Newspaper Page Text
WI
JWw
Officers of Fourth Group
Dine and Dance 9 Neath
Bowers of Pine
First Dinner Dance Giv X By
This Group Proves An Un
qualified Success. Hall Turned
Into Veritable Pine Forest
With a Georgia Moon Peeping
Through the Foliage. Decora
tions Unique
GENERAL EDWARDS GUEST
OF HONOR. MANY OTHER
GUESTS PRESENT
Delicious Menu Served in Mili
tary Manner. Entertainers
Prove Pleasing. Entire Even
ing One of Enjoyment
During the past few months. Camp
Hancock has been the scene of a
great many banquets, but it is.doubt
ful if any of them have surpassed the
dinner dance given Saturday evening
by the Officers of the Fourth Group,
Main Training Depot. The affair was
the first to be given by this group of
officers and was most charming in
every respect.
Held in the building formerly occu
pied by the American Red Cross, it
was necessary to make a path from
Pennsylvania Avenue and the artisans
in charge of the decorations were de
termined that the exterior decorations
should correspond with the interior.
Accordingly they laid a path of pine
needles from the road to the building
and had a row of electric lights over
head to light the way. Entering the
banquet hall one involuntarily stopped
at the threshold to enjoy the beauty
of the scene inside. Not a post was
visible. Each one had been entirely
covered by great clusters of the fra
grant Georgia pine needles, and wit
the arches of pine overheard gave the
hall the appearance of a virginal pine
forest. Intertwined in a delightful
manner among the. pine arches red.
white and blue streamers added a pa
triotic touch to the scene, but most
unique of all a great big moon
in the end of the hall which complet
ed the illusion that one was outdoors
On the stage the machine gun insig
nia, a spread eagle over a machine
gun reposed, banked on all sides by
the flags —' •*—* Allied nations. The
decorations were in charge of Ser
geant Stone and showed a keen sense
of artistic beauty.
Major F. C. Rogers, Commander of
I the Fourth Group, presided at the
■' banquet table and his genial person
la Hty so permeated the atmosphere
’ that any hint of formality was soon
dispelled After the guests were
|seated, Sergeant Powell of the Baker’s
and Cook's school took charge of the
serving. His method of having the
viands served was just a little dif
ferent than possibly that of any other
similar affair. Every course was
served by command and so efficient
was his corps of assistants that not
once during the evening was there, the
slightest suggestion of a hitch. The
menu, appended* below, shows a se
lection that speaks well for the Bak
ers and Cook s school.
The dinner over, the guests were
treated to a delightful surprise. Major
Rogers arose and in a few well chosen
words presented the guest of honor,
Brigadier General Edwards, with a
set of stars. General Edwards re
sponded in a pleasing manner, and
then Mrs. Edwards asserted her pre
rogative of taking charge of the Gen
eral by removing his Colonel’s eagles
and putting on his new stars. This
was the feature of the evening and
was greeted by the guests with vo
ciferous applause. General Edwards,
the Camp Commander, has but re
cently been promoted from Colonel,
and It is doubtless a source of much
pleasure to the officers of the Fourth
Group to know that they presented
him with his first stars.
The tables were then removed from
the hall and dancing was in order.
The Headquarters Company Jazz
Band and the Officers' Training
School band were combined and the
music was just what one might, ex
pect from the combination of two
such excellent bands. During several
of the dances, the lights were all
turned out, save the light of the big
round moon at the end of the hall and|
real moonlight dancing was enjoyed.
The entertainers of the evening
were the same high order as the rest
of the program. Mr. Alberini, form
erly of the Boston Opera Company •
and recently associated with Madam?
Tetrazzinni, delighted the guests with I
his operatic selections. Candidate!
Singletaire of the Officer’s Training
School also entertained in a charming
manner.
Altogether the dinner dance was I
most enjoyable. The fine spirit of I
the Fourth Group radiated through
out the hall all evening and th? guests
were impressed with the spirit of
good fellowship which was present.
