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Wednesday, October 9
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. UNCLE SAM I
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IF.E.Ferris&Co. I
758 Broad Street
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SUMMARY OF K. OF C.
ACTIVITIES IN THE
PAST YEAR
Continued from page, one
arrangements ■••' ■- t j ■ i.itcsi and be :
of pictures The soldier is a keen
critic and likes good comedies,
denced by the monsi-r ■ v.-.v<ls which
attend the <q> -n air picture show given
at bolh buildings two nights weekly.
One night in rich week is devoted to
a dance. a lt-::r: : ng ..• e- -,-it buitiirw
* weeklj', the youru ,di• 1w- con. ■ -
ed to and from camp in Iniy.o army
trucks under th ■ ciuipt’ronage of mem
bers of the Catholic Womens Club of
Augusta. These ..re enjoyed
immensely, as is evidenced by t! . at
tendance. and for the moment the mo
notony of >• unp of.- is forgotten 1
khakiclad boys as they with
pretty Augusta i iris nd incident ,Uy
make acquaintance,, with local people.
Much good results from these dances,
as the boys are t xtended invitations to
enter the homes of Augustans, and to
the boy, who perhaps bus not entered
a home since leaving his own many
months ago. this means more than
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GARAGE FOR RENT Near
Camp Hancock, SIO.OO, Write
M. C. C., Trench and Camp,
Camp Hancock.
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SOLDIERS WILL HAVE I
BEST ATTENTION AT |
BUSBIA & DENNIS |
BARBER SHOP AND if
BATH HOUSE.
Largest and Finest in City, kb
Between the Skycrapers, in 5a
basement, 741 Broad Street.
Open till 9 p. m.;
Saturdays 11 p. m.
LOU’S STUDIO
Photos and Post Cards.
THE GOOD KIND.
826 Broad St. Augusta, Ga.
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Prof. Van Orsdell
Expert Photo Artist.
Est. 1880. 714 Broad St.
Work done Night and Day.
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KODAKERS
If the kodak finishing you
are now getting is not en
tirely satisfactory, try us.
Our work is done by our
selves in our own shop.
The Aiken Gift Shop
Corner Eighth and Ellis Sts.
£
I Bedding Rolls,
I Sleeping Bags,
Clothing Rolls,
:. Camp Chairs. @
$ Mattress Rolls
It. G. BAILIE & CO J
I 712 BROAD STREET L
could be expressed in words. On an
other night, each week, through tho
courtesy of local people, an excellent
vaudeville entertainment is brought to
each building, and weather permitting.
Hiis entertainment is also staged out
doors, as the building would not. begin
to accommodate the thousands who
; uttend.
This is also the case when on an
other night, weekly a. soldier talent
.’show is given. There are hundreds of
I \.; ucleville stars and well known mu-
1 sickins who are wearing the uniform
of Uncle Sam at Camp Hancock, and
they .ire .always glad to contribute
their talent to soldier talent night. On
Thursday night of each week at Build
ing No. 1, on the open-air boxing plat
form. under management of General
Secretary Donahoe, is staged one of
the best programs of boxing and wrest
ling in the south.
(.’amp Hancock is peculiarly fortu
nate in having anion,; the enlisted men
a number of the best exponents of
the fistic art, who ever donned a padd
yci glove and these boys are weekly
1 , matched, as evenly as possible as to
size and weight for the amusement of
lheir fellow soldiers. The importance
of this useful sport in preparing the
boys to meet the Hun is recognized by
the War Department, who have en
! couraged the Knights of Columbus in
■ leading the promotion of boxing in
cantonments throughout the country.
■ The bouts at K. of C. No. 1 are the
I largest in camp and are attended
• weekly by ten thousand soldiers and
| hundreds of officers. Championship
or tournament nights arc hold once
monthly and interest is stimulated by
awarding of handsome medals to the
; winners in each class. With this pro
' gram of entertainments, it will readily
.be seen that there are not many idle
nights al the K. of C. Bulking. How
ever, on nights that, nothing else is
given the boys are provide] with
games, such as checks, chess, etc., the
Columbia graphonolas are a’ways
supplied with the latest popular songs
and dance music, as also is the player
P.lanol;*. Sm-re harms are on diiiy to
narcel- post packages', that are nightly
entrusted to their care, also engineers'
mail is handled as a courtesy to’ men
| assigned to permanent organizations,
I writing and wrapping paper, mucilage,
I stamps and other conveniences which
are so necessary in handling corre
spondence or- sending the folks home
j a souvenir of the South, are at hand
; in bountiful quantities and for tho- e
; unskilled in wrapping a package m-tc.,
a K. of C. secretary Is there to do ti •
necessary.
