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CKO r b b ING TM t JM with great pleasure that I bring the U.S.S. Meni- fee into your realm. However, it is with deepest regret that I inform you that there are in the crew on board this vessel some 400 pollywogs, landlubbers, beach-duty hounds, sea-duty shirk- ers, sea lawyers, and even worse, passenger sea shirkers to the grand total of 350 who so much desired to avoid visiting your realm as to have entered the Army instead of the sea- going service of their country. It will be my pleasure to present these persons to you in due form for proper reception upon arrival at your capitol the Equator, Saturday, 3 February. On Friday, 2 February, Davy Jones came aboard as King Neptune ' s representative and distributed summons to all pollywogs to appear at King Neptune ' s court the next day. Not one of the sea duty shirkers before the Court next morning had a chance. Each was found guilty by the Royal Judge of the crimes on his summons. However, half the punishment was already done, since previous to seeing the Judge, slimy pollywogs had been gone over with firehose and shillelaghs by some happy shellbacks. After being sentenced, they were further assaulted by the Royal Doctor, Royal Dentist, Royal Barber, and Bears until finally released, battered and shorn — but Shellbacks! Most of the men who took part in King Nep- tune ' s Court were salty chiefs: King Neptune, Castine, CWT; Queen, Percy, CSK; Princess, White, CMoMM; Royal Baby, Wells, CBM; Davy Jones, Pay Clerk Robbins; Devil, Bartholo- mew, CRM; Royal Sheriff, Hodge, CMM; Royal Judge, Matheson, CCM; Royal Prosecutor, Lin- ville, CBM; Royal Doctor, Terry, CPhM; Royal Barber, Shepherd, CBM, and numerous enthus- iastic assistants. When the U.S.S. Menifee crossed Latitude 0° southbound again 22 June, she was enroute to Milne Bay, New Guinea, from Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands. Only 34 men aboard were not loyal subjects of King Neptune. They were given proper reception at the equator. Fore- most among those helping the court receive these 34 were the salts who won shellback cer- tificates on the Menifee ' s first trip out. 33
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