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Newspaper Page TextPage 4 ORDNANCE BOMBS FIRST COMPANY, SECOND REGIMENT 0. I. C. BANQUET Affair a Very Pleasing One. Excellent Menu Followed By Music and Speeches An excellent menu, pleasing speeches and good music, entitle the banquet given by the First Company, Seventh Battalion, Second Regiment, O, T. C„ last Thursday night, to a place among the most suc- CCBsful affairs held in Camp Hancock. A delicious dinner prepared under the direction of Sergeant First Class Wilfred Brimley. was, of course, the mosi Im portant part of the whole celebration. Ordnance Sergeant Ulmont U. Burton, who introduced the officers, kept things running smoothly. Ordnance Sergeant Ray McConnell, the versatile musician, acted as chairman of the entertainment committee. Among those present at the banquet were Captain Page, commanding the Second Regiment, and his staff; the of ficers of the casual companies, Heavy Mobile Repair Shop units and Provis ional Ordnance Depot organizations in this regiment: friends from Augusta and men from other companies. Mess hall No. 1834 was crowded to the doors when the call, "Come and get it!” was heard. Not a man was late. Those who fajled to come on time were out of luck be causo they missed one of the flnnest sneatn ever served in camp. There was plenty of food which was •well cooked hy Earl Wessels. Clifford Holley, Earnest Wright, James Macha and Campbell Bockhart, assisted hy the Knights of the Pots and Pana. The menu Included all the spare parts and accessories pertaining to a real din ner: Fruit Salad, Fried Chicken. Mashed Potatoes. Creamed Peas, Stuffed Olives and Celery, Ice Cream. Cake. Loganberry I‘unch, Cigars. Cigarettes, Chocolate. As soon ns the K. I’.'s removed the de bris left by the Invading hoarder the company returned to the mess hall to enjoy an excellent program. Captain Page, commanding officer of the Second Regiment, complimented the men on the splendid spirit of th& coin pany. "Esplrlt de CorpH plus constant effort,” he said, "will accomplish your purpose. I am confident that you will do your bit, in this war f r freedom and justice and that you will help the Kaiser keep his promise-—that the war would be over by Christm is.” First Lieutenant James F. Ryder, the company commander, told the men that If they would co-operate with him he would co-operate with them. "This Is the finest lot of soldiers I've seen during my years of service on land and sea. I hope to take you to France every one of you. We’ll put the Kaiser on St. Helena before we come hack.” Second Lieutenant Robert B. Lindsay, who started for Camp Grant last Friday, expressed his regret at leaving the First Seventh. "This is an unusual company. ’ be said "It. Includes an unusual lot of men and an unusual commanding offi cer.” , , , Tie assured them that, they could bo proud of their company because it was one of the finest orynnizntions in the finest branch of the service. Th order to compensate Lieutenant Lindsay for the wear and tear of his Bhoes when he acted as attorney for the combany fund. the non-commissioned staff presented him with a pair of Cor dovan boots. The spurs will keep his feet from f nil Ing off the desk. The company was fortunate in having as its guest Miss Orpheus Johnston of Augusta, who sang several selections ac companied by Sergeant Lvons. The men joined in the chorus of "Over Thera.” which preceded the "Star Span ned Banner.” •m W. ~ MrvnH 1W by all those attended the affair. The nro grnmw printed by the Mimeograph office will be souvenirs of a very pleasant eve ning. Casual Remarks From the 6th of the First Ask Dolan how ho likos his watered milk? Congratulations on the promotion, POP. Peterson claims this is a good place to grow hair. Hq now has four sprigs >n hlB mahogany. Say, Gill, where did you loose your Four trade? Kent Was seen witli a dark short gal gal at the Busy Bee. Who is she, Kent? The Sixth Casual is losing quite a lumber of her men. What say, Pop. Want a telegram? Burris and Dowd are still wonder ing. Buck, how about the pink envel opes. Sully says Augusta is a wonderful place. Eh. Sully? THE DIZZY ELEVENTH. Notes From the Fifth Casual First P.O.D. Our police squpd wants a light on the bulletin board. The night owls scatter oo many matches hunting a job for next lay. Our friend "Fatty” has deserted the Mtchen for the kindred duty of K. P. mAser and has cast gloom into our iearts. We are all hoping for an early recovery on Fatty’s part. Now that we