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we have a very attractive program.
The motion picture for Wednesday
will be a mixed feature, "Dynamite
Special,” "Joy Riders,”’ "Weekly.”
Friday we will have a lecture on
the Red Cross in France, illustrated
by motion pictures. Big Mason, a
noted speaker, will be with us for our
mid-week service on Friday.
Secretary Heitkamp will be absent
for ten days while attending\the
Building Secretaries’ Conference' at
Blue Ridge, N. C.
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SPEAK ATBUILDING 79
F. E. Wood, McKeesport, Pa.,
Bldg. Sec.
F. R. Bunker, Oberlin, 0., religious
secretary.
Frank R. Hean, Harrisburg, Pa.,
Educ. Sec. y
■ — Burdick, Oil City, Pa., Phy
Sec.
P. A. McArthur, Augusta, Ga., Bus.
Sec.
George S. Trevor, New York City,
assistant : ecreti. y.
The novelty of having ladies with
us serving iced drinks and cakes was
one that appeals to the boys who con
gregate about this building. The real
home-like touch that filled the build
ing last Wednesday afternoon is the
atmosphere that we want to preserve
and stimulate. Nothing could have
been finer, more real, more sincere in
its character than the bit of home
brought to us by Mrs. Robbins and
partylastweek.
Holy Week, observed by a talk
each evening on some important fac
tor in the life of each individual, was
well received by the men. The ad
dresses were unusually snappy and to
the point and without much ade went
to the real vital points in each man’s
life.
On Tuesday evening we had the
honor of having with us two mem
bers of the British Commission in
this country in the interest of chil
dren of blind soldiers. The stories
told of English life and what the peo
ple are sacrificing in order that the
men at the front may be supplied,
were intensely interesting. The crowd
that gathered to hear these distin-
•ist. The slides
ul,” as Dr. Bun
ire, were taken
•ated pictures of
ppreciates very
ration of the
Bev. S. D. Mc
lemorial church,
jlified this spir
j Tuesday even
mother speaking
mmortality.”
>vies were well
ssions one heard
istrated that the
eveningg. Sec
re a short ad
s upon the topic
nee.” The men
re and attentive
enture of inter-
John, our relig
jk charge of the
ing. "Peter’s De
>ct, which was
resting manner.
Jlass on Friday
the Religious
» camp, gave a
to the men. His
1 was quite re-
i after the day's
time. The mov-
Man” surely did
The men ap-
• forgotten work
alf hour of good
tsburg, gave us
poa the subject
Good.” Brevity
ed the talk and
■oss.
ling to listen to
It has always
ier is no excep
>f Philadelphia,
evening service
taken from the
lie manner that
esurrection was
those who \yere
ear him. There
ns of apprecia-
the coming week
tinguished visitors gave them close
and rapt attention. The applause
that greeted some particular phrase
or story was deafening. It was the
first time that the two members of the
Commission who addressed us had
spoken to the American soldiers and
the eagerness of their reception was
indeed a surprise to them.
Sunday morning Rev. Bunker, the
religious director, conducted com
munion service for the Ordnance Reg
iment. In the absence of a chaplain
for the Ordnance Regiment, Lieut.
Col. Brown, commanding the regi
ment, requested Rev. Bunker to be the
acting chaplain. The Sunday morn
ing service was a delightful hour and
the time most appropriate for the
communion, and upon Col. Brown’s
suggestion, such a service was pro
vided for his men.
This week Earl B. Peterman and
George E. Trevor leave Camp Han
cock for other camps. Their depar
ture is regretted by all who have
learned to know them during the past
few months, and especially by the
building staff, who have been thrown
in intimate relation with them.
Mr. F. E. Wood, of McKeesport, Pa.,
comes to us as the new building sec
retary.
Mr. W. R. Burdick, of Oil City. Pa.,
comes to us as the new physical di
rector, taking Mr. Peterman’s place.
HISTORIC COMMUNION SET
USED AT BUILDING 231
BUILDING 231.
Building Secretary, Olin C. Eckley,
Kankakee. Illinois.
Business Secretary, A- O. Germain,
New York.
Educational and Social Secretary—Will
O'. Schneider. Kankakee. Illinois.
Religious Work Secretary, Wm.
Russell Owen, Philadelphia.
Physical Director—C. A. Pierce.
Assistant Secretary, H. S. Mclntyre,
Greensburg, Pa.
The culmination of the observance
of Holy Week were beautiful and im
pressive Easter and Communion ser
vices Sunday morning. Upwards of
2.00 D men worshipped in Building 231.
The auditorium was beautifully decor
ated. A truck load of dogwood bios-
soms were artistically arranged so as
to make a. great bank of white at the
rear of the platform, which with large
bunches of native ferns on either side
of th epulpit presented a very beau
tiful setting for the communion table.
The first service was at 8:45, an
Easter and Communion service for the
103rd Ammunition Train, conducted
by Chaplain Bassler. The auditorium
was filled completely with soldiers, and
a large number of officers and their
families and friends.
The sermon by Chaplain Bessler was
helpful an’d inspiring, after which the
chaplain, assisted by Rev. Harry M. J.
