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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
RAFFERTY, HOLDS RECORD
FOR MANICURED FINGERS
No Mollycoddle, But Handles Food
for 311th Field Artillery
at Camp Meade.
Who is Rafferty,?

Who is Rafferty,?
Well, the answer is that Sergt
Rafferty, is the man at Meade who is
setting the style for manicured nails
There's no man with bars on his
shoulder around here who can beat him
in this art, and that goes without quail
ification. say the boys in the 311th
Field Artillery.
And Rafferty, is in charge of the
'eats" for the regiment. He belongs
to the Quartermaster Corps. but his
particular job is to keep the boys of
the 311th in good repair internally.
Why does Rafferty, keep his nails SO
nicely? Well, he thinks that fellow
who handles pies and cakes and jam
and preserves ought to be a wee bit
careful about not soiling said food.
He is no mollycoddle. this Irishman
but just deeply interested in his work
and he thinks that every man about a
battery kitchen ought to have clean
hands, down to the very tips.
That's how he came to be so very
strict in his discipline in this respect
and such a model to his subordinates
eve are not furnishing blond
maidens," said Rafferty,. ito do the job
but the cooks are expected to live up to
orders and they do. When a man gets
SCOT on his fingers he does not wash
them in the soup, but in the nearest
lavatory-and that quickly"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENTS
GIVEN MEADE OFFICERS

Officers, many of them recently COM
missioned and serving here as attached,
have been given important appoint
ments. as follows:
31Oth Machine Gun Battalion-Second
Lieuts. Chester c. Lewis and Charles p.
Greenough.
S12th Machine Gun Battalion-Maj.
Stuart s. Janney and Second Lieut..
John NJ. German.
313th Infantry-First Lieuts. Junius r.
Dunford, Anthony l.. McKim Cecil X
Sherman and Frederick r. Gibbs.
S14th Infantry-First Lieuts. George
land G. Worthington. clyde H. Jacob,
John Cahll, jr., Paul J. Banker.
316th Infantry-Lieuts. William p.
Cole. jr., Joseph L. Dyer, Frank A. Gale,
Wilson Meek. Harold E. Melcher.
310th Field Artillery-Lieuts. Iredell
w. lnglehart, Frederick M. Thayer.
Edward c. Tatnall Frank b. Fox.
311th Field Artillery-Copt. Wickliffe
p. Draper, First Lieuts. Robert G.
Lowndes. Perry f. Hall. Benjamin H.
Brinton, Charles Nee Buchanan, Au-
312th Field Artillery-Capts. Clar-
ence Tolan, jr., William III. Campbell
and Aldred 7. Riddick. First Lieuts.
Joseph c. Bowen. Edward J. clop-
ION, IHOHidS r. mite, JONI ~. MOCK,
David H. stockton; Second Lieuts.
Arthur Bevan Buskirk, Arthur p. Mil
Ter, Richard A. Mason, John r. Bovard,
Wallace C. Reed, Arthur H. Glunt, Carl
D. Upton, Edward McC. Gaillard, How
ard c. Wallace, Carl d. Montgomery
Wendell A. Stone, Jay H. Rhoads, John
E. Warden.
304th Ammunition Train - Second
Lieuts. Harry c. Bates, Harold b.
Charos, John F. Choate
154th Depot Brigade-Maj Edwin M.
Van VoOrhis, Maj. John b. OHara.
Capts James C.. Oliver and William II.
Frazee, First Lieuts. Charles A,
Camp. Joseph A. Preston, Merritt A.
Chambers. Frederick O. Stultz, Daniel
B. Miller. Frederick 1. Gruebei James
ii. Hughes John L. Jefferis, Joseph v.
Thedaud and Henry c.. Motley,
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
Wards Under One Head.

All medical wards are under the SUI
rervision of the chief of the medical
Service. Maj. N. B. Foster of New York
CITY and the University of Michigan.
Mai Edward c. Elicit. well known
onhthalmologist of Memphis. Tenn, has
charre of the surgical service. Mai.
George B. Wood of Philadelphia is
otologist. Capt. Mortimer Raynor of
New York city has charge of mental
and nervous diseases. Capt. Paxton
Gardner of the same city has charge
oF venereal diseases. Lieut. Jean H.
Oliver has charge of the meteorological
laboratories. Lieut.. Oliver was former
" with Leland Stanford University,
and comes from California. Each Of
these officers of a large group of trained
specialists is competent to treat any
disease.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13

Some private contributor turns in this
one to the editor:
"The Germans have but one means of
defense-the SUBJ"
Some other person adds:
1.-THE skunk hasn't but one, but it's
peach"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13

Miss Emma Phillips of Baltimore
gave a two-act sketch In u Iuesday
Evening, assisted by a party of seven.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
BASE HOSPITAL AT CAMP
GREAT MEDICAL SCHOOL
Its Surgeons Will Go to France Well
Equipped to Care for the
Sick ard Wounded.

