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Augusta To Have Two Camps,
With Combined Capacity oi
90,000 Men; Plans Under Way
Three Officers From Quartermaster General’s Office at Wash
ington Here to Make Arrangements—Government to Lease
4,000 Additional Acres of Land —Will Double Capacity of
Base Hospital—Old Camp Also to be Made Cantonment
i Later
An army cantonment, for the use of training ordnance men, and hav
ing a capacity of 40,000 men. is to be erected at once on lands adjoining
the present site of Camp Hancock. The new camp will cost between two
and three million dollars, and will be constructed entirely of wood.
The new camp, according to information here, will have no relation
to the present camp and it is probable that it will be given a different
name. The present camp is also to be made a cantonment to handle the
training of machine gun men, but this change is to be made after the new
camp has been completed.
Total expenditures planned for Camp Hancock within the next three
months, including land leases and the cost of erecting wooden buildings,
■will amount to about $4,000,000.
Major Gibbs, of the quartermaster general’s office at Washington,
together with his assistant Mr. Marquiss, and R. C. Shrieber, a lease
exn -rt of the quarterihastc; corps, an.• < in Augusta Monday and spent
the afternoon inspecting the camp. Major Gibbs has gone back to Wash
ington. leaving his assistant here. Mr. Shrieber has gone to Columbia for
orps of engineers to handle the prospective land surveys.
To Buy 4,000 Acres of Land.
The plans of the war department
call for the purchase of 4,000 acres of
land adjoining the present camp site,
which consists of 1,556 acres. Two
thousand acres of the land to be pur
chased by the government will be de
voted to the construction of the new
ordnance cantonment. The other 2,000
acres will be added to the present
camp, which is to be used exclusively
for training machine gunners. The
present camp is also to be made a
cantonment just as soon
timber is available. This will mean
that all tents are to give way to
wooden buildings. With both camps
filled to capacity Augusta will have
a military population of nearly 90,000
men.
• Double Base Hospital.
It was also made known today that
the war department has authorized
that the capacity of the Base Hospital
ORDNANCE GLEE CLUB
ENTERTAINED AT THE
SOLDIERS’ CLUB
The thirty members of the Glee Oliib
from the Ordnance School at Camp Han
cock were royally entertained at supper
at the Soldiers’ Club on Sunday evening,
directly after their concert at the uel.s
theatre. , , ~ i
The concert was a Red ( ross benefit
given by the Augusta chapter oi the
Daughters of the Confederacy, and in
appreciation of the splendid services of
the Glee Club they invited the boys tc
this delightful supper in the hostess room
at the Soldiers’ Club. Tables were set
in the form of a huge cross, beautifully
decorated with flowers and small Rec
Cross ' insignia, while some t wont j-fix
young* girls in Red Cross nurses cos
tumes served the men.
SOLDIER TALENT CONCERT
BIG SUCCESS AT CLUB
The soldier talent concert given at the
Soldiers' Club on last Thursday night
was an unusual success owing to the
splendid assistance given by Lieutenant
Oakes, in getting the Glee Chib from the
Ordnance school to assist in the program.
In addition to a number of splendid se
lections given by the Glee < lub the fol
lowing men took part in the program
Corporal Ongliss and Sergeant Morgan,
soloist.-, and Mr. S. Garoway, dramatic
reader. , . .. ,
The soldiers are urged by the Mat
Camp Community Service to invite then
lady and civilian friends to accompany
them in attending these Thursday night
concerts. They are very informal affairs
and afford an excellent opportunity for
the men to make friends among, the peo
ple of Augusta.
VIM, VIGOR, VICTORY
be doubled. The purchase of 102 acres
of land for this purpose has been ar
ranged. The hospital, with contem
plated additions, will be prepared to
care for the sick of a camp of 100,000
men.
Extend Camp to®Belair.
The new camp is to bo located south
of the Wrightsboro Road, and will ad
join the present camp site. The land
to be leased by the government will
run from the present western bound
ary of the camp to Belair, a distance
of nearly 10 miles. When present
plans of the war department have been
carried out Augusta will become one
of the greatest military centers of the
entire country.
Government officers state that there
is land in abundance to be had in the
vicinity of the camp, and where the
owners are found unwilling to leaste
the land at a fair price other acres
will be selected.
