OF the Reservation. and for
many years = clerk in the navy de-
partment At Warrington. left on
September LIST on two months leave
which will be spent at Washington.
d. c.. and eastern points.
The gun club still shoots every
Sunday morning. but the attendance
is not very strong at present. We
expect to brush up as soon as cool
weather sets In. DR.. Ledbetter
scored twelve out of fifty last sun
day. and Rupert scored forty-four
out Of fifty.
DR.. Holeman gave a dinner party
al his quarters last Wednesday.
Those present were Paymaster and
Mrs. Webb v. II. Rose, Miss Alice
Forsythe. Of Denver. Miss Harriet
Hubbard. p. A. Surgeon Penlie
Holeman. and p. A. Surgeon Penlie
b. Ledbetter. After dinner the par
" took in the entertainment st Rec
reation Hall.
The Crawford Stock Company gave
= Sunday night performance on Au-
gust 1sth. They played Peg OF
Ny Heart" In three acts. with spec.
ialties between curtains. All enjoy
ed the show very much. We expect
to have this company with u several
times this swinter ~ Mr.. Crawford
has arranged . circuit Of the towns
In this neishborhood.
Last Sunday was scalp day for the
Fort In BASEBALL. The regular team.
With some Of their best players niss-
Ing. vsat up 70 Rocky Ford aad
took the game By . score Of 3 70 1.
The West Ward team bsat the Mexi-
caa Giants q Les Animas at ths
hospital grounds 70 the tune Of 8 70
0. while the hospital kid team put Il
all over the kid team from Rixsy.
Three games won for one day q not
bad.
We we're pleasantly eatsrtalned
the lattsr part Of August BY the Jo-
ssph Newman Entsrtainmsnt Com.
pany. Of Dsnver. This company 10
composed Of Nr. Newman snd four
accomplished young ladies. This
COMPANY sppears at this hospital
each year. they are very pleasant
Dsopls. psrsoaaliy. and splendid en-
tsrtainsrs. and Mr.. Newman and his
company will always find Q hearty
welcome oa each Of thsif sppsasaacss
here. The atssadsacs wss over soc.
Hospitsl Steward ". A. Jackson.
asd HosDltai Appssstics. first class.
Charles Pstsrson. we're rsesaeiy
tsaasessrsd 70 tAs rscsivias. ship q
eaa rraaciseo lor duty II eeasscsioa
wuso " tSoootoe 0S Q 0gaee Of -.
beats % tAs sast coast % Tie Wssh.
lAgtoa AesDltal. Hospleal Steward
Jeeksoa viii - granted thirty days
leave % The sxplrasioa of this duey
asd Will thea rstufn 70 ths hospital.
Mfs. Jscksoa hes left for Dstroit and
Will b Joined there b. Mrs. Jack.
son.
A great many Of our psopls q
tsadsd the Beat County Fair Il Las
Aatmas. Although not % good -
last year. probably on account Of 20
much rain. the fair was big success.
James Monroe Mannion. the son Of
our eatsrprtsing Fort Lyon livery
proprietor. NJ. and Mrs. jobs
Msnnioa and Mrs.. Mannlon. carried
away the first priss for one year old
baby boys. Jaas Matilda Frey, the
daughter Of Hospital Steward aad
Me- Re,s eS>nk Sls-a H~S.. e>~ sa~~.