Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-12-27
REAL CHRISTMAS SPRT
Soldiers, Sailors and Cadets Come Homl
From Trenches Camps and
Training Stations
Termination Of War Makes Holiday
Homecoming Exceptionally
Joyous Occasion


Deming soldiers and sailore have
been returning home at the rate ofl
two or three every day for the past sew
eral days, some Of them merely for a
holiday visit, others bringing their dis
charge papers with them and coming
home to stay.
Louis TInnen, a resident Of Demmg
for year prior 10 his enlistment In the
navy last summer came In ON Sunday
from the training station at San Diego.
He will spend the holidays with his Sis
ter, Miss Ida Tinnen of the high school
faculty and will then return TO his old
home At Oak Ridge, la, for a brief
visit before re.entering Mississippi
university for hls Junior year.
VIM. McCann arrived home sun
day from Mare Island Training Sta
tlon. San Francisco. Tie left Deming
with one Of the lunches Of recruits
picked mp here last summer.
Frederick Powell came in Friday
morning from Camp Taylor, Louis
vile. Ky. where he has been station
cd since his transfer from Camp
Kearney last March. Frederick went
to Kcany with the rest Of the New
Mexico national guard last year as d
member of the lst regiment band. AT
TAYLOR he WIS with the 159th head
quarters depot brigade hand He will
spend the holidays at home and then
enter the state agricultural college ut
Las Cruces.
Last Saturday and sunday Tom
Hull. formerly IN the movie business
In Deming, was visitor In his old
home town on his way Ia San Fran
ciScn. where he now makes his home,
lie comes from England where he
hnd been for i've weeks when the ar
mlstlce put nm end to his hopes Of
seeing France. lie was an operator
observer In the aerial service, and ex'
pccicd to sec some pretty lively times
q. the front He got as far as Dover
within sight Of the French coast, BE-
fore peace came, lie was the guest 4
Ilwaltcr Russell while here
Cree Matthews. son Of w. II. Mat
thews. Is AZ home from San Diego
where he was a naval recruit, one Of
the big bunch taken from here last
summer With him came Hans Me
Kenna Of Hurley, nephew Of $. 8
Skidmore. Floyd Wiggin Of Silver
City and Walter Wilkinson of Santa
Rita, who spent day here ON thell
way home All are from the nava
training station at Balboa Park. Law
renee Whitehall, another Deming
hoy at the anne station, is expected II
this week ON ten days furlough.
W. l.. Jones. formerly Of Demlng
! who has been IN the navy for a year
aviation BRANCH. was here the first O
the week Oh his way to, Hurley, wher'
his parents now live. He has beeI
stationed at Rockway Beach, Loni
Island, for several months past, aftel
the regular training siege AT Balboi
Park.
DemingS six members Of the stu
dent training corps, at the state mil
itary institute ut Roswell are at hOml
for the holidays--Tony Ehrman, Hen
ry Ward. Fred ROsch, Seaman Guin
ncy David and Henry Tulloch. Franl
Steed and George Hardaway, who arr
, members Of the training corps ut Ar
izona state university. Tucson ar
; rived ut home Saturday The univer
slty has been closed for several week
on account Of the fin epidemic. bu
military training was continued unit
the boys received their discharge las
week, when the training corps wa
{ disbanded.
john Steed Is also at home for tn
. holidays. The students military corp
at the University Of Arizona havinl
/, been diSbandc,l. John is no longer
military man, so will return to colleg
] after the holidays and resume tn
study Of Greek roots and similar botan
= nlcal subjects.
Another sailor home from the sei
is Lawrence Pool who Is one Of Unol
Sans regular 'gobs." From the nava
station ut Mare Island Lawrence cam
) home for Christmas. without any ad
e vance notice, thereby giving unexpeci
cd and greater pleasure to his dad