have a tailor we may ret some of the slack taken out of our trills. Pvt. Jones was unable to line his feet ap with the other men at retreat and teep his belt buckled In line. He has Seen nominated for left guide. A new statement of general orders— !he military twelve commandments—is lx pec ted when Charlie Mos les Issues bis rersion. He will acknowledge his in lebtedness to Christopher Best for the statement of the sixth general order. The latter is Best’s special. Sgt, Murphy wants an active errand toy for ten days during his rest on com pany street. Inasmuch as Act. Sgt. ifoales' ten-day restriction is up, he will let as errand by for the "top.” Sgt. Wadleigh is in receipt of a money Hit, the kindness of thoughtful friends, lie will now welcome nil attempts by his ‘omrades to fill it. "Wad" had thought >f using the thing for a neck tie. Though there are privates galore In the irmy, there isn’t much of privacy in Ihe matter of retirement or seclusion. Vone know this better than Roy Duncan. Ye admit it Is a bit disconcerting not to ♦eceive cherishing messages when com »any is around. The sag* of Tecumseh has left us. No huger will the company typewriter sing if his endearment for Agnes or Myrtle. Footnotes From Fourth Casual, First P.O.D. Since McCune has been appointed pr lerly and is eating with the non-coms da chest expansion has increased two aches. Jim Maroney*certainly Is in deep with hat girl in Buffalo, who sends hhn two etter.s every <Uy. Who is she Jim*’ McGinn doesn’t go out nights anv nore. What's the matter. Mac? studv tig so you can h„o!d down post No. i** The Fourth Casual now looks like a iod-coim school. THIRD ORDNANCE REPEAT SUCCESS Standing Room Only for Friday Night’s Show. Augusta Talent Pleases. The rafters offered the only remain ing seating accommodations after Y. M. <’. A. 75 had received the audience for the weekly Ordnance Supply School en tertainment Friday night. And the audi ence got a feast of good things, thanks alike to the clever performers who came out from Augusta and those which the Supply School itself furnished. The hon ors of the evening were about evenly divided between Miss Marian Battle, wh", with her ukulele, couldn't seem to give enough songs to satisfy her audience, and Miss Ernita Perkins, a little lady who sand and danced her way into the hearts of the men in uniform. Corporal Ellis Baum came back with a line of comedy quite up to par. The Head quarters Company quartet, composed of Corporals O. M. Hanson, Alpheus Gillette, Sam H. Evlson and Earl-J. Stiles, sang two good numbers, tn the piano accom paniment of Corporal Henderson, in cred itable fashion. Private A. B. Torger son gave two unaccompanied violin num bers that showed that his musical abil ity was by no means limited to the cor net. The sing at the conclusion of the program to the accompaniment of the Third Provisional Regiment Jazz Rand produced the most enthusiastic response from the packed house. The program followed: A Line of Rag -The Jazz Band. My Lady GHoe—Clough-Lei ter. Stelrf Song—Bullard, of Headquarters Company. Songs:Katy, Frenchy—Miss Ernita Per kins. Violin Solo— t Llebesfreud. Krelsler. Selection from Concerto, Debarjot, Pvt. A. B. Torgerson. Songs- The Ladies, Kipling, Bloody War. "Over the Ton Together." Miss Marian Battle. Funny Bone Ticklers, Corporal Ellis Baum. Dance, The Blue Bird of Happiness— Miss Ernita Perkins. Song -The Audience and the Jazz Band. Twinkles from the First Casual, First Regt., O. T. C. We are now in our new location and full of pep. Our top cutter says we have the best company street in the regiment. Private Max Bolmer and his gang are *ll fixed up for business now. put In your tickets ahead of time, boys. Avoid the rush. It’a a great ligc if you don’t catch K P. on Sunday. If you don’t believe it ask Pvt. Ashby. Pvt. Guist says ho has an easy job but. J. F. Thomas has him beat. Our standard man Is Sgt. Jackson if you want on detail Just go to him as he asks for volunteers every formation. The company all regret the loss of our drummer boy, Hensley, especially tent No. 26. Pvt. Thomas just received a letter from Peoria and Is al! smiles. Good luck. Thomas, we all know how It Is. Talk alrout pep, nobody has it on Sgt. Hoppe. Hugney, the top cutters' orderly, Ame home with a card the other night and he sure Is a happy boy. Look out. girls, as he Is a sure enough heart-breaker. C?vt. Gregorich comes from Chicago and says he is nrond of it even if ho did come from the stock yards. PVT. J. T. First