Bade Him Good Bye
Dr. J. M. Kennedy Leaves Fort Missoula for Fort Washington.
Yesterday ‘bout four o'clock the band formed at the post and marched up in front of the hospital fence. The officers and ladies of the garrison were lined up close by. The occasion was to bid good bye to Dr. Kennedy. Then the procession formed, the band led the way to the hospital, followed by Dr. Kennedy, who was leading the rest of the party. In front of the hospital the bard played ‘‘Auld Lang Syne’’ and a formal good bye was said by all except by those who accompanied the doctor to the station. The ambulances were driven up and a number of officers and ladies and Dr Kennedy were driven to town to meet the east bound train.
Dr. Kennedy has been ordered to Fort Washington for duty and is to report there as soon as possible. Fort Washington is about thirteen miles from Washington City and is located on the banks of the Potomac. Dr. J. M. Kennedy has been in the service since May 12, 1893, and was commissioned from his native state, South Carolina. He was first stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, then transferred to Fort Custer, Montana, from which point he was moved to Camp Merritt. He came to Missoula on February 12, 1896, and in May was again transferred to Fort Yellowstone, where he did duty for five months, when he was moved back to Missoula. Although Missoula has been the doctor’s headquarters, he has spent comparatively little time here. The doctor was one of the members the 25th Infantry Bicycle corps which made the ride from Fort Missoula to St. Louis during the past summer. While all his friends regret to see him go they wish him well at his new station.