A great deal of the credit for the
succes of the evening is due to the i
officers in charge of the affair. Lieu
tenants Sykes. Williams, Snyder and
Williamson. Among the guests were,
a number of Augusta ladies, also i
Captain Harry S. Barton, Camp Ad- ;
jutant and Captain and Mrs. McKel- 1
ler, of the British Mission.
The menu follows:
MENU:
Italiceu Frozen Oranges
Roast Spring Chicken
Creamery Gravy Oyster Dressing |
Cranberry Sauce
Creamed Mashed Potatoes
Candied Sweet Potatoes '
French Peas
Stuffed Celery Shrimp Salad ;
French Sweet Rolls <
Charlotte Russe Ice Cream I»
Lemon Cream Pie
Coffee Fruit Punch !
After Dinner Mints
Cigars Cigarettes j j
-
SEND THIS PAPER HOME. ~ - = CAMP HAWCO CK - " " | ONE CENT POSTAGE | I
TRENCH AND CAMP
I WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF I I PUBLISHED BY THE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
THE AUGUSTA HERALD | ARMY YM C A wEP NATIONAL WAR WORK COUNCIL
AUGUSTA. GA. | TSHSeC I xYAvATA J. A • IVI, xx. vItT'S of THe vM - c -*■ OF THE u. s.
—— »- : u-
VOL. 1.
POSTAL DETACHMENT
IMPROVING SERVICE
Advertised Lists of Unclaimed
Mail Bring Results. Co-opera
tion of Officers and Enlisted
Men Asked to Secure Proper
Addresses and Also in Obtain
ing Record of All Men in Camp
Advertised lists of unclaimed mail bring
results. Co-operation of officers and en
iosted men asked to secure proper ad
dresses and also in obtaining record of
all men in camp.
One of the most important things to
the soldier in camp is the mail service.
What khaki clad youth does not await
with eager anticipation the arrival of the
mail orderly in the company street twice
each day bringing a letter from home,
or a note from his sweetheart or pal.
In Camp Hancock there are over 35,000
soldiers from every state in the Union.
They are all writing letters home and
to their friends who in turn are sending
back letters and packages, the former
with their words of cheer and best
wishes while the latter bring the goodies
and other gifts.
With an average daily dispatch of over
32.000 pieces of mail and an Incoming
mail that will exceed that amount by
several thousand each day. it is realized
at a glance that the efficient handling of
the mail, so that it shall all reach its des
tination with the least possible delay, is
no small job.
The incoming and outgoing mail is sort
ed entirely by the civilian employees in
the Main Post Office, of whom there are
at present twenty-nine men under Post
master Edwards. The incoming mail is
sent direct to Sub Post Offices in camp
and from there the tnall goes to the sev
eral companies and organizations.
A new system of advertising the un
claimed letters has recently been put
into commission in the camp and is meet
ing with most satisfactory results. By
this method a list of all the unclaimed
mail will be distributed throughout the
camp every ten days, apperalngon the
10th, 20th and 30th of each month, res
pectively, The first list which was start
ed on August 9th was necessarily large
as there was an accumulation of mail
before the Postal Detachment took charge
of this branch of the work. This list con
tained over 8.000 letters, while the sec
ond list issued bn Augut 21st contained
about 5.000 names.
Last Wednesday afternoon copies of
the second advertised list were distributed
and they had hardly left the office be
fore the soldiers began streaming into
the Main Post Office and it required the
services of a dozen clerks to hand out
the mail until the closing hour of nine
o'clock.
A great part of the unclaimed mall
trouble at the camp cduld be eliminated
if the soldiers would instruct those cor
responding with the to place the full and
complete address upon the envelope. It
can be seen that a letter addressed to
Pvt. “So and So” in the sth Co, is not
sufficient, as there are sth company’s in
half a dozen different orgonizat ions in
the camp. Soldiers should also be par
ticular that the return address is put
on each place of mall.