3rd Co. Banquets
At Local Hotel
An elaborate banquet was given by
I.ouis Goldner. the prominent English
Physical Training Instructor, in honor
of ids wife's arrival at the camp from
Arizona, to twenty members of the third
company of the Machine Gun Training
Center, at the Albion Hotel. The honor
ed members were the English Sergeant-
Majors, namely:
Sergeant-Majors Kelly. Oliver. Perfitt,
and Heafield. Sergeant-Majors Kelly and
Perfitt eiitertained the guests with songs
and interesting stories of the life In the
trenches, which were all well received
with much applause and enthusiasm-
Chief Cook T.d. Vaunt sang “My Old
Girl Sai." and other songs. Mess Ser
geant Charles Glass was one of the
guests, and he mentioned that he would
duplicate a meal such as we had at. the
banquet. This brought more applause.
The two main features of the evening
were the presence of the esteemed and
honorable finest, Saul K. Wolff and Been’ 1
A. Phillips, who give a toast to Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Goldner.
The banquet was a real success and
enjoyed by all. The closing moments
were passed by speaking words in the
highest terms for Captain Bruce Uthof'f,
of the Third Company.
DEMONSTRATION
IN U. S. FAVOR
Rome.—“ With soldiers like the Ital
ians so heroically bearing the brunt of the
enemy’s hordes and with an organization
as powerful as that of America's, the
victory of civilization against militarism
is within our grasp, said Captain-Con
gressman F. H. Laguardia of New York
at a mass meeting here last night. His
statement caused a frantic demonstration
in favor of the United States.
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FUfi CAMP HANCOCK ffjXgfr
JUNE 19, 1918.
Red Cross Convalescent
House Formally Opened
Large Crowd Present, Includ
ing Col. Oliver Edwards, Post
Commander, Many Noted Red
Cross-Men, and Others.
The Red Cross Convalescent House has
been opened to the, convalescents from
the Base Hospital.
It was an unusually happy occasion
Friday evening, June 14th, when the
formal dedication took place. There was
a large crowd present, consisting of the
ptincipal officials of the camp and city;
also leaders in this great work here, and
others interested.
brom the opening speech to the “pic
tures" shown at the end the audience
sat in wonderment and delight through
a program that told of the romance of
the “world’s greatest mother.”
And it was a wonderful story--one that
made each one proud, no matter what
his station in life, to be a factor in keep
ing up work that brings our boys “back"
when they fall on the battlefield.
Mr. T. Bennett Phelps of the Divisional
Directors Military Relief, Atlanta, told
among many other things, what such a
house m int to the convalescents, who
up to this time had nothing to look for
ward to except the porches of the hos
pital. Now they have one of the pret
tiest and most pleasing houses on the
grounds,, where everything is arranged
for their comfort and entertainment.
Even a place where their relatives can
come and be with those who need their
attention.
Colonel /liver Edwards, commanding
Camp Hancock, in his happy way told
of the work. Also interesting speeches
were made by Major Barrett, Chief Sur
geon, Commanding Base Hospital; Mr.
J. Lawton Evans, and Captain J. Rice
Smith.
Mr. J. Lawton Evans told some inter
esting “human Interest" stories of what
the Red Cross was actually doing in the
vicinity of Augusta, and from these
stories the audience got a good idea of
what it meant to this immediate vicinity,
as well as to the battlefields “over there."
Mr. E. F. Atherholt of tl*: Camp Red
.Cross staff is in charge of the house and
his long experience in such work maker
him the “very man for the place." Mr.
W. S. Moore is the fle'x director of the
American Red Cross; Mr. Frank Lamb
der, the associate field director, home ser
vice.
After the pictures the audience was
dismissed to inspect the building and to
partake of refreshments. And it was a
great pleasure for one to go through a
well appointed house, wherr everything
was arranged for the convalescent pa
tients. There <vas the lounging a:<l rest
rooms, the assembly room, which is 54x70
feet, the glassed-in porch. There was n
regular stage to be used when entertain
ments are put on. Also a moving picture
booth is located in a balcony over the
main entrance. Writing desks are pro
vided under the windows and bookshelves
are to be found in many places loaded
with books. The inside color scheme if
restful, being of a rich brown and dead
white. The fireplaces add a "home
touch,” and who can think of anything
more delightful than sitting around the
old .fireplace with your friends, who arc
always welcome, or sitting on the large
porch where the ventilation is regulated
by big windows.
