The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-21

Hundreds of Birmingham boys,
 members of the Dixie division that
 sailed from Camp Wheeler. Macon,
 Ga, about a month before the armi-
 stice was signed, are expected to re- turn to the city in time to eat Christ
 mas dinner with their loved ones. The Associated Press carries a story
 announcing the arrival of 40O0 of these
 boys in New York and it is known
 that of this number a large perecent-
 age are local boys. The Dixie di-
 vision is under the command of Gen.
 R. +. Steiner and was encamped at
 Macon for nearly year before get
 ting it's overseas orders. At the time
 peace was declared this division was
 located at Tours, France, ready to
 take it's place in the front line
 trenches
 The following letter has been received from Sergt. Roy Kay by Geoee Griffin, his old side kick" at Parkers
 November IS, 1918.
 Dear Griff: Guess you have seen where we made 'em like it. q told you sol. Tell all the ladies I hope to be coming home soon. Just want to say that the last few days of the war was fast and furious with us. Will give you the dope when arrive. I have covered France like the dew covers Dixie and have seen almost everybody from Birmingham. Went over into the last town the Huns held along this front and there wasn't a tree or house left standing when they pulled out. Take it from me, George, It's bloody War. I understand you are working a deck of females be- hind the cigar stand and the fountain. How is their smoke? Are they putting em over?
 Give my regards to MT. Jones at the see you real soon and give you some inside rail bird dope" As ever,
 ROY KAY.'
 Sergt A w Fogel, formerly of Bir- mingham. who has recently been honor ably discharged from Camp Sevier, is spending a few days with Mrs. R. D. Sturkey of North Highlands. He is ac- companied by his wife, nee Miss Georgia Metcalf of Birmingham. They will leave in few days to spend Christmas with Sergeant Fogel,s mother in Mobile Sergeant Major Charles (Red) Nolan, formerly prominent automobile dealer of this city but for the past six months a member of the American expeditionary forces in London, has been spending q furlough in Birmingham with his friends. The many friends of Lieut.. w. w. GIap) Hazard, the well known young business man. of this city, will rejoice to learn that he has been mustered out of the service and will shortly return home from an extended absence in Texas. MT. Robert Jemison, Jr., who has been in charge of the housing department of the emergency fleet corporation at Phil adelphia will return to Birmingham to- morrow night, accompanied by Mrs. Jem- ison. Mir Jemison has made a brilliant record in supervising the construction of hundreds of homes for workingmen around shipbuilding plants
 Sergt Mai. Abe Goldstein will soon re- turn from Fort Logan, Ark, where he has been stationed in the receiving bu- reau for the past few months | Sergt H. H. Moreland of the police de- 1 partment, who was formerly a sergeant | in the army, is back at city hall, en- terta ming his friends with amusing stor- ies of army life.
 1 Maj. J. E. Dedman is stationed al Camp Sheridan where his work in the medical department has attracted con siderable attention. s~ergy~ s~- | Yeoman Douglas, brother of Judge All vim Douglas of this city, is visiting rela- | tives in Birmingham after a long absense in the navy.
 Private F. D. Beckham has returned from Camp Pike where he was honor 1 ably discharged from service.
 B. R. Shadwick, who has been sta toned at Camp Gordon has been dis charged and has returned to his home in Birmingham
 Ensign William w. Bartlett, who ha' been stationed at New Orleans, has beer discharged and is back in Birmingham