Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

iWfe V V M** V I t HI 83 In n 11 ill IS Communion Service to be Held in Underground Hospital Holy Communion was administered to eighty-six soldiers on Sunday at Y. M. C. A. Buildings 75, 77 and 79, Chaplains McFetri'dge ami Houghton, and Rev. N. B. Groton, volunteer civil ian chaplain of the Episcopal church being th ecelebrants. The camp will have on of its most unique experiences Sunday next when a service of the Holy Communion will be held in the underground Field Hos pital at Ba. m. The surroundings will J be suggestive of the great spiritual communion with those brothers in similar quarters “Over there,” but who are wounded and passing on. A similar service of the Holy Com munion will be held in Y. M. C. A Building No. 77 (Engineers), at 8 a. in. as notv regularly established for every Sunday. All baptized men are invited to receive. Scores < f boys from the camp, but mostly from the cavalry, enjoyed the! hospitality of the rector and ladies of the Church of the Good Shepherd Wednesday last. The close of the evening came all too soon. A similar event took place at St.l Paul’s Church with “open house” in the new Parish Building- Thanksgiv ing Day. Also, as usual, in the hour preceding service Sunday evening. A directory of members of the Epis copal church is being compiled by Mr. Meehan, Brotherhood Camp Secretary Give him assistance in this good work by sending names to his quarters, Y. ■ M. C. 4. Building No. 77. Christmas "doings” in prospect will make this in valuable. Pleasant places for the boys to drop in to meet and make friends are St. Paul’s Church, Sunday evening, 6:30, and at the Church of the Good Shep herd every Wednesday at 8 p. in. Find a cup of something steaming hot, and toothsome etcetaris, to say nothing of the plaesant company. SCHOOL BOY’S PATRIOTISM Here is a characteristic letter from a boy in Johnstown. Pa., and we give it with the original spelling: Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 26, 1917. Y. M. C. A. Hut, Camp Hancoks. Dear Sir: The Hudson Street school of Johns town • wishes for the secretary of the Y M. C. A. to distribute the Johnstown school news to the Johnstown soldiers or other soldiers who would like to have one. We want to show the Johns town boys that not ever body in this cruel world have forgot them. We hope you will like them as there are sorpe very interesting copies in it. When ever you go to France shoot strait, And make the world safe for • Democracy. Think what Gen. Jack son said to his troops, “ Stand to your guns! See that every shot tells!" and then the Germans will flee like sheep. We will try. to keep the home fires burning till the boys come home. Yours truly, KARL HARRIS. There may be a few mistakes in the spelling, but the spirit of Karl Harris is the spirit that saved the Union —and the gratifying thing is that this boy’s letter is but the visible expression of the dominating thoughts in the minds of millions of boys of the United States. KILLED TEN GERMANS. The Victoria Cross has been awarded Corporal Filip Konowal, a Russian who enlisted with the Canadian forces at Ot tawa. Single-handed, he killed ten Germans in a cellar. Later he captured a machine gun which was holding up an advance, killing the crew and bringing the gun back to his own lines. , , Next day, he attacked another machine gun position unaided, killed three of the crew and destroyed the gun with ex-\ plosives. CAMP SECRETARY COMES HERE. H. L. Simmons, who has been appoint ed to Building No. 78 as building secre tary, was for several months camp sec retary at Camp Swep Taylor, Jackson, ( Miss. This Camp Taylor was aban- , doned recently and the entire force of; secretaries transferred to other camps, Mr. Simmons being the only man to I come to Camp Hancock. All the sol- , diers at Camp Taylor—about 6,ooowere j sent to Camp Beauregard, at Alexandria, I La. Mr. Simmons was secretary of the i Mississippi A. and M. before entering the army • service and while at Camp Tay- I lor assisted materially in raising the | state’s quota of the War Work fund. BAZAAR AND LUNCHEON. The ladles of St. Paul's Episcopal church, corner Sixth street and the Sa vannah river, will hold their annual ba- i zaar today and tomorrow and invite the ! soldiers of Camp Hancock to patronize i the luncheon, which will be served from I 1 o’clock on. Turkey will be the chief attraction on the menu and the ladies ‘ have made a great reputation for them- ! selves in the culinary art. GIRARD COLLEGE SERVICE FLAG. I Girard College was presented with a I many-starred service flag at the annual I Thanksgiving exercises. It is 12x22 feet and was hung between the two central pillars of the main entrance. It is es timated that 235 graduates of the school are in the service of their country. LENWOOD HOTEL OPENED. On Saturday night, the new Lenwood hotel, named affter General Leonard Wood, which occupies a commanding po sition near the entrance to Camp Han cock, was formally opened. It is an im posing brick and stone structure and will accommodate 200 guests. The cost of the hotel was about $400,000, and is designed primarily for the accommoda tion of winter tourists. Page 12 FRENCH AND CAM* 2,000 Second Lieutenants Regimental assignments of mare than 2,000 provisional second lieutenants of the regular army, appointed from the offi cers reserve corps, graduates of the of ficers' draining camps, or the ranks of the army, were published by the war de partment. Some go to the afmy serviee schools or the coast artillery training camps. BOLYARD’S BARBER SHOP 221 Bth St. A modern shop with 12 experi enced Barbers and efficient ser vice. Located on Jack son street, below Genesta Hotel. No advance in prices. Open until 9 ev ery evening and until 11:30 on Saturdays. Expert Manicur ing. You would en joy being worked on here. The Augusta Herald Delivered to Your Company Street At Camp Hancock. Afternoons and Sundays, 60c a Month. Phone Your Order to 2036 Augusta. Notify Herald Wagons. Write a Post Card and say, Send Me The Augusta Herald Daily Sunday Evening Morning DRINK At Counters Camp Hancock Boys! || Imi UMB IIIMIMH —IIM ■■■! ■l— have Souvenirs and Novelties to suit your taste. Our line consists of: Felt and Silk Pennants, Pillow Tops, Post Cards, Picture?, Swagger Sticks, Tie and Handkerchief Holders. ♦ Our stock also includes some camp necessities, such as: Comfort Kits, Hat Cords, Khaki and Silk Handker chiefs, Collar Ornaments, Money Belts, and many other useful articles. Camp Hancock Souvenir Store 630 BROAD STREET. Our Motto: Popular Prices, Courteous Service. You Can Make Your Tent More Comfortable If You Cover The Floor With Slusky’s Rubber Roofing It will add warmth to the tent, keep out the dampness, cold winds and insects. It will be more than a carpet to your floor. The cost is small—the comfort great. $1.25 per roll of 108 square feet, including nails for applying, delivered at the camp. Call Phone 100 and we will de liver it to you. David Slusky & Son 1009 BROAD STREET. AUGUSTA. Camp Hancock Soldiers ATTENTION!! We beg to announce that we are prepared to take care of your wants in anything electrical. We are es pecially featuring, for your approval, the following things: TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENTS, FLASH LIGHTS, BATTERIES AND MANY OTHER • ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. We are an independent iirni, sell closer than many otner places of the same kind, and can therefore offer you much better prices. NEW HOME ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING COMPANY 857 Ml Bread. St. Augusta, Ga. Phone 1000. Dec. 5, 1917.