Anyone who has the time should make
a trip through this ideal building, and
they .will appreciate as never before what
the Red Cross means and what it is do
ing.
“GOOD RESULTS”
OF BRITON BOMBS
London. —British naval aviators drop
ped 21 tons of bombs on Zeebrugge, Os
tend and Bruges “with good results" be
tween June 13 and 16, the admiralty an
nounced today. One British plane fail
ed to return.
$34,000,000 DAILY
IS BRITISH COST
London.—Great Britain’s daily aver
age expenditure during the current fis
cal quarter was 6,848,000 pounds, said
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the
exchequer in introducing a vote of cre
dit for 500,000,000 pounds in the house
of commons today.
ONE CENT POSTAGE
HOSTESS HOUSE
FOR HANCOCK
Construction to Begin at Once
Plans Under Way to Provide
Building Where Women from
Home Can Greet Their Sol
dier Men. Has Recommenda
tion of Col. Edwards,
Announcement has been made that
Camp Hancock will soon have the model
Hostess House of all the camps. The Y.
M. C. A. already has 48 of these Hostess
Houses in operation and all the experi
ence gained in the construction and ope
ration of other Hostess Houses, will be
reflected in the building soon to be erect
ed at Camp Hancock. The Hostess House
has been i ecommended by Col. Edwards,
the post commander and construction
will start Immediately.
The following gives an idea of what the
Hostess House does for the boys in camp
and their mothers and sisters and rela
tives who 'visit them.
As the Hostess House car stopped by
one of the barrack buildings in Camp
Jackson, a private, a New York boy,
walking post, presented and saluted—
which is not an uncommon incident when
the Hostess House car goes about the
streets of the great camp. "Good morn
ing," said one of the ladies in the car.
“you seem to be doing your bit this
morning." “Yes," said the soldier, “I
tried to get them to give me Post 16,
but they wouldn’t do it—l wanted to be
over home.”
“Over home?” asked the “hostess.”
"Yes,” the private answered, “the Hos
tess House Is at Post 16.”
So that is how the soldiers in Camp
Jackson look on the Hostess House, more
like “home" among the long rows and
squares of wooden barracks and ware
houses under the pines than in any other
house —more even than are the houses
of the Y. M. C. A., for there are num
bers of them, all of the same general
type. One may see from the accompany
ing picture that so it w; s designed Io be
—attractive, inviting confortable and
cheery in its departure from the mono
tonously rigid lines that characterize a
military establishment.
If the Hostess House, with its broad
great open fireplace, bears a resemblance
sweeping verandas, its wide balls and
as a "country club” it would be a case of
sadly mistaken identity to classify it. for
that, exactly, is why it is not. The casual
visitor will find In iis cafeteria, its par
lors and corridors women (of all ages)
and soldiers (of all ranks), but now and
then a baby, too—just a little baby. From
somewhere on the plains of Alabama or
the mountains of Tennessee, its mother
has brought it and arriving in Colum
bia, has had nowhere to go. .She has
been sent to the Y. W. C. A. by the “Tra
veler's Aid” and the Y. VV. C. A. has
telephoned the Hostess House, the Hos
tess House telephoning division head
quarters. has found the regiment and the
company of the man and the man him
self, the husband, . nd summoned him,
the "House" car has met “Mary” at the
street car terminal ami ‘John" and
“Mary" have met and kissed: they are
(Continued on page eleven).
PRIVATE McAVOY
SAVES SOLDIER
FROM DROWNING
An unknown soldiier was saved
from a watery grave by Ptivale John
T. McAvoy, Military Police Co., at
Lake Aumond, Friday evening. Sol
dier was on a raft and unkn iwningly
dived into 12 feet of water and was un
able to swim. He had gone down for
the third time when •McAvoy, fully
equipped, gun and all, qualified for a
Carnegie medal by going in after the
man. After thanking “Mac" the sol
dier made a hasty departure from the
lake, without leaving Ills name. Mc-
Avoy hails from Chicago. • •
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