The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-02-03

July l.
On dit, that at the suggestion Of
| the Board of Managers the War De
partment has proposed to the Milf
! tary Affairs Committees of Congress
/ that the number of volunteer homes
be reduced. And it is rumored that
! when this Congress- increases the
strength of the mobile army the
Tennessee branch will be used as a
field artillery port.
|
Capt. Fulkerson, out from the hos
pital, was greeted warmly by many
friends during the sunshiny days last
week.
Orderly Harry Mooney visited Err
win between trains the other day in
search of a specimen tree for deco
ration purposes. Besides his many
other accomplishments Harry is up
stairs in horticulture.
%**&
Ed Welch has returned from the
hospital to Co. D. No st. Peters
pass for Ed.
Capt. Jno. L. Husband has put in
his spare time this winter in produc-
| ing an invention of practical use in
ventilation. AS soon as patented the
captain will place it with companies
that build electric steam and auto
cars, and in other ways where it will
produce the desired result
Andy Park has accepted a position
in the culinary department this
month.
Major Troutman, debonair and ge-
NAL as when secretary for years to
Gen. Ainsworth, is still conducting
business at the old stand as sergeant
major. Charley is an old Princeton
boy and unlike President Wilson, has
double-track mind.
Stewart mo. q Fosdick, of the
hospital staff, is a very busy man
these days. With his side partner,
Shadow Bedell, the index clerk, the
system of running things in a mill
tary manner is always o. X.
Dave Akridge has been appointed
telephone operator at the central ex-
change.
Joe Dubuque, of New York and
Paris, is again member of this
Home.
j. A. Y. Suit, well known here, has
located at the Central Branch, Day
ton.
Extra duty money to the amount of
$9,211.99 was paid out yesterday by
Maj Lyle.
rades who lost their lives on the
Maine in Havana harbor, Feb. Is.
1908, will be held on the anniversary
by members of the s. w. Veterans,
Army and Navy Union and Veterans
of Foreign Wars in Memorial Hall.
George Wehrle has resigned as ser.
geant-major of the Hampton Branch
and will arrive home here in all his
pristine glory as soon as he can make
connections.
Gene Hart, regular summer Wis
itor to this Home, left the Southern
Branch for here last Sunday, but got
lost somewhere in the wilderness.
The National Encampment of the
G. A. r. will be held in Kansas city
this year.
Lieut.. Col Joe Tibbetts has recov-
cred from injuries received while rid
ing in Pullman and also $400 from
the company. The next trip Joe
makes will be via freight under the
motto of Safety First"
Enrolment today: Number pres
ent, able to eat, 1888; staff, IL; SOL
diers working for living, 1877; sick
in ospital, including hypochrondriacs,
269; absent with leave and money,
252; fence jumpers, 10; crazy people
rounded up, 90; awaiting admission
at Lieut.. LlQyd's post, IL; on the
dump Is. Total, 1916.
Mustered out: The following mem
bers died this week: William M. Ire
land, Sixth Kentucky infantry; Will
liam Kaney, 214th Pennsylvania in.
fantry, and Thomas T. Wood. Thirty
fifth New Jersey infantry.
James Redman, formerly of Frank