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16TH GOMPANT
M.II.MIS
FUN B FEES
Highly Successful Banquet Held
in Mess Hall. Menu Lavish
and Well Prepared. Many
‘ Guests Present. Dinner Fol
lowed By Excellent Entertain
ment. High Class Vaudeville
r Numbers Rendered to Enjoy
ment of All
Captain Louis A. Bacon, and officers
of the Sixteenth Company. M. T. D.,
•Group 2. Ma hine Gun Training Cen
ter, were the hosts at an elaborate
.banquet and splendid entertainment to
the members of the company, and in
vited guests, Saturday evening.
. The dinner was served in the com
pany’s mess hall, and was specially
prepared under the supervision of
Mess Sergt. Tinker, who qualified as
,a caterer of the highest type. The
menu consisted of as follows:
M JU.
Olives Celery Tickles
Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
Spiced Ham
Giblet Gravy Raisin Dressing
Snowflake Potatoes
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Asparagus on Toast
S rimp Salad Mayonnaise Dressing
Assorted Cakes Vanilla Wafers
Grape Juice Lemonade
Ice Cream
Assorted Fruits Assorted Candles
Cigars Cigarettes
A most unusual entertainment
which was staged in the company’s
street, followed the dinner.
Sergt. Gail Goolmen acted stage
manager, and introduced as the open
ing act, Bock. Klein and Robison (the
t ’re.e rookies) who as usual enter
tained the audience in a lavish man
ner. Their act proves conclusively
t .at they well deserve the title of
Camp Hancock's leading trio.
Miss Renta . . the popula- so-
prano of Augusta followed J
Irvey delighted her audience bv sing
ing “It’s a Long, Long Trail,” and
scored a pronounced hit which was
well appreciated.
Al Raymond, the past master in en
tertaining. rendered two popular se
-1 ctlons with his usual snap and vim
which brought forth terrific applause.
Handman. Casey and Bulger. Camp
Hancocks King of Mirth, Music and
Songs, did their “bit” in their usual
cl? ver manner. They responded with
encores, until they exhausted their
repertoire.
Private Ely Siegel, late of the Gold
en Seals, danced his way into the good
graces of the audience
Ben Goldberg, the company's favor
ite, proved himself to be an enter
tainer ‘‘De Luxe."
Corporal Frank Smith, presented his
breezy monologue and proved
his capability as an extraordinary en
tertainer.
Jack Spellman recited ‘‘Slim Jim” in
a most dramatic and impressive man- ;
I ner.
“The Merry Four.” Goldberg. Va
lencia, Seabrooke and Wolff, are. a
quartette of capable artists, who de
lighted their audien • and received;
deserving applause
The feature of the program was the
jazz orchestra, selected from the
Headquarters Company M. G T. C.
band, who played by courtesy of Capt.
Stanley G. Blanton the company com
mander. Joseph Marra, Leonard Jo
seph, Dave Schwartz and John Gomes,
thrilled the audience from the begin
ning to the ending of the program
with popular and classical selections,
and are firmly established as the best
orchestra over gathered at Camp
Hancock. Their services are in such
demand that these splendid musicians
have been unable to fill the allotted
dates made <.* them. They well de
serve the praise showered on them, i
not only in camp but throughout the I
city.
Among those present were Cant, i
Louis A. Bacon, the commanding '- ,
fleer of the company; Lieuts. Mathew i
Kienhoiz, David W. Gibson. Aub? R.
Coleman, George A. Ralls, Thomas J. I
Murphy, William E. Scherer, and
George B. McGlothen.
The invited guests were Mrs. Geo.
A. Savitz, Miss Helen Aron of At
lanta, Ga., who is paying a visit to
Mrs. Savitz, had the pleasure of sit
ting at the press table and from their
expressions one could observe, the?- had
a time of their lives and enjoyed
themselves beyond description.
Corporal Louis Rogers, of the Op
erations Section, Corporal Herbert
Harris, of the Camp Personnal Office.
Sergt. Joseph Ambrose Quinn, of the
Headquarters M. 1. T, Sergt. H:ll of
the M.‘ T. T. Gr,up 2, Headquarters,
W. J. Aiken. Editor of Trench and
Camp and George K. Kenken. the
Camp Publicity Representative, were
also present.
