Trench and camp. (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, October 02, 1918, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextPage 10 Attention Lutheran Officers and Men The Social announced for Saturday evening at Lutheran Soldiers’ Social Center in Herald Building is Cancelled. Church services in Liberty Theatre can celled until further notice. The Camp Pastor will gladly mail stationery and envelopes free to any of the men requesting same or stamps or other articles of merchandise upon request during time canteens and Y buildingL are closed. ATTENTION folks back home. Permit us to use the balance of our usual advertis- ing space for this message to you viz: BUY FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN BONDS TO . YOUR UTMOST ABILITY. ST. JAMES METHODIST CHURCH 439 GREEN E STREET. A Live Epworth League meets Sunday evening at 7:30. SOLDIERS COME NEXT Sunday School 10 a. in. Preaching, 11:15 a. m., and 8:30 p. m. YOU ARE INVITED To attend the services of the Woodlawn Baptist Church, located on Chafee Avenue, three doors from Walton Way. SUNDAY SERVICES: Sunday 5ch001,9:50 a. m.; Preaching Service, 11:00 a. m. and 8:30 n. m.; Young People’s M* ting, 7:30 p. m. MID-WhEK SERVICE: Prayer Meeting Wednesday, 8:30 p. m. . Take any car on Summerville (Walton Way) Line, get off at Chafee 1 Avenue. REV. HUGH WALLACE, Pastor. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH id Telfair.) SERVICES SUNDAYS. WEEK SERVICES. 11’15 A M • 830 P M Mid-week prayer service Wednesday, ‘ ’ ’ 8:30 P. M. Sunday School (with soldier class) c. E. Meeting (social following) Friday, 5 P. M. 8:30 P. M. The men in the uniform are especially invited to attend the C. E. meet ing Friday nights. These meetings afford an excellent opportunity for our soldiers at Camp Hancock to meet the young people of our church and en joy an hour oa so of games, etc. Light refreshments are served at each social. COR. GREENE AND 7TH STREETS. FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL, 10 A. M. Fine men’s class and good orchestra. PREACHING SERVICES, 11:15 A. M. and 8:30 P. M. The evening service is tn the open air, occupying one hour, 15 minutes Gospel sermon. Familiar songs by the congregation. WEDNESDAY EVENING, 8:30 P. M. Citizens and soldiers social follows 30 devotional exercises. Program of songs, recitations and light re freshments. No admission fee and no collection. • ST. MATTHEW’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 548 WALKER STREET. Rev. Jno. D. Mauney, Paetor. Parsonage, 544 Walker 9t. Sunday School, 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship at 11:15: Evening Open-Air Service at 8:15. Soldiers and their friends cordially invited. HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 557 Greene St. (opposite County Court Hotffee, 2nd block east of Confederate Monument and 2nd bloc* north.) Sunday school, 10 a. m. Class for soldiers. 11:15 a. m., divine worship with sermon. ST. JOHN METHODIST CHURCH 726-734 GREENE STREET. Jno. S. Jenkins, Pastor. Residence, 736 Greene. Phone 1289-J. Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.; Young People's Meeting, 7:30 p. ni.; Preaching, 11:15 a. m., 8:30 p. m. Prayer meeting, 6:30 p. m. Wednesday. SOCIAL FOR SOLDIERS, SATURDAY. OCT. sth, 8:00 P. M. VISITORS CORDIALLY INVITED TO ALL SERVICES. HAIR & SEAGO GARAGE 516 BROAD. PHONE 1628. Used Ford Cars Bought and Sold. All Parts Promptly Supplied. ARMY WORK SOLICITED. SPEND YOUR WEEK ENDS AT The Olwell Hotel AIKEN, S. C. REASONABLE RATES. “KODAKER’S” ARE YOU GETTING GOOD KODAK RESULTS? If not, bring your next films to us. OUR KODAK WORK IS DONE BY OURSELVES IN OUR OWN SHOP. The Aiken Gift Shop CORNER ELLIS AND JACKSON STREETS. LADIES OF AUGUSTA WAR CAMP COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSUME SPONSORSHIP FOR SERIES OF BLOCK PARTIES FOR HANCOCK SOLDIERS This Action Agreed Upon at Meeting at Soldiers* Club on Monday. Approval of General Edwards and Endorsement of Ladies Laid Before Meeting WARD ORGANIZATIONS WILL MEET THURSDAY In Sponsoring Block Parties Ladies Are to Provide Pat ronesses and a General Hos pitable “Atmosphere? Mili tary Details and the Provid ing of Refreshments Will Be Handled by Men’s Central Committee A working basis for the series of Block Parties, suggested for the soldiers at Camp Hancock by The Herald several days ago, was perfected Monday after noon at. a meeting at the Soldiers’ Club which was attended by ladles