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Nov. 21, 1917.
WITH THE Y. M. C. A. AT CAMP HANCOCK
SECRETARY SERVING
ARTILLERY AT RANGE
108th Field Artillery Supplied
With Writing Materials, Etc.
Movies Popular. Dr. Alexander
Pleases Soldiers.
BUILDING NO. 75.
(Serving Artillery Brigade, Ammunition
Train, Ambulance, Corps, Field Hospital,
Motor Truck Companies and Field Bak
ery.)
Building Secretary—R. A. Spahr, Se
wickley, Pa.
Religious Work Director —A. B. Curry,
r.,J New York City.
Physical Work Director —F. W. Precht
el. Lancaster, Pa.
Educational Work Director —J. A. Brod
head, Cincinnati, O.
Assistant Secretary—Harry P. Lunt,
Williamspbrt, Pa.
Assistant Secretary—Harry E. Bicksler,
Missouri.
108th Field Artillery at Range.
One and Eighth Field Artillery, nearest
regiment to Building 75, has been at the
range practically all week. They have
been missed at the building, thought Sec
retary Harry E, Bicksler has been with
the boys, working in every way to have
a “make-believe’’ building do service. A
great many letters have been written with
materials secured from the little "Y” tent
and sent back to camp for mailing.
Movie Shows.
Movie shows continue in popularity.
Notwithstanding the absence of the 108th,
the building was filled both at Tuesday’s
and Friday’s shows.
On Tuesday night the pictures were
made more enjoyable by the excellent I
orchetra music from 107th Field Artillery I
Band, under the leadership of Audley
Peffer. On Friday, Alphonse Drago, of
Ambulance 110, was there with his pop
ular orchestra.
Dr. Alexander.
Those who heard Dr. Maitland Alex
ander on Saturday evening will certainly
be out to hear him when he speaks again
on Thursday of this week. Besides be
ing entertaining, Dr. Alexander knows
how to strike home with his Christian
message. He has the wonderful knack
of getting under a soldier’s skin, as shown
by the good humor of his audienses.
Program for Week.
Wednesday—Dr. Kerr Boyce Tupper
will lecture on the “Bright Side of Life.”
Thursday—Religious Service. Dr. Mait
land Alexander, of Pittsburg, Pa., speaker.
Friday—Movies.
Saturday—Open Night.
Sunday—Regimental Services: 9:30 a.
m., 108th F. A., Chaplain McFetridge, Y.
M. C. A. Building; 107th F. A., Chaplain
Peters, Regimental Quarters: at Motor
Supply Train and at Base Hospital, at
10 a. m., by Y. M. C. A.: 7:30 p. m., Even
ing Devotional Services at Y. M. C. A,
Binlding.
Monday'—To be arranged.
Tuesday—7:3o, Momvies.
HUMOROUS LECTURE
BY DR. TUPPER
Philadelphia Clergyman Enter
tains Men. Building Crowded
for Motion Pictures. Augusta
Entertainers Praised.
BUILDING NO. 76.
(Serving the 56th Brigade, including the
Uth and the 112th Regiments of In
fantry.)
Building Campbell Bran
don, Butler, Pa.
Physical Director—B. C. Currie, Punx
sutawney, Pa.
Educational Secretary—O. K. Arm
strong, Springfield, Mo.
Religious Work Secretary—H. S. Adams,
Dayton, Ohio.
Business Secretary—E. Mcßride, Nash
ville, Tenn.
The ’ program for the week was one
greatly to be enjoyed. On Monday night.
Dr. Kerr Boyce Tupper, of Philadelphia,
one of the noted Baptist preachers of that
city r and the North, delivered a lecture
on the subject of "The Bright Side of
Life.” Dr. Tupper is well known as an
able and entertaining lecturer, and his
address Monday night was up to stand
ard.
On Tuesday and Friday the regular
moving pictures programs were staged.
Especially thrilling was the film shown
‘Friday night, and the building was crowd
ed to capacity.
