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IN THE Y. M. C. A.
HUTS.
BUILDING 75
(Whcless Rd. and Artillery Avenue. Serv
ing 316th, 317th and 318 Machine Gun
Battalions.
Schedule of actitvities from June 19th
to 26th, 1918:
Wednesday, B:ls—Musicians from Au
gusta under direction of Mr. It. A. Irvin.
Thursday, 5 to 6:3o—Sewing by Augusta
ladies; 6:30 to 8:30, reception for the sol
diers; 8:30, religious service.
Friday, B:ls—Movies, "World Today.’
Saturday, 8:15—To be announced.
Sunday, 9:30 a. m.—Battalion service;
8:15 p. m., Enlisted Men’s League.
Monday, B:ls—Soldier Talent.
Tuesday, 8:15 —Movies.
BUILDING 77
Program for the Coming Week.
Wednesday, at 8:30, Song Service and
Talk.
Thursday, at 3:30, Mending by Augusta
Ladies.
Thursday, at 8:30, Movies: "The World
Today.”
Friday, at 7:30, Ordnance Supply School
Entertain outdoors, in charge of Sergeant
Lyons.
Saturday, at 8:30, Lecture on “North
ern France,” illustrated with colored
slides:.
Sunday, Regular religious services. At
the evening service Rev. Elmer Walker,
Presbyterian camp pastor, wil Ispeak.
Monday, at 8:30, Feature Film Play.
Tuesday, at 8:36, Stunt Night.
BUILDING7B
PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK.
Thursday—Current events talk, By Sec
retary Heitkamp. 8:15
Friday- Mid-week meeting, 8:15, ad
dress by Rev. Elm. r Walker, Presbyterian
camp pastor.
Saturday -Photo-play, “World Today,”
9:10; amateur play by 22nd Recruit Com
pany, 8:00.
Sunday—Drop-in-Bible Class, 10 a. m.;
evening song service. 8:15.
Monday—Athletic night.
Tuesday —Augusta entertainers.
BUILDING 79
Program For Week.
Wednesday, June 19 Mid-week Song
Service.
Good musice. Live Talks.
Thursday, June 20—Moving Pictures
Five Reels.
“Reaching for the Alton.”
Friday, June 21—(Augusta Ladies) A
varied program of Singing, Reading,
Playing by Ladies from Augusta.
Saturday, June 22. —Sing-Song and
Stunts.
Sunday, June 23- —Ten p. m. Bible
Class. Eight p. m. Enlisted Men’s
League.
Monday, June 24.—Moving Pictures.
Tuesday, June 2S. —Boxing Bouts. Il
lustrated Lecture on "Northern
France.”
BUILDING 232
PROGRAM FOR THIS WEEK.
After a week of successful events, In
cluding Dr. Jno. Jenkins, of St. John
Methodist Episcopal Church; Mme. Chap
man. Picturesque of Belgium, movies of
several evenings, and boxing contests,
etc., we submit another program to be
rendered during the week of June 17-24;
Monday, 8.30 P. M. —Slides of France;
Tuesday, 8:30 P. M. —Dr. James Thomas,
of Den ver, Colo.; Wednesday—Movies,
"World To-day"; Thursday, 8:30 P. M. —
boxing (voluntary); Friday. B:3o—Enter
tainment (To be announced); Saturday
evening at B:ls—Movies, “Reaching for
the Moon." by Douglas Fairbanks. The
usual Regimental service will be con
ducted at "Y” 232, by the acting chap
lain. David Lee Jamison. In the eve
ning also of the coming Sunday there
will be something in store for the sol
diers. To all of these meetings every
man in camp is cordially invited to at
tend.
LA N DSDELL-HOGRIEFE
NUPTIALS A-LA-MODE
Attractive Military Wedding
Unites Sergeant and Popular
Augusta Girl.
In the presence of a host of friends a
most beautiful military wedding was sol
emnized at the Holy Trinity Lutheran
church. Augusta, Ga., on the morning of
June 12th, by- the Rev. Luther D. Miller,
of Building 232, Camp Hancock, Ga.
The happy couple are Sergeant Grady
Landsell and Miss Cleobell Hogrefe
Sergeant Landsdell is a well-known and
popular Augustan, and is a member of
Motor Truck Company No. 332, at Camp
Hancock. Mrs. Lansdell is the youngest
daughter of Mr. Henry Hogrefe. also of
Augusta. Sc is a very gifted young
lady, as well as attractive, and is loved
by all who know her.
