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Nov. 28, 1917.
WITH THE Y. M. C. A. AT CAMP HANCOCK
COLORED SINGERS
ENTERTAIN AT 75
Lectures and Movies 'Furnish
Entertaining Program* During
the Week. Notice to Trench
and Camp Contributors.
BUILDING NO. 75.
(Serving Artillery Brigade. Ammuni
tion Train, Ambulance Corps. Field
Hospital, Motor Truck Companies and
Field Bakery).
Building Secretary—R. A. Spahr,
Sewickley, Pa.
Religious Work Director —A. B. Cur
ry. Jr.. New York City.
Physical Work Director —F. W.
Prechtel, Lancaster, Pa.
Educational Work Director —J. A.
Brodhead, Cincinnati, O.
Assistant Secretary—Harry P. Lunt,
Williamsport, Pa;
Assistant Secretary—Harry E Bicks
ler, Missouri.
Something Every Night.
There was something doing every
night the past week. Starting with
the colored jubilee singers on Monday
night, there were the regular movie
shows on Tuesday and Friday. Dr.
Kerr Boyce Tunper’s lecture on the
“Bright Side or Life,” on Wednesday,
Dr. Maitland Alexander on Thursday,
and a special movie from the IT. S.
government, ‘‘The Training of a U. S.
Soldier,” on Saturday.
Features This Week.
This coming week two features will
he a minstrel show on Monday night
by Field Hospital men of the 111th and
a Thanksgiving entertainment at 7:30,
given jointly by men from the 107th
and 108th Field Artillery. This enter
tainment will he given if the artillery
brigade is not out on the range.
Contributions to Trench and Camp.
Contributions to Trench and Camp
from men using building Number 75,
are coming in larger numbers. Keep
tip the good work-
Program for the Week.
Wednesday, 7:30 —Religious service,
Dr. Purvis, of Philadelphia, speaker.
Thursday, 7:ls—Joint entertainment
by 107th and 108 Field Artillery talent.
Friday, 7 —Movies.
Saturday—Open night.
Sunday—Regimental services.
9:30 A. M. —108th F. A., chaplain,
McFetridge.
Y. M. C. A. Building—lo7th Field Ar
tillery, Chaplain, Peters.
Quarters at JTiekl Hos
„Sa! for Field Hospital, Ambulance
and M. S. T. Companies by Y. M. C. A.
at 0 a. m.
7:30 P. M. —Devotional services at
Y. M. C. A. Building.
Monday, 7 —Entertainment by Mrs.
P. M. Carroll.
Tuesday, 7 —Movies.
8,000 MEN VISIT
Y.M.C.A. BUILDING 76
1,200 Men at Sing-Song and
Movies. Dr. Alexander’s Ad
dress Greatly Appreciated.
Mrs. Carroll Will Entertain
Tonight.
The program for the week was in
deed an enjoyable one. Monday night
was open night, and was appreciated
In that it gave the boys an opportu
nity to catch UP with their letter writ
ing, and many of fehem took advantage
of it to w r rite home (and elsewhere),
and drop reminders in regard to that
Thanksgiving box of sweets that is now
on the way to somewhere in Camp
Hancock.
Tuesday was moving pictures and
sing-song. About twelve hundred par
ticipated in the singing and witnessed
the movies.
Wednesday was given over to a lec
ture by Dr. Maitland Alexander, of
Pittsburg, a very able and inspiring
speaker. His address was greatly ap
preciated by all who heard him.
Thursday was the regular religious
meeting, hut it was postponed on ac
count of the hike which included the
entire 56th brigade, on that day.
Friday night was moving pictures
again, and a large crowd witnessed the
thrilling story of love and loyalty in
which soldier life played a very prom
inent part.
Nearly 6.000 men visited the build
ing last week.
Coming Program.
Wednesday, 7:30 —Mrs. M. P. Carroll.
“Reminiscences of Dixie Land.”
Thursday, 7:30 —Thanksgiving Ser
vice-Patriotic address by Edward
Grimm Miller, of Columbia. Pa.
Friday. 7:3o— Moving pictures and
sing-son g.
Saturday, 7:30 —Brigade musical en
tertainment-
Sunday—
-9: 45 A. M. —Sunday school.
T RENCH AND CA M R
ADMINISTRATION STAFF
Camp Secretary E. Tomlinson
Camp Religious Work Director T. A. Wigginton
Camp Educational Director George B. Landis
Associate Divisional Athletic Director Geo R. Fleming
Camp Business Secretary R. p; Zebley
Camp Musical Work Director ..A. L .Tobbs
Camp Publicity Director J. Edgar Probyn
Business Secretary E. L, Eutler
Camp Stenographer /... Frank W. Shriver
Camp Motion Picture Expert Cecrge Magarian
Camp Property Man P. A. McArthur
10:30 A. M. —Regimental service.