The Augusta Entertainmers were with
us again on Wednesday evening, with a
program of unusual merit. Readings,
monologues and music were enjoyed to
the fullest extent. A sing-song was en
gaged in by the soldier boys, assisted by
the Entertainers, after the program.
We hope that we may announce the
Augusta Entertainers again soon. They
deserve especial praise for the high qual
ity' of entertainment they have furnished
throughout the whole series of programs.
On Saturday evening we had Dr. Tupper
with us again. He lectured on the sub
ject: “The Turning Side of Life.” It
was humorous and greatly enjoyed.
Coming Program.
Wednesday’—Dr. Maitland Alexander.
Thursday—7:3o, Religious Meeting.
Friday'—7:3o, Movies, and Mr. Tebbs.
Sunday—9:4s a. pi., Sunday School;
10:30 a. m.. 112th Regimental Service,
Chaplain Hall in charge; 7:30 p. m., Reli
gious Meeting, Rev. E. G. Miller, of Co
lumbia. Pa.
Monday
Tue;.. y—Motion Pictures.
Premier David Lloyd-George, of Eng
land, has emerged from the crisis caused
by criticism of his Paris speech, in which
he spoke of the blunders among the al
lies, stronger than ever. His plan of the
inter-allied war council has virtually been
approved by parliament.
TRENCH AND CAMP
ADMINISTRATION STAFF
Camp Secretary .... E. Tomlinson
Camp Religious Work DirectorT. A. Wigginton
Camp Educational Director George B. Landis
Associate Divisional Athletic Director Geo R. Fleming
Director of French Instruction Prof. I. L. Foster
Camp Business Secretary R. p, Zebley
Camp Musical Work Director A. L .Tebbs
Publicity Manager J. Edgar Probyn
Business Secretary E. L. Butler
Camp Stenographer .. Frank W. Shriver
Camp Motion Picture Expert George Magarian
Camp Property Man P. A. McArthur
ENGLISH CAPTAIN
TELLS OF TRENCHES
Dedication of Building on
Sunday Evening. Augusta
Entertainers Thanked. Chess
Tournament Begun. Jass
Band Makes Merry.
BUILDING NO. 77.
Building Secretary—R. C.. Dobson, St.
Louis, Mo.
Religious Secretary William Berg,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Physical Director—E. H, Landis, Day
ton, Ohio.
Education;' 1 Secretary—G. P. Warfield,
Rockville, Md.
Assistant Secretary—W. E. Griffin, Au
gusta, , Ga.
On this coming Sunday at 7:30 p. m.,
our dedication services will be held. Be
a booster and help to make it a success.
Captain Baker, of the Fusileers, Brit
ish Army, gave the boys on Friday night
a delightful talk concerning trench life.
Quaint, dry. English humor pervaded his
remarks, expressing the bouyant spirit
of the Tommy admist mud and rats, his
thoughtlessness of danger, and determi
nation to make a good job of the worst
iof luck. Such talks are a great help to
us; we are mentally broadened and sym
pathetically extended. This speech was
given in conjunction with the last enter
tainment arranged by our friends from
Augusta,
We wish to take this opportunity to
publicly thank Mrs. Oswald Eve and her
committee for their entertainments, ap
preciating all their interest and
efforts for our men.
We were fortunate this week in hav
ing as our guests, Dr. Maitland Alex
ander of Pittsburg, and Dr. Kerr Bovce
Tupper, of Philadelphia. Dr. Alexander,
on Wednesday night, spoke to an in
terested audience on the subject of “Drift
ing.” “What Christianity Can Do for a
Man,” was the theme of Dr. Tupper on
Sunday night. We are sorry more men
are not availing themselves of the oppor
tunity of hearing those who have come
with a message.
Realizing . be majority of the men
have only a short evening in which to do
their letter writing, we have decided to
have on our program two open nights—
Tuesday and Saturday of each week.
Games, reading and writing will then be
king.
On Tuesday night a large number of
men entered the open chess tournament.
Last Saturday, 110 books were loaned
from our library.