Hospital Work.
Daily trips arc made through the
hospital to supply the needs of the
boys there for postage, stamps, paper,
etc., and to attend to rhe varied wants
of the men. For instance, one soldier
I has been removed fr -m his ant sud
■ denly and is wi-hout las toile:. -. ;
another needs razor blades or’wants a
! message delivered to his “bud iv." or
tent-mate. It is tb<- duty of a K. of C.
j secretary to attend any reasonable re-
merit. The general secrctaiv is daily
in receipt of communications from
relatives, asking that a certain man be
looked up and made to feel at home in
our buildings, or find out. why letters
have not been answered, etc. It would
be an impossibility to enumerate the
various requests and iments a K.
|of C. secretary experiences, but the
i above may give the reader some idea
as to the scope of our work. It is the
purpose of the Knights of Columbus
not interfere with the work of the
Red Cross or any other organization
and whenever a case is presented that,
does not properly come within thc.r
jurisdiction, it, is immediately turned
over to the proper organizet-an;.
Troop Trains and Other Work.
Another important feature of the
K. of C. work is the accompanying of I
troop trains to otner camps and em
barkation points by K. of C. secretaries.
Writing paper, envelopes, chcwing
; gum, cigarettes and other small neces
| sitics are distributed gratis to He.
i boys, and stamps sold for their i
, convenience.
Camp Hancock Training Center for K. :
of C. Secretaries.
Camp Hancock has recently been
designated as a training for K. :
of C. secretaries, a regular course of i
instruction being given to familiarize j
them with the various features ern- '
braced in the work. When the men i
have been proper?.- instructed, they 1
will be sent to other camps in the
southeastern department for overseas j
work.
General Secretary John A. Donahoe,
i General Secretary John A. Donahoe,.
• who has been in charge of the K. of C. i
activities at Camp Hancock since July!
1, i - :■ native of Philadelphia, Pa., and .
was athletic director of St. Joseph col- j
iegr. f<..- some nine ;,.r;or to t-iur ■
j time having been principal of ihe!
; Westmoreland Recreation Center, un- :
| der the board of recreation for the city
■of Philadelphia. He is a graduate of i
! the Temple University and the School !
lof Gymnastics of the University of
I Pennsylvania. Mr. Donahoe has been
j prominently identfied with recreation
. .11 and athk-tic acti'Atic- in Pennsylva
; nia for the past fifteen years and is an
’ expert of all matters pertaining to
these branches.
! Assistant General Secretary A. A. Mc-
McGuigan.
Mr. Donahoe is ably assisted in his ;
work by Mr. Arthur. A. McGuigan, of ;
| Boston. Mass. Prior to entering K. of i
! C. work, Air. McGuigan was connected j
I prominently with tiie General Electric. |
| Company, and his executive training ;
has made him a valuable aid to Mr. i
I Donahoe in administration duties.
LT. L E FEB3E ON “LEAVE.
Lieut. Oscar E. Lefebre h.is gone to ;
his home in South Dakota on a leave I
of absence.
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t JEWISH WELFARE
WORK PROGRESSES
AT CAMP HANCOCK
Continued from page one
The National Office by this time had
also secured from the War Department
permission to erect a Jewish Welfare
Building. The present site was chosen
and plans were perfected for coni
n’ ting the building before the Jewish
Holidays early in September,
t The erection of the Jewish Welfare
j Building ushers in a new era and a
I broad \ ista for extended and greatly
| muikplied and intensified activity. The
,• siafi of wo.kers h;.: been increased
I and the work planned so as to embrace
| the varying camp activities. The
j workers seek also to reach oi : to all
j parts of the ramp and not merely to
concentrate in tlte environs of the
j building The present, staff consists
t of Mr. Gi’bert Harris. Camp Secretary,
i l.ab 'i Lt.-on Spitz, director cf religious,
j Yiddish and hospital work. Mr. Frank
j Stern, educational director, and Mr.
| Robert S. Polack, in charge of recrea
i tio.nal work and of the building.
I Tho work of the Jewish Welfare
j Hoard. locally as well as at other
| points, is rather distinctive. Its ex
; pr<-ss purpose is to serve all men. re
j|g;.irdltss of faith or creed, and its
II building is open at .ill times to all men
11 in the service. No distinctions are
I j made ‘ v the workers on occasion of
|i hospital or barrack visitation, or por
jisonal sei \ Ice All men arc welcome to
| j entertainments and gatherings given
I j unde th< auspices of the Welfare
’ lUard. Thus the Jewish Welfare
j Board is on i par with the Y. M. C. A.
