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Dec. 24, 1917.
WITH THE Y. M. C. A. AT CAMP HANCOCK
TENT NO. 80 CHANGED
TO BUILDING NO. 72
New Building Will Soon Be
Erected. Artillery Band As
sists in Moving.
TENT No. 72.
(Serving 109th Field Artillery, 103rd
Trench Mortar Battery, 103rd Ammuni
tion drain and Base Hospital).
Building Secretary, M. F. Hausmann.
Brie, Pa.
Physical Director—F. D. Sherwood,
Wausau, Mich.
Assistant Secretary—A. O. Germain,
hew York City.
Assistant Secretary—W. H. Mcln
tyre, Greensburg, Pa.
! ent No ’ 80 in moving across the
street to make room for our new build
ing, also changed the number. We are
now to be known as tent No. 72.
Having been so busy moving and get
ting settled we had no regular pro-
Great preparations are being
ma.de for aur activities during Christ
mas week. We expect the decorations
to exceed those of Thanksgiving.
One of our visitors of the week sug
gested that after having meatless,
wheatless and other such days it would
be a good idea to have a smokeless day
once a week. How about it?
We wish to express our thanksTb the
109th Field Artillery Band for their as
sistance under Bandmaster MacLuskie
in moving our tent and benches. Also
to the electricians of the 103rd Ammu
nition Train for installing our lights.
Now that the weather is moderating
and that we are comfortably settled in
our new location, we expect to get back
to our bld pace and make things on Ar
tillery Street hum.
LADIES"DECORATE
BUILDING NO. 75
New Building Secretary Had
Distinction of Being With
Border Y. M. C. A. Dukes
Goes to Range.
BUILDING No. 75.
(Serving 107th and 108th Field Ar
tillery, Ambulance Corps, Field Hos
pital, Motor Truck Companies and the
Field Bakery.)
Building Secretary—W. T. F. Hill,
Pittsburg, Pa.
Religious Work Director —A. 15. Cur
ry, Jr., New York City.
Educational Work Director —J. A.
Drodhead, Cincinnati, O.
Physical Work Director —F. W.
Pretchel, Lancaster, Pa.
Assistant Secretary—Harry P. Lunt,
Williamsport, Pa.
Assistant Secretary—Harry E. Bicks
ler, Missouri.
Assistant Secretary—Harry L. Vin
cent, Chaumont, N. Y.
The distinction of being the only Y.
M. C. A. secretary in camp who also
saw service on the Mexican border goes
to W. T. F. Hill, who has recently
como to Building 75. Mr. Hill was in
charge cf the building on the border
which served the old Second Pennsyl
vania brigade, and will be remembered
by many of the men of that brigade.
His experience at Camp Stewart is be
ing turned to good account here. Mr.
Hill comes to us from Pittsburg,
where he has been associate executive
secretary of the East Liberty branch.
In Pittsburg he was also closely as
sociated with Frederick B. Shipp, who
is now in France at the head of the
entire vork of the Y. M. C. A. for
American troops. The work at Build
ing 75 may be expected to go in great
shape under his efficient leadership.
With the assistance of some of the
men of the various companies and the
ladies cf the Cranford Club, the build
ing was very attractively decorated for
the holiday season, adding much to the
enjoyment of the several Christmas
programs which were put on.
Special features of the week were the
union regimental services of Sunday
morning conducted by Bishop Reese of
Georgia, the splendid Christmas Eve
entertainment planned for tonight by
Chaplain McFetridge, and the musi
cale Christmas night which will give
just the proper touch to a perfect day.
The activities on the artillery range
last week were carried on by Secretary
Dukes who was. loaned uS from the
staff of Building 79 for this important
work of following the artillery regi
ments on their protracted hikes. This
work would be greatly facilitated by a
car that might be used for the special
purpose of supplying the needs of the
artillery brigade as the different units
move from place to place.
What Our Allies Say: “We are fighting
Germany, Austria and Drink, and, as far
as I can see, the greatest of these three
deadly foes is Drink.” —David Lloyd
George, Premier of Great Britain.
“Give me a teetotal army and I will lead
it anywhere.”—Lord Roberts.