In order to facilitate the collection of
outgoing mail a truck now leaves the
Mam Post Office at 10 a. m. and 7 p. rn.
which stops at the various Sub Post Of
fices and also at the Y. M. C. A.’s and
’ Buildings throughout the camp
rhe ountgoing dispatches leave the Main
l ost Office at 1 a. rn. and 1 p m. while
the distribution of mail from this center
Is made at 8:30 in the morning and 5 in
♦he afternoon, with the exception of Sun
days and holidays when the morning dis
tribution is at 10 o'clock.
The chief Sub Post Offices and the or
ganizations for which they handle mail
are asfonows:
Building No. 230—Grs. 1-2-3 M T D
M. G. T C. ’
Building No. 930 Gr. 4, M. T D„ M. G.
Building No. 1700 Formerly Recruit Re
ceiving Depot, now Grs. 5 and 6 M T
D., M. G. T. C.
Building No. 832 C. M G O T S
M B c i,d T ng c N °’ 1004 Machine Gun School
Building No. 120? Ordnance.
G £ T U< c ng X °’ HO2 Spec,aHst Sc hool, M.
NOTED ZIONIST
WILL ADDRESS THE
HANCOCK SOLDIERS
New Jewish Welfare Building
to be Scene of Zionist Dem
onstration. Mrs. Caroline
Grenfeld to Speak.
The fir. . public function to be held
at the newly erected Jewish Welfare
Building .Wrigl tsboro Road, adjoin
i ing the Hostess House, will be a Zion-
I ist gathering on Saturday night, Au
g st 31st addressed by Mrs. Caroline
Greenfield oi N?w York who is new
touring the south in behalf of the
Zionist Organization of America. Mrs.
Caroline Greenfield is one of the most
| noted memberrs of Hadassah, the
women’s branch of the Zien.st or
ganization and is a gifted speaker.
I While touring the south Mrs. Green-
I field has 1> en addressing soldiers’
| r eetings at the various canionements.
She is now in Atlanta and at th? in
vitation of the Augusta Jewish Com
munity is coming to Hancock to speak
on the “Aims of the Allies and the
Jewish People’..
Lieutenant Anthony Ferrau who has |
at other occasions expressed himself
in favor of the Jewish national as ra
tions, will speak at this meetin. on the i
; “Contribution, of the Jew to America.’’
i The meeting will be presided over by
j Morris Margulies, of the Headquart
! ers Co., formerly vice president of the
I ionist Council of Greater New York.
\K. of P to Hold
Special Meeting
Th?, three lodges Knights of Pythias
will hold a Union Meeting 8:30 p. m.
Monday September 2nd, for the pur
pose of unfolding of service flag to our
members who have entered the service of
our country. We will be glad to have <
all members at Camp Hancock visit the
lodge for this service. We also expect to
have work in the Third Rank and have
several good speakers engaged. Come and <
visit ua. Castle Hall between Greene i
stret and Ellis on Bth st.
Brig. General Oliver Edwards
~ ■ 1 ' ""
•> '< • ’ ’• t'C" -
V V<'•<?-WK
'’afi-saSk.
The promotion of Brigadier General
Oliver Edwards, camp commander of
Camp Hancock, was today confirmed
by the United States senate, whence
the nomination had been sent by Pres
ident Wilson. The news was received
with popular favor in Camp Hancock
and the City of Augusta, where Gen
eral Edwards is well known.
Brigadier General Edwards first saw
light in Chesterfield, Mass, He was
graduated from West Point, in 1894,
and was commissioned, a second lieu
tenant. He saw active service in Cuba,
Porto Rico, Philippine Islands, serving
with distinction and earning promotion
gradually. Brigadier General Edwards,
hafr aJsn «*mj m»rvi(*e In nearly nit flio
Camp Library Offers
An Attractive List
Os Notable Plays
Literary Stores Rich in Dram
atic Effect Open to Hancock
Hancock Soldiers. Librarian
Invites Fullest Use of Books.
Best Playwrights in the World
Represented
Do you read plays? Many people who
see them never think to lo so. Yet
plays offer to any reader, especially a
man with limited time, the maximum of
enjoyment in a minimum of space, for
a play must present its subject quickly
in order to achieve the necessary dra
matic effect. Particularly to those read
ers of novels who like “conversation,” a
play offers little else, and whereas the
usual novel takes about four hundred
pages to unfold its story, a play must be
complete in one-quarter of the pages.