Our religious secretary, Mr. Berg, spoke
on Sunda- T miisville, in the interest of
our $35,000,000 campaign.
A jazz band, headed by Llovd Smith,
Headquarters Company, First ‘Battalion,
103 d Ammunition Train, made things
merry on Tuesday night a week ago.
This Week’s Program.
Wednesday—7:3o, Dr. Maitland Alex
ander.
Thursday—7:3o, Movies.
Friday—7:3o, “Old Peabody Pew,” by
Augusta Talent.
Saturday—Open Night.
.Sunday—2:3o. Bible Class; 7:30, dedica
tion of Building.
Monday—6:4s, French Talk; 7:30, Mov
ing Pictures.
Tuesday—Open Night; 7:30, Checker
Tournament.
Aiken Appreciation
Ahe the close of the mass meeting in
the Aiken Opera House last Sunday aft
ernoon, an interesting incident occprred.
Manager Walter Dnucan called the speak
ers and a number of Camp Hancock sol
diers into his private office and presented
them with a tastily decorated basket full
of choice pears, each wrapped in tissue
paper.
The gift was from a mother, unknown
to the recipients, who wished to express
her appreciation to the quartette which
was expected to sing, but which did not
materialize. In the basket was a sheet
of paper, containing the hymn, “I Am
Thine. O, Lord,” and the following note:
Dear Quartette:
Some time, if you care to remember
me, sing this in His name. The song
is dear to me. I’m praying for you,
to you and your comrades. Greetings,
good wishes and brotherly love from
the heart of
SOME BOY’S MOTHER.
a moTherTgratitude
West Philadelphia, Nov. 14, 1917.
Dear Sir:
Being an old mother of an enlisted boy,
I venture to write and express to you my
heart-felt thanks for your untiring ef
forts to make our dear boys comfortable
and happy, surrounding them with home
like amusements. I have a dear, good
eon (no better, though, than any moth
er’s son), who enlisted in-the First Penn
sylvania Infantry, Co. M, and in every
letter /received' by me from Hancock, he
praises the Y. M. C. A., expressed in his
own terms, as follows:
“Mother! The best ever!” “I would be
lost without this hut,” and several other
self-styl,ed praise language, until I really
have become attached to the Georgia hut.
I wish you every success and I feel sure
my sentiments would be endorsed by hun
dreds of mothers.
A GRATEFUL MOTHER.
SECRETARY ENLISTS
IN FIGHTING FORCES
Athletic Director Also Planning
to Enter Navy. Regimental
Service cf Cavalry Very Im
pressive. Colonel Wood Ad
dresses Men—4B Men Sign
War Roll.
BUILDING NO. 78.
(Serving the 101st U. S. Cavalry and the
110th Infantry.)
Building and Religious Work Secretary
Dr. John Harvey Lee, Philadelphia, Pa.
Phsical Work Director—A. H. Marvill,
Germantown, Pa.
Educational and Sociay Secretary—
Frederick B, Heitkamp, Chatham, N. J.
Business Secretary—Paul A. G. Mache
mar, Philadelphia, Pa.
The call to active service came to Fred
erick Geier, our Educational Secretary,
this past week and he has left us to en
list in some branch of the fighting forces.
It is with deep regret that we see him
go from inis work but with sincere grati
fication that he has made the choice for
service. And the spirit of enlistment
seems to pervade the secretarial force in
general for our Athletic Director is plan
ning to enter the navy. But there are
those who cannot enter military service
and they are more determined than ever
to render a full service to the enlisted men
in camp.
Secretary Heitkamp will take over the
educational work in addition to the social
activities and will be relieved of the busi
ness end .by Paul A. G. Machemar, of
Philadelphia, who is planning to stay with
us until t,he end of the war. It is with
pleasure that we welcome him to the force
and he has already prooved himself a sin
cere friend to the men as they talk with
him over the desk.
The week has been the most successful
in the history of this building. Silas Floyd
brought his negro entertainers to us on
Tuesday, a large attendance was had at
the Wednesday movies; Thursday, Mr.