“Drink is as much your enemy as Ger
many.”—Raymond Poincare, President of
Republic of France.
TRENCH AND CAMP
ADMINISTRATION STAFF
Camp Secretary Tomlinson, Wilmerding, Pa.
Camp Religious Work Director T. A. Wigginton, Nashville, Tenn.
Camp Educational Director George B. Landis, Harrisburg, Pa.
Associate Division Athletic Director Geo. R. Fleming, Williamsport, Pa.
Camp Business Secretary r. p. Zebley, Philadelphia, Pa.
Camp Publicity Director j. Edgar Probyn, Altoona, Pa.
Camp French instructor w. T . Turk, Athens, Ga.
Camp Musical Work Director A. L. Tebbs, Dayton, O.
Camp Accountant E. L. Butler, Greenville, S. C.
Camp Stenographer Frank W. Shriver, Omaha, Neb.
Camp Stenographer -L. B. Atterbury, Jackson, Tenn.
Camp Motion Picture Expert George Magarian, New York City.
Camp Property Man p. a. McArthur, Augusta, Ga.
CHRISTMAS EVE
PROGRAM ATTRACTIVE
Christinas Carols, Impersona
tions and Address By Dr.
Wigginton. Building Beauti
fied By Ladies.
BUILDING NO. 76.
Serving the 56th Brigade, including the
111th and 112th regiments of infantry.
Building Secretary—J. Campbell Bran
don, Butler, Pa.
Religious Work Secretary—H. L. Adams,
Dayton, O,
Educational Director —F. A. Smith,
Woonsocket. R. I.
Physical Director —Thomas S. Hughes,
Elizabeth City, N. C.
Assistant Secretary—G. W. Veach,
Lexington, Ky.
Assistant Secretary—Euclid Mcßride,
NashvilD, Tenn.
Things having warmed up a bit this
past week, the activities at Building 76
have picked up considerably and the
building has been used to capacity every
night, i
Monday night, C. A. Lineback held the
boards and it was the unanimous opin
ion of all who heard him that he couldn’t
be beat. His characterizations were all
mighty well portrayed and the men are
looking forward to his next appearance
with us.
The moving picture on Tuesday night,
“Somewhere in Georgia,” was one of the
best shown at this building in some time
and held the attention of the audience
from start to finish. In the baseball
scenes the men weer almost on their feet,
it. was so realistic. The playing of A. B.
Supplee added to the enjoyment of the
picture. Between the parts Secretary
Smith led in several popular songs.
At the mid-week religious meeting on
Wednesday night, Rev. H. L. Adams, the
religious work secretary, spoke on “The
Road to Heaven.”
Thursday nght we had planned to have
an open night for the boys to write their
Christmas letters home, but at the last
minute we heard that our friend, L. H.
Barrett, would operate the government
movies for us again. Building 76 is a
popular one for these movies and this
past week we have had them on three
nights, a total of seven shows.
Friday night the moving picture, “The
Girl Without a Soul,” was enjoyed by a
full house. Carbarn, of the Medical
Corps, assisted at the piano and gave
some fine music.
Saturday was our only open night this
week and the men all took advantage of- it
to write home, read and enjoy some
games of checkers.
We have another addition to our staff
now in the person’ of Theo. G. Keller,
who comes to us from Toledo, 0.. to be
our associate physical director. Mr. Kel
ler has been supervisor of physical work
in the Toledo public schools.
Friday the buildng be/ m to take on a
Christmassy aspect, and we are willing to
wager that now there is not a building in
camp that looks any better than ours.
Mrs. Woodin and her daughters surely
worked hard to make it look so attractive
and we are all greatly indebted to them
for their efforts. Our building will be a
cheery place for the men to spend the
holidays and with that in view a special
program has been arranged for Chrstmas
eve and Christmas night.
Christmas eve. there will be singing of
carols under the leadership of Mr. Tebbs,
Dr. Wiggington will deliver a talk entitled
“America's War Christmas”; C. A. Line
back will read Dicken’s Christmas Carol,
and there will be several other special
numbers, including a Christmas tree.
