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Oct. 10, 1917.
Sidelights of the Big Bunch of Pennsylvania Boys
GENERAL ORDER
ONJkTHLETICS
Brigadier General Price gave out in
a general order the situation in the
division relating to the athletic activ
ities of the men ami officers in the
command. The order follows:
1. Mr. Walter Camp, Jr., the repre
sentative in Camp Hancock of the
War Department Commission on
Training Camp Activities is appointed
division athletic director. _
2. Mr. George Fleming, representing
in Camp Hancock the recreational ac
tivities of the Y. M. C. A., is appoint
ed association division athletic di
rector.
3. The several athletic ’directors of
the Y. M, C. A. and Knights of Colum
bus at Camp Hancock are appointed
assistant athletic directors.
4. For the purpose of encouraging
participation in organized athletics and
arranging for inter-organization cham
pionships in conjunction with the sev
eral athletic directors, the following
appointments will be made by com
manding generals of brigades: one of
ficer, to be brigade athletic officer. By
commanding officers of regiments, di
visional troops, attached organizations
and departmental detachments: one
officer, to be the athletic officer of his
organization.
Battalion inspector-instructors and,
company commanders are ex-officio
athletic officers for their respective
units, and will urge and encourage the
men of their commands to participate
in some form of organized athletics.
The foregoing appointments will be
communicated to he division athletic
director of these headquarters.
5. Non-commissioned officers ap
pointed under General Order No. 19,
for special instruction in bayonet
fighting, will assist in carrying out the
athletic program outlined below.
6. Formal games: Schedules will
be arranged for inter-company cham
pionships in all the principal sports,
these games to take place on such af
ternoons as are not given over to mil
itary duties.
7. Informal games: During the
daily physical training periods some
informal games, practice for formal
and instruction in athletic events will
be provided, and the staking of in
formal and extemporaneous competiti
fions will be encouraged.
8. Athletic training for officers: A
class will be organized for the pur
pose of teaching those games in which
balance agility and aggressiveness are
particularly emphasized: such training
will be given as is especially adapted
to making men confident and aggress
ive in personal combat and bayonet
fighting.
Division Adjutant.
By command of Brigadier General
Price.
David J. Davis, Lieutenant Colonel,
PO7TH~FIELDTa¥tTILERY
Each of the outfits making up the 107th
Field Artillery, formerly the First Field,
has now a representative football eleven
in the field and weekly games between
the different organizations claims much
attention, and together with the prepara
tions, the greater part of the weeks is
aken up by the sport.
Battery “B” “poked” out for their
contest Saturday afternoon in complete
uniform, the necessary money coming
Krom a battery fund donated by a
■ 'ittsburg lady whose husband was form
erly connetced with that unit.
F Flans are now on foot for a battery
[/football league, the winning eleven re
[ceiving a trophy.
' Miss Dorothy O’Reilly, daughter of Miss
Lillian Russell, actress, who taught
members of Batteries "B," “E,” and “F”
French at the Pittsburg barracks is com
ing to Camp Hancock to continue in
struction. The men whose good for
tunee it has been to study under Miss
O’Reilley are delighted.
After daily retreat when mess is over,
it is a popular diversion to evoke the
evening muses by song.
There is music and alleged music. Some
amuse themselves by singing. Each man
believes that he was meant to be a
tenor singer.
Seriously though, there is singing tal
ent throughout the regiment. Someone
who has the ability to lead and manage
should garner all the talented singers
and entertainers together and arrange for
ta musical show or minstrel.
1 It is believed that Band Master Harry
{Signor and his corps of musicians would
•gladly enter the thing with the proper
(spirit.
I Solemn and impressive were the last
/sad rites pronounced over the remains
Jof one John Barleycorn, the obsequies
■taking place Friday evening, members
■of battery “F” making up the funeral
■party. The cortege, garbed in full
[length slickers of the conventional black,
'(moved slowly, yet eloquently, through
Rhe streets, the weird chants of the ac-
Icompanying musicians lending a truly
pouching if eerie aspect to the occasion.
: Both sides of the battery streets were
ained with former friends or acquaint
ances of the deceased, who stood with
bared, bowed heads, immobile as the
procession passed. The casket, con
taining the remains, was bedecked with
empty vials in denomination from half
pint to quart, a single tallow candle light
ing the bier, the pale, flickering glow but
intesifying the grimness of the occasion.