Casual. Tatoots From the Third Casual, First Regt., O. T. C. YES SIR! If you can smile at your own details you are entitled to li.ugh at others. BUT, that hasn't got anything to d.» with our story - Now that we have a good mess ser geant let’s hope we keep him. Jo., re member what that famous general said about an army traveling on it’s stomach. Aiken is a mere morning’s walk for some of the boys before breakfast. WE HAVE AN'EXJT OVER HERE. YEA 80. GENERAL ORDER NO. 906 3-4—All husbands in camp who have their wives or wife in the city of Augusta will be allowed one night out each evening. But somebody will toss a moth on it. Wait until those young boys—men of 43, get at the Kaiser. OH, THEY’LL LIKE IT. Now that we are going to have a a band let’s hope the Ordnance Camp will remain here for a while. BUT SOMEBODY** WILL TOSS A MOTH ON 'HI AT ALSO. The First Regiment had it’s first Formal Guard Mount a week ago and is doing great. We have Sergeant .Ma jor C. A. Bleilevens, ail that is now necessary is the Q. T. .C. Band. We hope to have that in a week. We hope to have our new Regiment al Headquarters Building fixed all up in right good shape in a few days. Act. Serg. Willson tpok the cap tain’s horse for a little trip around camp. He had more ups and downs than an elevator boy. Let’s hope that Mrs. H. W. Martens. Miss Louise Julienne, her mother. Mrs. Julienne, and others that are playing at the Y. M. C. A.’s will be at Y. 75 each week for the 3rd Regt. More Power T Corp. Hartz. . "TATOO,” 3rd. Cas. Ist. Reg. Wagon Train Spokes Private Hagerstroin is terribly down hearted now that the wagon train is under quarantine. Cheer up, Lou. twen ty-one days Is not Ion*; to wait. Lois will wait that long. Sargeant Haines has no love for Cor poral Canfield since Canfield showed Tommy how to clip mules. Never mind, Tommy, we’ll know you now. Slim Webster has entered into the spirit of conserving. He rides ten miles out in the country to buy his tobacco. He says ho can save a dime a week. That is the way to do It, Slim. Every little bit add to what you got makes just a little bit more. Private Anderson has returned from a 40-day farm furlough. He says some girl in Fairview. Pa., has taken him to raise. Is it for life, or the period of the war? Accidents will happen and when Titus Hopkins got blown up in an explosion at the works the lot fell upon Peter Pop corn to break the news to the widow. Peter duly arrived at the house but was at a loss how to start and after a few casual remarks he asked. "Has Titus insurance on his life?’ "Sure he has." answered Mrs. Hop kins. "Well,” said Peter, "we can’t collect your pore husband, but we’ll help you to collect that.” Hits From Headquarters Company M. G. T. C. - ■- V GEO. K. HENKEN. Pvts. Joe Jacobs and Louis E. Sch neider returned from their furloughs and reported that New York is still the best place for spending army earnings, and then some. After several sessions with the eminent attorney from ten No. 4, we understand wl he has a bank roll. The center of the table is always shy, Which we presume is due to absent mlndness. This may be a failng with renowned lawyers. Bill Cakes Guthier has missed his right vocation. He is still a first-class carpenter. We are now enlightened why Cakes rubs his head frequently. Cheroots Dudley has been rehears ing a Liberty Loan speech for the past week. All we can hear abcut 2 a. m. from Cheroots’ tent is 'Buy a Lberty Bond or Bye-bye Liberty.” We respectfully suggest to Cheroots to change his brand. This phrase was used in the second and third drives, and is about due fcr the storage. Still Cheroots may be under the impres sion that he owns that phrase. Sergt. Rathe’s lady love shipped him a sweater via Joe Jacobs. Oh, Herb, what did you do to the young lady? At that the sweater matches your face. And we give the young lady credit for displaying good taste. Judging from the way Johnny Rei del marks the boards in the operation section, he must be a chalk expert. Who will challenge Johnny for a game with the cues? Old Tom Boyhen, the pessimist of tent No. 3, is worrying what he wiM do for his Thanksgivng turkey. Aftei reading about the English capturing 25,000 Turks, Tom in disgust remark ed that England is hogging the poultry market. The detachment has a. novel and en tirely new method of keeping warm these Siberian days. They play ball, of the one-old-cat type, only they havf sides, and everybody is supposed to bat left-handed, unless that is their usual manner. There are a few natu ral hitters and Sergt.