Christmas night, George Magarian, the
camp moxie expert, has promised us some
special moving pictures appropriate to
the Christmas season.
Mr. Turk, the new camp French in
structor, has had several conferences the
past week with the educational secre
tary and it is expected that in a short
time the French classes will be reorgan
ized in good shape.
Our program for Christmas week at a
glance is as follows:
Monday—Tree and entertainment.
Tuesday—Christmas movies.
Wednesday—Religious meeting.
Thursday—To be announced.
Friday—Moving pictures.
Saturday.—Write a letter home night.
Sunday—Religious services, Bible Class
es, etc.
Toe ladies will be here to sew on Fri
day morning instead of Tuesday this
week.
NOTICE, INDIANA
NORMAL STUDENTS!
The authorities of Indiana State
Normal School, Pennsylvania, desire
to know the number of men at Capm
Hancock who attended the school. Will
all such kindly send their name, rank
and organization to Sergeant Gail.
Wood, Co. K, 110th Infantry, before/
Saturday, January 5 th. ’
GREAT CHRISTMAS
CELEBRATION FOR 77
Men of the Unit Are to Have a
Merry Yuletide Even Though
Far From Home.
BUILDING NO. 77.
(Serving Engineers, Signal Corps, Mil
itary Police, Headquarters Com
pany and Machine Gun Battalion).
Building and Religious Secretary—
R. C. Dobson, St. Louis, Mo.
Religious Work Director —F. E.
Henry.
Educational Secretary—Charles A.
Lineback, Carthage, Ind.
Business Secretary—W. E. Griffin.
Augusta, Ga.
Physical Director—Glenn M. Colby,
Marietta, O.
The men served by Building 77 are sure
to have a Merry Christmas if the activi
ties planned for that section are carried
out as per schedule.
On Christmas eve a fine Christmas en
tertainment has been arranged which will
reject the true '•old-fashioned Yuletide
spirit in many phases. There will be a
tree, beautifully decorated at which the
godmother of the building, Mrs. H. S.
Tinker of New York, will preside. There
will be a. band concert by the Cavalry
band, which has recently assigned to the
Engineers. The Moss band of Piccannin
ies will furnish one of the very entertaining
features of the program. Miss Baldwin
of Canada, “godsister" of the building,
will sing and Secretary Lineback will give
a condensed reading of Dickens’ "Chris
mas Carol.”
Elaborate plans are being made for the
Christmas dinners’of the men. Company
Dos the Engineers will have an unusually
strikingly decorated mess shack and ail
of the companies will have many elabo
rate features as a part of the dinner pro
gram.
On Christmas evening, 77 will conduct a
service in keeping with the season and
on Wednesday evening the usual mid
week religious service will be held.
On Thursday evening there will be spe
cial program of motion pictures. All or
the men of the unit are cordially invited
to attend all of these meetings.
Prof. Daniel of Clemson College, South
Carolina, greatly entertained and edified
the men by his address: “The Measure of
a Man,” which he delivered on last Wed
nesday evening. He is a witty and elo
quent speaker and held his audience,
which was quite large, from start to
finish.
The movie. “Some Where in France,”
was much enjoyed by a packed house on
Thursday night. Mr. Tebbs was pres
ent and led the men in singing popular
songs, using the slides, a feature which
they seem greatly to enjoy.
The building has been simply deluged
by out-going mail of every description
during the past week. The secretaries
figure that enough pieces of mail have
been handled at this building which, if
placed end to end. would reach from
Camp Hancock to Berlin (some where in
Pennsylvania.)
The branch station which 77 has been
maintaining among the new arrivals in
camp, quartered where the old Eighth
and Thirteenth were situated, is doing
a rushing business. Three and four sec
retaries have been kept busy there since
it opening on last Tuesday. A band
concert was held there on Friday even
ing and was greatly enjoyed by the men,
who are new arrivals from all parts of the
country.
WEMOVE YOU
Landing in Augusta. Georgia, at 12
o’clock, August 22. we got to our unload
ing point, Wheless, Station. When the
trucks weer unloaded, we began unloading
all incoming troops. Battery F,' 108th
Field Artillery, was unloaded in the record
time of 55 minutes, which included every
thing carried by the battery.