When surgeons OF the new National
Army go to France they will be pre-
pared to care for sick or wounded SOL
diers in keeping with the approved
methods taught in the governments
base hospital. Under the supervision
of veteran medical officers of the Regu-
lar Army and some of the eminent
physicians and surgeons of the coun-
try younger generation of doctors is
fast becoming expert in the profession.
Although there are 955 patients un-
der treatment at this institution, erect
ed by the government at a cost OF APP
prox;mately 100000. so far the camp
has had about the best sick report Of
any in the country. The soldiers are
not suffering in large numbers from
any one disease. SThere have been more
pneumonia. measles and mumps than
any other, but as yet there have been
no epidemics of any kind
Officers Take Precaution.
This fact is due to the preventive
measures taken by the medical officers,
who took n leaf out of the experience
of sispilar officers stationed at camps
abroad and early began campaign
to prevent the soldiers from contract
ing such childish diseases as mulnps,
measles and clickenpOx. which gener-
ally break out when men are brought
together in large numbers. many OF
them from rural districts where their
comparative Isolation prevented them
from peiEg. exposed to such complaints
The base hospital. which follows
plans similar to those of the thirty
two other Army cantonments and
camps. consists of more than seventy
buildings, all of which are Steamboat
ed. The hospital has bed capacity OF
1000 patients and the number can be
largely increased by use of glass-in-
closed piaZZas.
with a view to preventing any ill eff
fects to the patients from the chill
winds that sweep across Anne Arundel
county from Chesapeake bay, the floors
of the buildings are raised nigh ABOVE
the ground and connected by seVeral
miles of wood and glass-inclosed corri-
doris, which assure an even temperature
during the coolest weather
EQUALS City Hospital.
No city hospital is better fitted to
care for It's patients than this, when
the surgeon generals Noffice has made
every effort to have complete
The hospital work is DIVIDED INTO Two
sections-the administrative, which has
charge of all the paper work., CORE
snondence. messing, clothing and equip
nent of enlisted men and patients, AND
the professional section, charged win
the work of treating the patients and
keeping their records.
Professional works. divided INTO
several services. each under it's chief,
and each with a number of medical or
fcers and assistants. Maj. L. A. kefau-
ver commanding officer of the base
hospital, is a veteran medical officer of
the Regular Army, of wide experience
in medicine and surgery and in modern
army warfare. He is native OF Fred
Command a large corps of officers be-
sides a very efficient enlisted person.
mel. He is ably assisted by Lieut.. p L.
Ogle. as adjutant. the latter having
risen from the ranks in the Medical
Corps.
Wards Under One Head.
All medical wards are under the su-
New Britain herald., 1918-07-19

structor had shouted to him above the
roaring of the engine, Shall we
loop?" and they did. But hitherto, of
course, the instructor had been the
real pilot explaining maneuvers, en-
cOuraging the young man to secure an
accurate touch, and to become. as he
must if he is to be successful, SO per-
feet a master of the machine that he
can make it fly of itself.
The fact that it is his first flight is
known at the aerodrome and many
eyes are watching to see him take
off"
With a tremendous sputtering the
engine starts. The instructor, stand
ing on the step of the fuselage, holds
to his cap against the hurricane
raised by the propellers, and shouts
his final directions He points to the
instruments, shows what the engine
revolutions should be, feels the con-
trolls, and bids the new "soloist" good
cheer.
What the f1edgling flyers feelings
ire only those who have flown alone
know. He is dropping the pilot and
embarking on the great adventure.
On a. first fight alone the pupil S
New Britain herald., 1918-07-19