Lee conducted the Mid-Week - services,
while on Friday we had the pleasure of
listening to a very instructive and well
thought-out address on “Why We Are at
War,” by Raymond Pitcairn, attorney and
financier of Philadelphia. A copy of his
address may be had by applying at the
desk of this building.
Saturday night was "Cavalry Night,”
and we had the largest crowd of the sea
son. The Movies were exceptionally good,
the orchestra, composed of Sneider, But
tler, Arthur, Barth, Huber and Gold, of
D Troop, entertained between the reels,
as did also Cerosoli and partner of the
110th Infantry.
Sunday was the gala dav of the week
The spirit of Thanksgiving was dominant
in the regimental service of the 101st
United States Cavalry on Sunday morning
•—the first service since the reorganization,
hough the attendance was voluntary the
building was well filled and everyone
seemed eager to express in the service his
delight over the return to the old quar
ters. Mr. Lee spoke a word 6f welcome
and preached on “The Fight for Char
acter.” At the close of the sermon Col
onel Wood came forward and made a most
telling address to the men in an appeal
for clean speech in the regiment.
Another fine service was held in the
evening with Lieutenant Rose again lead
ing the singing, assisted by the, orchestra
from the Cavalry. The speaker was the
Rev. Harle William Hathaway, of Ger
mafltown, Philadelphia, who gripped the
men by his stirring talk on “An Excel
lent Spirit.”
During the ~-ast week forty-eight men
signed the "War Roll’, pledging their al
legiance to Jesus Christ as Savior and
King. Man- these have never before
confessed Jesus Christ or identified them
selves with the church.
Next Sunday is Mr. Lee’s last Sunday
in Camp, his three months’ leave of ab
sence from his church for the army work
expiring the last of the month.
Our library is being used by an in
creasing number of men. Some days near
ly a hundred books are taken out. The
library is exceptionally well selected for
soldiers’ use, over 200 of the volumes
having been contributed by the Second
Presbyterian Church of Geormantown,
Philadelphia, of which Mr. Lee, our re
ligious work secretary, is the pastor.
Coming Program.
Wednesday—2:3o, Soccer Match—Brit
ish “Tommies” vs: Khakiklad from No.
77. Basketball Games.
Thursday—7:3o, Rev. W. E. Purvis.
Friday—3:oo, Mending of Clothes by Au
gusta Ladies; Amateur Night.
Saturday—7:ls, Moving Pictures.
Sunday—9:oo a. m., Regimental Service,
101st U. S. Cavalry; 10:15 a. m., Bible
Classes in Mess Halls; 7:30 p. m., Evening
Service.
APPRECIATE RED CROSS GIFT.
Field Representative W. C. Denny of
the American Red Cross society, who is
in -charge of the work at Camp Hancock,
presented the Army Y. M. C. A. men with
knitted sweaters a few days ago and the
gift is appreciated greatly by all the sec
retaries. Mr. Denny is actively' engaged
in the work of the society and has dis
tributed several thousand articles among
the soldiers, contributed by the various
chapters throughout the country.
CAPTAIN HOBSON
SPEAKS AT NO. 79
Capacity Crowd Thrilled. Bible
Class Among Foreigners Or
ganized. Ladies Will Mend
Clothes Every Thursday.
BUILDING NO. 79.
(Serving the 10th Regiment.)
Building Secretary—Wm. Milton Hess,
New York, N. Y.
Educational—Luther D. Miller, Greens
burg, Pa.
Physical—George R. Tyson, Philadel
phia, Pa.
Assistant—Frank R. Hean, Harrisburg,
Pa.
Assistant—Hubert N. Dukes, Sanders
ville, Ga.
The past week has been a most gratify
ing one for No. 79. The crowds were
large; in fact, the largest since our build
ing has been completed. Many new men
are seen every' night and it has been
predicted that overflow movies will have
to be shown on the "lawn.”