Members of the sect of Bacchus f - ’t
tj at their privileges and
yearly being narrowed and confined. It
is the belief of many that a one-time
popular idol will automatically drop from
the association of the masses.
TRENCH AND CAMP
CHAPLAINS MEET Y. M. C. A.
MEN
The chaplains at Camp Hancock, rep
resentatives of the Y. M. C. A., together
with ministers of Augusta, recently
lunched together at the Gencsta. A de
lightful love feast was enjoyed.
Chaplain Charles Scholl of the 10th
Pennsylvania Infantry presided and in
his opening remarks emphasized the need
of co-operation. Those who delivered ad
dresses were: Walter Camp, Jr., repre
senting the Fosdick Commission: Rev.
Howard T. Cree, First Christian church;
Rev. John S. Jenkins, St. John’s Meth
• odist church; Rev. Father William J.
Lallou, Knights of Columbus; Edward
Tomlinson, Camp Secretary Y. M. C. A.;
Rev. William Berg, Y. M. C. A.: George
B. Landis, Y. M. C. A.; George R. Flem
ing, Y, M. C. A.; Rev. R. P. Zebley, Cam
den. N. J.
At the conclusion of the speech-making
a resolution was adopted that the head
of each organization represented, act as
an advisory committee to aid the chap
lains in their work at the camp.
A M BUL A NCE COR PS.
The chief topic of interest is the
baseball league. There are four teams,
one representing each ambulance com
pany. Games are played on Satur
day and Sunday. Usually a double
header is played in Wednesday after
noon. At present the number four
team is in the lead with a percentage
of 1,000.
The standing:
No. 1 500
No- 2 000
No. 3 500
Sergeant Kleine of the 108th Artil
lery, with the assistance of a detail
from each ambulance company, is in
stalling the lights for the ambulance
train. This will be greatly appre
ciated by the men .although they are
only allowed to be lighted until 9:15
p. m. Sergeant Doering, the crack
electrician of Ambulance Company No.
2, is assisting with th? work.
We were well represented at the vau
deville enetrtainment given on the
night of the 3rd, at the artillery Y. M.
C. A. Private Drago’s orchestra ren
dered several selectoins. Private Mea
rig and Bugler Gerhart and Sergeant
James rendered solos that were well
received. Privates Murphy and Dembo
gave a sketch in true comedian style.
Major Hartung, of the Ambulance
Train, is being visited by his wife and
two children.
Bathing in Ambulance Company No.
1, is getting to be a serious question,
as hey have a goat who seems to be
fond of their brand of soap.
P ROGRAhTTN *A UGU ST A.
Wednesday October 10:
Prayer meeting services at all
churches.
First Christian Church —Social
meeting for soldiers, 7:30 p. m.
Dance for Officers —Given by Sol
diers’ Relief Association at the Arm
ory, 8:30 p. m. Script dance, fifty cents.
Friday, October 12: %
First Presbyterian Church —C. E.
Society, followed by social meeting.
Band Concert —Confederate Monu
ment on Broad street?
Saturday, October 13:
St. John’s Methodist Church —Social
meeting for soldiers, 7:30 p. m.
First Baptist Church—Social meet
ing for soldiers, 7:30 p. m.
Woodlawn Methodist Church —En-
tertainment at Woodlawn school
grounds from 6 to 9 p. m.
St. James’ Methodist. Church —So-
cial for soldiers, 8 p. m.
Dance for Enlisted Men—Given by
the Catholic Woman’s Club at. the
Armory, 8:30 p. in. Script dance, fifty
cents.
United Commercial Travelers—Ral
ly day, U. C. T. Hall on the corner of
Eighth and Ellis streets.
Special Notes:
Sigma Nu Fraternity: Mr. C. J.
Steward, Sigma Nu, 646 Broad street,
will be glad to meet all members of
Sigma Nu. Phone 336.
Community Singing:
All soldiers who enjoy singing are
urged to attend th© community con
certs held in the Grand Theater on
Sunday afternoons.
a u g u st a~y7 mTcTa .
CO-OPERATING.
One of the most valuable agencies in
co-operating with the Army Y. M. C. A.
at Camp Hancock, has been the Au
gusta Y. M. C. A., Walter Hunter,
general secretary.