represent ing the various women’s organizations in the city, together with a number of gen tlemen interested in the undertaking. After a very full discussion of the pro posal, it was decided on the suggestion of Mrs. Linday S. Arrington, that the ladies of the entertainment section of the War Camp Community Service sponsor the parties insofar as organizing and de signating certain sections where parties shall be held is concerned the refresh ments to be furnished by a central com mittee of men, who will also arrange with the military authorities at the camp for bands and the designation of the various units that shall be the guests of the sev eral parties. It was decided inadvisable to create any new machinery, and as the ladies of the W. ('. ('. S. already have ward or ganizations, with a chairman and com mittee In each ward, and these organi zations will have charge of the Block Parties in their respective wards, each ward to arrange for one or more parties. The ward chairmen will get their commit tees i /gether at an early date and per fect all details, with respect to the points at which parties shall be given, the selec tion of i atronesses, and other details. Plans Outlined. The purpose of the- meeting was ex plained by Mr. BovMire Phinizy, who stated that the camp has grown to such proportions that individual hospitality is inadequate to reach but only a compara tive fe wmen at Camp Hancock and that, some community effort should be invoked which would establish closer relations be tween the mtn at camp and the people of the city. The Block Party in general was out lined by Mr. Phinizy. who suggested that at the particular section tn which a party Is held all homes should be opened and brightly lighted, but that the principal hospitality would be dispensed on the side walks and the. greens. There would be bands from the camp to furnish music for dancing on the pavement or on the porch es of the homes. Patronesses would greet the visiting soldiers, all the ladies and girls in the neighborhood being out to extend them a welcome. Mr. Phinizy said the central committee would have a booth erected for each party, from which soft drinks, cigars and cigarettes would be dispensed to the soldiers, thereby re viving the ladies of the necessity of pre paring refreshments. However, if any living on the block entertaining wished to invite eight or ten to their dining room for refreshments, such would not be amiss But the main idea was the community spirit of everybody being out of doors and mingling with the soldiers and mak ing the evening pleasant for them. After outlining the plans for the Block Parties, Mr. Phinizy’ asked for expres sions from those present. Unanimous Endorsement. Mr. Nearguard, of the Augusta Soldiers’ Club, told of having seen something sim ilar to the Block Party given in Savannah last Saturday, saying it was quite a suc cess. He was glad that the proposal had been made for Augusta and behoved ft would mean lots to the soldiers. Mr. T. J. Hamilton, of the Augusta Supply Company, is co-operating in the plan, told the meeting that he had inter viewed Brigadier-General Edwards and that the general had given the proposition his hearty approval, pedging every co operation of the camp authorities. Mr. Hamilton said that General Edwards sta ted that, of course, none of the parties could be given until after the Influenza scare is over but that in the meantime, the ladies and gentlement behind the movement would have ample time to per fect their plans. It was suggesttd that a certain section of each block be reserved for the officers. General Edwards told Mr. Hamilton that he would appoint a committee of officers and non-coms to co-operate with any down-town committee that is appointed to put the proposition through. Mr. Aiken, editor of Trench & Camp, gave the Block Party his strongest en dorsement, as did Mr. Donahue, of the Knights of Columbus, and also Mr. J. Edgar Probyn, of the 1 cal Y. M. C. A. Mr. Probyn mentioned the fact that hun dreds of soldiers, if not thousands* had not been in an Augusta home since reach ing the city. He did not doubt the warmth of Augusta’s hospitality and was confident that the r ain trouble lay in a lack of contact between the soldiers and the civilian population. A number of the ladies present, includ ing Mrs. A. H. Brenner Mrs. L. S. Ar rington, Mrs. Brittingham, Mrs. J. \V. Benet Mrs. \V. W. Battey. Mrs. W. N. Benton. Mrs. John Mulherin, and others tlun expressed their approval of the Block Party proposition and pledged themselves to work for the succes of the plan. Ladies Take Charge. At this point. Mr. Phinizy thought the entire propositi >n should be turned over to the ladies and he asked Mrs. Arrington to take the chair. Mrs. Arington, as chairman of the Council of National De fense. is the head of all the ladies organ izations in the city. In assuming charge of the meeting. Mrs. Arrington said that the \V. C. (\ S. has SWTSgigHWW I sT**li 1 aSBIBB ' J a M I ? A x... .JWIwMI w>«?tO*.wt - 7SSs£< ! 