We started pitching our camp at 3
o’clock and by mess time, were anxious
to hear the call, following which many of
us visited the city of Augusta.
Once a week we are entertained by
stars picked from the Twenty-eighth Di
vision.
An important day that we shall never
forget was that of the field and track
meet which we won by two points, our
nearest rival being Truck Co. No. 5, of
Pittsburg. The winners enjoyed a fine
turkey dinner.
Our truck company is composed not
only of athletes, but experienced automo
bile drivers, men who are at any mo
ment ready to drive to the trenches and
through the eternal gates of hell to get
the kaiser.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year.
KID BENNER,
Truck Co. No. 1.
wlslupS tow a
BIG CELEBRATION
AT BUG NO. 78
Lawton B. Evans will Give
Address. Miss Rowland will
Recite. Other Good Numbers.
buildTncFno. 78.
(Serving 11 Oth Infantry.)
Building Secretary—H. L. Simmons,
Magnolia, Miss.
Educational and Social Secretary’—
Frederick B. Heitkamp, Chatham, N. J.
Religious Work director—Rev. C. N.
St. John.
Business Secretary—Paul A. G.
Machemer, Philadelphia, Pa.
Associate Secretary—Raymond R.
Brewer, Sylvan, Pa.
Physical Work Director—Frank L.
Whitney, Rockland, Me.
The folks at home need not worry
for their sons in the vicinity of Build
ing No. 78. Christmas Day will bo one
vibrant with true Christmas spirit of
good cheer.
The building has been most attrac
tively decorated through the generosity
and help of Augusta ladies and the at
mosphere is one dispelling all gloom
and blue feelings, which accompany
homesickness. “What is the use of a
furlough when we have a place like
this?” remarked one of the men.
A splendid entertainment has been
arranged for th'e evening. In Lawton
B. Evans of Augusta, we have an ideal
speaker for the season and he promises
to give us a good fifteen-minute talk
filled with humor and good cheer. Miss
Agnes Rowland has consented to favor
us with some of her great recitations
and with her will come some of her
friends who will entertain with vocal
and instrumental numbers.
The enlisted men will contribute to
the pleasure of the evening. There
will be quartet music from Company
H, 119th Infantry, vocal solos from the
Signal Corps and orchestral music
from our the Cavalry.
Santa will be here strong and it is
enough to say that those who get here
early and have seats will be in the
best way to enjoy the evening. We
have word directly from the North Pole
that despite the war economy Santa
will have his pack well filled and hopes
to find our building the same way.
The secretaries of Building No. 78
take this means of extending to all the
men in camp their most sincere wishes
for a very happy day Christmas and a
hearty invitation to Spend Christmas
day with the Y. M. C. A.
disease robbed
BRITISH OF VICTORY
Australian Member of Par
liament Claims Defeat Due to
Venereal Affliction.
In a statement issued by the Illinois
Vigilance Association, with headquar
ters in Chicago, reference is made to
an article be an Australian member of
parliament which states that “the
Dardanelles campaign might have
been successful if such a large per
centage of the Australian troops had
not become afflicted with veneral dis
ease during their stay in Egypt and
their stops in the Suez Canal territory.
Reports from European armies also
lament that hospital time and space
has been consumed by veneral disease
patients which should have been avail
able for wounded or unavoilably sick
soldiers.
A recent report states that the ven
eral disease afflictions in the American
troops now in Europe is at the rate of
181 per 1,(00 per year—or one man in
six a year. This is a decided increase
over the best records on th- Mexican
border a year ago, and probably shows
in part that there is an increased dif
ficulty in this matter with moving
troops also in European conditions.
This percentage of veneral disease
in the American forces in Europe is
4 1-2 times that of all other afflic
tions reported. Sir William Osler, M.
D., in an address before the London
Medical Society recently, demonstrat
ed that although death' certificates did
not show a large amount of syphilis,
that in reality, "syphilis was the cluse
of over 60,000 deaths in the London
registration area, while tuberculosis
claimed only 57,000. These two lead
the list of the ten great 1 Hing dis
eases.
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