The entertainment closed with the
rendering of the “Star-Spangled Ban
ner” by the Headquarters orchestra, in
which the entire assemblage! oined.
HONOR PERSHING
With the American Armies In France.
President Poincare personally decorated
General Pershing with the grand cr . -of
the legion of honor this morning, in im
pressive military ceremonies at American
general headquarters.
Delta Theta Phi
Members, Read This
All members of Delta Theta Phi law
fraternity are earnestly requested to
send their names and addresses t-j
John E. Tighe. Headquarters Com
pany, Supply Schools. An event of in
terest to members will occur in the
near future.
attentTo'n!
Will the man who took by x_*lstake i
a jta incoat from St. Patrick’s Hall
Thursday, Aug. 1, and left his own
marked D. E. N.. kindly communicate
with Sergeant H. E. Winston, Com
pany 6, M. G. T. C.?
SEND THIS PAPER HOME.
TRENCH AND CAMP
WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
AUGUSTA, GA.
VOL. 1.
40TH COMPANY
REPRESENTS
MANY STATES
—%—.
' and Practically Every Branch
1 of the Three Sections of Am
' erican Army Are Represented.
Indiana Leads With Twenty
two Hoosiers. Several Candi
:i dates Saw Service in Navy
j and Marines. Some Have
Served in Mexico and the
‘j Philippines
J Men From All Parts of Country
Dance to Be Given in the
Near Future. Athletics to Be
■ Featured Strongly
’ Representing 33 states of the union,
ranging from Mexico to Canada, ami
from the Atlanta* to the Pacific, and be-
1 ing selected from the Regular Army, the.
National Guard Army, and the National
? Army, the candidates in the. Fourteenth
Company of the Officers’ Training Camp
claim that their Company is the most
1 truly American. nu>st Cosmopolitan, and
at the same time the most homogeneous
organization in Camp Hancock.
Every section of the United States,
and practically every branch of the
three sections of the American Army's
j represented in the Fourteenth Company.
I By states. Indiana leads with 22 1100-
- i s ?‘ rs Illinois has 18 candidates; West
'i \ trgmia has 17; Kentucky is represented
by Id men from the land of "Bottled in
I Bond,” big Texas is there with 9 wild
» Longhorns; New York has 7 representa
tives; Ohio 6; Pennsylvania. 11; Cal.for
ma 5: Missouri I; New Jersey 3; Massa
; ehusetts 3; lowa 3; Michigan 3; Georgia,
| Wisconsin, South Carolina, Colorado,
j Minnesota and Kansas two each; and
Montana, Nevada. Utah. New Mexico,
I Arizona. Connecticut, Rhode Island.
I Mary land, Washington. Vermont, Neb
raska. Alabama and Oregon with one
|each.
• I The Cavalry, Artillery. Machine Gun,
■ I Infantry. Signa! Corps, Engineers, Medl
> caj Corps, and Quartermasters Corps are
represented. A few of the candidates
have also seen service in the Navy and
, the Marines. A number of the men have
, seen service in Mexico and the Philip
pine Islands. They come from nearly all
the professions and trades of civilian
life. Now. gathered together in one or
; i.anization, the 14th Company has become
one of the most, homogeneous, smooth
I working, organizations in the camp.
i _ The past week has been a busy one.
The schedule of drill and study' has been
faithfully carried out, and the men have
been working in earnest. Early in the
week a representative of th** war dc
i partment from Washington was in camp
and made a very interesting and instrue
i tive talk to the 14th and other companies
i of officers’ Training School, explaining
I in detail the ‘‘Rating System” as now
, used in the Army. Thursday and Friday*
. there w a Battalion Drill, and Saturday
inspection and examination in the small
arms firing manual.
rhursda.v night just before study pe-
I riod, candidate Clendenning spoke to the
men in regard to giving a dance and
banquet at an early date, and they were
unanimous in favor of doing so. A com
mittee composed of candidates Clenden
ning. Lynch. Corbley. Garvin and Dabry
uple was appointed to arrange for the
• place, music and other necessary* mat
ters. It was decided to give the dan- e
> two weeks from either Friday or Sat
i urday night.