Chaplain Hall in charge.
7:30, Evening service; religious work
director, H. L. Adams in charge.
DEDICATION WEEK
AT BUILDING 77
Captain Smith Takes the Boys
Over the Top. Fine Program
at Dedication.
♦
BUILDING NO. 77.
Building Secretary—R. C. Dobson, St.
Louis, Mo.
Religious Secretary William Berg,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Educational Secretary—Charles A.
Linebaclf, Carthage, Ind.
Business Secretary—W.' E. Griffin,
Augusta, Ga.
Dedication week at Building 77 was
marked by the best service rendered
since the completion of the building.
On Monday evening the movies were
supplemented by an orchestra from
the Military Police, under the direction
of Private Becker. The first of a series
of government educational movies
was%hown on Tuesday night. This was
preceded by Prof. Irving Foster’s fare
well French talk to the boys.
On Wednesday night Mr. Berg gave
a stirring address on “The Three
great question of life—Who Am 1? WTiy
Am 1 Here? and Whither Am I Go
ing?" The song service was led by
Mr. Tebbs. On Thursday afternoon
some of the good women of Augusta
mended various garments, for tire hoys
and made curtains fo* the windows of
the building. A record crowd attend
ed the movies in the evening. Cap
tain J. Rice Smith, a Confederate vet
eran from Augusta, was the star at
traction of the entertainment; on Fri
day evening under the auspices of
Mrs. Eve and her co-workers. A hear
ty vote of thanks was given this com
mittee for services as entertainers ex
tending over a series of Friday nights.
Saturday was “open night.” Two of
the boys from Company B of the En
gineers assisted one of the staff in
placing an effective decoration of oak
1 aves and pine for the dedicatory serv
ice. The chess tournament launched
last week has reached the finals, which
will he played off between Leach, Com
pany A, Engineers and Ruff of Com
pany B, Engineers.
Sunday was a great day with us. In
the morning at 8 o’clock-, Chaplain
Houghton of the Engineers conducted
moly communion in the building, and
at 9 o'clock the regimental service. At
10 o’clock, the first regimental service
for tiie Military Police and 4he Signal
Corps was held in the building, the
Headquarters Band furnishing the
music. This service was attended by
the official staff of the Military Police,
the officials of the Signal Corps having
made previous engagements. We are
happy to announce that this service
will he conducted by our religious work
secretary every Sunday, by permission
and hearty co-operation of the offi
cers of the two units. In the afternoon
the Bible. Class continued the study o.
the life of Christ.
Dedicatory Services.
The dedicatory service in the even
ing was of special interest, and greatly
enjoyed by the large number of men
present. The opening service as print
ed on the program was led by Mr. Berg,
who called upon Chaplain Dallman of
the Machine Gun Battalion, to read
the scripture lesson, after which Chap
lain Houghton of the One Hundred and
Third Engineers lead in the prayer of
dedication. Mr. Dobson then expressed
the indebtedness of the men to the of
ficers who had so kindly housed the
“Y” during the days prior to the com
pletion of the new building, to the co
operating chaplains, and the splendid
assistance of the Augusta ladies. He
paid tribute to the work of Prof. Fos
ter y'hu returned last week to State
College, and then introduced Col.
Schneider of the Engineers, who en
couraged us greatly by stating, in the
course of his remarks, that “the Y. M.
C. A. men in their service to the boys
and the country, are doing their hit just
as much in this war as the man who
the gun in the ranks.” He
conCTuded his happy remarks by calling
on the men present to stand and give
three hearty cheers for the Y. M. C. A.
and its work.
Following his remarks, announce
ment was made of the great loss to
Building 77 of two'members of its
staff —Mr. Wakefield who left Monday
for Washington to enlist in the avia
tion service, and Mr. Landis, who has
enlisted and is now in the service with
the Sanitation Department. Headquar
ters, Military Police. Following this
Private Landis sang a solo, and Dr.
Sevier, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Augusta, gave an earnest re
ligious address. Mr. Zebley, formerly
of this staff, pronounced teh benedic
tion. This was followed by the sing
ing of the national hymn, the officers
and men present standing at salute.
We are greatly indebted to" the band of
the Third Regiment, which led us in
the music and gave a delightful con
cert from 7 to 7:30, preceding the dedi
catory program. The attendance at the
building and services for the day was
1600.
As we go to press, we are glad to an
nounce tjie addition to our staff of Mr.