-Major Ashfield, who slugs either way, spoilt most of the fun for Ty Horwitz and Hans Wig ger. I. Muschatsky assisted I. Maschatsky in putting out a blaze in I. Matchat sky's tent. No doubt all the "Molls” in Augusta, Aiken and Richmond coun ty will know within a day how.hero ically I. Maschatsky acted. The cold spell has not deterred the ardor of the checker club in Tent 5. Loue Loeb wears his eartabs and John Reuge raps up in a blanket and they may be seen working out most any time of the day or night. You’re wrong, today is not Wednes day. It is the 25th. After the pay-roll is signed the days are numbered. Terrible Frank, the Brewer, has it figured out that he gets less than 30 cents a day, and wants to know how a man is supposed to live on that. We could take him down to the 7th Group and show him a lot of soldiers who are doing t. • The move star has a bunch of nice friends. In recognition of his recent promotion they presented him with a fine new broom. He can now keep undesirables out of his tent, and will not have to borrow Tent 4‘s broom ev ery Saturday morning. Any of those who have thought that the qualms of conventionality were exceeded in past Issues, may rest as sured hereafter that nothing wll go into these columns that has not been “Line-O-Type” From The Publications Section M.G. I.C. Private Joo Jacobs is once again in our midst and boxing extends its arms. For the purpose of preservation and the diffusion of knowledge, we reproduce here a portion of u papyrus recently un earthod bv us. it apparently appears to be. part of the manuscript of a play: Claudus (banterlngly): Shades of Julius Caesar, my worthy Henken. and have they made you, too, a First (.'lass Pri vate? Come ye all my friends, raise aloft the hand of congratulation to our worthy Henken, Henken (peeved): Get ye hence, fools! ('hide me not, for tho’ I have not hair upon my head to rise on end in wrath, I’ve aplenty on my arms and chest. Claudus. Ha! Ha! For thou. O Henken! Henken: Get ye to your homes and play ye checkers with your wives or cuddle ye the baby to your chest. Claudus: OH, worthy First Class Prl— Henken: Away! Away. I say! Go ye and erv aloud from the rooftops so that the very rats that swarm about the Va ter’s edge mav hear that I, George Hen ken. have a First Class Private been made. Let no one miss a laugh. We regret that this is all of what ap pears to have been a very interesting piece of work. We purpose making fur ther efforts to secure more of the papyrus. Private Orans thinks nothing of cast ing a box car abniit. We are curious to know if he got his ideas of its construc tion from familiarity with side door pull mans in civil life. Since Private Schneider's return Ser geant Moloney has doubled his match supply. Previous to Private Geddes tackling the job of digging out those plaster of Paris trenches he had some religion; now he has none. Private Henson took the greater part of last Saturday morning in trying to convince his tent mates that the crimson hue that adorned his nose was not pro duced bv over-indulgivg in near-beer. Definite his efforts, tho crew are yet dubious and have detailed Private Infant Wigwags From the Signal Corps The followers of human astronomy | will be Interested in the “Eclipse of | F'..own” occuring spasmodically three times each day at mealtime. In lieu of a cup Brown has a bucket and when he drinks he is buried to the eyes. Watch it. Ye Ancient Theatre is to be the bat tlefield upon which a thrilling debate is to bo staged. The question under debate s. “Is it tea or chocolate, or perchance coffee.’’ To say the least. Sparks and Taylor and the feed. There were only a few crumbs remain ig whdn Eubanks and Morrow arrrlved on the scene, belated, but full of pep. In the dim and far distant days to come the little ones of Clearwater will gather around the grandparental knee and Tsp. “Please., G ..nny, tell us about the Sparks-Tay lor retreat." The Signal Corps horses have ar rived. There is rumor afloat that there are to be shelves constructed .in the mess shack by Company Carpen ter Ross, where the newly initiated may pertake of mess. There is a saying that no news is good news, but the fact that we have filled our bed ticks is good news; in fact, the best news since cold weather s. in. TRENCH AND CAMP passed by the camp censor. Lt. O'Con neli. Henken has a "boss." and can no longer wield his merciless pen with the abandon he has heretofore dis played. Joe .Henson is on the band wagon and