When the 11th Company undertakes to
do a thing, the men nut their “al!” into
it and it is bound to be a success. The
Company* is behind the dance and ban
quet. and it is going “over the top” < f
things socially in and around Augusta
and Camp Hancock. There is going to
be a hot. time in the old town on the
night of the lith's ball.
A baseball team has been organized,
and it is open to challenges. The team
is composed of some excellent, college
and former semi-professional players.
There is no sweeter music to the sports
man than the crack of the hat. against
- the ball, and in their daily practice the
players are sharpening up their batting
. eyes, speeding up on the bases, and
, quickening their fielding far ’ties. Altho
; late in getting st a. ted the players expect
, to have a successful season.
Considerable interest is also being taken
In wrestling and boxing. One candidate
’ is considering entering the boxing tour
naments. Wednesday night two irn
prnmtu. but interesting wrestling mat
] chos were pulled off
( In the first, candidates Schneider and
I f’arlco engaged in a lively bout. After
about 10 minutes of gruelling work
I Schneider succeeded in pinning his op
, i ponent’s shoulders to the mat.
I This was followed by a lively but
rather unscientific match between can-
I didates Ford and Kyler. Candidate Ford
gamed the decision with a hold probably
. unknown to the late Frank Got ch. great
est of all wrestlers, but which he used
to advantage. Ford calls it his “Bum./
( Hug” hold, and candidate Kyler avows
that it is a successful one.
Apollo was fortunate in having an or
ach- at Delphi who could answer al!
questions put to it. But. the renowned
Apollo had nothing on the 14th Company,
i ~r, no matter how puzzling the question
there : a;- oracle in the organization who
ran give the solution. Candidate Tea
j gue.
In looking for advertising subject mat
ter to boost their article, the manufac
turers of Herpicide have overlooked two
good bets. Candidates Koch and Janacek
• have two good craniums on which Her
picide could work to advantage.
For some unknown reason Candidate
Moore has failed to take advantage of his
off hours to go into Augusta. Perhaps
he hasn't felt strong enough to survive
a ride on an Augusta street car. Conse
quently he has been spending his spare
time writing tn some one In Waco, Tex.
Candidate Christie approves < f the is
sue hat in preference to the Stetson. He
says he edn use his issue hat as a tent
and not be crowded.
Candidates Caldwell and Garvin have
discovered a better rnehod to awaken sol
diers than by means of the bugle They
have put their method into actual oper
ation in Tent No. 7, with glorious results.
Gid Jefferson does it!
We must "sheck” up on them?
TO MEMBERS OF "
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
All members of the International Typo
j graphical Union at Camp Hancock are
requested to communicate, either m per
son or by card, with the president of
Augusta Typographical Union No. 41.
Patrick D. Walsh, care The Herald, or.
Charles H. Allgood, care The Chronicle,
oefore noon, Monday, Aug. 12th,
—— CAMP HANCOCKS- = [
GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING
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B '-A>M '■ Wa '
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“The Stonewall of the American Front”
Base Hospital Takes Besi of I
Care of Sick Soldiers- -Expert
Staff and Pleasant Surroundings
Mothers Need Have No Fear
About Treatment of “John
nie.” Few Homes or Towns
Provided With Equipment
Used at Hospital. Numerous
Infirmaries. Health and Com
fort Foremost Thought.
Makes and Keeps Fighters
Fit
By Chastain.
One of the main reasons why mother
dreads to sec Johnnie leave home is be
cause she is airaid that he will get
sick while soldiering q.nd that no <>ne
will be there to give him hot lemonade
and administer the health-restoring
mustard plaster and biHers. If our
hoys’ mothers could really know how
well their boys are looked after and if
they could know how careful their
Uncle Sam is of his nephews’ health
many who now spend sleepless nights
wondering whether Johnnie will eCer
pull through the hardships of this
awful war would add a postscript to
their prayers thanking kind Providence
for giving their sons a chance to be
made fit and to be kept fit. There
is no doubt but that the average boy
will come home in much better shape
than lie left it and much of mother’s
anxiety on this score is wasted.
