The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-30

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st TO Veterans an
:. .BARRACk TALES
Personal and ImpersOnaI.
Attention is directed to the adv. of
ice Jos. Leon tailor, of Co. D, on this
page.
IRE Isaac Huntsinger and John J.
ost Whitbeck left this week on ninty-day
furloughs.
nee
be A. T. Morgan, of Co. E, leaves next
Wednesday on a nine-day pass to visit
relatives in Blountville, Tenn.
to Next Monday-Labor Day-will be
observed as a general holiday at this
Branch, and all work except such as
ors is necessary will be suspended
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The following soldiers came in this
week and applied for membership:
age Napoleon Gretsinger, Jeff c. King, C.
ess R. Kite, Henry Levison, Thos. A. Sex
ton, l.. ]. Simpson, Reuben Dixson.
OF Capt. Fred Royce has three ne
ook phews from st. Louis with Uncle Sam,
two in the Regular Army and one in
the Navy. and he is fond of the fact
ne that these boys did not wait for the
draft.
Phil Christy for the first time in two
ong years attended the picture show and
yer enjoyed it. His wife's away on visit
to relatives, and that's the reason
Phil has become a regular cut-up.
DIS Edwin j. Sanborn, on a long fur
the Tough at Bluefield w. Va. dropped into
the fold this week simply because
board with Uncle Sam is considerably
ell cheaper than in the Virginia town.
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It's the one best bet that George
Stillman the "Wertz of Hampton"
ell ,Jo,,t +rorsfor bero Ono old soldier
TOT says if he does it will be but a ques-
all ton of short time until his remains
could be picked up with a blotter,
ian Charles c. Sanford, late Co. D.,
ing 39th New Jersey Inf. who met tragic
MS death during the Boston G. A. R. En-
campment, was an old time member OF
the Mountain Branch his Home num-
Lne Der being 465, original admission, Jan
nv uary Is, 1891.
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The Grand Encampment of the
Union Vetern Legion meets in Col
III umbus, Ohio, beginning Sept. l2th
III next. w. Scott johnson and Alex
lat James will attend as delegates from
Home Encampment No. 161.
7'S The average age of members in the
7r- National Homes whose service was
NE other than in the Mexican or Civil
'rS War is now 49.9 years. The average
ia age of those who served in the Civil
All War or prior wars is 74.2 years.
he If meatless days are introduced
ke here on account of the h. C. l., four
Oh ancient tourists of Co. D intend to
pass them up by pitching camp at
the Cut where on those days they will
have as the piece de resistance their
oldtime favorite-Mulligan stew.
Inspector oliver K Marshall for
at merly treasurer of this Branch, mas
resigned. He has been commissioned
captain in the o. R. C. and is now on
tn duty in the @. NJ. corps at Logan ii.
Root post in Arkansas. Mrs. Marshall
:, and children will return here and
probably reside at the Home Hotel.
10 The joint resolution empowering the
ID War Department to take over the
s. Hampton Home for base hospital
p will probably be passed next week.
AS soon as this is done further ana
final arrangements will be made TO
n transport the majority of its members
here. In any event the soldiers Will
:, remain there till after they receive
y the quarterly pension.
g Auto drivers rolling along the Home
r boulevards are obsessed with the ldea ;
a that the Reservation streets are pubic
: property. car driven by zap came
!. near running over several veterans on
v their way to mess Tuesday. An old g
soldier asked, why don't the guards 8
stop this id foolishness?" 1t seems
that the guards have tried to stop the