1 - LJMJMMIIMMKRaLWr '-H JIF < I ■ 11 ■‘dJS HkT i \ n . . . y. ***» ■ <g -vr*™^^®3STSsr' a •<■ ~ ~■' x ' : '- ■w«S?^: , w:- .lEOU3 OF 1 IZE-AraESSJi - cwtcMc Morn. A remarkable photograph taken during a recent visit of King George to the battlefields of France. In this group are shown, with His Majesty, Marshal Foch, Generalissimmo of the allied armies; Field Marshal Haig, leader of the Brit sh forces In France; General Petain, of theFrencharmy, and General Sir Henry Rawlinson, with their staffs. TRENCH AND CAMP engaged the most energetic and most active women in each ward to act as chairmen and committeewomen in work on behalf o~ the soldiers and she thought it a very happy suggestion that the same organization should be maintained for the Block Parties. She thought it in advisable to create any new machinery and was confident that the plans could be formulated and carried out by the va rious ward committees with the aid of whatever assistants they saw fit to re quest to help them. Mrs. Arirngton thought that Mrs. Bren ner, as chairman of the entertainment committee of the Augusta War Camp Community Service, should be the general chairman of the Block Party Series, with the present ward chairmen acting in their Individual capacity in their respective wards. She asked for expressions as to the practicability of this plan, whereupon it was unanimously endorsed. There will be a combined meeting of all the ward organizations Thursday at noon at the Soldiers’ Club when definite plans for the Block Parties will be map ped out. legtureonegypt AT J. W. B. HOLDS AUDIENCE SPELLBOUND Yiddish Entertainment Affords Unique Departure. Many Participate in Performance. Dedication of Building Post poned That the activities of the Jewish Welfare Board on camp are anything but circumscribed is evident by the widely different and successfully ear ned out programs that are prepared in the course of each week. Scarcely an evening passes when there is not an event of more than usual interest which draws audiences widely differ ing in taste even as the programs that are arranged. Hence literary and mus ical evenings are of daily occurrence. These are supplemented by refresh ments as often as the - secretary, Mr. Gilbert Harris, sees fit, and if there are any prese whose literary or musical tastes arc not satisfied to the utmost degree of perfection, their finer sen timents give way to the refreshing odor of California oranges and Georgia peaches the interest in which is ab sorbing almost without exception, re gardless of their literary and musical taste. Tuesday night of la.st week was one occasion when it was not necessary to supplement the event of the even ing with refreshments. Prof. Camden M. Cobern, religious director of the Y. M. C. A. of this camp, delivered a lec ture on the Startling Discoveries he lias made in Egypt and in Palestine. With unusual eloquence and with a knowledge of Egyptology and the reading of sanscript almost unequalled In profoundness, he related some of the most : tartling historical data, dat ing back as far as four thousand years he has unearthed on his excavating ex pedition in Palestine and Egypt. Al though the subject is one which would be of interest only to a limited au dience. his compelling manner and vivid description of subject seemingly dead to an average audience was list ened to with the utmost attention. His reference to the victory of the British and Judeaa forces fighting under Gen eral Allenby in Palestine was the sig nal of applause that lasted for several minutes. Following the lecture, vocal solos were tendered by Mrs. Backer and Private Estuken, accompanied by Miss Stark On Wednesday night was the weekly Yiddish entertainment which is under the supervision of Dr. Leon Spitz, field secretary of the J. B. W. The pro gram of the evening was unique in composition. There were readings of Yiddish short stories, humorous