Readers of Western stories may do
well to turn to "Arizona,” by Augustus
Thomas, where the same background is
presented as Zane Grey so successfully
uses in hi;- novels. In fact, the nearly
"Great American Play” to date is chiefly
of the West—" The Great Divide,” by
Moody, a melodramatic yet psychologi
cal conflict of characters from the Hast
and Wes*. In the same volume “The
Faith Healer” recounts the power of
evangelism in a Middle Western town.
"Representative American Plays,” edited
by Quinn, gives some twenty-five, from
the Revolutionary period to the present
day, including "Her Great Match,” by
Fitch (of which the Gamp Library has
also "Nathan Hale”), “The Scarecrow.”
by Mac Kaye, and "The Boss,” by Shel
don. The ever popular “Lion and the
Mouse,” both a play and a novel, is like
“The Boss” upon big business.
The British Isles, however, has had
more dramatists of late who are of the
first rank than has bee true for many
years past. Shaw, of course; Galswor
thy’s “Series” —including “Justice,” a
play whose appeal abolished solitary con
finement from English prisons; Pinero,
represented in the Library by "Tre
lawny of the 'Wells’;” Jones, by "Mary
Goes First;” and Ahe whimsical, Barrie,
never more so than in "Half Hours.”
Naturally the library has the standard
English dramatists as well.
While across from them in Dublin able,
delightful, and witty writers such as
Lady Gregory, Synge, Yeats, Dunsany,
Colum, and others, made the "Irish Lite
rary Renaissance” possible, and works of
each arc well represented in the library.
One notable play has come from Wales,
J. O. Francis' "Change,” which touches '
upon the lives of three sone, in a dis
passionate yet sympathetic way.
To those interested in the continental
drama, , such playwrights as Sardou,
France,' Rostand. Maeterlinck, D’Annun- '
zio, Ibsen will come readily to mind, of
which the library collection has separate
copies from each playwright, and many [
more plays .may be quickly found in
"Chief Contemporary Dramatists,” "Rep. I
resentative Plays,” and “Masterpieces of |
Modern Drama”—large readable groups
of plays carefully edited with notes suf- I
flcient in length hut not too copious.
Begin play reading pow if you have
not the habit, if you are already inter
ested, this brief summary may further
guide you as to what the Camp Library
offers-
AUGUST 28, 1918.
important army posts, and has repre
sented this country in a military ca
pacity on a tour oi* duty with a mis
stun sent to France- and was assigned
to the 131st Infantry stalon a Or
leans.
He is considered an auhority on in
fantry matters and ones of the leading
machine gun IriHtructors in the army.
purlng our entrance Into the war,
Brigadier General Jfidwards was an in
structor in the .brigadj and field offi
cers school at Port Sam Houston, Tex.
He was chosen to command the ma
chine gun training center. Under his
command the camp has firmly estab
lished itself with the war .department
as P.! --. Qt Uj.<- 'tivo met importun
HANCOCK PRESS
CLUB SCORES
SPLENDID SUCCESS
It has remained for the Press Club
of Camp Hancock vaudeville and dance
to score quite the most gratifying suc
cess of any entertainment given since
the corning of the soldiers when they
la..t Tuesday night played to a capac
ity house, every seat in the Lenwood
auditorium being taken and standing
room doing a fine business also. With
the exception of the dancing of Miss
V'era. Baxter, little Sarah Dorr ami the
Sylvester girls, the entire program was
presented by talent from Camp Han
‘,-ock, many of the participants being
professionals previous to enlisting
Miss Vena Baxter danced exquisitejy
the Glow Worm dance, and little Sarah
Dorr has never evidenced more chlkiish
grace and beauty than in her interpre
tation of Madarne Butterfly, and the
three beautiful Sylvester children con
tributed their part towards the pro
pram with several delicious songs and
dances.