The church was beautiful in its adorn
ments of graceful palms and huge white
baskets filled with flowers, the green and
white being most effective against a
background of the brlgnt color of the
American flag.. The only attendants were
the six ushers, friends of the groom from
Camp Hancock: Sergeant Walter J. Al
fred, Everett Castreline, Harry Glover,
Bernard Hatch, Roy Duggen, and Robert
A. Fleming, who preceded the young cou
ple to the altar. The bride was charm
ing- in a most becoming suit of midnight
blue with which was worn a georgette
crepe waist and a smart hat of black,
faced with rose color and trimmed with
burnt goose quills. With this was worn
gray gloves and shoes and a corsage bou
quet of tiny red. white and blue flowers.
After the wedding ceremony the bride
and groom left for an extended trip. On
their return they will be located with the
bride’s father, to receive their many
friends.
2
TRENCH AND CAMP
Jewish Welfare Board
The Religious Services which were
held on Friday evening, June 14, were a
great success. Over 400 men of Jewish
faith turned out for the Sabbath Ser
vices, and they were enjoyed by all.
The affair was arranged by the Field
Representatives of the Board wit’ the
kind assistance of Lieutenant Scott of
the Fifth Recruiting Company, and it
was greatly through the efforts of the
lieutenant, that the services were such
a pronounced success. He mad all the
necessary external arrangements. Af
ter the regular Friday -Evening Ser
vices, addresses were rendered by Cap
tain Frank and by Captain Blatt, both
of whom were highly applauded, and
whose words were greatly appreciated
by the men. A pleasant surprise is in
store for the men who attend the ser
vices this Friday evening at 8 o’clock.
They will be held at the foot of the
Company Street of the Fifth Recruiting
Company. Improvements will be made
in the services as time progresses. We
plan to have two excellent speakers
there and, we know that all of the men
will enjoy the services. After the Di
vine Services there will be an im
promptu entertainment to which all of
the men are invited.
Reform Jewish Services will be held
at the Reform Temple of Augusta, on
Telfair Street, at 9 o’clock Friday even
ing, June 21. Lieutenant Abba Lip
man will conduct the services and
render an address. All of the men of
Jewish faith who are in the city on
Friday evening, are cordially invited to
attend these cervices, and to mee the
Jewish people of Augusta. The peo
ple of Augusta are very anxious to
meet the men, and this will be a good
opportunity for the men to get to; eth
ei.
About a half of the Jewish men of
the camp have already registered with
the Field Representatives of the Board;
the reason why the remainder has not
registered is because of the fact that
registration cards were lacking. The
Representatives of the Board have just
received a fresh supply, and by the
beginning of next week they, expect
that every Jewish man in the camp will
have registered with them. The Cards
will be distributed by the company
Keymen, and the men are askei to fill
out these cards and to turn them back
to the Keyman as soon as possible.
The various Keymen will turn the
cards into this office, and thus we will
have a complete list of the men in
camp. This "’ill facilitate work great
ly for them and enable them to keep in
closer contact with the men.
The stationery of the board is to be
had at the Y. M. C. A. and K. of C.
Buildings and is yours for the asking.
The man behind the counter will glad
ly furnish you with this. If any of the
men wish an extra supply, they may
come to the office at any time, and the
representtives will furnish it.
The men are cordially invited to visit
the Welfare Hall, at 853 Broad street,
when they are in the city. Amuse
ments of various kinds are there to
keep you busy, and every evening
there will be some of the ladifes of the
city in the hall who are anxious to meet
you. Appointments can be made there
with the representatives, who are
anxious to meet these men at any
time.
The Representatives of the Board,
Luchs and Mr. Cohen, are here to serve
the men in any capacity in which they
are able, and if the men have anything
which they wish to communiccate to
them, they are urged to get into touch
with either of then, at any time. They
can be reached by a letter, on by call
ing them up at their office in Y. M. C.
A., No. 76. They will give you their
prompt attention.
REMARKS OF INTEREST
FROM 25TH P. 0. D. CO.
For quite a while we were lead to be
lieve that P. O. D. meant, "Poor on
Drilling,” however, that has been found
to be erroneous, the true translation
being, "Plenty < f Detail.”
Heard at the setting up exercises
one morning, "men, let me hear those
hands come down without a sound.”
The K. P. quartet reports that with
a little mc»e practise it will soon be
able to venture upon the company
street, at present their activities are
largely confined to the-bath-house after
9 p. m.
Have you seen the baseball team
of the Twenty-fifth Company? If you
think that you have anything that
can beat it see “Paddy” Bowman.
We are glad to welcome back
Liehtenajits Pearson and Baity. The
former returns from a furlough and
the latter has been re-assigned to us.