and otherwise, and singing of Yiddish folk songs. Those who participated in the program were as follows: Private Es tuken, Klein, Miller, Lang and Bran nen Piano recital by Miss Stark. Re freshments were served. On Friday night religious services were held at the building and a most i net resting address was delivered by Lieut. Randler on the role of the Jew in the army. He spoke at length of the duties of the Jewish soldier and pointed out the fact that in this war as in no other war the Jewish soldiers are fighting not as individuals but as sol diers belonging to a people which is recognized as such by the allied pow ers and which has thrown its lot with that of the democratic nations of the world. Religious services were also held on Saturday morning and evening and Sunday morning, these being the last two days of Pentecost, or Suceoth as it is called in Hebrew. At each of these services Dr. Leon Pitz delivered in spiring sermons. In view of the quarantine, prohibit ing the holding of any meetings, the activities of the Jewish Welfare Board for this and next week are uncertain. Announcements will be made in next week’s issue of this paper. Dedication of the new building which was to have taken place Monday even ing will be announced when the day can be arranged definitely. Say you saw it in the Trench and Camp. King George and Allied Leaders AUGUSTA ASKS AID OF GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE WATERWORKS To Ask That Big Sum Be Fur nished to Be Repaid in Annual Installments. City council* desires and will ask the government to enter a contract with the city agreeing to aid in enlarging and im proving the water works system for the benefit of Camp Hancock by furnishing approximately $360,000; it being estimated that the work will cose in this neighbor hood in view of the increased cost of equipment and labor, and that when the improvements are completed, the money based on what the work would have co«t in normal * times, which is estimated at $160,000, be paid the government by the city in annual installments of at least SIO,OOO, with interest at 4’£ per cent from date of obligation. A resolution to this effect was adopt ed by council at the meeting Monday night; the resolution having been drawn I up earlier in the day at a meeting of the waterworks committee, the special com mittee. composed of representative citi zens, and two representatives from Camp Hancock. The proposed improvements comprise the following: Clear water basin; new pumps, buildings, pump wells and pipe connections; coagulating basin, includ ing lavatory equipment, building and pipe connections; booster pump at filter plant) for supplying ramp building and moving present pump; completion of the new res- 1 ervoir. The Resolution. The resolution, which was adopted unanimously, is as follows: “Whereas, the City Council of Augus- | ta and the United States of America entered Into a contract June 22, 1918,L by which the city covenanted and agreed to furnish the government water for use I at Camp Hancock at the rate of seven cents per thousand gallons in any quant ity not to exceed three million gallons 1 per day of twenty-four hours, which con tract has been fully complied with ip to this date; and, “Whereas, The government has deter mined to enlarge Camp Hancock and in crease the number of soldiers which will be there requiring larger additional quantity of water, which can not be fur nished under the existing waterwords plant of the city; and, “Whereas, Representatives of the gov ernment and the city ahve agreed as to what additional facilities would be need ed In order to supply the additional water, and it will be well to terminate the existing contract and enter into a new contract; :and, “Whereas, The cost of making such additions at this time is greatly in ex cess of the cost at normal times and the city would not consider such addi tions at this time for its own uses: and, “Whereas, The city is not in a posi tion to command the labor or material with which to make such additions, nor is 1’ in a position to finance the same at this time; and. “Whereas. The city is desirous of do ing everything possible to insure health, comfort and efficiency of those at Camp Hancock; “Now. Therefore, be is resolved, that the raid city be authorized by consent of the government to terminate the contract of June 22. 