Corporal Stephen Cooper opened the
program with a. clever contortionirt act
followed by Corporal Ma relay, who de
lighted the audience with his fine tenor
voice. Albert. Anderson, as “The Talk
ativ< Magician,” was very unique and
completely mystified his audience.
Messrs. Kano and Haywood entertain
ffl the audience with their fine voices
and expression with which they sang
Mr. Bulger, with his banjo; Mr. Casey,
with his inimitable “rag”; ami Mr.
llandman, as pianist, formed an in*
t/ompable trio and were encored to tho
echo. Mr. Ed Seigel gave a grapefid ex
hibition dance, end there was a clever
number by “The Three Rookies, ’--
Messers. Klein, Robinson and Bock;
j there was A) Raymond, the vaudeville
| artist, with his rag songs; there was Cy
I Hecker, who completely captivated the
Audience with his songs; and th<-ro
was the wonderful violin solos by Sog-
Jinese with a number which has never
been excelled < n any stage. Alto
gether it was one of the most thor
oughly enjoyed and most brilliant arn
ateur entertainments ever given in Au
gusta and the Press Club with Mr.
Frank Welch :r stage manager, is tho
toast of both the carnp and town.
After the vaudeville the floor was
cleared and dan .’ing was enjoyed tin
midnight.
' ____________________________
Attention, Machine Gunners!
More publicity is going to be'givcn ti the activities of the Machine
Gunners than heretofore. A publicity section has been established at the
headquarters of the main training depot (M. T. D.) Building 101.
See 10l that your company and group news gets into Trench and
Camp. Click as did the American Machine Gunners in the thick of battle
where enthusiasm and Yankee pep got the best of them and they dis
obeyed orders of the commanding officer —as a result one will receive a
decoration.
Details on page five.
SOLDIERS URGED TO
NlftKE REPORT OF
OVERCHARGES.
Camp Community Service to
Co-operate With Board of
Commerce in Commercial Ad
' justments. No Discrimination
to be Tolerated. H. A. Wheel
ing to Investigate Complaints
In conferences of the past week, the
Augusta War Camp Community Service,
in co-operation with the Board of Com
merce. has laid plans for popularizing a
commercial adjustments service for the
benefit of the men in uniform at Camp
Hancock. This service has long been in
existence, but may not be generally
known to those who are entitled to make
use of it. Occasionally’ complaints of
discrimination, overcharging, or profiteer
ing are made against local business men
by soldiers and soldiers’ relatives tem
. porarily sojourning in the city. All such
complaints, somewhat over 100 since the
camp was located at Augusta, have been
received, thoroughly investigated and ad
justed by Mr. 11. A. Wheeling, secretary
of the Augusta Board of Commerce.
Mr. Wheeling, in discussing this ser
vice, said: “The Board of Commerce is
prepared to deal streneously with any
ease of overcharging it may find with any
of the representative merchants, practi
cally all of whom are members of this
organization- I can assure you that if
the charges alleged can be substantiated
that this organization avIU deal most rig
idly with the restaurant or concern mak
ing this exhorbitant charge.”
A large percentage of complaints, it
has been found, are due to misunderstand
ing, and failure to realize that prices are
going up continually. This is a situation
♦ hat affects civilians as well as men In
uniform, and it is beyond the control of
the local merchant. It is when the mer
chant can be shown to have discrimin
ated against the soldier that the latter
has a legitimate grievance, and he should
lose no time iti getting an adjustment.
“I do not contend,’’ Mr. Wheeling con
tinued, “that certain small merchants or
jitney drivers and that class of people
would not take advantage of soldier,
as well us a civilian, but I believe I am
Justified in saying that the situation with
tho representative merchants in Augus
ta Is entirely different, in fact 1 believe
that upon Investigation you will find that
the soldier in Augusta is given numerous
preferences, that are not extended to civ
ilians: for example I had a conference this
morning with certain bankers and was
informed by them that no bank in the
city was charging a soldier exchange or
other tav customary to civilian trade
upon foreign checks, or exchanges. Tho
representative merchants of our town, a
majority of them have ali their goods
marked ip plain figures and are endeavor
ing in every way possible to avoid criti
cism, or even suspicion of oyercbarg?®.’’