Coincident with the arrival of the
troops at Camp Hancock the Augusta
association inaugurated a campaign
for $15,000 for the purpose of improv
ing the building and enlarging the
equipment, particularly the shower
bath facilities. The campaign was
very successful and a result eight
een new shower baths are in use.
To enjoy a hot shower bath or a
swim in the pool, a soldier needs noth
ing more than his uniform. A small
charge of five cents is made for towel
and soap. That is all. The reading
room, writing materials, piano and
Victrola are at the service of the sol
diers.
Thousands of men from Pennsyl
vania have been accommodated by the
association. The building is located at
Greene and Ninth streets.
HON. LESLIE M. SHAW.
Mr. Shaw, Spanish war governor of
lowa and for five years secretary of the
treasury under Theodore Roosevelt, gave
two lectures in Y. M. C. A. tents on “The
New Civilization.” In spite of a. fierce
storm, the attendance was good, and the
soldiers acquired much valuable inform
ation.
13TH INFANTRY.
Arrangements are being made by
several prominent members of the 13th
Pennsylvania Infantry to put on an
extensive entertainment in .conjuction
with a band concert before the reor
ganization separates the different com
panies. Jim Flick of headquarters
company appears to be the leading
spirit and is being ably assisted by
Sergeant McManus, Company C, who
is linig up his quartet for the pro
gram. Sergeant Roy Jones will ren
der solos and will be an array of talent
such as the division had seldom seen.
Several boxing bouts and some
wrestling will be included and Private
Munn, of Company C, will do some
fancy dancing and contortion work.
An unofficial census of the regiment
shows that there are seventy sets of
brothers in tire organization. Company
I, of Bloomsburg, holds the record with
14 sets, while Company F, s low with
but one set. Company E has a record
of its own. It has four boys from
the one family, namely Leland Degroat,
Maalen. Milo and Guy Degroat. Sev
f er.al companies have three brothers en
licted or commissioned.
; The census also shows that the
, average age of the enlisted men is
about 23 years and that over two-thirds
of the men named their mothers as
beneficiaries and as those to be noti
fied in case of emergency.
The band certainly got away with a
bunch of eats at the Eagles blow-out in
Augusta. Nearly every member won
something in the door prizes and all of
them happened to get eats. They had
everything from sacks of flour to sweet
potatoes and pineapple and there was
some feed when they put the articles
together.
BOY OF 14ENLISTED INARMY
DISCHARGED AT CAMP HANCOCK.
A boy of 14 years falsified his age
to the recruiting officers. Being a
strapping big fellow and in prime
physical condition, he was passed af
ter examination and enlisted under an
assumed name.
After two months of soldiering, he
grew tired of soldier life. He wrote to
his mother who appealed to the Army
Y. M. C. A, at Camp Hancock.
A clear statement of the case, back
ed by evidence, procured his discharge
by the proper authorities.
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READING ROOMS.
1— Augusta Herald Reading Room,
Lamar Building, Eighth and Broad
streets.
2 Knights of Columbus Club Rooms,
942 Broad street.
3 First Presbyterian Church, corner
Seventh and Telfair streets.
4 First Baptist Church, 409 Eighth
street.
5 Jewish Lodge Rooms, over King's
Drug Store, Thirteenth and Broad
streets.
6 Salvation Army, 183 Broad street.
7 First Christian Church, Seventh
and Greene street, between Sev
enth and Eighth street.s
9—St. John’s Methodist Church,
Greene street, between Seventh
and Eighth streets.
10—Masonic Club Rooms, Broad street,
between Sixth and Eeventh streets.
FAMOUS SURGEON VISITS CAMP.
Captain W. Wayne Babcock, of
Camp Jackson, and Lieut. Fred H.
Bloomhardt, of Camp Jackson, both
serving in the medical corps, were
visitors to Camp Hancock recently.
Capt. Babcock is one of the country’s
leading surgeons and is famous for his
researches in spinal anesthesia. Both
gentlemen were greatly pleased with
Camp Hancock.
SOLDIERS GET SNAKES.
Even though in a prohibition state,
some soldiers have been seeing snakes
near Camp Hancock. Charles Ko
vitch, of Company B, Eighth Infantry,
and Irving Keeny, of Company A,
Eighth Infantry, exhibited two hand
some specimens of the reptile creation
at Y. M. C. A. building No. 79 recently.