Besides the ujuial infirmaries, our
camp is furnished with one of the 1
most efficient Base Hospitals io be I
found in any camp. A trip to the Base
Hospital is almost worth getting sick I
for and certainly those who have had ■
no opportunity to see this plant should I
seize the first chance presented. No ;
private home could afford the care of I
a soldier as docs this plant and al- |
though it is not the most cheerful !
thing in the world to be sick away
from home yet the care that is given
by the personnel of the Medical De
partment is far ahead of that which
could be had in the home of the aver
age soldier even if it were possible or I
even practical for them to be cared for
at home. It is a patent, fact that on
the surgical staff of our hospital force :
may be found some of the most noted
surgeons in the United States and t his
is equally true of the other members J
of the Medical Staff.
Only graduate nurses are employed I
and many of the soldiers serving as i;
ward attendants are second and third jj
year medical students. Every care is L
taken to see that the food given the i
patients is of the best and that it shall ; ;
be properly prepared. The wards are j*
clean, airy, and cool, and most of them • j
are provided with screened porches ,
where those that are able to do so may j
sit and enjoy the outside air. The big ■
rest room for convalescents is decided- j
ly the most attractive building in the i
camp. Here entertainments arc given
for patients that are able to leave the
wards and attend them. Movies, vau
deville and lectures are given during
the week and on Sunday services are
held in the Red Cross Rest Room, as
well as in most of the wards. Sta- ,
tionery, games and reading matter is
also provided by the Red Cross and the •
“Y,” representatives of each of which
organizations are stationed in the bos- •
pital. In many of the wards there is i
a Victrola and merry groups gather I i
around these and share their smokes <
and swap yarns.
If mother at home could see what is •
done for Johnnie when he is sick she’d
feel a lot better about having him ‘
away from home.
HANCOCK PRESS CLUB
FRONT AND CERTER. ‘
i
Informal meeting is called for mem
bers this evening (Wednesday) at Y.
M. C. A. Administration Building, cor- *
ner Wheless and Wrightsboro Roads,
at 7;30. Organization and business.
PUBLISHED BY THE
ARMY Y.M.C.A.
AUGUST 7, 1918.
11TH MOII
GUN ENOOHStS
SINGING
Fighting Company Believes
That Singing Soldiers Make
Good Fighters. Boosts Morale
With Music. Song Instructors
Appointed to Lead Singing
and Teach Songs. Under Ap
proval of Lt. Chappel One
Hour a Day Set Aside For
Singing
COMPANY PROGRESS
IN MACHINE GUN WORK
The IHh M. G. 1 • . D. T. S., believes
that singing i.; ihe i>< t .stimulant for “The
Dluc.;’’ that *an h< had and is essential
for the proper morale <>f all soldiers. At
i tention is railed to the fact that "singing
j armies are figiiLng armies’’ and that each
i allied nation has it: popular songs.
I War Jias been raid to he ninety per cent ■
’ psychology. At time a handful of troops'
Ilia, 1 defied whole ;o;nles and withstood:
.them. 'Phis wa? due to the spirit or |
inorale of tlie trouj,; .
'Ph<- 11th Company, under the approval;
of its commanding officer, Lieut. t’hapA
j pel, believing that singing should be a'
part of every soldier, has set. a side one ,
hour r.ieh day for singjng.
Candidate;-; Strothers, Harvey and Sar
tin wcr<! appointed company song leaders.
The llti) Machine <Jun Company in
; t.ru< ts recruits in the Depot Brigade. The
candidate officers were distributed among
the different, companies of the Brigade, I
and have charge of the instruction of the
ic< ruit. in the elementary drill of the sol
dier. Each company of the training
; school may give one day each week to this
I kind of work which will be a help to both
the condidate officers and the new sol
dier.
j 'Plie work of the company is being car
ried on very promptly and successfully
'and tin- infantry work will soon be laid
I aside for the exclusive study of the ma
chine gun. **
j The machine gun course that was
i scheduled for four months will be short-;
, em-<i ;>> three month,;. 'I nis requires i
; more diligence and hard wor k on both of- '
i fleers and candidates.