Il is -‘irongly urged by (he soerci
the War Camp Community Service that
any man in uniform who feels that he
has not had a square deal In a business
transaction, should report that matter
immediately to the proper authorities.
Tills should bo done in fairness to the
merchant, a.; well as for the sake of his
own peace of mind. No soldier of freedom
can go over the top in the right frame
of mind who breaks camp here feeling
that the people of the community made
use of his presence as an oportunity for
profiteering. Men in uniform are urged
to make all complaints to Mr. H. A.
Wheeling. Lamar Building, or to the War
Camp Community Service secretary at
the Soldiers Club. Complaints should
be In writing If possible, and give all the
facts as to time and place and the nature
of the transaction.
FIELD DAY EVENTS
AT CAMP, SEPT. 2
A field day program Is being arranged
for to celebrate Labor Day at (Tamp Han
eock. The program will consist of track
and field events, which are open to offi
cers and enlisted men.
An out-door vaudeville show will be
staged and baseball games will be played
throughout the camp.
Soldiers desiring to enter the contest
will apply at once to the athletic officer
of his company.
The committee in charge of the cele
bration are (’apt. W. E. Hammond, the
secretaries of the Y. M. A., K. of (,’,
and the Jewish welfare board now in
Camp Hancock.
At a meeting of the camp physical
directors Mtffiday it was unanimous
ly decided not to schedule and regu
lar boxing program for the coming
week in order that all the interest
be centered on the big labor day
athletic meet to be held at Warren
Park, under the direction of Captain
Ashmore, athletic director of Camp
Hancock, with the assistance of Camp
Y. M. C. A. Physical Director, F. W.
Prechtel.
The building physical directors are
lending all possible aid to make this
the rqost successful Athletic Meet
held in the history of Camp Hancock.
They will put in as much time as
possible coaching the men for the
morning program to be held at the
Camp. In order that the men will
not be disappointed, the physical di
rectors are planning musical pro-,
grams on the regular athletic night
this week to take the place of boxing
Find wrestling.
Discussion Group at77 l
1
On Monday night at th? ‘ Y” Build
inf No. 76, Mr. W. J. Wilkinson will
give a twenty-minute talk on the war
ring countries of Europe and their
geography. Immediately following the
address opportunity will be given for
questions and discussion on tho above
subject or any issues of the war. AH
men who may be Interested are invit
ed to be present and take part in the
discussion.
Labor Day Carnival
To Surpass Previous
Sport Records Here
ARMY AND NAVY
PLAYERS' CLUB
TO BE ORGANIZED
Soldiers to Join Branch of
National Organization of
Entertainers
In order to co-ordinate the efforts of
those who are interested In arranging
entertainments by soldier talent, a
branch of the Army and Navy Players'
Chib will be established In Camp Ilan
cock.
This organization, which was formed
by the district recreational manager of
the Southeastern Department of the Y.
M. C, A., is, however, a soldiers’ league.
Everyone in the military service of the
United States Is eligible for membership,
this includes H»e army, the navy and the
marine corps.
As soon as plans can be perfected a
campagn for members will begin. All
men who can produce or participate in
a vaudeville show or a concert are eligi
ble provided they participate in two for
mal entertainments and agree to take
part in any authorized production pro
vided 48 hours’ notice is given and pro
vided their military duties permit.
There is lots of talent in camp; here
tofore entertainments have been organ
ized as best they could. The plan is to
introduce a booking system used by all
theatrical managers, which will assure
well balanced programs.
Each group, with a Y. M. C. A. for its
headquarters, will form a chapter and
elect its officers. The president of the
chapter will be a member of the board of
managers of (he camp club.
Mr. C. F. Martin, Y. M. C. A. 77, is
temporary chairman of the board of
managers. Ordnance Sergeant Robert B.
Lindsay has been appointed acting secre
tary for tho club until it is completely
q.rganized.