1918. and enter into a new contract with the government upon the following terms: “I—The government will, at its own ex- . pense. construct In connection with the existing waterworks of the city of Au gusta the following: “Clear water basin; new pumps, build ings. flues, pump wells and pipe connec tions, coagulating basin, including lava tory equipment, building and pipe con nections; booster pump at filter plant for supplying camp, building and moving present pump; complete the new reser voir. “The plans and specifications to be approved by the city engineer of the city of Augusta and are to be done in ac cordance with such plans and specifica tions. <“2 When such additions shall have been <•'••nnivted the city shall enter into an obligation to purchase such additions at and for the sum of $160,000, such amount having been estimated will be what these additions would have cost in normal times, such as existed in the year 1913; such amount to bear interest at the rate of 4U per cent per annum payable semi-annually, from the date of abliga tion, payments to be made on account of the principal, in sums at least SIO,OOO per annum. “3—Upon the execution of these obli gations all of such additions shall become the absolute property of the city. “4—The city will furnish to the govern ment for use at Camp Hancock water to the maximum amount of five million gal lons per day at twenty-four hours at the cost of seven cents per thousand gal lons. “Should it be determined by the city and the government that any other addi tions to such plant will be needed in or der to make the same efficacious in the way of supplying the government with ' water at Camp Hancock, such additions may be constructed by the government and will be purchased by the city upon the same terms as above, that is to say, at the prices such additions would cost ip the year 1913. with the same interest charge and reasonable annual payments on account of the principal. “Should the government desire to make any additions to the waterworks not ap proved by the city, the city will be un der no obligations to purchase, the same, but any additions so made shall become a part of the waterworks system and the property of the city of Augusta, but in no event shall the government be permitted to make additions to the waterworks at its own cost or otherwise, without the consent of the city." St. James’ Epworth League To Entertain Saturday Evening It will no doubt be good news for the soldiers of Camp Hancock to learn that on Saturday evening. October sth, the Epworth League of St. James Methodist church. -139 Greene street, will entertain with a social in honor of the soldier buys. The hour is 8 o'clocfl. A good time is promised all who may attend. SPECIAL NOTICE Send your name and weight to Lt. A. A. Millman, Specialist School. M. G. T. C., if you wish to enter for bouts in Grand Boxing Tournament. Harry M. Carpenter GROCER 985 BROAD STREET. PHONE 1151. QUALITY. SERVICE. Daily Deliveries to Camp Hancock. Your Patronage Solicited. J. HARRY JOHNSON 1208 BROAD STREET. PHONE 1366-W. Full Line of Furniture. Camp Furniture. Regulation Lockers. aiw wwraggißSßnaw'jnMmii ti—iwb?i ■ w Mess Sergeants, Front and Center. PHONE 6522 or 6521 WHEN IN NEED OF GROCERIES. SUMMERVILLE GROCERY COMPANY 1401 Monte Sano Avenue. Convenient to Camp, just two blocks from Hancock Station. WE SOLICIT THE TRADE OF THE SOLDIERS. Opposite University Hospital. Corner Roberts and Dugas Sts. Manufacturers and Dealers in ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER. Composition Roofing, Office and Barracks Utilities, Pine and Cedar Boxes. PREPARED TO FILL CAMP ORDERS. OMiW P«WBaMBB BHaw ®SBB|Bnn jin ' 11'•’i-■'TijrrxzrzxT ;srjcncisoroor’ljni!ffl f 1 •TfC-rjnjikxJLCXT.cr.rxjfTj . ofiraw<• v® -W'® ». JtJUca-TijCX-ILXXCU:K~ jL.u-ur.XXtuKXxXXJ fgr.- -O ' The Home of “SWEETLY YOURS.” i - Good Candies for Good Soldiers. HOLLINGSWORTH CANDY CO., AUGUSTA, GA. n DR. LANIER. DR. MABRY. DR. DUNCAN. UNION DENTAL PARLORS ar largest and Best Equipped Offices South. lowest Prices j (Gold Crowns $3, $4, $5.00 Bridges $4, $5.00 All work Guaranteed Fillings . . . . .... 50c, 73c, SI.OO 10 Years. Painless Extractions SOc 1052 Broad Street. Over Goldberg’s AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Phone 1206. IAUDLEY HILL CO. Triangular Block, 630 Seventh Street (Near Union Station.) WHOLESALE FRUITS, PRODUCE AND GROCERIES. We Cater Especially to Mess Sergeants. PROMPT TRUCK DELIVERY Our Aim: Quality, Service and Fairness. IF IT CAN BE HAD, WE HAVE IT Wednesday, October 2.