Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
CAVE JOHNSON SAFELY OVER.

afe arrival overseas. v
RETURNS TO WASHINGTON. s
Lieutenant W. W. Mckinney, who i
las been the guest Of his parents, Mr..
lrd Mrs. R. S. Mckinney, left We'd
leslev evening for Washington,
where he is stationed with the Engin-
ec-ing Corps of the u. S. Army.
Corporal Ralph Wayne, who is in
the Medical Department of the u. S.
Army at Camp Funston, was in Mex
leo Thursday.
Earl Hays, who is with the U. S.
Army, stationed at Ft Leavenworth,
Kas., is home on a short furlough.
Sergeant Edward oBrien, formerly
of this city, who is a mechanic with
the United States aviation forces in
England, writes his sister and her |
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Owen,
that he is much delighted with Eng
land and his headquarters, and that
he made the trip overseas without be-
coming seasick. His many Mexico
friends will be glad to hear of his
promotion.
Harper Van Ness, who is with the
U. S. Army, stationed at Washing
ton, D. c., writes home that he had
dinner recently with Mrs. N. R. Pitt
man, formerly of this city. and her
son, Alfred Pittman. Mr.. Pittman,
who is a newspaperman of exception
al ability, is conected with the Ma
tional Council of Defense work in
Washington.
Victor, Jr., the son Of Victor Vic
tor, of Columbia, is with the Aviation
Corps of the American Army at st.
Paul, and says he likes the army life,
His father, who was dubious about
the boy liking the army, wrote him
and asked him if he was out of it
would he want to get back again, ant
the boy wrote back in reply, eyes
Dad, every time" He was below
draft age and did not have to go, bu
he made life miserable for the folk
at home until they gave up and al
| lowed him to enlist. Mr. Victor, Sr
heard the cannon in one Of the grea
battles of the Franco Prussian wa
in 1870, as he and his mother wer
coming to America, and he has no d.
sire to go back, but is a loyal roott
for the United States Army toda,
He was at one time in business
Mexico and has many acquaintanc,
and friends here.
Ensign Herbert Plunkett arriv'
J Saturday at noon for visit with h
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Plunket
The family was apprised Of Ensil
Plunkett's intended visit by tel
gram received only few hours befo
he arrived. He will have five days fu
Tough, and will go to Norfolk, Va,
the end of that time, having ju
been transferred fro Washington
Norfolk. He hopes to go across 500
il Ensign Plunkett is assistant pa
master in the Naval Reserve Fore
His rank of ensign was obtained
nine months, whereas in the regul
order of naval promotion it would n
be reached until after twenty yeal
enlistment.
Ill Ensign Plunkett says Mexico nev
looked better to him. He admits tn
the work was hard, but says he thri
- ed on it.
II Ensign W. J. Lower, of LincoI
- Neb., who was enlisted at the sar
time as Ensign Plunkett and who to,
N the same work and received the san
promotions, passed through Mexico
the train Plunkett in on. He
bound for his home for a furloug
The two officers parted short tin
x ago in Washington, and met again
st. Louis Saturday, though Meth
expected to see the other.
U Leslie J. Grow, son of the Postma
h ter at Farber, will go to st. Lou
re Sunday to enlist in some branch of t
Is service.
y, The Fred A. Morris grocery has
its window an interesting exhibit
y shells gathered by Fred McGee, S,
of G. o. McGec. McGee is now
n France with Battery B of the Fie
ie Artillery. Some six inch shells and
! three inch she'll are shown, togeth
- with cartridges used in United Stat
= \ rifles and revolvers and le2d bulle
:. " used in the three and six inch shell
The three inch shells explode sho'
ers of $50 of these bullets and Il
- six inch ones explode showers of
thousand.
:, Wingate Morehead, of Kansas Git
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
= Kelso Tuesday. Mr.. Morehead h;
= been at Great Lakes Training SchoC
where he finished with honors, al
- - was en- route to Harvard University
~ take up the study of the Radio bran'
of service. Mr.. Morehead was a 70
mer classmate of Bryan Kelso whit
they attended Westminster Colleg
at Fulton, and his visit with Mr.. al
e Mrs. Kelso was especially pleasant
that account.
HOME ON FURL0UGH.
=, Leonard Mundy, who was with Il
- - U. S. troops at San Diego, Californi
: . is home for thirty days furloug
~ " He is with the 117th Trench Mort
- Company.
- Frank ("Boatie'D 0wings return,
" to the Great Lakes Training Static
Sunday morning after ten-day fu
=. Tough with friends and relatives heI
a F. Z. Berrey went to st. Lou
- Tuesday morning to take the fin
physical examination for entrance !
. to the U. S. Navy.
9 Miss Dorothy Worrell, daughter