100J)0o7EEfFILM '
USED IN ONE WEEK
Stereopticon Slides Are Also
Screened at T’ Huts. 'Movie
Nights' at Hancock i. . j
——• * —I
One of the greatest assets In the de
veloping of a clean character, besides
the intellect in many ways,*
is the motion picture, the chief aim
of which is to construct and amuse.
The high-priced theatrical show is not
a luxury to the average person in
theee times.
The world’s greatest actorj and act-j
resses are n - seen, through the moV-i
Ing picture real, in the smallest as
well as the largest cities of the uni
verse. One * eed not pay $1.50 “o $4.00
for a seat to witnecs a show where
the performers are actually appearing
in life form. The stars of the theatri
cal world have made it possible for all
peoples, high and low, rich and poor,
alike, to share in the pleasures that
should be theirs from day to day and
from week to week through the med-,
inm knovn aa the moving picture film.)
Step into any Y. M. C. A. hut ' onei
of the camps and you will hear con-j
stantly this question asked, “Movies j
tonight?’’ T|ie soldiers enjoy this pas
time immensely, for on “movie night” i
there is always a capacity house. ;
Why? Because it is entertaining
and helps to bring out the best points
in life, how it should be lived, and de
veloped.
A movie show becomes st 11 more
Interesting throughout the co-opera
tion of an expert on the piano, "vho
endeavors to ease the mind and create
a happy Inward feeling, thereby being
better enabled to study the “stars” on
the screen.
The following facts give some idea
concerning the motion picture game at
Camp Hancock Y. M. C. A. There is
a picture shown each evening n three
or four of the huts throughout the
camp with the exception of Sund«-
night. As soon as a show is finished
the fthns are examined and taken to I
another hut. This makes it possible i
for every man in camp to see the same
AtfoMuetlon. Two shows a week, at,
least, are given in each building, be
sides on other evenings when a ?re
opticon lecture on Paris. India or the
navy, becomes the entertaining fea
ture.
During the of August 12-17,
Inclusive, so Mr. George Magadan, the
hoving picture expert of Carnp Han
cock, reports, there wore twenty movie
shows and six storeopticon lectures, 11
with total attendance of over twenty- ; ;
two thousand. Over nlnet -eeven
thousand feet of film were used and
five hundred and fifty slides were
screened. The total cost to the Y. M. i
C. A. is $155, which means a cost per
man of three-quarters of a cent per
s ow.
All shows are absolutely free to
everybody.
TYPO. BARBECUE
THURSDAY 4:30 P.M.
Thursday afternoon at 4:30, at Lake
View Park, Augusta Typographical
Union, No. 41, will serve a barbecue to
local members and soldier members of
the International Typographical Union
among the troops at Camp Hancock and
a few friends.
The ’cue will be under the supervision
of Ed Benson, which is a guarantee of
excellence. A corps of ladies will look
after the guests at the table and every
thing will be done to make the occasion
an enjoyable one.
Tickets have been mailed to the mem
bers at Camp Hancock and in case any
one does not receive his invitation his
International Identification Card will be
1 recognized.
litw;
No. 47.
Arrangements Completed and
Event Promises a Huge Suc
cess. Camp Athletic Fund Will
Receive All Receipts. Best
Boxing Talent in Country Will
Compete. Seats Now on Sale
in Camp and City
Every indication points to the larg-|
est crowd that have ever witnessed a
boxing contest, will be present to wit-’
ness the monster boxing carnival at'
Warren Park on Labor Day.
Each bout will be a headliner. Those
present will witness a boxing exhibi-i
tion which is very rarely staged in this,
town, or in fact anywhere in the South.,
Special features In addition to the
boxing and wrestling program will be
introduced and the two leading Camp'
Bands will furnish the music rrequir-'
ed to keep the crowds in a happy muod.i
The bouts are arranged to provide a
general athletic fund in the camp to,
allow the purchasing of athletic equip
ment for the different companies, tea 1
awarding of medals, prizes and to pro-'
vide traveling expenses for teams via* l
Iting other camps. . ‘
The program is made up of the bent;
boxers now in camp, evenly matched
in ring generalism and boxing tactics,;
which will furnish a delightful enter-’
tainment. The following is a list of!
the various bouts arranged for:
Middleweight Class. <
Joe Ferro vs. Jim Welsby, six rounds,.