WHEN WE MARCH, MARCH, MARCH.
(By Pvt. Joseph of sth Co.)
When we march, march, march four in a
line,
When we step, .step, step isn’t it fine,
Tho we’re marching night and day,
We are always feeling gay,
We don’t know where we’re going but
we’re on our way;
When we march, march, march isn’t it
grand,
We’re the best damned company in the
land.
We put pep, pep, pep,
In every step, step, step,
We’re the crackety crack machine gun
corps.
Furloughed Home, a Sailor Lad,
Out of Coin, Was Very Sad;
Put in Funds By Khaki Clad, —
Everybody Feeling Glad!
The soldier boys of Camp Hancock
are the most liberal and kindest
hearted soldiers on earth.
Or at least that’s what a penniless
sailor lad whose home is in South
Carolina thinks, and there’s the story:
It was a little after dark one day
last week, and several soldiers were
passengers on a train bound for Camp
Hancock.
It was a day coach and was hot
and crowded. The soldiers were all
standing, having courteously given
up their seats to women passengers.
In' a corner seat was huddled a
lonely-looking sailor of Uncle Sam’s
navy. He had a worried and pathetic
look in his eye.
In the same seat with him sat a
girl. She has her husband and a
brother in the United States army,
and she loves and admires all Uncle
Sam’s men.
She sympathetically asked him
what troubled him and he poured out
his story.
He had received a ten-day furlough
War Relief and Camp Welfare
Work of Christian Science
Church
The Christian Science War Relief and
Camp Welfare Committee is erecting a
large tent on the “Cut Off Road” between
Y. M. C. A. 77 and the Camp Han
cock Postoffiee, where a reading and
writing room will be established for
those who care to accept the hospitality
of this committee. Paul Stinchf-’eld of
Stockton, Cal., who represents the com
mittee at Camp Hancock, will have his
office here where he will be glad to meet
the men who wish to make inquiries in
regards to this work. A reading and
writing room has also been established at
317 Herald building, Augusta; the hours
are from 2 p .m. until 9 p. m., except
Sunday and Wednesday evenings, when
they will close at 6 p. m. Mrs. Stinch
field has charge of the work at The
Herald building.
The committee will assist financially
as well as otherwise, the wives and fami
lies of soldiers who may be in need as a
result of war conditions. This assist
ance will he extended to the worthy re
gardless of their religious affiliations and
with due respect for the sama.
Subscriptions to the Christia n Science
Monitor, an “International Daily News
paper,” are being given free of charge
to all officers and men with the colors
who care to read this paper regularly.
The denominational publications of the
Christian Science church are also being
given to those interested.
The Christian Scientists’ Comforts For
warding Committee is supplying many
men tn the army with comforts, —sweat-
ers, socks, wristlets, etc. Garments are
also being made for the Belgian war suf
ferers. The local headquarters of the
Comforts Forwarding Committee is at
318 Herald building, Augusta.
Christian Sconce services are being
conducted in the camp by soldiers of
this faith every Sunday morning at 10
and Wednesday evening at 8:30. Begin
ning next Sunday services will be. held
in the tent on the “Cut Off Road.”
NEWSY ITEMS FROM FIRST PRO. CO.
SECOND PROV. REGIMENT.
There newly organized and much ad
vertised Baseball team of the Second
Company, Second Regiment, ran into a
snag, in their initial battle when they
tried to close in on First Company.
They were easily taken over by the
score of 7 to 4.
Has anyone seen Supply Sergeant
Armitage getting his his picture taken
since he has the new chevron sewed
on his right sleeve.
Otto Koch, claims he is being bitter
ly. picked on” while on guard duty for
all corporals awaken him first when
posting new reliefs. Heard on Com
pany street when new Ordnance men
just arrived.
“Say feller, will we get one of those
funny looking sets of dishes to eat
with too.”
Will someone kindly follow Private
Boscheir and Dank and memorize the
bits of comedy and wit they are con
tinually disbursing at each other. This
comedy stuff would greatly shorten
the war period, if it was translated and
thrown to the Huns trenches, as they
would undoubtedly laugh themselves to
death.
Dizzy Doings of First Prov.
Company, Second Prov.
Regt. Ord. T. C.
When it is 105 degrees in the shade
most anyone is liable to become u.zzy.
The following are some of the dizzy do
ings of the Ist Prov. Co., 2nd Prov. Regt.
First and also very important, our Top
Sergeant, "Papa” Durand, just received
his warrant as an O. S,, and according
to a rookie who just joined our company
the sergeant has more stripes than the
Barnum & Bailey zebra. The most im
portant stripe is the ohe under the shel’
and flame which is modeled after the
famous ordnance pick.
