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A it er due c on s i d e ra ti o na n d d e l i b e ra ti o n , the R eco r der has dec id e d , a n c l fe e l s c o n fi d e n t i n s el ecti ng Chaplain W . R. F l a l i , U .S.N a v y , a s th e b u s i e st offi cer o n t he S t at ion. T he dut ies of t h e c h a p l a i n o n th e s ta ti o n i s, i n i tse lf , s om e jc b a s th e v a ri c u s m i l i ta ry u n i ts are di stri but ed ov er quite a n e x te n s i v e te rri to ry . T o begi n wi th t her e ar e t h re e s e rru o n sto t-.ep re p a re c and l del i ve r ed eac h week , tw o o f rv tri c ha re g i v e n b efore the two m ar ine units a t S u i :ta y a n d ti re th i rd a t D orn Hall, ir r - A . gana . B e s i < ' l eth s rs e rrn i ts . th e re i s sonreti m es t wo or nt o re s h i p s i n ti re h a rb o r w h i ch come u rder t iis iur is di c ti o n ; th e R a d i o s ta ti o n , w hi ch i s l o ca t ed on one of th e h i g h p o i n ts o f th e i s l a ntl ; the h e adquar t er s det a c h m e n t o f N l a ri n e sa t Ag a na; the h o s pit al ar r d als o th e c o mmu n i c a l i o n d e p a rrment ar Ag ana. ' lhe dut i e s o f th e c h a p l a i rra 1e n o t c onfi ned to uer eiv t he s pir i tu a l rre e d sc f th e me n o f th e vari o l ts s er v ic e unit s , b u t a l s o i n c l u d e th e i r g e n e ral rvel fa re. Under t his c i a s s i fi c a ti o n , h i s d u ti e s incl ude th e c ar e and t r ana g e me n t o f th e s ta ti o n l i b ra ry, ancl th e m anagem ento f th e n i g h tl y mo ti o n p i c tu re show s a t t he I ' ar ious un i ts ; th e w ri ti n g o f l e tte rs to the n e ar es tof k in of e a c l -ra n d e v e ry e n l i s te d n ra n on the sta t ion k eeping t h e m i n fo rm e d o f th e m a n ,s heal th a n d addr es s , Thos e ar e t he " re g u l a r d u ti e s ' , o f th e c h a p l ai n of th e nav al s t at ion o f Gu a n t. C h a p l a i n T J a l l ,s duti es l ta v e only been h a l f to l d w h e n th e a b o v e h as been re l a t ed. A job, whic h is a m a n ,s s i z e o n e i n i ts e l f, i s the - e ad h of t he departme n t o f e d u c a ti o n o f th e Is land of .Gu a q. I n t his po s i ti o n , C h a p l a i n F Ia l 1h a s a p proxi ma tely 3, 400 s c ho o l c h i l d re n a n d 3 1 3 te a c h e rsunder h i s s t r per v is ion,no t to m e n ti o n th e 2 4 s c h o o l bui l diags r,vhich also must be careclfor. These schools a re l oc at ei in ev el y s e c ti o n o f th e i s l a n d . e a ch and. e ve ry one of whic h a re v i s i te d c n c e a u :rc rth . V i si t_ i u g s c hools in G u a rn j s u n l i k e a s i mi l a r d u ty i n the sta tes , due t o t he fa c t th a t v a ri o u s n te a n so f tr" n._ p o .rtat ic nm us t be re v e rte d to , - n a me l y a u to mobi l e, sa i l ing or m ot or b o a t, n ,a l k i n g a n d e i e n b u l l _back ri d i nq. Now in addit io n to c a ri n g fo r th e s p i ri tu a l anci g e n e r al welf ar e of th e m e n , a n d th e s u p e rv i si ng of th e public s c hoolso f Gu a m, C h a p l a i r H a 1 l fi n ds ti me to m anage one of th e fo u r b a s e b a l lte a m* sc f the i sl a n d , k nown as th e Bo a rd o f Ed u c a ti o n Team. Ch a plain Ha1l, h i m s e l f i s a n e n th u s i a s ti c fan and ta kes an ac t iv e par t i n a l l p ra c ti c e g a me s ; i n fa ct, he sp e n ds appr ox im ate l y tw o h o u rs a d a y w i th h i s team a n d ot her t eam s of th e i s l a n d . Sp ac e r v ill not p e rm i t th e re l a ti n g o f a l l th e w ork Ch a plain Ha1l do e s i n b e h a l f o f th e s p o rts of the sta ti o n, y et wit hall h e i s n e tte r to o b u s y to s to p for a ch a t wit h any one o r to fu rn i s h th e R e c o rd e r w i t h the
FEBRUARY 1917
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W i th hi s i nrerest i n basebal l , C hapl ai n Hall has al so been tryi rrg to l ocate new pl ayers for th e t eam s; i ryi ng to do thi s i n hi s al ready too busy day. I f per sons w ho are i nterested i n the game w oul d send t he names and ad< l ressof prospecti ve pl aye r s t o t he chapl ai n, i t w oul d be very much appreciat ed, and w oul d al so rel i eve the chapl ai n of some of bis wor k, gi vi ng hi m a l i ttl e more ti me to spend w i th his del i shtful farui l y.
NewArrivals I,i eutenant and N Irs. A . L. H aml i n, of Asau, ar e rej oi ci ng over the bi rth of a seven-and-a-halfpouncl boy, born January 30th. Mrs. Fl aml i n be f or e her marri age, l vas Mi ss E mma S andvi gg, of Seat t ie, W asi r., I,i eutenant H aml i n, U . S . N avy, i s at t ached to the U . S . S . Gol d S tar. HOW THE
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B l ' I,ou J. B eauchamp God took the bl ush of the morni ng A nd the sheen of an Ori ent pearl ; H e caught the coo of a homi ng dove A nd the w hi te of a l i l y' s curl ; Then H e took the bl ue of the i ri s A nd the scenr of a vi rgi n,s hai r, A nd cuddl i ng them al l i n IJi s great, w hi te hand, I,ol a baby nestl ed there.
A n ei ght-and-a-ha1fpound baby boy w as bor n t o I)r. and N Irs. O. M. H ol man at the S usana hospit al i n A gana \{onday tl orni ng January 31st. Mr s. HoI man ar:clthe baby are repori ed doi ng ni ce15. . The l i ttl e new comer i s the second chi l c l in t he H ol man fami l y.
The many fri ends of Mr. A . T. P erez, C hi e f Cler k to the C omnrani ant, w i l l be gri eved to l earn cf t he cl eath of l i i s 1' s116gand onl y son, Fraucisco, o' February 1st. The R ecorcl erextends condol enceto the ber eavecl parents.
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