THURSDAY NIGHT AT
THE SOLDIERS’CLUB
Tim boys from (’amp Hancock who
took part in the Thursday night con
cert at the Soldiers’ Club made a de«
i ci<h d hit with the people of Augusta
who were in attendance and enjoyed
the splendid program.
The last number on the program
which was a selection by the jazz boys
from Division Headquarters Co.,
proved irresistable to those who dance
and they were prevailed upon to play
several more selections while the girls
and fellows present enjoyed dancing. [
Private Frank Ridge 830 Co., 3rd ;
Group M. G. T. C., won the admiration ■
of the audience by singing two beau- i
tiful tenor solos. This is the second !
time Mr. Ridge has appeared at these I
concerts, this time at the request of a
number of people who enjoyed his
singing before. Mr. Beatty. Secretary
for Y. M. C. A. Building No. 77, ac
companied him, and afterwards played
two selections on the piano. Mr. Beat*
(Continued on Page Nine.)
I UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
NATIONAL WAR WORK COUNCIL
OF THE Y. M. C. A. OF THE U. S.
Capt. Page Inspires Audience
With Enthusiasm At
Patriotic Rally
Traces Beginning of War; Re
views Pre-War Conditions
Showing Terror Under Which
the Nations of Europe Lived
Because of the Evils of Prus
sian Militarism; Sounds Note
of Warning to American Sol
diers; the Role of America in
This War
An audience fired with enthusiasm filled
the Y. M. A. 76 to capacity at the
patriotic rally on the occasion of the
fourth anniversary of the war between
the Entente govmnmenes and the Cen
tral Powers, on Sunday last, to listen to
('aplain 11. Page, who spoke on the
"Uause and Inevitable Outcome of the
War.”
With remarkable lucidness and in a
judicious manner bearing (lie imprint of
scholarly and historic accuracy, Captain
Page traced the beginning of this, the
greatest struggle in the historj of man
kind.
In his review nf pre-war conditions,
when tile whole of Europe wakept in a
state of constant terror by the ever-in
ereasing evils of rapacious Prussian mili
tarism, which threw tin* world into the
maelstrom of blood and f.Te, he exhibited
a rare knowledge of nternational af
fairs.
•'There can be no possible verdict other
than ’guilty,’ ’’ lie said. “The historic
crime of this war." he continued, “which
lias brought in its wake untold misery to
the human race; which has converted the
whole of Europe to one vast sea of blood;
which has trampled under foot gallant
Belgium; which has ('rushed the life out
of heroic Soring; and which has turned
the peace-loving Republic of France into
a heroic fortress surrounded with grave
yards.—this historic crime will fall upon
the beads of the Hohenz.ollerns to their
everlasting disgrace.
“Hut history Is already handing out its
verdict. With America's entrance into
, the war the ultimate triumph of the En
tente is assured. Never again will rapa
cious militarism raise its u. ly head.
Our participation in fills war was inevi
table; because, as the war went on, it.
became evident that this was a struggle
of world democracy for justice and the
freedom of all peoples against the cursed
autocracy and aggressive military domi
nation of 1 'russianism. Our motives are
unselfish and Germany knows it but too
I well. For our only purpose in this war
| is as mir great president nobly defined it,
‘'l’o make this world a decent place tn
. live in,' that such historic ( rime may not
occur again. We are animated by this
humane idea and will be guided by it
till the very end of the struggle.
“And when I speak of our part in this
war I want tn sound a note of warning,
or better, advice, to gut boys destined
to go ‘over there.’ Dn not tell the French
People that we are cornhig set
tle it all for them. The heroic French
p< opje have in the long drawn tragedv
of four years of war stemmed the tide
of the savage onslaught of the Prussian
herds-. They have given their last drop of
blocd to save Paris, the center and the
I heart of the French people, from falling
a prey to the ravages of the common
I enemy of humanity. I knew the French
I people. I have lived with them. Their
extreme sensitive feelings will be hurt
jby It. We are prepared to do what God
has given ns to do, and we ARE going
J to do it Nothing will deter us from our
task. Stupid, blood-crazed Prussia en
k deavored to control our thoughts by pour
' ing in gold to stir up intrigues. How
pitifully little does she understand the
J idealism of the American people. Let
us. then, pay our debt to mir sister re
» public, the imperishable France, with
modesty.