Welterweight Class.
Jack Williams vs. Buddy Ryan, six
rounds.
Lightweight Class.
Frankie Russell vs. Jock Malone of
Camp Gordon, six rounds.
Joe Nelson vs. Ben Beebe Cohen, six*
rounds.
Featherweight Class.
Phil Virgits vs. Sammy Waltz, six
rounds.
Bantamweight Class.
Frankie xMarine vs. Sanford White,
six rounds.
Danny Murphey vs. K. O. Clark, six,
six rounds.
Wrestling Match.
Carl Llljaehult vs. Al Shuman, one
half hour.
Mayor Littleton, the Board of Trade,'
and other prominent public citizens of'
Augusta, are lending their aid in mak- t
ing this worthy undertaking a finan
cial success.
Tickets are in sale in camp and also
ut the prominent down town stores,'
The prices to civiliat s, 75 ce’nD; for a'
nd at ♦’for a ring sidn
seat. Soldiers’ prices are 25 cents fori
grand stand and 75 cents for ring sid»'
seats.
FlfflW ffl
111 FULL FLARE
Banquet Held Friday Evening,
Aug. 23rd, a Smashing Suc
cess. Private Rosenbery Put&
on a Splendid Program of En
tertainment. Officers of the
Company As Guests. Com
manding Officer Makes Ad
dress
The Fourty-fourth Company, fourth'
group, M. T. D., held their first ban-l
quet Friday evening, August 23, and'
it was attended by all the enlisted men'
of the company and all the officers
as guests of the evening.
The program consisted of lodal tai-;
ent and men in the company. Among*
the local talent present was the Head-1
quarters’ Band. Ringles Jazz Band,!
those Two boys, Halgirson and Grub,!
Harmony Quartet, Teddy Krautes,*
Corp. Richard Smith. Among those of>
the company who did their bit are:}
Company Commander Lt. Stanley lAiI Ai
Hull, who started the festivities with a,
bilk entitled, “A Heavy Barrage,” thew
followed a song by the entire company,
entitled, “On Wisconsin,” a comedy!
I skit rendered by Corp. Grieling and’
Corp. Fulfer was warmly received. At
little fun was added to the already in-,
teresting program when Sergt. Alfred;
I’leckman of the Fourty-fourth Com
pany rendered a few funny stories en
titled, “Just a few rapid fire shots.” -
From the way the C. O. talked and
the story he told we get a slight idea'
that the C. O. knows whereof he|
speaks. And to see the first sergeanti
i running around one has but one guess,
las to the last previous occupation
purdued by Mr. E. L. Jewitt. He sure'
ould mawke a fine K. P. A little gas’
as turned on hen Lt. S. D. Aldrich,'
gas instructor, opened up to say a few>
things.
Then came the surprise of the eve-,
ning. Reg. Sergt. Major Craig of the
fourth group headquarters, was called,'
upon and he certainly helped convince
the men present that as a R. 8. M.» he’ •
is .a good baritone. He nearly brought’
the house down.
The other company officers, when
called upon and taken by surprise
(they all said so), acquited themselves
by laying on more ammunition on the
banrage already laid down by the C. O.
Pvt. Reverdy, the strong man of the
company, gave a fine exhibition.
The mess sergeant, W. O. Kroeger
and his staff of hash-slingers, did
their bit by using all the science and
skill available in preparing the eve
nings supper.
| Among the chow-makers that had
| the honor to entertain, Cook Freddy
Wolf gave a fine exhibition of Egyp
tian dancing, and was intensely in
teresting.
It was past after taps, hen someone
ventured to announce that as we were
to have an inspection in the morning
it might be best tp bring the festivl*
ties to a close. So with the assistance
of the Headquarters Band, the com
pany arose and all joined in singing
the “Star Spangled Banner.” All
—ees that it was the best eve.*