The aerodrome is set in one Of those
beautiful spots that one calls to mind
from classic pictures of English land
Scapes. 1t is early in June and the
great level field that stretches away in
front of the hangers is like d rich
green carpet. Beyond there is a
woodland, and in the distance is a
range of low hills whose smooth con-
tour recalls to western Americans the
foothills of California.
1t is peaceful place and very quiet
except for the droning of airplanes.
At least a dozen are in the air and
others are preparing for flight. Into
one of these latter a young Kentuck-
ian has just climbed. For the first
time he is going up alone.
For weeks the British instructor
has been with him constantly and he
has passed successfully the major
tests. He can fly straight, the instruc-
tor sitting beside him has made sure
and he can work the controls without
fear or nerves." He knows how to
stall, to glide and to climb, and he has
learned good deal, too, about the
important art of landing.
On one memora BILE occasion the in
New Britain herald., 1918-07-19
PULLAR
& NIVEN
RED CROSS TO ASK
FOR No MORE Funds
Chapters Will Make No Further
Solicitations for Several Months.

In a communication received by the
Red Cross society, all chapters in the
Atlantic division, which includes the
local chapter. are requested to refrain
from further soliitation from the pub
lie for some months to come
inasmuch as the second war
fund campaign held by the Red Cross
society all over the country was re-
sponded to so generously. It is felt
that further attempts to raise money
for the Red Cross just at present
would be unfair to the public which
has always been very generous in all
war fund campaigns. The text of the
communication is as follows:
New York, N. Y, July IS, 1918.
"To all chapters Of the Atlantic Divi-
sion:
The response to the second war
fund campaign has been so generous
that it would seem on all accounts de-
sirable to have Red Cross chapters re-
frain from any further solicitation
from the public for Red Cross pur-
poses for some months to come.
I'VE have reports from some dis
tricts that special contributions are
being solicited by auxiliaries of chap
tiers, to undertake to finance their ac-
ttvities independently of the chapter
and the impression created by the at
tempt TO raise such funds. following
so close on the war fund campaign, is
most unfortunate
I'VE shall be criticized if too soon
after the war fund campaign the pub
lie Is asked to patronize entertain
ments of one sort or another for the
benefit Of the Red Cross. I therefore
wish to urge the chapters of the At
ante division to curtail the number OF
entertainments for the next few
months, and to stop all other attempts
% raise additional money
There are cases of auxiliaries
which are supported by some regular
plan of contributions by their own
mem bership, and it is not suggested
his arrangement be interfered with
where it is agreeable to the chapter
md the auxiliary. Yours very truly,
"ALBERT w. STAUB,'
Assistant manager Atlantic Division
Approved:
Ethan Allen. Manage Atlantic Di-
vision.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-19

performance is carefully watched for
any faults. Usually he is given a def
mite piece of maneuVering to carry
out. pupil is never sent into the air
merely to fly about for a fixed time.
Afterwards he will have more dual
with his instructor and much of the
old teachings will be repeated and
emphasized. At this point perhaps
the real understanding between in
structor and pupil becomes manifest
Understanding and sympathy are i'm
portant factors in aerial instruction.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-19
YANKEE AVIATORS
TRAIN IN ENGLAND
Get Practical Experience Before
Leaving For Battlefront

An American Aerodrome in Eng
land, June Correspondence of the
Associated Press) This is one of the
numerous aviation camps in England
where Americans are receiving their
finishing touches as flyers. When they
leave here for the battle front i'll
France, they know all that can be
taught about flying. Only the school
of experience can supply the post
graduate course that makes Guyne-
mers and Jtufberys
New Britain herald., 1918-07-19

Frank Boteet Of so Hurlburt street
notified the police that Stephen Noizio
of II Beatty street, who was riding
bicycle, ran into his auto at the corner
of Main and Commercial streets,
DANA ing his bicycle
New Britain herald., 1918-07-19
MAKE HIM WORK

Two people can do three times ne
much canning and drying as one.
Draft him to the job. Free book Of
instructions on canning and drying
may be had from the National WAR
Garden Commission, Washington. D.
Gee Cor two cents to pay postage.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-19

Better give Blankets due
consideration this year. as
the supply is short in the
market now and will be more
so later in the season.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-19
Boston Store

ANNOUNCEMENT
of Importance to prospec-
tive Blanket Buyers.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-19

These were bought in April
at prices prevailing at that
time, which means, we own
them at less than today's
prices and early buying will
be advantageous to you.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-19