Charles A. Lineback of Carthage, Ind.,
who succeeds Mr. Warfield as educa
tional secretary.
Schedule for coming week:
Wednesday 'Religious service;
speaker, Dr. Miller of Scranton. Pa.
Thursday Morning. 9 O’clock —Holy
communion; 10 o’clock, regimental
Thankscgiving service, One Hundred
and Third Engineers, conducted by
Chaplain Houghton.
Thursday Evening—Movies, followed
by Thanksgiving religious service.
Friday—Government movies, seven
o’clock.
Saturday—Miss “Dixie Carroll,” en
tertainer.
Sunday Morning—Chaplain Hough
ton's, eight offclock, Holy communion;
nine o’clock Engineers Regimental
service, at which time Mr. Berg will
preach by invitation of the chaplain.
Ten o'clock, Military Police and Signal
Corps regimental service, at which
time Dr. Dobson will preach.
Sunday Afternoon, 2:30 O’clock—Bi
ble class.
Sunday Evening, 7:30 O’clock—Song
service and address.
Monday, 7:30 O’clock —Movies.
Tuesday, 7 O’clock—-Checker tourna
ment and letter writing.
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MEN CLIMB RAFTERS
TO WITNESS MOVIES
More Than 1,000 in Building 1 .
Secretary Talks on Current
Evans. Dr. Lee and Physical
Director Marvill Leave. Sec
retary Brewer on the Job.
BUILDING NO. 73.
Building and Religious Work’ Secretary
—John Harvey Lee, Philadelphoia
Physical Director—Albert H. Marvill,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Educational and Social Secretary—•
Frederick B. Heitkamp. Chatham, N. J.
Business Secretary—Paul A. -U.'Mache
mer, Philadelphia, Pa.
Associate Secretary Raymond R.
Brewer, Sylvan, Pa.
A true Thanksgiving spirit is present
at Building No. 78, for the week just
completed has been one of exceptional
success and accomplishment. It was the
last one that Mr. Lee and Physical Di
rector Marvill could be with us and the
entire force seemed to concentrate its
efforts in making their last days memor
able ones.
On Monday night, Secretary Heitkamp
gave the first of a series of talks on Cur
rent Events. The men do not have the
time to make an intensive study of the
questions of importance of the day and
by means of these short talks they are
made aware of the world movements
which affect them directly and indirect
ly-
A Camera Club was organized with a
number of enthusiastic men as charter
members. It is planned to develop the
pictures that are taken on the weekly
hikes and to make picture-taking a study
rather than a mere pastime.
Dr. Maitland Alexelander was with us
on Monday night and it was the most
interesting religious service we have yet
had. A vocal trio from Co. H, 110th In
fantry. together with a brass quartet
from the 110th Infantry Band furnished
the music for the evening.
Tuesday evening, a checker tourna
ment furnished the entertainment and
Wednesday the usual full house was
with us to see the movies. A special fea
ture about the movies is the 101st Caval
ry Orchestra, which keeps things on the
jump. With Arthur, pianist, Buttler and
Stamm, cornetists, Huber and Austin, on
the trombones, Sneider violinist, and
Barth on the drum, the men are kept in
good spirits throughout the evening.
Thursday is the weekly night hike for
the 110th Infantry, but despite that fact
we had a good attendance at the military
instruction movies which are sent to us
by the government. One man said that
he learned more from that hour than
from a series of verbal lectures.
Rev. Mr. Purvis, of Grove City, Pa.,
was with us for the weekly religious ser
vice on Friday evening and gave a very
impressive talk to the men.
Saturday—movie night—the attendance
was the largest ever, there being 1,010
in the house. That is, in and on the
house, the 1,000 being on the floor and
the other ten perched one on each rafter
supporting the roof. There is a rush
for these seats every evening.
The ' British Tommies played two
games this week. On Wednesday they
defeated the 110th Infantry and on Sat
urday they met defeat at the hands of
the 110th Ambulance Company. Both
games were well played and lull of in
terest for the four hundred spectators
who braved the cool air of the “sunny (?)
south” to follow the ball. On Thanks
giving they will play the Ambulance Co.
a return game at Division Headquarters
and hope to turn the tables.
Sunday at eight in the morning, Mr.
Groton held an Episcopal communion
for the men of the cavalry at which
over thirty kneeled around the altar.
The Cavalary regimental service was
held at nine o’clock, conducted by Mr.
Lee, and immediately following that Bi
ble classes met in the mess halls.
