The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-11-02
OF INTEREST FROM
THE SOLDIERS HOME

summers visit among relatives and
friends in Vermont, Nebraka, with
stops betwixt the two great states.
The trip has done them all gOdo, and
they show it in health and happy
greetings to friends.
Solemn visaged, but clever, ohm Nc
Namer has been promoted to Sergeant
of Police, with the special duty of
looking after property of deceased
comrades.
Drive out to the home to see brill
liant autumn leaves of the lives of
dogwood trees, and gorgeous noun
tain background.
Say boys! On crutchcs will receive
calls in Ward 7, hospital, for the next
few days.
George Jackson, after a summers
outing in the Kentucky Blue Grass
region. is back in Co. b.
Betting on the election is the eE-
element of the week at he Home.
Veterans in Milwaukee and Dayton
Branchs do not lose mess seats so
easily as in the Mountain Branch.
David Scofield and friends are en-
joying Concord grapes from Penn
Yam, New York, vinekards. The best
ever.
Capt. Russell, of Co. B, has a brood
of sweet singing canaries Matched and
reared i nthe barracks. You ought TO
hear 'em.
Many of the Old Soldiers will be in
the city election night with Or with
out permission.
"We shall meet and we shall miss
him: There will be one vacant chair"
But it is hoped by messmates, bunk
les and a host of other friends IlI;,,
venerable Uncle Billy Strehl of Co. F
will not need to remain in hospital
over a few days. There is talk every
day over the mess table about Uncle
Billy's pleasant ways and kind heart.
No more devout chapel attendants
than the colored v~etearEs during the
10 years of Chaplain Ruble'a service.
Good old Jimmy White, at work
with barrow every day, is neal rs
years old, sound in mind and limb,
born Feb. IS, 1899; owns his home in
this city; served S years in the Per-
manent Party, New York Harbor, reg
ular army; then 5 years in the Fifth
o.. S. Infantry; and Is years in the
22nd U. S. Infantry; a total service
Of rs ears. Every one knows and
aspects the gallant veteran.
Chief Cook Paul Jesse is back from
Jonesboro where he spent two days
as a witness in the Campbell case.
capt. King hustled pots and pans to
keep up the kitchen racket while Paul
was away smoking twofors.
Very few missing from the barracks
to witness burying of the bottle at
Bristol.
Has the blanket of wet leaves COS
ed the quart season? Or is it the con
tinued absence of Champion William
Jennings?
Scouts brought in but small lots Of
%chestnuts, but the persimmon crop
has been great.
Caredoc f. Reese has returned to
Co. A from a delightful visit to his
son and grand children in Pittsburg.
Don't know whether hospital COM
rades will let him rest long before
putting him back on the old job.
The Horseshoe Club, Hughlet, Will
son and Hamlin, enjoyed a week end
fishing trip up the Watauga and will
stick closely to the truth when they
get back.
Members on duty with pay at the
Central Branch Home, 500; without
pay, 1902; Sick in hospital, 525, on
ya'esccnt in barracks, 397.
Members from the Mountain Branch
entered the Central Branch, Dayton,
Ohio, this week: Frederick NJ. Woods,
Co. !, 18th Reg. New York Heavy Ar
tillery; John Milley, Co. A, Twelfth
0. V. l.; Charles W.. Henry, co L, 9th
U. S. nifty. Provisional army. and
George Brandt, u. S. Navy.
Johnny Hern = back from fmlough
fat as a buck, from living on fat of
the land in New york.
Veteran Lemuel Maine, of Co. L.
left Wednesday for his home in New
comb, Tenn, 200 miles west Of here.
to vote; and to enjoy THANKSGIVING
and the holidays with his aged wife.
who is well and happy in anticipa-
ton of this visit after two months
separation. Comrade Maine came to
the Mountain Branch for hospital
treatment, has fully recovered and
will come back with him 25 pounds
gain in weight.
On Monday he and Mrs. Maine will