Klein, 'D. D., administered the Holy
Sacrament to upwards of 500. This
was the regiment’s first Easter at
Camp Hancock, and a more impressive
service could hardly be <gined .The
music was furnished h „ne male choir
of the 103rd Ammunition Train, under
the leadership of Major C. J. Smith.
Miss Irma I. Gaal, Y. W. C. A. Secre
tary of Dayton, Ohio, sang several
beautiful selections-
The auditorium was •again' filled at
10 o'clock when the Easter regimental
service of the 109th Field Artillery took
place. This service was conducted by
Chaplain Farr. The orchestra of the
109th Field Artillery assisted in the
music, and the singing was of •special
note.
At It o’clock a special Easter Com
munion service was held for all mem
bers of the Reformed Church of U. S.
in the division. This service was
largely attended, and was conducted
by Rev. Harry M. J. Klein, D. D„ of
Franklin and Marshall College.
Dr. Klein was assisted in the com
munion service by Chaplain Bassler.
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April 3.
Abotat 125 members of the Reformed
Church partook of the Holy Sacra
ment.
The communion service at both 8:45
and 11 o'clock will lo . be remembered
by all who attended. The silver com
munion set used was one which the
father of President Wilson used dur
in.. his mai*y years pastorate here in
Augusta, and was loaned for this oc
casion by Rev. I r. Sevier, of the First
Presbyterian Chi.rch.
The week opened at 231 Monday
night with an illustrated lecture on
Turkey by George Magarian of the
Administration tstaff, and was greatly
enjoyed by a large audierics. This was
followed by a special religious service
of song and address by Rev. Joseph R.
Sevier of the Fir: c Presbyterian church.
Pr. Sevier was listened to with genuine
interest, and his remarks were helpful
to all.
On Tuesday and Friday evenings the
usual motion picture programs were
presented to full houses. The pic
tures wer high order and gave
sa'tisfactic leasure.
About fit., of the Ammunition
Train, and over 200 from the 109th
Field Artillery have been detailed to
the Y. M. C. A. for instruction in Eng
lish. These men have been formed
into classes and are instructed by se-
Icted men and are making good prog
ress. They meet twice a week.
Wednesday and Thursday
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JEWISH BOARD OF
WELFARE WORK
Thursday marks the end of the Feast
of Passover. The government has been
unusually considerate towards the Jewish
men in the'army and navy in permitting
them Matzoth rations during the week
and in allowing them the forty-two hours
pass for the first two days of the Feast.
Practically everybody in the camp took 1
advantage of these privileges to celebrate
the holiday. About two hundred men
were accommodated in. the homes of Au- ,
gusta and the nearby towns of Langley, |
Aiken and Waynesboro, and as many]
more were taken care of during the first
two days of Passover in the Orthodov
Synagoga at Seders and on Thursday
for dinner. The representatives of the
board at Hancock wish to take this means
of thanking the people of the above men
tioned cities for their consideration for
the soldiers of Jewish faitli on behalf of
the Jewish Welfare Board, and are con
fident that those men who were enter
tained join with them.
The men are cordially invited to come
up to Y. M. C. A. Building No. 76,
.where Mr. Landman is quartered per
manently, and where Mr. Luchs can
usually be found in the evenings, also.
Building No. 76 is near the 112th In
fantry. right across Wrightsboro road
from the Camp Library. The men are
welcome to come up at any time, if for
nothing else than to chat with the repre- |
sentatives of the board. >
Religious services will be held here
after only at Y. M. C. A. Building No. 77
on Friday evenings, peginning promptly
at 7 o'clock. Special services can al
ways be arranged with either Mr. Land
man or Mr. Luchs provided they are no
tified in time.
The Sunday Morning Bible Class un
der Chaplain Fulcher grows more inter
esting every time, and the attendance is
on the increase. Those who fail to come
are missing valuable instruction; and at
the same time they lose the opportunity
of meeting other men in a social way.
So make up your minds that you will be
at the next session of the class at the
Infirmary Building of the 109th Infantry
at the end of Pennsylvania avenue Sun
day morning at 10 o’clock.
There is a supply of army and navy
prayer books, as well as regular Ortho
dox" Tephillahs on hand, which the men
may obtain by coming up to Mr. Land
man’s room and asking for them.
In the near future the Jewish men will
be handed two questionnaires to be fill
ed out. There will be one, or possibly
two, men in every regiment taking care
of this; and the men are urged to co
prate in this work.
The one form to be filled out is for
statistical purposes. The central office
of the Jewish Welfare Board aims to
have a record of all the Jewish men in the
army and navy participating in the pres
ent war, which will be of great historical
value.
The other blank to be filled out is to
give the board an idea as to the kind of 1
books on Jewish subjects the men in camp
desire to read. If you are not inter-...
ested, hand in your questionnaire any- 7
way. ' Fill it out for the sake of the
thousands of Jewish men throughout the
country in cantonments who do wish to
keep in touch with things Jewish, and
who wish to study Jewish life and prob-,
lems as a form of recreation after their
hard d a y’ R work. It will only take five
minutes of your time to fill out both
questionnaires; and that five minutes
from each man in camp will amount to
a real service to thousands of others.
Watch for the notices of the Jewish •'
Welfare Board on your Company Bulletin
boards every week, and also in Trench
and Camp.
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