The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-02-23
FALSE REPORT FLATLY DENIED.
DIR. Landry Squetches Rumor Reflect
ing on Army Medical Service.

DIR. Landry Squetches Rumor Reflect
i ing on Army Medical Service.
Some weeks ago a rumor was per-
sistently circulated throughout this
section to the effect that DIR. Adrian
Landry, OF Plaquenline, who had en-
, listed in the medical corps of the
army some time before, had openly
Expressed himself as being very
much dissatisfied with the conditions
encountered in the service, and great
lily regretted having given up his prac-
tice to join the colors So frequently
was the statement repeated that DR..
Paul I. Thibodaux, of Donaldsonville,
to whose attention the report had
been drawn on number of occasions,
and who is a lifelong friend and
former class-mate of the physician in
Question, finally wrote DR.. Landry on
the subject, informing him of the
rumor and inquiring if there was any
| foundation in fact for the alleged
utterances. DR.. Landry's reply is
reproduced herewith, and constitutes
SO vigorous and convincing refuta-
tion of the absolutely false allegations
attributed to him as to make further
lcomment unnecessary:
/ Scamp Beauregard, Base Hospital,
Jan. 80, 1918.
''Dr. Paul T. Thibodaux, Donaldson
vile, La
"My Dear Paul :-Y our letter of the
9th was received yesterday I was
indeed surprised and almost amused
at the rumors current about myself
as an army officer. Let me emphati-
cally say right now that all these
| rumors are unqualifedly false; lies
probably originating in the iniquitous
and pessimistic cerebrum (not brains
they have money of some paeifist,
as are all the yellow journal stories
liscredit the U. s. army.
Il have been in the service six
months. ! have never expressed re-
gret or sorrow at being in the service
% any one. ! am glad to be able to
serve my country in this emergency,
and / propose to remain in the service
until we have whipped the kaiser to .
FRAGILE as T. r. puts it.
was sick in the service, in Sep
tember and October. The treatment
accorded me by the government,
through my commanding officers. was
better than any one would expect
Our hospital at the time was not
ready to receive patients. was sent
to the Alexandria sanitoriun1, placed
in the best room in the house, re-
ceived the best medical care at the
hands Of Capt. GremiIlion and Major
Guthrie, as also the attention Of my
commanding officer and the division
surgeon, who personally saw that 4
got all needed and wanted was kept
in the sanitorium a longer tiIne than
thought necessary all at the expense
Of the government, ard then SENT
horne os sseR leay foIs go days arIssts
1 asked only for q s, and on full pay.
Does that look like bad treatn1entg
IS to sleeping on hay or straw,
that is matter which an officer must
decide for himself. All officers fur
nish their own bedding, blankets, ETC.,
and have what they get. ! have an
elegant feather mattress and plenty
blankets. If perchance an officer has
not sufficient blankets, he can borrow
any number on memorandum receipt
from the quartermaster and return
them at will He can borrow bed
and mattress also. IL any one sleep5
on hay or straw, it is of his own
choosing. / never did.
Now about the hospital, Of which
You probably read good, deal in the
papers -reading perhaps not very
aattering to US. have been here
since the first patient was received,
and know conditions. Soldiers ars as
well treated and probably better cared
for, more scientifically, than in any
private institution know of. In
every branch of medicine we have
men Of the highest reputation in the
country. We have probably the best
equipped laboratory and X-ray ape
paratus in the country; using all
modern scientific methods Of diagnosis
and treatment. Our nursing force
consists Of between 90 and 100 train
ed nurses of no less than three years
Iexperience. If your son gets sick, he
will get the best treatment s0btainabIe,
/ i can assure you Of that. The per
Isonnel Of the base hospital lis COM
posed Of leaders Of their respective
lspecialties in the profession; all gem
ltlemen of the finest type. Our COM
manding officer is man OF rare per-
lsonal magnetism, and is universally
liked.
IF you have an idea Of entering
the service, don't let false rurnors
and tales floating about have any
weight in your deliberations. The
medical department needs good men,
and in large numbers Il is true the
work is arduous and the hours long,
and the responsibility great at times;
but the incentive to make good and
do your best for your country, is
sufficient to keep up ones spirit.
"You are at liberty to use my name
to contradict all rumors you hear.
"With best wishes and kind regards,
I am,
"Yours very sincerely,
| "ADRIAN LANDRY" !" &.
w. s. S..
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