The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
BARRACK TALES.
Personal and ImpersonaI.

Union Veteran Legion is being held
in Columbus, Ohio, this week.
Mr.. Jas. Donnelly, chief clerk of the
Treasurer's office, is back at his desk
after a weeks visit to Cincinnati.
1t is probable that an effort will be
made to recruit Home Defense Corps
unit among war veterans here.
William Smith has re .uyncd to his
old love, Company E from Springfield,
Mo.
Fire destroyed IS business houses
on Massachusetts avenue, st. Cloud.
Florida,-the soldier town"-last
week
Weighmaster John B. Chandler has
returned from a sad mission to Phila-
delpha where he attended the funeral
! of his sister.
Geo. NJ. jackson from the Southern
Branch, and John Carroll from the
Danville Branch, came here on trans
| fers this week.
Firman Phillips and J. w. Harbi-
son, of company, have returned
from a trip to the mountains along
the Clinchfield railway
Happy" Johnson, of E company,
who was taken to the hospital last
week recuperated enough to accom-
pany his son to Knoxville.
Chas. Plat, of A company, has re-
covered from a recent indisposition
and is now on pass spending time in
the etropolis-Johnson City.
William Dorian, of Co. D, has re-
turned from a trip to New York to
see one of his sons depart in Uncle
Sans columns for sunny France.
Philippine Rice, of Co. B, has been
dignified by a call to serve time at
the Treasurers office. Somebody in
detailing Rice has recognized a hus-
tier.
VIM. Martin. of Co. A, daily adorns
the top of his locker with flowers.
Better the perfume of the rose now
than adornment of a locker in the
Circle.
Charley Kline, of Co., A, acknowl-
edges that he got mountain dew" re-
Gently while in the Tar Heel state,
which put him in another state in
stantly.
Geo. limerick of Co. A had the pleas
ure of a flying visit by one of his
sons last week. The son is "a chip
off the old block" engaged in railroad
ing in Ohio.
Sam Griggs and his piccalo trans
ferred to Dayton recently. This bone
dry country does not suit Sam, who
prefers to drink out of a bottle, dis
daining glass as being effeminate.
When the Hampton Branch is abol-
ished this fall the members of it's
noted band will be transferred to
other Homes, and the veterans here
1evoutly wish that some of the must
clans will come here.
Under instructions of the president
If the Board of Managers, DR.. E.
Miller, inspector general was designa-
ed as acting governor of the Leaven- 1
worth Branch during the leave of alb
ence of Col. Cook, governor. {
During one of the rushes of veter-
ms to subscribe for THE COMET last y
week, we set back one of them 25c, I
nd if he did not get this Palladium i
f interesting information and lost C
leep on account of it, we will gladly v
ectify the error if notified. Call on h
IS, Co., E. |;
The following addressed letters are :,
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ncalled for in the Home postoffice ;,
j. Adams, Andy Boessey, ]. d. Cot !,
", S. A. Deck, d. D Gibson, Thomas
Galley, j. Clyde Lewis, Jas. Monya-
IN, William Thomas, Lucy Green, a
ellie Lewis, Pearl Smith IL
Chairman Dent, of the Military w
fairs Committee of the House, in fo
oduced bill last Monday under h,
les of which the Southern Branch OF tr
e National Soldiers Home at Hamp- W
n, Va, would be converted into II,
Ilitary hospital, the inmates of the nc
esent home to be transferred to al
her Soldier Homes.
Four veteran chums of e company in
10 have been playing solitaire here ed
year are contemplating a fish tai
trip to Kentucky. One of them be
,uses himself for leaving this pleas SCI
resort by saying: sh'
lozen bottles underneath Dough
)ne key of rye-three quarts OF
Wine-WoW-Mn