is pulling for the election of Al Smith for the next governor of New York. He has still to convince the boys on Tent 4 that his man is an anti- Murphy man and from the way things go flyng his way at the mention of his friend Al. it seems as Gov. Whitman will carry Tent 4. Rut we have our doubts about Pvt. Jacobs. We all know that the present governor killed boxing in New York. And we all know that Joe cares very little for boxing. So we cannot be sure about his vote. And then another question comes up: Has Infant Weiner reached the proper age when he can vote? In all, Pvt. Henson has quite a Job on his hands. Have ye boys all noticed the weght of Reg. Sergt. Honig's right arm? The news came from Washington a few days ago. Best wishes. Ralph. It is rumored around Tent 4 that Ralph is seeking a tent all for himself The area of Tent 4 is not large enough for his chest expansion. Welcom’e back. Jot Jacobs. Vt'e hope you enjoyed your stay' in the big town. Must have been a fire sale up north, as we noticed you brought back quite an outfit. Sergt. Rathe and Infant Weiner spent the Jewish holidays down In Birmingham. Ala., and from the re ports was rendered a welcome not to he forgotten for some time. This cold Spell is sure welcomed by Top Sergt. Adams. It has put a little pep in the members of the detachment. We have to keep going these mornings as Jack Frost has been knocking at our doors. Lieut. Fffron returned from his so journ at Washington, full of new data bearing on the insurance game. War Risk Insurance is the Lieutenant's fa vorite pastime. The Brothers Gross, of Tent No. 2, Headquarters Department, were rep resented at the Q. M. examinations for commissions. Though it will break up a gopd team, we wish the Gross, the elder, much luck. Sir Walter Scott Becker, the Doll's Delight, also took the exam., whch means the "Personnel," will lose an other able boy to the Q. M. He also has thrown about 1,000 lines In his ambitious efforts to innd a com mission. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained,” says Sir Walter. Bob Wigger and friends entertained a box from home the other day. It cost 80 cents to ship, it was so heavy. Did you get yours? Phelan Is now at the O. T. S., with our best wishes. He reports plenty of work on the Job. It is rumored that the Personnel De tachment is to be enlarged and have Its own quarters. Many trust that the new condition will "warant” many changes. Johnny Reiss is back from furlough. Soe is Joe Ranter. Both report New York still there and lots of boys from Pelham Bay Jazzng as usual. Well, boys, what have you got to eat? Gimme some of that. .Lenime see what that is made out of. They are Private Gerdes' favorite words. He sure can eat anti is getting fat. Why only yesterday he broke the scales in the canteen. Weiner to follow him around and watch closely his liquid imblbings. Short Private Harrtnton saw a short saw and with the abort saw short Private IWirrinton sawed a short board. The Mimeograph Department is seri ously thinking of sending the young lady that has possession of Sergeant Young’s fancy a petition to be more consistent in her correspondence. The whya and where fores can be discussed with them this evening at f.Ve. To record the fact that Privates Kling and Schneider are back is folly, as any one who has ears can hear them wrangle at any hour of the night In tent three. Private Guthier will attest to this if called upon. We have not made a midnight exam ination. but we feel sure that the new cots must interfere much with the re pose of Private Perkins. How. we won der. can he get all his lengthy frame into one? Remember, gentlemen, that we must all box, despite the fact that Private Par ker insists that the only boxing he will do will be to put pamphlets Into boxes. AVe envy Elenore her collection of ar tistic letterheads that Sergeant Major Welds sends her. There is always the danger. Sergeant, of her becoming so attracted by the art that she will forget to read the letter itself. Such is 'the voice of envy. We observe that Sergeant Blackwell never neglects to remove hifi bat when entering the office. (If he didn't it would be knocked off by the top of the door frame.) f DVR WEKKLV - LAMPOON. Thlrd:Prlvate Harrington. T/’ttle body, ponderous brain. t Whom the moon drive insane. > U thy head were where i High up in the air, Thy thoughts do circulate. I sm sure ’twould be our v-;'cr again to see That smiling face c<n thee. | There are also mules n the Signal I Corps, real mules, if