Kovitch had a black snake and Keeny,
a bull snake. The bull defeated the
black snake in a vicious fight and
“His Bullship” trimmed a bulldog in
an encounter. The snakes were caught
alive in a cotton field near the Fourth
Infantry.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH
MARCHING SONG.
When Col. Brown of the One Hun
dred and Ninth presented the regiment
with the mounted eagle referred to
elsewhere, the occasion was marked by
the singing of a marching son, writ
ten especially for the regiment (the
First, of Philadelphia), by Charles W.
Alexander, of the Quaker City. It Is
sung tothe tune of “Onward Christian
Soldiers.” Here it is:
Forward, Woodrow Wilson.
Forward, Woodrow Wilson,
Parleys are no use —
Wallop! Wallop! Wallop!
Let the eagles loose!
Let there be no halting—
there be no truce —
Wallop! Wallop! Wallop!
Let the eagles loose!
THRIFT IN CAMP HANCOCK.
The receipts from sale of money orders
at the Augusta postoffice during August
were $19,000; during September (hey in
creased to $112,000, almost sixfold. This
is attributed almost wholly to the econo
mies of the Pennsylvania soldier boys.
The Y. M. C. A. buildings in camp are
doing a rushing business in express
money orders just after pay day.
ENPOYABLE SING-SONGS.
The Sunday afternoon community
singing, under Mr. Tebbs’ direcUon has
proved a great success and { Anding
room is at a premium. The Chronicle
said of his leading: "Professor Tebbs
and his cheerful philosophy made a
distinctive hit. Professor Tebbs is a
splendid leader; fully in sympathy with
his audience, and brings out their full
co-operation in the singing.”
Throughout the camp Mr. Tebbs has
conducted these enjoyable sing-songs
and they have been unusually succss
ful with the soldiers.
BAND CONCE RTsTn^AUG USTA.
. The bands of the Seventh Division
are co-operating with the Soldiers’
Welfare Committee and every Tuesday
and Friday one of the regimental
bands will give a concert at the Con
federate monument. The concerts be
gin at 7:30 and end at 8.45. Programs
have been given by the Fourth, Eight
eenth and Eighth bands and the bal
ance of the October schedule is as
follows:
October 12, Thirteenth Infantry.
October 16, Sixth Infantry.
October 19, First Field Artillery.
October 23, Second Field Artillery.
October 26, Third Field Artillery.
October 30, Tenth Infantry.
APPRECIATE AUGLJSTA -
ENTERTAINERS.
Under the auspices of the Soldiers’
Welfare Committee groups of enter
tainers from Augusta have visited the
camp for the past three weeks and
have given delightful programmes In
the Y. M. C. A. tents. Mrs. Brenner,
Mrs. J. P. Mulherin, Mrs. Battey, Mrs.
Brand and Mrs. Eve are the patroness
es and the programs given have scored
great successes among the soldiers.
RECEPTION TO OFFICERS.
To celebrate Flag-Raising Day on
Friday, October 12th, the Board of
Commerce of Augusta has invited all
officers at Camp Hancock to attend a
reception and dance at the armory
and great preparations are being
made. It is expected that 1,000 officers
will be present. A buffet supper will
be served.
NE WT R U CKCO MPAN Y.
Truck Company No. 332 is being
formed at Camp Hancock, with Capt.
P. W. Greene .in charge. Captain
Greene is stationed at Truck Company
No. 21, near Wheless station, and will
be pleased to receive applications for
fifty young men.
BAN OMANIATGR A NITEVILLE.
After inspecting the big cotton mill
at Graniteville, the band of the 108th
Field Artillery were given a feast in
Hickman Hall, the social center, and
then treated the townfolk to a delight
ful concert.
Special Attraction!
For Camp Hancock
Soldiers Only!
Red Triangle Program
The Mikado
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Gilbert & Sullivan's
Tuneful Japanese Opera.
Operatic Soloists
Chorus of 25.
esaNHMauMNMavm
In the Big Chautauqua
Tent Between Camp
Postoffice and
Wrightsboro Road.
Admission . . . 25c
Auspices Army Y.M.C.A.
T onight and
Thursday
1000 SEATS
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