» and K. of —non-sectarian in its ser
! vice. At the same time, it may he
j f’-ankly stated that the Board has also
1 certain sectarian needs which it seeks
- to satisfy. There, are the distinctive
Jewish religious, social and family
’ needs of Jewish mon. Thoio are also
■ to be found, very noticeably in this
( camp, c. ’-tnin elements, foreign born
’ and trained., who need the ministration
of Jewish workers who are particular
lv sympathetic to pie atmosphere in
which they had lived in their civil life
’ and who can understand their needs,
physical, mental and spiritual, and
’ who cun reach their hearts most in
. timai'-’y. The Jewish Welfare. Board
' also realizes that with its special mes
sage, limited resources, and with its
] sole building it has to, of necessity, do
some of the types of work vhich the
other organizations do, and yet, not
‘ duplicate nor merly imitate in an* ap
preciable- degree the work of these
t other agencies. In this manner the
. work of the Jewish Welfare Board may
be described as both sectarian and
non-sectarian. distinctive a ; .d non*
distinctive at the same time.
j The completion of the building in «
p camp concurred simultaneously with
th-' most solemn days in the Jewish
■ Gilendar. the Jewish New Year and
Day of Atonement, on September 7th
r and Sath and September 17th. The
» men of Jewish faith were extended the
. courtesy of a furlough to cover the
- holiday period and the local Welfare
. workers had the tusk of taking care of
i the three thousand or more Jewish
i men. The townspeople came forward
f ’ k-ndidly, and approximately 500 men
i were entertained in the homes, while
i v \i ial thousand were accommodated
I the various synagogues, at the Au
j LiLUa Armory, the Knights of Pythias
» H ill, Soldiers’ Club, Y. M. C. A., K. of
- C., and at th. Jewish Welfare Hull in
t Augusta. Services were also conduet
. ed for the-men bolh at the Red Cross,
r at the Hospital Y. M. C. A., and at
> the Base Hospital.
Immediately after the holidays, sev
, f ral departments were re-organized and
t the work was pushed ahead. The
• ever tlm men arc. free from military
- (fiities. Practically every evening there
■ is something doing. Sometimes it is
i the Yiddish Evening, which is meant
[ to bring the foreign born soldiers back
r into the normal, social atmosphere.
- At this “Yiddish Night,” we. have Yid
( dish music, folk songs, writings, dec-
■ ■ lamations and talks. Sometimes it is
a lecture by some brilliant educator.
’ Only recentl.v Dr. Coburn addressed
l an appreciative audience on his very
interesting r- searches at .Mt. Sinai.
. Very frequently it is an English en
[ P rbtinineni. ' mokes and refresh
, men's are often served at the con
elu. ion of the program. Some Sat
urday or Sunday evening when no
talent had been prearranged, volunteer
extemporaneous talent is ca.led for
and a. very merry time is enjoyed by
the boys.
If one were to visit the building
’ some morning, when it is ordc ‘gd elos-
<d by camp regukitions, one. might be
the .'qircmtor of a very imposing and
.•.i. Hie same time real human scene.
Hundreds upon hundreds of fatigued,
tliiii-'ty men come in, between the drills
and. form seemingly endless lines, and
the workers arc there ready for # hcm
with cups, jars, and palls doling out
water, water, water.
The month of September has been
the holiday month beginning with the
Jewish New Year and the Day of
Atoni.-mcnt, and ending with the Feast
of Tabernacles and Rejoicing of the
Torah. Services were held contin
uously at. the building, In town, and
■i r. the hospital Red Cross house. Re
freshments wore frequently served,
anti happiness was on the program
all of the time lr was one long and
p.-,y carnival, to the extent, to which
• imp life admits eny such event. Gen
tile men also i artcok in these events,
ar least as far as refreshments ■ ere
concerned.
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East Front of The Lenwood, Showing the South Wing, the Main Building and the Auditorium—The Three Buildings, With Connecting Glass Corridors, Have a Total i
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Club Breakfast 40c to SI.OO. table de Hote Lunch, SI.OO. Dinner, $1.50 — or ala Carte.
Music 7:00 io 8:30 P. M.
Beautiful Ball Room. The Ideal Place to Hold Balls, Social Affairs, etc.
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TRE NC H AND CAMP
The religious schedule is pretty well
filled with Sabbath Services on Fri
day evenings at the building and the
Red Cross Homie, and on Saturda and
Sunday mornings at the building.