you should ask j Chief Mule Skinner Cripps. Cripps, suggests that some of the trees be r. >veTt in order to prevent the r ules from “running into them." It s understood that the student linemen of the Signal Corpc have monkeys, baboons and all the other tree climbing species “lashed to the mast" when it comes to going up. Some of the toys have not as yet com pleted the '“special detail" work of spinter picking. Two new names have been added to the K. P. alumni. After the suc cessful completion of their two weeks' course. Wells and O'Donnell have 'received their diploma—khaki. The man who had! made his pile wah at last happy. He had managed to squeeze himself into a very exclusive golf club. On his first visit he looked arour d for a possible partner at a game and approached a stout gentleman, whose deportment suggested social standing. “Certainly, sir," replied the latter in answer to the newcomer’s invitation. Then, as they approached the first tee, he went on: “By the way. I’m a four man. What are you?” The novice was startled, but. after a minute’s consideration, he said: “Fore man. are ye? Well, I’ra a straw at man ufacturer.” NEW Y HUT FOR MACHINEGUN SCHOOL Large Tent Erected in Penn sylvania Avenue Area to be Replaced by Building in Near Future. Secretary Hean and Staff Aim to Please. The days when the Army Y. M. C. A. work opened at Hancock were brought vividly to mind once again when the tent vas erected and buslnez started in the new location of the *‘Y” in Camp Han cock . A fine large tent which is guaranteed to shed certain designated epots—was put up on the Hill between the Macvhlne Gun School area .nd the 4th Group, M. G. S. M. T. D. This location will effectively served about 4500 men and will touch an area that has been never properly served because of its geo graphical location in respect to the adja cent Y huts. This situation is now rem edied and the Army Y. M. C. A. will he more truly serving all the boys at Han cock than ever before. The new "Y” unit is known as No. 239 < aid one of these days Unit 239 expects 1 to have a building that will be the envy of every Group In Camp. The usual difficulties of procuring equipment and supplies were present and that made the moving into the new lo cation all the more interesting. No bet ter proof that* the U. S. is in the state of war is needed than to attempt to get materials and equipment for a new ven ture. Delay, Unger and Wait seem to he the slogan. And sweet Patience rules supremely. As General Grant said. ”Its a great life if you don’t weaken.” so wo can in this day and generation renew with fervor that old saving But ready for business we are and the first purches er of a stamp was the Cook frpm the Headquarters Companv. the first money order purchaser, th** Chaplain. Oh. we have several firsts around hope and next week we may publish a list of the "firsts” at 239, May we not at this time express the thanks and appreciation of the Secretar ies of 239 to Colonel Holden. Adjutant Stevens and Chaplain Sskwor of the Ma chine Gun School for their unnumbered kindness and unsolicited help that They have bestowed upon us. Eagerness to co-operAte and delight to assist has been the actuating spirit of these gentlemen and of all the officers and men of the Machine Gun School. The Secretaries in charge of the Unit No. 239 are: P. G Patterson, Vidette, (-a. Frank R. Hean. of Harrisburg, Pa, Esley O. Heath, Tennille, Ga. F. Dale, Winter Park, Fla. “Made In Germany” By Edgar A. Guest In the days of peace for the world of trade, They stamped their mark on the goods they made; But never again will they flaunt their name. For they have made it a badge of shame. They’ve stripped it bare of its outward pride And shown the greed and the lust in side And men will shudder whene’er they see Hell's label read: "Made in Germany.” Before their eyes, dead men will float Who were left to die in an open boat. To the end of time, will pictures rise Os demons high in the summer skies Seeking the haunts where th-c wounded lie. To murder them as they hurry by. Nor all their skill nor their art will hide The captive boy that they have cruci fied. A little child with his right hand gone, Will live when the years have traveled on As the sign of the German heart and schools, With the crimson blood of the babes,in pools. And the innocent dead, with their faces fair, Bombed by the cowards high in air. Will rise long after the war shall cease To shame the Hun in the years of peace. Made in Germany! men will start. As