Our first shipment of fine
grade Wool Blankets has ar
rived.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

acquaintance. 20 much as her hus-
bands. He iE a captain In the army
and is TO be stationed here But he
hasn't always been In the army. Hes
one OF the Chicago Houghtelings-his
big brother. James L4wrencs Aough-
telling. married Laura Delano a couple
OF years ago. and took her back to
Chicago TO live. He's also In the army
and ! believe in France They are
the Peabody. Houghteling a Co peo-
pie, and very well and favorsbly
known in Chicago. Mr.. Peabody ~ss
here for a while as head OF the fuel
board OF the Council OF National De-
fense or something Of the sort be
fore they made a separate fuel so
ministration and called Dr. GARFIELD
down from WillismstoVn TO r1n t.
Virginia LeSeUre was mean enough
10 have her wedding out IN DsnvtIle
which Of course lie her home. but hor-
ribIy inaccessible TO her Washington
friends. in these days OF railroad sd-
uainistrations that discourage mon
essential" travelling along with othsr
nonessential industries. That WAk
about the middle Of October. And al
ready she is settled for the winter IN
the house on Q street which her young
husband was sufficiently forehsnded
to secure for her And OF course she
is being welcomed with open arms
Her aunt Miss Helen Cannon, sndI
her grandfather. Representative Josa
eph Cannon are among the many we'll
CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

hind, and at last hearing was per
fectly well. So she was available
as wedding guest.
Mrs. Baker is ill in a hospital in
Cleveland. She has not had the
''fu" the family insists, but an
exceedingly painful Inflammation.
She had started to motor out to
Cleveland. having promised to sing
at a liberty loan rally. But when
she reached Pittsburgh she was
ovcrtaken by word that Mr.. Bakers
ship was in and she raced back from
Pittsbur to meet him. She was sick
when she got herein so much pain.
they tell me, though her trouble is not
regarded as particularly serious. that
several hypodermics were necessary.
When her Washington physician be-
gan to talk hospital Mrs. Baker de-
cided that II 1t was coming to that
she would prefer to go home" and
have her own family physician, So
Secretary Baker took her TO Cleveland
and saw her safely installed in
hospital.
He had to return to his desk. but
most encouraging reports are reach
ing Washington of her condition. She
may be back in a week or ten days
or 1t may be very much longer. But
she Is not here for Lucy Burleson's $
wedding this afternoon. ! believe the
Gregorys and the HoustOns-the Bur
Lessons fellow Texans in the Cabinet
are. But the Danielses are both away
in different directions. making
speeches-also different. Mrs. Dan
iels Is off on a tour for the Y. W. c.
A. War Council. making speeches;
and her husband is Off making Demo-
cratic campaign speeches
The Lansings and the Lanes are
both In town. and both well. but furi-
ously busy. Yesterday was the first
Saturday in the month when the
State Department Relief Association.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
in the Social Worlo

By MAUD NeDouGALL.

of the cabinet as is in commission.
would be there. and q few others In
official life who have been closely
associated with the family OF the
Postmaster General. and q few OF
the brides girl friends and that's
about all outside of members of the
two families most concerned. No,
my dear. l don't qualify. I'm sorry.
for Lucy must have made a charm
ing bride. and I'd like to have seen
her married.
You know. it was originally an
nounced that there would be only two
attendants on the bride-her sister
and his. But Miss Lucy decided that
she must have the support OF both OF
her sisters on so momentous an oc-
casion. oh, no. indeed! That didn't
eliminate Miss Mary Grlmes-ft
(nee Burleson) as matron OF honor.
and left Miss Sydney and Miss Mary
Grimes as bridesmaids.
II was really a charming wedding
party. and an entirely consistent war
time wedding. The bride was thor
oughly "bridey'' in white satin. made
rather simply with a short panel
train. a tight-ftting bodice, cut
square in the neck, and a skirt hang
ing In straight folds on one side and
draped a little at the bottom on the
other. Practically its only trimming
was some fine, old lace-rose point
and the orange blossoms that every
bride loves to wear. Her veil was Of
misty tulle held under a coronet of
rose point and orange blossoms And
she carried Bride roses and lilies OF
the valley-mostly the latter.
Mrs. Negley. who. although she
married almost out OF the school
room. had established a distinct
reputation as a Congressional beauty,
was lovely in cream chiffon cut on
rather plain lines and beaded in
white. She wore a picture hat OF
black velvet with black and cream
ostrich feathers. As for the brides
maids, they were a dainty pair in
white chiffon very much draped-an
oVerskirt effect you know, apparently
over skirt rather tight at the bot
tom. And they wore black velvet
pokes with wee black ostrich tips for
trimming. and their deep framing
brims faced with pale pink. II was
quantity attractive little party.
The church was very little decorated
lhere were flowers on the altar, but
no attempt at decorating the entire
chancel The bride entered the church
on the arm of her father and was
met at the altar by her bridegroom
In uniform as were most OF the men
OF the wedding party. Mr.. Grimes had
! chosen brother officers in the main.
his best man being Ensign f. ]. B.
/ German. and his ushers were Com
n1ar 7 W Hanranlr
mander Donald Riley. Lieut. Richard
Dawson. U. S. A. and Mr.. W. S. Carr.
There was a small reception at the
/ house after the ceremony. with the
newly weds and their respective pa
rents forming a receiving group In
front OF the bay window which was
banked with white chrysanthemums
and then Ensign and Mrs. Charles
Greene Grimes were of on their we'd
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
How Fat Actress
Was Made Slim