Sunday evening a special farewell ser
vice was held. Mr. Lee preached his
best sermon, “Loyalty to Christ,” after
which Lieut. Rose expressed the appre
ciation of the camp for Mr. Lee’s work
while here with us. The music of the
evening was furnished by an orchestra
from Headquarters Troop and a quartet
from Headquarters and Sanitary Troops.
Mr. Brewer, a graduate of Dickinson
College, student at Boston University
School of Theology, and graduate of the
first Army War Work Course at Spring
field, Mass., has come to us this past
week as Associate Secretary.
Special attention is called to the
Thanksgiving Service which will be held
in our building Thursday morning at
nine o’clock. In the evening the 101st
Cavalary Band will give a concert while
Lawton B. Evans. Superintendent of
Schools of Augusta, will speak.
The Camera Club took its weekly hike
Sunday and some interesting views were
snapped. It is planned to develop the
pictuers taken on these Sunday hikes on
the x following evening in the'Y. M. C. A.
building. If you are interested in the
work drop in and see us.
Plans had been perfected for the or
ganization of French classes in the cav
alry, but with the new order about to be
put into effect, they have been aban
doned. „
The attendance at the French classes
in the 110th Infantry for the past week
was seventy-four. A new class has been
started for'the Sergeants of Co. H. and
if any other compantes desire special
classes they will be arranged by our
Educational Secretary.
Program.
Wednesday—Moving Pictures.
Thursday—Thanksgiving; 9 a. m„ lulst
Cavalry Regimental Service: 101st
Cavalry Ba#id; Mr. Lawton B. Evans,
lecture.
Friday— . . v
Saturday—Moving Pictures. ,
Sunday—9, 101st Cavalary Regimental
Service; 10:15. Bible Classes; Re
ligious Service.
STELLAVILLE WOMEN
WILL DINE 30 MEN
Secretary Dukes Will Escort
Soldiers for Thanksgiving
Dinner. Bible Class Well At
tended.
BUILDING NO. 79.
(Serving the 10th Regiment.)
Building Secretary—Wm. Milton Hess,
New York, N. Y. , ,
Educational —Luther D. Miller, Greens
burg, ■ Pa.
Pnysical—E. B. Peterman, Youngstown,
Ohio. TT . ,
Assistant—Frank R, Ilean, Harrisburg,
Pa. .
Assistant —Hubert N. Dukes, Sanders
ville, Ga.
Building 79 has suffered a great loss by
the enlistment of Physical Director George
Tyson. Mr. Tyson received, orders to re
port in Philadelphia with the ordnance
department located in that city. It was
with regret that we saw him leave but
very glad indeed that he is entering
the service of our country.
E. B. Peterman, of Youngstown, Ohio,
arrived in the camp on Friday to take up
the physical end at 79.
The programs of the past week have
been varied and attended by large crowds
and in some instances capacity ones.
The men were entertained and benefit
ed by Dr. Tupper on Tuesday night. Dr.
Tupper spoke on “The Bright Side of
Life.”
On Wednesday night, there was a dou
ble program. Dr. Purvis, of Pittsburg,
spoke, and the government motion pic
tures were shown. A record-breaking
crowd was in the building.
Thursday morning, a party of ladies
from Augusta sewed and mended for the
boys. This service is surely appreciated
as shown by the large number of gar
ments that were brought for repair. In
the evening the regular motion pictures
were shown.
Another double program was put on
Friday night. Dr. E. G. Miller, of Co
lumbia, Pa., spoke to the fnen and was
very well received. We hope he may be
able to visit us again before he leaves
for his home in Pennsylvania. After the
short lecture an Aiken company appear
ed with singers and readers and the boys
gave them a great ovation. The com
pany was composed of Mrs. L. E. Croft,
Mrs. Theo. G. Croft, and Miss Bernice
Woodward,
The Saturday evening sing song was in
charge of Mr. Tebbs.
Two Bible classes were conducted on
Sunday afternoon by Rev. Miller and Mr.
Hean. Mr. Hean’s class was held out
of doors around a camp fire and was very
well attended. The regular Sunday even
ing song service was addressed by Rev.
J, 11. Ziegler, of Indiana, Pa.
The ladies of Stellaville, Ga., will en
tertain thirty men from this district of
the camp at dinner on Thanksgiving day.
They will be transported to the town in
a government motor truck. Mr. Dukes
will be in charge of the party.
Visitors to the building this week were:
Col. R. W. Herbert, Mrs. R. W. Herbert
and Mrs. Robert 'B. Herbert, of Greens
burg. Pa.; Mrs. A. M. Storey and Mrs.
Theo. G. Croft, 3d, of Jacksonville, Fla.;
Mrs. L. E. Croft, Miss Bernice Woodward,
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