Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-20
NEWS NOTES FROM SEWER

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York county people. and especially
those living in the vicinity Of Glover.
where he is best known. will be inter
ested to learn Of the promotion OF
Major E. W. Pressly to the important
post Of commanding officer of the
base hospital at Camp Sewer. He
succeeds Col. T. Z. Scott, who has
been commanding officer Of the hos
pitai for several months. Charge Of
the base hospital Is one Of the most
important positions at any camp or
cantonment. Here scores Of men are
lying sick and 1t is the duty OF the
commanding officer to see that they
get the best of attention and medical
treatment as well as to have general
management. In addition the scores
of physicians and specialists there are
constantly called into consultation re-
garuing the cases of many other SOL
diers, who though not i'll in the hos
pital, are in development and other
organizations where they are under
medical surveillance. 1t is great
and important work and i distinguish
ed honor has fallen to the York colin-
~ man.
DIR. Pressly has been in the service
not quite a year. Offering his SER
vices to the government soon after the
declaration Of war. he resigned as
medical member OF Local Board No.
= of York county last september TO
accept a commission. He was ordered
to Sewer where he has since been
stationed. Promotion for him has
been rapid. Only few short weeks
after his entrance into medical work
he was made u captain. Recognizing
his ability as q physician and sur
geon, 1t was only short time there
alter that he was made chief of the
medical service with the rank OF ma
jor. His appointment commanding
officer at the great military hospital
will no doubt carry with 1t another
promotion in military rank.
First Lieut.. Frank Smith, Il son Of
Capt. G. Pet Smith of Rock Hill, and
himself well known in York county, is
stationed at Camp Sewer. He Is III
command Of q company OF negroes
and when it comes to putting out. his
company Is there with the goods.
Lieut.. Smith is an old regular army
man and was also formerly connected
with the National Guard. Like ever!
other York countiun in the service he
Is very anxious to go across and see
the big show from close up. but at
present sees little chance OF his be-
ing ordered overseas at any time in
the near future. Friends Of Lieut..
Smith will be interested TO know
that he has been recommended for
promotion to the rank of captain, 4
promotion he richly deserves. due to
the fact that he has so satisfactorily
filled the duties Of q captain during
the past several months.
First Lieut.. Charles Jones. a native
OF Gaffney. but who will be remem-
bcred as having formerly been engag-
ed in the practice OF dentistry in
Yorkville in partnership with DIR. A..
Y. Cartwright. Is now at Camp Sewer.
He has charge OF the dental depart
ment in one of the organizations Of
the camp.
Sergeant d. Glenn Williamson Of
Rock Hill. who Is enlisted in the
quarter1naSter corps at Camp Sewer,
has recently been promoted to serge
tLlll, llISl Sldoo
Douglass &. Tompkins. also of Rock
Hill. has recently been recommended
for promotion to the rank of quar-
termaster sergeant, senior grade.
Quartermaster Sergeant W. a. Lynn. a
Chester county boy, who is also well
known in York county, has recently
been ordered to attend the training
school for quartermaster officers at
Camp Johnston, Tenn, with q view
to his being commissioned.
Private John Thomasson Of York
willie, who was sent to Camp Jack
son several months ago with one of
the contingents from Local Board No.
,. IL now at Camp SEWER Privatcs
John Matthews and Sam Brison of
Clover. who enlisted at Camp Sewer
several weeks ago and were assigned
to work at the base hospital. are now
on special duty at one OF the other
organizations.