MGny stsFe p~opie nov dspsod ebtir-y ugua
MtrDOlA PresGlpiOo TLblsSS for -rducing
and controlling fat. One cleEeT sctres tells
that sh, reduced two 70 four uounds a vs-s
b. using tins new form Of the famous Ma
molI Pres1lv,ion and noS, By tAtinE Mar,
ulOlS TIl3ets s-vc-tI tine- a -ear. Ieeus he4
weight us night Al druggists al Ne :
m0A Prescription TSblets 81 rs c-utS ior :
large case Or you can ~ then b. sid
inE price direc 20 the MErmola Co. -
woodward Ave. netrpIt Mica. ~ you have
not u1ed thsn DO - They sr hamIess
and efecs5re-Adv
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

Isn't IL nice to have the schools
and the theaters and the churches
open azain-even II one doesn't per-
sonally patronize them so very
much? The fact that one couldn't
gave such an appalling sense of dis
astsr that the entire community
seemed wrapped in gloom. which
the mere resumption OF "business-
and pIeasure-as usual will go b
long way TO dispelling. As a matter
OF fact. one can not yet say when
business really will be ''as usual"
For there seems to be no idea or
permitting the stores 10 open up as
usual" The stores not opening un-
I'll ten, which of course hurts my
feelings horribly. does whole lot
TO relieve the early morning street
car congestion. when everybody
went TO work at once. Naturally
the salespeople like it, since II
cuts their day by at least an hour
but equally. OF course, the mer-
all have to do 1t. IL probably doesn't
affect any Of them much. And II
certainly does relieve the pressure
lot
As TOT lhe CnuFCnes-they "eEN
told they could open FOR business.
on Thursday-whiCh relieved the
minds OF several girls whose chief
business at the moment Is getting
married. You may remember last
week that I was wondering whether
the authorities were going to be un-
kind enough to interfere with Lucy
Burleson's wedding plans. They
weren't She was married late this
afternoon at ST. Johns. in the pres
ence Of select few-very few. as
understand il. and very select.
It was expected that the Presi-
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

To return to our weddings-yet
another which Is to follow even
closer on the heels OF the announce
ment of the engagement than did
Lucy Burleson's Is that or Dorothy
Graves. daughter of Gen. and Mrs.
William Graves, and Mai. William
Orton. OF Chicago. now stationed in
Washington. The engagement was
only announced last Saturday. and
the wedding is to be tomorrow at
St Margarets. The brides father.
Maj. Gen. William Graves. L. S. A.
is in charge OF the A. E. F. in ST.
IBERIA. and. OF course, cannot be
present at his daughters wedding and
so the bride will be given away by hsr
uncle, Mr.. Cyrus Merriam. OF New
York. Her sister-in-law. Mrs. Sidney
Graves. wife OF Mai Graves. L. 5. A.
who also is in Siberia. will attend her.
Mai. Orton's attendants will be his
brother, Lieut.. Julian Orton. Twenty
second Infantry. L. S A. Col. John
Alexander. L. S. A, who was one Of
his classmates at the United States
Military Academy at West Point:
Mai. Douglas Gillett I. S. A. and
Maj. e. A. Davidson. l. S. A. who
are stationed at Camp Humphreys.
and Maj. Joseph NJ. Swing, u. s A.
There will be no reception.
Gen. Graves has not had a Wash
ington assignment for years, and so
his daughter is not as well known in
Washington as she is likely TO be six