they see that badge of the German heart. On whatever that stamp of shame is seen, There will be the curse of a thing unfclean. They have fouled, with sin. what was once their pride, And they shall live by the wprld de nied : For wherever that mark through the years is met There will rise scenes that men can’t forget —From the Grand Rapids Herald. Opens Saturday, October Sth THE PARTRIDGE INN A family hotel of the highest type. Wide Shady Verandas, Private Porches, Large Airy Rooms, Private Baths. Good Food, Well Served WHITE SERVICE AMERICAN PLAN Attractive Rates for Officers, Men and their Families. Reservations now being made. PHONE 6660 Special Table d’Hote Luncheon and Dinner. Specialist Hodge Podge The results of the recent psychologi cal test form a carpet of credit and glory for the Headquarters Co., for ru mor has it that the marks were high. A’s and B’s were as plentiful . s cour tesy classes, '’.nd one might truthfully say, much more popular. We were hopeful all along that the batting av erage of the company would be main tained and our gratification is im mense. And look at the education we received—or some of us received. Fot instance, Sgt. Maj. Brow will never again confuse a Percheron with the goat that roams the Rocky Mountains. Joe Tansey will never again give a poor, inoffensive Kaffir two more legs than nature has allowed him. I never will say that a certain luxurious motor car (we can’t name it because they don’t advertise in our paper) is made in Buffalo. Boss Tweed will never say that Becky Sharp was a race horse. There are others of course who went down mentally for the count of ten, but they were up again when the page was turned over. But as a general thing, the boys got over the hurdles in -a most satisfactory style, and they can do it again. Corp. Mike Gambon didn't "fold hl* tent like the Arab" and "as silently steal away" during the week, and he wasn't as loud as a burlesque poster either when time came for the parting, but nevertheless he has gone away from us. Mike never has been the same since his beloved Cubs fell before Babe Ruth, but his going leaves a vacancy that will he hard to fill. Who will ’ eep Lulkin and Szendy supplied with sub jects to argue on? Don’t be a stran ger, Miguel. Henry Thorne had his hands on a bunch of real good money for 24 hours last week—and that’s all. He was just keeping it for another African golfer. The course is pretty rough and the best of them are liable to go west after they've teed off. If you don't be lieve it, try it, O, unitiated! Gene Dead/, the dashing horseman. Joined the Prune Club Thursday and spent the day renewing acquaintances with the Grand Order of Kaypees. Tony Sardini’s ample chest went <fut a foot farther Saturday morning when it was decided that he was the neatest appearing member of the company at inspection. He was the recipient of congratulations and a fifty cent piece, which, gentlemen of the great Ameri can jury, is SOME gift in the army in the middle of the month. Lufkin says that when he was a kid and used to study jografee he always imagined the "Sunny South" was a place where monkeys danced from tree to tree and dropped cocoanuts on your head, where the cotton fields were al ways white and the moon shining over the corn fields, where it wasn’t too cold or too warm—in fact a junior Paradise. Until last Thursday Ing lie still clung to the hope that the childhood fancies were not altogether wrong, but w’hen he woke up to find himself half frozen, and what was ap parently winter with its foot inside thetent, he gave up the mental strug gle. If it w isn’t for the handsome comfortable the neighbors sent him a few' weeks ago, he figures he’d b? put ting on a 20 round bout with old Kid Pneumonia now. It’s now* Sgt. Wigginton and Corp. Lux. Nice work, boys. Back in Lou isville, Kentuck, there’s quite a collec tion rooting for Wiggle, and Arthur has a good, substantial number of backers up hum i- Utica, N. Y. Both good boys, hard workers, intelligent, handsome, fearlesdashing, etc. Make ’em loots! Brass Band Bailey, w’ho was rapidly losing friends, is now back in the graces of all the neighoring tent-dwel lers. Bailey used to play his cornet when Fabing and a few others were trying to grab off a few minutes sleep after dining at the Hotel de Frank. Arguments failed to make him cease, and po it was decided there was only one way out of it. Friend Muth took the instrument over to another com pany and in broad daylight get seven or eight real dollars for it. Most