The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-12

In the laundry, where Lieut.. Henry
Mohlman is in charge under the i'm
mediate supervision of Captain Lar
rieu, about one-half million pieces of
laundry are handled weekly. This
comes in $4,000 to 10000 bundles. The
laundry handles in addition about
100000 pieces of hospital work sepa-
rately each month. 1t has a staff of
more than 400 workers, including ESQ
civilians, mostly the wives of soldiers.
The business of the laundry is so i'm
mense that it is only natural that
comparatively small number of pieces
are mixed now and then, but this is
being reduced constantly, and is now
at a minimum.
The system adopted at Camp Fun
ston's laundry is a part of the work OF
the conservation and reclamation d.
vision here which has been most
strongly praised, and which soon will
serve as a model for other camps. Sol
diers have often inquired as to the
system of marks the laundry uses. IL
has been necessary to make rather
frequent changes in the marking IN
order to develop simple, dependapie
system. Now, the letters used ind1-
cate the various units here, while the
numbers which are part of the marks
designate the Individual soldier OF
each unit. Thus, "OE' is the code
lettering for Company E of the mis-
cellaneous detachment of the sub
depot quartermaster organization.
Each soldier in that company has
number in addition to distinguish his
laundry
At the print shop practically all the
printing other than that OF govern
ment forms which the camp requires
is being DONE The print shop is
part of the conservation and reclama-
ton division, and it, too. is busy rout-
ing waste.
Captain Larrieu's office in the office
building of the sub-depot quartermas-
ter detachment is a quiet place, but it
is constantly pushing with energy and
enthusiasm the rout of waste. 1t
wants every soldier at Funston to help
in this rout, as well as in the rout of
Huns lover there"
Capt. F. T. Wind1e of the sub-depot
quartermaster detachment has been
made a major. Major Windle has
been a member of the detachment al
most since it's formation. Prior to the
war he was in business in Kansas City,
where his family resides. Major Win
dies promotion is one of many which
have come to the quartermaster corps
members stationed at Camp Funston.
Many members of the quartermas-
ter detachment and in some cases of
other units at Funston are studying
pointments as second lieutenants in
the quartermaster corps or for admis-
sion to the school for quartermaster
officers at Camp Joseph E. Johnston,
Florida. The examination is to be
held October Is, as previously an
nounced. At the request of interested
enlisted men, Capt. w. L. Rucker has
arranged for a series of lectures on
quartermaster work, which are being
given in Barracks 632 Monday,
Wednesday and Friday evenings. The
lectures are intended to assist those
interested in developing their knowl-
edge of the scope and work of the
quartermaster corps of the army.
What's Sert. A. L. Stine smiling
about? The war news? His model
system of keeping record of all the
correspondence going out from the
sub-depot quartermaster detachment?
Yes. in part. But his smiles are so
wide and so continuous that all his
friends-of whom there are many
have made inquiry. And here's the
secret: A. L. Stine has won a bride,
Miss Alice E. Cook of Omaha. The
soldiers of the sub-depot quartermas-
ter detachment, practically all of
whom know Sergeant Slime, believe
that if the new Mrs. Stine is smiling
only half as much as the groom, there
is no happier couple anywhere in this
big world. To Sergeant and Mrs.
Stine every soldier of the quartermas-
ter detachment extends congratula-
tions. If soldiers wishes count, Ser
geant and Mrs. Slime will always smile
and find only joy in life. That's the
wish of the soldiers of the Sub-depot
quartermaster detachment.