George L. Rhodes letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - May 8, 1918
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HEADQUARTERS CO. C. 154TH INFANTRY CAMP BEAUREGARD, [Louisiana] May 8, 1918 Meyer [Brothers] Druggist, [St. Louis, Missouri] Gentlemen: Your letter of May 3d received and I want to thank you very kindly for your thoughtfulness in sending me several copies of the good old Meyer [Brothers] Druggist which I was always so glad to get when I was in the drug business. It always contained lots of valuable information and kept a druggist well posted. I have been in the service since May. 28, 1917 and since my enlistment I have never been able to get hold of a copy of the Meyer [Brothers] Druggist and am very sorry to say I am way behind with the doings of the old drug world. I am not in the Medical Department for this reason: When I enlisted there was nothing for a druggist in the hospital branch, so I enlisted in the Infantry, the fighting branch of the service and I really believe that I am in the wrong branch of service, but as you very well know a druggist has a very poor showing in Military life. I really believe they should have the same consideration as our M Ds as we had to spend lots of time and lots of money to get what little knowledge we have. I should think we could get as much as a second Lieutenant, but I think that is the fault of the druggists of our country, not pushing things. I understand that there has been a bill introduced to make second Lieutenants out of Registered Pharmacists and I do hope it will go through as that will help the druggists out considerably and make it more of a recognized profession. If there is anything like that I would certainly like to have some information on the matter. Again I want to thank you for your kindness and I assure you that anything you could send me to read will be highly appreciated by me, and I will
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[page 2] be glad to deliver the copies of the Meyer [Brothers] Druggist to my friends it this camp. as I know several of them here in the same fix I am. With very best wishers, I remain Very truly, [signature] George L. Rhodes, 1st Sergeant Co. “C” 154th Inf.
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| Title | George L. Rhodes letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - May 8, 1918 |
| Creator | Rhodes, George L. |
| Source | Rhodes, George L. Letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. 8 May 1918. Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley Collection, 1826-1929. A1737. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | George L. Rhodes sent a letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. Dr. Whelpley was the dean of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and editor of the Meyer Brothers Druggist magazine. In this letter, Rhodes thanked Dr. Whelpley for the Druggist magazines he had sent and described a bill that had been introduced in congress that would promote pharmacists second Lieutenants. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Pharmacists; Camp Beaureguard (La.); United States. Army. Infantry, 154th |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Edmonds Bill |
| Site Accession Number | A1737 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | May 8, 1918 |
| Language | English |