The next most important event is that
Thomas J, Doyle, the former Jersey bar
tender, has the honor ot being the only
man in this company to receive a shave
and hair cut at the infirmary.
from Connecticut. The first thing he
thought of was home and the quick
est way to get there.
He boarded a southward bound
train with only enough money to get
him part way to South Carolina, and
was now nearing the place where he
must get off, stranded, only half way
home.
The patriotic spirit of the pas
sengers in that coach manifested it
self when the girl gave the lad all
she had in her pocket book and then
told the other passengers who con
tributed toward a ticket for the un
fortunate sailor.
But it was not the passengers who gave
the most, but those soldiers of Camp
Hancock, who, in spite of the fact that
they have only enough for themselves,
freely offered their all.
The happy look in that 17-year-old sol
dier’s face was enough to repay the pa
triotic passengers for their generosity.
e MRS. HILDA BENSON JOHNSON.
(Evening Gazette, Worcester, Mass.)
(Editor’s note:Mrs. Johnson will nave
an article in next week’s edition on Im
pressions of Camp Life”) __
"Pep” Valentine has been promoted to
chief dandruff inspector at the infirmary
and we miss his happy maneuvers on
the drill field.
Jake Steiman, the company barber, has
a Victrola doing double time in his shop,
but when Jake starts throwing his Hol
stein around, the “Viv” sounds like a
short-winded bugler at regimental pa
rade. And still Jake wonders why the
weeds grow so fast around the shop.
The luckiest man in the world is Ray,
the cook, who drew a nine-day furlough
and is now visiting the Stockyards gang
in little )l Chi. He was offered Cve
hundred dollars by one of the boys if
he would tell how it was done. But it
is still a mystery to the whole company
The sentry who walks a post near our
tent pulled the following last night. Sen
try, "Halt! Who goes there*’ Answer
from the darkness, "Corporal of the
guard.” Sentry, "Advance and show
you>- warrant.”
The ordnance man, the clean-up man,
With the dirt behind his ears,
He’ll get to France in a hundred
thousand years.
But he ll police up old Camp Hancock,
And make it spick and span;
And by that time the war win be. over
And he’ll get the old tin can.
When they all in need of any Non-
Com. officers in our company they al
ways come to t) ; third squad. "Growler”
Matthews was the last to leave our dizzy
circle.
Every time we look out the back of our
tent it reminds us of the circus days
back in dear old Detroit, because we see
so many funny animals.
What wo want to know is: Does P. O.
D. stand for Put on Denims?
“Dizzy” Jones spent all -of one after
noon preparing for the orderly job at
guard mount and then was chased out
of ranks because he had forgotten to
put on his leggings.
—Wm. D. Dieters, G. B. Frederick, from
tho Third Dizzy Squad.
Military Chapter of Brother
hood of St. Andrew
There will be many men in Camp
who will be interested to know that
there is in Hancock a military Chap
ter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew.
All who have been members of the
organization are urged to get into
touch with this Chapter through the
members, whose names are given be
low, or through the Episcopal Camp
Chaplain, Rev| C. B. Harris, who can
be reached through the Y. M. C. A.
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew is a
national organization of men whose
purpose is Christian service and fel
lowship. The Military Chapters, which
are now to be found in all the Army
Camps, are not limited to any one
Church, though the movement began
in the Episcopal Church, Men who
believe in wholesome Christian living
and who want to help make others
believe in it too, are invited to in
quire into the methods of the Brother
hood and come to the weekly Saturday
meetings.
The following men tire members of
the Camp Hancock Chapter of the
Brotherhood:
Sergeant A. G. Cherry, Co C., 318
M. G. Battalion.
Private Wm. S. Gould, Jr., Ist. Co-,
6th, Bn. Ord. Regt.
Private A. W. Kolb, 2d, Hmors, Ist,
Regt.
Private G. P. Milne, Co., D., Ord.
Supply School.
Sergeant Thos. E. Nybladh, Bth, Co.,
M. G., T. C.
Sergeant H. H. Poole, Ist, Hmors,
Ist, Ord. Regt (Director)
Sergeant Wm. H. Poole, Hqrs. Co.,
316 M. G. Bn.
Private C. L. Potter, Co., C, Ord. Sup
ply School (Vice-Director)
Sergeant C. J. Rycroft, 26th, P. O. D.
2d. Ord. Regt.
Sergeant Roy W. Westervelt, Ist,
Hmors, Ist, Ord. Regt.
JUNE 19.