The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-04-20
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Branch of Interest to Veterans and Friends
BARRACKS NEWS.
BY kELL

The following members having
wintered at this noted sanitarium
during the past fortnight, took out
discharges with view to change of
scene and diet: T. X. Beezley, Jere
Cottingham, Mat DOoley, c. A. Ed
wards, ]. NJ, Foss, A. A. Hamilton;
e. z. Marlette, l. N, Nave, Bill Pas
chell, Walter Qualls, Ed. Sans, S, T.
Thomas; Nick Won Burg, Chris BelZ-
ner, Haywood Dudley, Tom Harring-
ton; Gus Miner L, Neer, John Otto,
e. r. Pearson, Thos. Smith, w. H.
Topper; r. C. Bradley, Jim Dugan,
Bill Hatchard, P. W. Mullin, F. r.
Porter, Sim. Stuart, Patrick Broder-
lex, NJ, H. Holman, S. G. Preston, S.
w. Brown; James Hoirells,
So
Gen, George H. Wood, President of
the Board of Managers, and Col, G.
W. Wadsworth, General Treasurer,
spent last week at the Dayton Home,
making plans for the removal of the
Headquarters from Kansas City, Mo-,
to that branch in the early part of
June. They will have their offices in
the Home Hotel where changes in
the structure of the building are now
being made.
Quartermaster Sergeant Carver,
while always courteous and kindly
disposed to callers at his desk-room,
would like to have friends bear in
mind that he has to work about
eight hours day with hand and
brain, and while he enjoys war rem
iniscences and tales of farm life,
hardluck stories, etc., would be glad
to listen to them after July list, when
his labors will be doubled, and he can
then spare time from p. m. till
midnight.
Company A transferred bag and bag
gage to their old quarters in Bar
racks No. l, and Company E moved
to the quarters vacated in the for
mer G Barracks, last Tuesday. The
change was made to enable the
workmen to clean and paint up E
| quarters.
Capt. Smith, weighmaster, is in the
hospital for the rest cure, and his
many friends wish him speedy recov-
cry. Sergt Liddle is acting weigh
master at the depot.
The rest and rust germs have
tackled good many of us, It's true,
but about two hundred or more vets
are earning their found" doing extra
duty.
The Army and Navy Union Garri-
son of this Home is arranging to give
an entertainment at Memorial Hall
after Easter.
Temporary Post quarters are now
located in the old G Barrack-having
leased the south loft for six months.
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Lieut.. e. F. Harte, of the Adjutant's
office, is visiting old friends and
places in Philadelphia.
Riley Zerbe, the well-known guard,
returned Tuesday from Sunbury, Pa.
Lady employees of general Mess
Hall: Misses Della Bundley, Maggie
A. Augley, Mary P. Byrd, Polite Her.
rell, Laura E. McElroy, Ota Painter;
Biddie Roberts, Esther Allen, Lena
B, Angel, Lucille N. Bolton, Darlie NJ.
Bryant, Carrie B. Garland, Mae H.
Gouge, Lottie Hampton, Donnie M.
Herrell. Texa Herrell, Hassie Hopper,
Ethel A. Ireck, Emma Keene, Zella
f. McCloud, Bessie Miller, Pearl Mil
ler Addie c. Neatherly, Augusta
Oaks, Mary F. Sergent, Belle Tolley,
Grace L. Walden.
Easter Monday night several mem
bers will have fast and furious fun
at the Narrensitzung of the German
Club.
Chas. Fosdick, late assistant stew
ard of the hospital, is very ill, but
his many friends indulge the hope
that he will pull through safely.
$50
Look who is here: Temporary at
post-E. R. Stewart, Chas. Stewart,
G. W. Morgan, Geo. G. Battle, Bill
Clark, s. F. Fuller, J. S. Griffin, ].
W. Holland, W. H. Mosher, Arnold
Metzner, w. F. Mercy, J. j. Zunn-
walt.
There are over $4,000 paid out in
this Branch every month for salaries
and wages, and most of this money
is spent for necessaries. Judging
from the dearth of advertising in the
Johnson City papers the business
men care little about extending invi-
tations through ads. for this trade.
No wonder Mail-Order catalogs are
plentiful here. The soldier trade is
also lost sight of.
Died: William ]. Chappelle, aged
81 years, U. s. Navy.
DIED: Geo. R. Crevelin, late Co. b.,
3lst N. j., died in Irvington, N. j.:
James B. Finnell, aged 7S years.
late Co. A. 9Sth Ill. Inf Comrade
Finnell was well-known as time
clerk at the Quartermaster's. prior
to three years ago.
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