Lieut, Frank Roosevelt Hamilton, who 1s the new chaplain for the United States Fourth" Marines, replacing Chaplain W. W. Wither-spoon, arrived here on October 5 in the s. President Polk,.accompanied by' Mrs. Hamilton.
'Chaplain Hamilton has just_come from" duty at Newport, Rhode Island, at the US, Naval' Training Station there, Chaplain Witherspoon, having completed two years' duty' in Shang-hal, expects to. sail in the s. President Pierce for America. Mrs.
Witherspoon expects to rettirn to America via Europe, joining her husband and two children who have already gone.
Farewall Service was estimated that nearly 6,000 people were unable to gain admitance on Oct, 11 to the Grand Theatre to hear the double farewell service given there for Chaplain M. M. Witherspoon by the Fourth U. S. Marines, and for Bandmaster W. A, Elliott and the Lancashire Fusiliers Band, who played a final combined concert with the Fourth Marines Band. The Cantonese Choir of fifty volees sang thre? anthems, and Chaplain L. B "Vann, of the British Forces, and Chaplain Hamilton, the newly-arrived Regimental Chaplain of the Fourth Marines, assisted in the service. The combined bands played under the conductorship of Bandmaster Leon Freda and Bandmaster Elliott, who alternated in directing the selections.
Academy grounds, proceeded to the devasted area, where he assisted in the evacuation of the wounded, and 2 am. every day for ten days he went with a guard of cadets to various haciendas outside the limits of the city and guarded the mill train route to the Military Academy. from theft. This milk supply. was distributed free to aged women and children, who numbered some 4,000. He remained on duly at the entrance to the city and secured free passage for more than 3,000 refugees. In addition, he supervised the supply of food for refugees and maintained Technical Sergeant Watkins was awarded the Diploma of the Haitian Order of Honour and Merit, with the sank of Chevalier Haitian Brevet of Merit and Diploma for his devotion to duty, his loyality, and activity.
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