. “One thing more: It is not only neces
| spry for us to know how to fight: splen
did and valiant examples of our fighting
■ spirit has already been shown. But wo
must also know why and what we are
i fighting for. We must, lift ourselves up
’ emotionally to the ennobling ideas by
, which we are guided in this struggle for
liberty, equality atut justice, which Is to
be' meted out. to all peoples, great and
.-.mail.”
The entire audience, composed almost
exclusively of soldiers, went into a
frenzy of enthusiasm and the applause
lusted several minutes when the captain
■ closed his remarks.
, The meeting was presided over by Mr,
<L E. Snruill, religious secretary of the
, A’. M. (’. A . who closed the rally with
a prayer fitting to the occasion. The
> musical numbers, consisting of patriotic
I and religious songs' were conducted by
Frederick Smith, educational secretary.
, M. W. W.
I ENGLISH CLASSES
;l CONDUCTED FOR
ALIEN SOLDIERS
America has well been called the
“Melting Pot of the World.” Into this
; vast, seething' caldron of humanity
, ‘ has been poured the races of the en-
II tire world. From tho frozen fastness
es of Siberia to the sunny slopes of
■ Spain and from "Greenland's icy
mountains” to the sun-kissed islands
1 of the Pacific, they have come, bring
ing with them their ideals, and their
accomplishments, all seeking the won
• derful Land of Opportunity.
I Out of this fusion of the races has
■ come this wonderful cosmopolitan
America of ours, simulating all coun-
1 j tries in some respects. but withal
j { standing out as a country different
from any other under the sun. With
the Italian came his inherent love of
J the beau)tiful. with the Welshman
came the ability to sing; the sturdy
Scot brought with him his tenacity of
purpose while the Jews’ contribution
was his wonderful business acumen.
All of them combined to make
i America what it is today, tho country
of countries.
The transformation of these strang
i ers to our shores was not the work of
an instant, however. No alchemist's
touch made them into Americans in a
single day or week or year, it was a.
gradual transition and today finds
America busier than ever in her gi
gantic task of making citizens and
soldiers from the forclg-speaking im
migrants.
The present war served to bring out
the fact th; t \vhilo there are millions
who had been made into good law
; abiding American citizens, th re was
i within out gates a great horde of neo
' pie who had been in the country but
|a. short time and who. although they
! were embryonic Americans, were not
yet sufficiently educated to be called
citizens. Along with millions of oth
ers, they were drafted at the call to
arms of Americans and the army re
ceived them, but due. to their lack of
English could not use them. The |
problem th. . presented itself was I
(Continued on Page Nine.)
No. 44.
MERRY MEN
SHAPING UP
FOR MINSTREL
Host of Splendid Talent Gath
ering for Surpassing Musical
Extravaganza. Camp Well
Supplied With High Class Per
formers. More Men Wanted. I
Requent Goes Forth to Make
Ability Known
REHEARSALSWILL
START SOON IN EARNEST
I
t
Because of goed activity Private 1
William C. Shyrigh has set the ball F
rolling to the point of giving Camp a
Hancock boys and the people of Au- ’
gusta a musical treat that has gone *.
beyond his expectations.
lie has gone out among the men and *|
hunted. Here is his luck: <.
“The l our Pal Quartette,” com
posed of men well known for their c
singing in camp, are Private Craw- f
ford, bass; Private Becker, baritone; 1
Private Leach, first tenor; Private 1
Dace, second tenor. The boys will 1
sing in the vaudeville end of the show,
promising fair harmony. j
Private Moore, a very good tenor
from Youngstown, Ohio, will sing a
solo in the minstrel. Ho possesses a <
good voice having played in vaude- 1
villo with quartettes. f
All the above named men are from ;
tho Hecond Casual Company, Second 1
Provost Regiment. The company *
should be proud of their talent.
