Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-03

~ 'eptemDer III the plaster was re-
~ moved from my arm for the second
tifnc' and DR.. Meyer. remembering that
| my statement about the arm not having
been healed on the previous occasion
mad proved correct, asked me whether I
thought the bone had knitted. was not
sure but told him that thought
ut last 1t had Joined UP. but was in a
very weak condition. lie ordered an
N-ray photograph to be taken. then he
passed on TO the next ward. saying
that he would return when the plate
mad been developed. lie went home
that day without seeing me again or
examining the photograph and left no
instructions as to what should be done
with my arm overnight. I went to the
N-ray room myself and saw by the pho
| tograph that the bones had grown to-
gether along splinter, but that the
junction was composed of an almost
transparent substance. and I knew that
II / rolled on my arm in the night il
would probably be broken again. For
{ NN'Nis - tVOu s'alllsiIl lAsAn III lllc SlaDc
Of Schwester Edelbcrta. who was hor-
rified TO think that nothing had been
done for me, secured a splnt. which she
applied herself. The next day the doc
tor was delighted when he saw the "
ray photograph and congratulated me on
my good fortune, saying that only one
per cent Of fractures of this nature
wero healed without a graft operation
/ similar tp that narfnrt,a1 on
began 10 massage my arm vigorously.
which at once caused an abscess by
shifting the splinters of bone which were
still in the scar. lie applied splint and
said he would wait a month for the
bone 10 strengthen before he operated to
remove the splnters.
BREAKING Up THE l,ARTY"
Noodle also got his foot out of plaster,
and shoemaker was called in from
the town to make special boot with
cork rise on account Of the shortness
of his leg. He at once began TO talk
of going 20 camp, and Gray laid plans
TO go with him as there were rumors
or another Swiss commission, and he
thought that he would have more chance
of being accepted in camp than in hospi-
tai. where he had failed once before. Ee
asked Doctor Meyers permission to
leave with Noodle. but in order to OBJ
tain this he had to sign a certificate to
the effect that he took all responsibility
IN case his arm, which was not properly
healed, should be broken while at camp
Tilley was also quite well again and
arrangements were made for all three
to leave together.
Before our happy home was broken
up we decided 10 go right in off the
deep end" and held big dinner We
had never been extravagant with our
food before, but we felt that this was
an occasion. which demanded it. The
French captain and Barnes were. in
vited to come and TO supply any delca-
cies they wished to contribute.
The French captain promised a whole
chicken timed in jelly which he had re-
eelved from Paris. The instructions said
that 1t had TO be placed under Il Geld
water tap one hour before eating He
was very precise and after asking the
exact hour at which we Intended to dine
said he would be on hand with the
chicken ready to eat. -
. Ludwig was given careful instructions
a few days before the event, and secured
for us two bottles of Madeira and
bottle of port. which were hidden under
the mattresses till the time came to open
them. The day previous We spent some
time printing. the menus-one copy for
each guest-decorated with the flags of
the Allies as far as red and blue ink
would permit. We secured two tables
which, when placed together would give |
plenty of room for six. and calculated !
the number of plates necessary TO avoid !
having to use any twice in succession. |
Watkins promptly stole the extra ones
from the kitchen.
ALL DRESSED UP
We dressed for parade as completely
as we could, but the French captain out |
shone us all in his blue tunlc and red
breeches. My tunic had shrunk so much /
in the wash that l could hardly button |
it. and the sleeve was slit over my plas- /
ter cast. The others were in n similar [
plight, but in spite OF our peculiar ap- 1
pearance. We felt "all dressed up and no
place to 60"
Noodle, being the senior, was made /
chairman, and before dinner he put us /
each in charge of a certain course pref- .
crably the one we had shown ourselves /
to be more or less expert in cooking. .
At Z o'clock we sat down~and glanced |
at the menus in a careless manner, as /
though we had never seen them before ;
and had not spent most of the last three /
days sneaking down to the basement .
and smuggling up the tins containing /
the food announced thereon.
The menu was as below. Is was
printed in French with many side re-
marks of a more or less witty nature.
Unfortunately my copy was taken away
from me cn leaving Germany. but the
following details I have secured from
one of my letters home: