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[page 362] recommendation? A. Yes, I think I have. Q. Were they men you saw there frequently and well acquainted with? A. Yes, sir Q. Were they laboring with you? A. No, sir. I was most always alone when I was in the hall. Q. How did you know they were incompetent? A. Because there was one time that- I had charge of the lodge, and I used to be in different halls more or less. Q. You had to be in different halls more or less? A. Yes, sir. Q. Go on. A. And I have known men that I thought shirked their duty and tried to put it onto others. Q. Do you know that some of those left the hospital with a recommendation? A. Yes, sir. Q. Do you remember how their recommendations there read? A. No, I dont know as I could recollect just how it reads. Q. You didnt get any after you went on that sleigh ride did you? A. No, sir; I never asked for one. I never asked a man for a recommendation where I was. Q. You were discharged? A. Yes, sir.