We will have with us Private Harry I
Snyder of the Second Casual Co., i
Fourth Provost Regiment, who will be <
heard in three of his classical selec- !
tlons in the vaudeville part. Private 1
Snyder sang for over one and a half j
years as a member of the Sunday ,
Evening Club in Chicago. The club
was composed of 200 voices. He is a ,
fine baritone. Ho will prove enter
taining.
Private Jack Schlig of t AT.
G. T. C., Third Group, will be heard as
an end man.
Private Shyrigh has found a very
able assistant in Ordnance Sergeant
obert B. Lindsay, who has taken over .
the stage managing of the whole af
fair. lie is at present building a sec- :
tion that can bo put up in any Y. M. C. >
A. to enlarge their present stage. He <
will see that the minstrel men have
a complete stage setting including '
footlights, drop curtain, etc. He de- (
serves much praise and thunks a.s he j
1h a hard worker.
Private Shyright who is in charge (
of the taging and directing, states that (
the Merry Mintrels will play as soon <
as they arc in shape. He will put it '
on as soon as he can. Be patient. '
More men can be used as we only »
use the best. Any men who apply to f
take part must agree, to attend every
rehearsal. Watch for next week s t
Trench and Camp for the opening
date.
Take Care of Your Teeth
and Your Teeth Will Take
Care of Your Health
17TH GO. FEASTS
IN FESTAL
FASHION
To begin with, it must be borne in
mind that the menu appended to this
article covers but one mal and is not as
you would think nt first glance, the Mess
Sergeant’s list of viands for the week.
Neither is it the bill of fare for a ban
quet of Pittsburgh Steelmen, but merely
shows vou what the Seventeenth Com
pany. Machine Gun Training Camp, had
for their banquet, Saturday evening, Au
gust 3rd.
Ordinarily, Mess Sergeant La Mountt
takes second place to few, but had a
vote been taken among the seventeenth,
| after the banquet was over, he would have
been unanimously elected the best in
the American Army. In the good work he
was ably assisted by Cooks Smith and .
Christi.
A* the head of the table sat the officers
of the company Capt. Kelly, Lt. Drake,
Lt. Husman. Among the guests were a
large number of ladies from Augusta, who 1
not only graced the banquet board with
their presence, but added to the evening’s
enjoyment with their talent. Miss Beryl
P.rendnburg and M’.ss Gretchen Bren
denburg were especially pleasing and
were forced to respond to numerous en
cores.
Lt. Gusman gave a masterly rendi
tion of Tennyson’s immortal “Charge of
'he Light Brigade", while Sergeant Rein
hold closed the program by reciting the
“Shooting of Dan McGrew." After sing
ing the Star Spangled Benner, the ban
queters adjourned.
The men in charge of the evening de
serve a great deal of credit, not only
for the manner in which the dinner was
.served but for the decorations, the pro
gram, and for the splendid spirit of good
fellowship which per. eated the hall. The
menu follows:
Menu.
( ’ ves Clerey Pickles
Roast Turkey Cranberry Sauce
Stringed Beans Sweet Potatoes
Brown Gravy
Cocoanut Pie Fruit Salad Asparagus
French Dressing
I Ice Cream Jelly Cake Lemonade
Assorted Fruits
Wafers Cheese Deming Punch
Cigara Cigarettes
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KHAKI-GLAO
ENJOY BEST
YET SHOW
Third Week-End Vaudeville’
Presented With Tremendous
Success for Enjoyment of the
Specialists School, M.G.T.C.’
Overshine and Lt. Col. Lee
Present at Performance.:
Captain T. B. Crigler and Oth
er Officers With Wives Also
Present
Lt. A. A. Millman Warmly
Praised for Successful Ef
forts in Securing Entertain
ment , .
Khaki-clad boys of the Specialists
Schools, M.G.T.C., jammed "Y” 77 to ca
pacity early Saturday afternoon when,
the third week-end vaudeville show was
presented by star entertainers from Au
gusta theatres. Special importance was
added to the occasion by the preence of
' 'ol. E. G. Ovenshine, the new command
ant of the Specialists School, It having
been his first appearance at a massed
affair of the organization. Lieut.-Col.l
Lee, former commandant, sat with Col.i
Ovenshine in the first row of seats.