A new outfit from Augusta, full of pep,
new songs, dances and readings pleased
a record-breaking crowd. In the outfit
were Mrs. Bowen. Mrs. Kellog, Miss
Henry, Dr. Henry, the Misses Poteat, and
several kiddies. A party of onlookers from
the city gave the entertainment the once
over. We are always glad to welcome
visitors.
Dr. Tupper held a religious meeting on
Wednesday night and was very well re
ceived.
On Friday evening, Dr. Maitland Alex
ander, of the First Presbyterian Church,
Pittsburg, spoke to the boys and they
surely were delighted with him. Dr. Alex
ander will be with us again on Friday.
Captain Hobson, of Merrimac fame,
spoke last Saturday night to a great body'
of officers and men. He was given an
ovation by the boys and the wish was
expressed that every officer and enlisted
man in Camp Hancock might have heard
him. He is a real American, with a real
American message, served in an American
way.
The regular Sunday afternoon Bible
class was conducted by Rev. Miller. Many
new men joined the class.
A Bible class for the foreign draft men,
quartered in the Fourth Infirmary, was
organized by Mr. Hean, our assistant
secretary.
On Sunday' night the religious song
service was attended by 500 men. Dr.
Wfgginton, the camp religious director,
made a splendid address. The music was
furnished by the Third Regiment Band.
Every Thursday morning Mrs. Bowen
and party are in the building for the pur
pose of mending the clothes of the men.
Mrs. Bowen is hostess of Building No. 79,
and her efforts are greatly appreciated.
On Saturday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs
Walter Duncan, Master Duncan, and Mrs.
Sallee, of Aiken, S. C., and Mrs. Silcox,
of Charleston, S. C., visited our building
and "messed” with the "staff” at Co. I.
110th Infantry.
♦This Week’s Program.
Wednesday—Song Service. Address by
Dr. Purvis.
Thursday—Movies.
Friday—Dr. Maitland Alexander and
Singers from Aiken. S. C.
Saturday'—Open Night.
Sunday—Bible Classes at 2:30; song
service at 7:30,
Monday—Movies.
Tuesday—Augusta Talent.
♦The nightly' band concerts by' the Third
Regiment Band has made a big hit with
the men. The band is under the direc
tion of Bandmaster Brinton.
SECRETARY VISITING
BASE HOSPITAL
Distributes Testaments, Writ
ing Paper, Reading Matter
Each Morning. Library is
Popular Place.
(Serving the 109th Field Artillery, Am
munition Train and Base Hospital.)
Building Secretary—M. F. Hausmann,
Erie, Pa.
Assistant Secretary—A. O. Germain,
New York City.
Tent No. 30 has been opened about two
weeks and is now serving the 109th Ar
tillery, the Ammunitiort Train and the
Base Hospital.
Each morning writing material, stamps,
Testaments, leaflets and magazines are
distributed to those who desire them at
the base hospital.
P. A. G. Machemer, one of our new
men from Philadelphia, was first assigned
to Tent No. 80, but on Friday was trans
ferred to Building No. 78.
The First Pennsylvania Cavalry, who
had been transferred to the Artillery
Brigade, have returned to their old quar
ters and are now the 101st United States
Cavalry. They bid Tent No. 80 good-bye,
and are now back to Building No. 78.
The boys in our section are making
good use of the library and are also find
ing the tent a great place for writing
home.
Our new piano has arrived at the tent
and we now have plenty of music.
We wish to thank Mr. Zebley, the Camp
Business Secretary, for his care in pro
viding our new living quarters which we
expect to occupy next
Coming Activities.
Wednesday—Ojjen House.
Thursday—7:4s p. m., Religious Serv
ices.
Friday—7:4s, Stunt Night.
Saturday—7 to 10 p. m., Social gather
ing.
Sunday—Chaplain Services: 109th F.
A., 9 a. m., Chaplain J. M. Farr; Chap
,lain services, Ammunition Train, 9 a. m.,
'Chaplain H. M. Bassler; services at Base
Hospital, 10 a. m., Building Secretary M.
F. Hausmann.
Monday—Sing-song.
Tuesday—Stunts.
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