Special memorial services are also held
on occasions. Wo have a supply ot
prayer books, Bibles in khaki end 'oili
er religious articles, and there is a
large demand for thorn. Particularly
are the patients at the hospital open
to the spiritual and soothing message
of the "little" Bible. It is planned to
hold also reformed Sunday morning
services. -A regular feature in con
nection with the services is the ser
mon which always spells of a J wish
and patriotic nature. The camp Rabbi
is in charge, or some Jewish officer of
rank is invited to deliver the ad
dress.
The personal service is primarily a
matter which may be relegated to'the
American Red Cross. However, the
psychology of many of the Jewish men
in camp is such that calls very fre
quently for the services Os the Jewish
Welfare representative. Advice in per
sonal. family, business and legal mat
ters. both here and abroad is often
sought; Yiddish and Hebrew letters
are often read and translated: steno
graphic service is provided; drawing
of wills: custody of funds; spiritual
consultation, the arranging for mar
riage. ceremonies; and the arrange
ments for last rites at funerals; the
care of mentally deficient; etc., are
some of the things which the personal
service department is called upon to
handle. The camp staff has also ar
ranged for one of its members tn vis
it. daily, the wards and to respond to
the wants of the patients.
Last, but not least, of the phases of
local activity is the close and intimate,
co-operation with the Jewish com
munity at Augusta. The community
is organized as a local branch of the
National Home Service League of the
Jewish Welfare Board. This relation
ship makes it possible to introduce
men in uniform into families where
they may be entertained in a whole
some manner and bo brought under
home influence. In town, club rooms
have been established. These club
rooms provide for reading, writing,
pool playing, dancing and for so-called
hostess acconimodation, where the
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We to announce the opening
of our Officers’ Exchange, situated in
the building opposite the main Post
Office on Pennsylvania Avenue.
For your patronage, we have a
stock >f Trench Coats, \
Boots, Shirts, Puttees, and the many
accessories necessary to an officer’s
equipment.
Our prices have been arranged
with a view to furnishing the highest
quality goods for the lowest possible
prices. Your patronage is solicited.
The Augusta Supply Co.
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friends and wives of the men may be
received and entertained. Committees
of ladies of both the younger and older
sets are ever on hand. On ' ednes
day evenings an informal dance is on
the program. To these dances a sol
diers' uniform is his admission card
and all men arb made to feel at home.
The ladies also have a hospital visita
tion cotnmittee, presided over by Mrs.
Lesser. Mrs. Silver, Mrs. Cohen, Mrs.
Tunkcl, Mrs. Furst and other indefati
gable veterans in this work, who may
he seen daily wending their way from
ward to ward with loads of cigarettes,
candies and smiles. The men's organ
ization has been the main pillar of
support for the Hancock work since
its very organization, and has been
contributing very generously its money
and time and energy to the cause.
Messrs. Silver. David and Moses Slus
hy. Taylor, Tannebaum. Schaul are
still at the helm directing the work 1
and are also taking their turns at the
oars.
In this crisis, brought about by the
“flue” scare and the quarantine the
work in the building is almost at a
standstill, but the visitation at the hos
pital has not been interrupted and
many various devices have been em
ployed to reach out to the individual
men and to provide them with station
ery. postage, magazines and other lit
tlie luxuries. In conjunction wi the
American Library Association the wel
fare representatives h<v° made an ap
peal to the general public in .tit u.-ta
i for books and magazines. For the
past, week the two welfare cars have
been running about the camp from
' battalion to battalion, and from one
company to another, distributing tens
of thousands sheets of stationery and
many hundred books and magazines.
The Welfare board has thus led the
• way in taking the first, steps .:. in
viting the other organizations to join
in in a joint effort to make the lone
some nights and days of the quaran-
■ lined men during these abnormal and
■ dissatisfying periods a little chemier
and more endurable.
The Jewish Welfare Board at Camp
Hancock has earned its rightful place
> in the scheme of camp service. AVith
, enlarged experience, with greater re
sources. and increased staff, its hopes
■ 1 for more extended, more intensified
and better usefulness grow pace with
its ambitions. It servos faithfully the
American and Jewish impresses and is
also prepared to welcome with all en
thusiasm and sincerty the closest co
operation of all the other organizations
in camp, seeking the best intcre of
our country and nation at this critical
hour in American, life.
HEADQUARTERS
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Military Footwear
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Officers’ Cordovan and Calf Dress
Boots, Shoes and Puttees. The best
military goods in the world.
Don’t be deceived by seconds and
off grades. Come see us and get the
best—all guaranteed.
Mulherin & Marks Shoe Co.
862 Broad. Sole Agents.
LOST
Small solid gold Ladies' Watch, be
tween Park at Station and 529 Wat
kins Street. Watch was in brown
pocket book, stern was broken and
name engraved in case. Liberal reward
if returned to 529 Watskins Street.
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