(’rovvded with pep, the show was un
doubtedly the best yet. There were many
features that stood out prominently, and’
among those was the debut of Lieut. Al
bert A. Millman as an actor in these Sat
urday afternoon programs. He displayed
genuine histrionic ability and it was'
suspected that this was not the first
time he worked behind the footlights.
As customary, the various companies
were formed after noon mess and march-',
od to the Y. M. C. A. building. Men,
had the option of not attending, but very,
few failed to go. The first act went on
a little after 1 o’clock, and from then on’
till the national anthem closed the pro-,
grom there was something worth while
doing every moment.
('he soldiers considered themselves very,
fortunate in having the privilege of Wit-,
nessing such an interesting bill, and on,
every hand there was warm praise for
Lieut. Milliman, director of entertain-;
ments. He modestly asserted that the
real credit belonged to the performers for,
their kindness in coming to entertain the
members of the Specialists School.
• apt. T. B. Crigler, adjutant, and
other officers of the school and Lheijr
v ahxl ’ otliec wonliin lined
the i’itsi. few rows of seals. ’They aj)*’
peared tn enjoy the show just as well aS
the enlisted men. Every act got by big,
and there was generous applause, prac
tically all of it being spontaneous.
A one-art playlet—this being the one
in which Lieut. Millman appeared—was
a strong feature. This was "The Job,”
which was written by Edword P. Ms-
Namee. The act is strongly dramatic at
times, but was sparkled with plenty of
comedy to relieve any tension. This
was put on by William Stuart and Dor-'
othyl Dahl, both accomplished artists. .
Stuart has the role of a police lieu
tenant, the scene<ebeing in the matron's
morn of a New York police station. Miss
J >ahl represents the big-hearted but un
cultured young girl who endeavors to be
come pmice matron so she can e-arn
enough money to support her sick mother.
The police lieutenant insists she is not
oruel-hearted enough for the position, but,
gives her a trial. The new matro:; Weak •
ons with the first ease brought to her
being so touched by the story of an aged
woman wrongly arrested for intoxication
that she permits her to escape. The
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To Keep in Physical Trim the
Soldier Must Care For His
Teeth With the Same Degree
of Care He Uses in Caring for
Any Part of His Equipment.
Dental Corps of Able Men
Anxious to Serve in Every
Way Possible < . 5
Since the first of these articles on the
care of the teeth started thousands of
new men have come to Camp • Hancock
so we will review some of the lessons.
You are in the army with the desire
to give your country the best you have,
in you and with bad teeth that is im-i
possible, for bad teeth cause bad stomachs*
and no man can be at his best If his
stomach is out of order. You may say
"my teeth are not very good but oher-'
wise Pm fit." Only to-day I was called,
on the phone to send a Dental Surgeon
o a quarlntined tent where a man was
suffering from a abscessed topth. When
we talked to him and examined him wa
I found that while he though he was “fit”
that without warning he was rendered
inefficient. He had been advised by the
dentist to have this tooth extracted butt
refused, saying that It wasn’t bothering;
him any. He failed to understand that
the Dental Surgeon In the army doesn’t
“pull" teeth for pleasure but for the
i good of the patient. If he had realized,
that when he was examined the first
time he would have been spared, as he
told me, two days and nights of agony,
before we were called to relieve him. I
know from his experience that he will,
act differently next time.
When your turn comes to visit one of
the dental Infirmaries don’t be afrain,
for every dentist in this camp is doing
the best he can to give you the best
and painless dentistry. If you’ll follow,
our advice you won’t have to come at ail
unless decay of your teeth has gotten too
big i start. The following instructions
if followed closely will prevent too th
troubles from getting worse:
You wash your “mess equipment" af
ter every meal and your hands no doubt
are washed even oftener. Your teeth,
should receive the same attention as they
handle all the food that goes to nourish
your body. Your hands and face of
course are visible so personal pride makes
t take care of them. Have the same
pride in keeping the "priceless pearls of
your mouth" bright and clean, both for
the sake of appearance and hygienic rea
sons. If you do not keep the teeth clean
particles of food which become lodged
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