of the cash he gave Bailey. So throug i no fault of his own the noisy one still re tains a vestige of popularity. And now’ who will suggest away to cure Fab ir.g from snoring? After running into a losing streak that threatened to rob them of what ever reputation they had acquired in the past the 111 ol’ ball team of Hq. Co. got busy Sunday afternoon and came through with a 3 to 2 victory. More than ordinary credit is due the Kleiber crew, for their opponents w’ere the crack 71st Co. of <he 6th group, who boasted to 15 straight victories. Up to the 7th inning their pitcher was going like a whirlwind, w’ith the ’score 2 to 0 in their favor. But a nice hi by Joe Andrews, an error on a hard hit ball by Kleiber, and a double by Joe Col ton, the correspondent of this worthy Wednesday, Sept. 25. , shee, tied up matters, and ana her run ’ cinched the contest. Poor umpiring handicapped Headquarters, otherwise the scoring might have been more fre- l quent. Deady pitched a steady game* and Plotnick’s work behind the was a big hefp ’ School Company 1 Enlisted Students . Sam Freed, popular mess sergeant of School Co. No. 1 for Enli.- cd Students, . Specialists’ School, M. G. T. C., great- > ly surprised the members of the om pany by serving ice cream for supper L Sunday. If it had been known that ? he planned to serve such a spl did • meal many of the boys who went out . on pass would have remained for the r evening mess. Freed has been putting > up some unusually good meals lately. The sick call list has growm consid , erably since the members of the bug ' I‘ers’ class tooojt up horseback riding. ‘ Frank Johnson, the noted tenor, con -1 tinues tj warble. His repertoire is un -1 limited. Phil Mongeau, our boys insist, is the best cook in the Specialists’ School. n ,-r- Cr.-i?-;.- Nelson, our hustling duty ? sergeant, is a busy man with .Ms cor :• respondence. A number of girls se , cured his name and address from • Trench and Camp, and they are show- • ering him with letters. He is especial- • ly fond of a girl in Pennsylvania, who ' writes him charming poetry. She is > a member of the Fourth Estate. Louis Veley goes to Langley often. It is rumored he is engaged to a girl there. He is secretive about the mat . ter. Corp. William H. Hisgen says he can hold down a "top” sergeant’s job. He is official critic of the mess hall, ac cording to Cook. Mongeau. The boys keep Harvey Rbssell guess ing ail the time. They are always play' ing jokes on him. St. Wibkter Bowman is arranging for some of the Blue Grass girls to w’rite to Clerk Hisgen. Pvt. William A. Parker is making a big reputation as a painter. Mechanic Fred Monte is anxious to go overseas. The men recently transferred out of the company say they wish they were back. Their present treatment is no where as near as good as they received here, they say. Charlie Marsh, mess hall orderly, actually smiled the other day. Pvts. Neth and Staples look fierce with their moustaches. Corp. Tourtellot sends and receives many letters. He must have several girls. The Rainbow That shine always through, rom coast to coast up in the sky so blue, From the boys we know Are all in the game For a fight the same Will stick until it is through As our flag. Red White and Blue. We are in the greatest of fights So our might to show , To all the world the sight Our Flag is as high as the sky, The word fight for the right For mankind an all sides. And the earth so wide. May the Hun beware as we are strong over there, And will be strong everywhere. As to the right to fight For our men on this side Or any side for the rainbow. Oh, Hun, beware as the storm is by You look to the sky and with a shy A rainbow you see the storm is an by And now you will seo Rainbow of the world. Red, White and Blue, Our emblem is high in the sky, Placed there by men from this side, < They come here from everywhere and tha spirit high. Storm come and go * And the rainbow always show ■ Up high in the sky. As the storm will be over - Here and everywhere, y. The Rainbow, * Red, White and Blue. SAMUEL TOBIAS. Camp Gaw \ Sconce: A smoking compartment in | a railway carriage in a train on the Great Northern Railway. Old Gent (to Pat, going home to ; Monaghan on furlough)—Young maix allow me to inform you that out of every ten cases of men suffering fronf { paralysis of the tongue, nine are dutrj to smoking. A Pat—Allow me to inform you, sir, that out of every ten men suffering from broken noses, nine are due to the habit of not minding their own i business. ’