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This Afternoon Big Field Meet at Wiren Parp
Hostess House Opens Wide Its Door
New Hostess House Now
Ready To Welcome All
Soldiers To Its
Hospitality
Attractive Lounging Room In
formally Opened For Use of
Soldiers and Friends —Big
Fireplace and Elegant Furni
ture
CAFETERIA WILL OPEN
IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS
Staff of Hostesses Hospitable
to Visitors. Cafeteria in
Charge of Miss Reynar, For
merly of Camp Gordon. Sol
diers Invited to Visit New
House
The Hostess House which has been
built and furnished by the Young Wom
en’s Christian Association for the bene
fit of Camp Hancock soldiers and their
friends is open to visitors. This an
nouncement by Director Hostess Miss
Louise C. Walker will be warmly wel
comed by the thousands of men who have
passed the beautiful house on Wrights
boro road, noted the great wide porches,
adorned the simple, graceful lines of the
twin gables, and wondered what might
be inside of such -an a exterior.
Now a wirm welcome is -xtended to all
tn drop t and see what has been done;
#ll soldiers, whether accompanied b?
ladies or not. are invited
Formal Opening • Later.
This constitutes the informal opening
HANCOCK SOLDIERS CO OVER TOP IN DRIVE FOR $50,000
GOAL OF $50,000 FOR
UNITED WAR WORK FUND
PLEDSED BY SOLDIERS
IS NOW IN SIGHT
From figures completed up to late Tues
day night it was found that Camp Han
cock was in sight of its goal of ss<;c)o.
It is expected that with the extension of
the drive until Wednesday that the camp
committee will realize 'heir ambition of
going over the top with a substantia!
oversubscription.
The Monster Field Day Events which
will be staged today at 2:30 p. m. will un
doubtedly draw a record breaking at
tendance which will swell the receipts. ;
The camp committee are jubilant over <
the results obtained from the organiza
tions and units, who have demonstrated •:
their appreciation of the Welfare Work j ( i
at. this and other camps by donating free- ’i
ly and in many instances contributing :
several times. I <
GOV. DORSEY TO SPEAK
IN CAMP SUNDAY
The army Y. M. C. A. begins next
Sunday afternoon a ,remarkable se
ries of services in tne Liberty Thea
ter, which will probably continue
through the months of December ana
January.
Governor Dorsey of Georgia will be
the speaker next Sunday. The Mili
tary Band will be present, and there
will be a song service of thirty m:n
utes led by Mr. Pardo. Mr. Alossan
do Alberini, formerly of the Boston
Ouera Company will sing two solo?,,
: “In the Tim of Roses,” by Louise
Reichhardt, and “A Perfect Day/’ by
Carrie Jacobs-Bond. Mr. Alberini is
a barotone of remarkable range who
has had as his teachers Constantine
and Chevalier Carlo Cartica. If the
quarantine is not lifted by’ Sunday,
the meeting will be held in the open
air at the same spot where Fritzi
Scheff sang.
A Camp Thanksgiving Service will
be held at 11:00 o’clock A. M.. Nov.
28th. at this same place. Gen. Edwards
presiding, with Rabbi Marx of Atlanta
and Bishop Reese of Georgia as spek
ers. The entire army ought to be
present at this greatest Thanksgiving
Day’ over observed in the United
States.
TRENCH and CAMP
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CAMP HANCOCK, THE
MACHINE GUN TRAINING CENTER OF THE U. S. ARMY
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of the Hostess House; an elaborate formal
opening is being planned for the near fu
ture as soon as the cafeteria and in
terior furnishings are complete. The
furnishings for the big lounging room of
the first floor are in place, also the
chairs on the sunny porches, making a
most attractive place for the reception
and entertainment of lady visitors. The
lounging room is especially attractive
with its cream colored wicker furniture,
upholstered in dark blue, its handsome
window decorations, and its hospitable
open fire in the big fireplace at one end
of the room
Cafeteria on First Floor.
Opening out of this main room are
the cafeteria, and a check room; an in
formation desk is centra”/ located near
the main ext rance. A large and com
pletely equipped kitchen for the cafeteria
O'-cupic the remainder of the first floor.
The second floor comprises the business
office, a committee room, and the dormi
tories' for the staff and for emergency
use by visitors.
Under the direction of Miss D. Con
stance Reynar, who has been cafeteria
hostess at. Camp Gordon for more than a
year, it is hoped to have the cafeteria
ready for service in about two weeks.
Miss Reynar plans to offer the same high
grade and moderately priced service for
which she was so well known at the Camp
Gordon Hostess House. Luncheon will
probably be served from 11:30 to 2, tea
' from 4 to 5, and supper from 5 to 8.
Further announcement of t|ie opening of
i the cafeteria will be made next week.
Staff of Hostesses.
The management of the house, is In the
hands of Director Hostess Miss Louise C.
Walker of Boston. Maas., who is ably
: supported by a staff including:
Mrs. Phoebe C. Rockwell, Son Fran
.«»% eorja,! .
1 Mrs. E. J Rnnd. Cedar Rapdis, lowa,
information hostess.
Miss I). Constance Reynar. Cobourg,
Ontarfa. Canada, cafeteria hostess.
Miss Gertrude Poland, Knoxville, Tenn.,
business secretary.
The Machine Gunners have reason to
feel proud of their efforts to secure the
amount alloted to the camp as its quota.
In addition to their contributions the
officers and men have worked untiring
ly to aid the local Y. M. C. A. officials
in securing the needed quota in various
parts of Georgia and South Carolina.
I Entertainers, bands and speakers have
been placed at the disposal of the Welfare
and in every instance have
[aroused the audiences to acts of gen
i erosity.
| Today’s games at Warren Park will be
»the final efforts of the soldiers to aid the
i.drive. and when the figures are an
| nounced it will stand comparison with
the efforts of other camps or civilian
I committees.
“THE CAMP LIBRARY IS
YOURS.” READS NEW
POSTER
Prance has an association, estab
lished since the war began, with
President Clemenceau at its head,
formed for the purpose of establish
ing public Übrrles throughout Fr nee,
based on the American library system.
It is obvious that France considers
the public l.brary essential, for that
brave country has been far too busy
to bother with trifles during the last
four years.
The Camp Library is managed as a
typical American public library, ano
exhibits far 7 less red tape than many
of them. The American public libra
ry really began with the establisment
of the Library Campaign of Philadel
phia by Benjiman Franklin in 1731
Franklin’s library was a subscription
library, as were all American libra
ries until about 1850, when free pub
lic libraries supported by local taxa
tion began t exls . The modem free
public library is the most democratic
institution in America, knowing neith
er age nor creed. Every citizen is
a part owner in the free public li
brary, and we notice that the A. L.
A. has put cut a poster reading. “The
Camp Library is Yours.''
The Library is important business
to France and it is important busi
ness in camp.
Wtth the Co-operation of the Augusta H erald, Augusta, Ga.
Mammoth Field Events Scheduled
For Today at Warren Park Include
Foothall Game and Competitive Drills
Massed Bands Will Furnish Military Music
and Throng Will Be -cad in Singing By
Trained Expert—Tremendous Crowd
Indicated By Advance Sale of Seats
CIVILIANS ARE ASKED TO AID IN THE
TRANSPORTATION
All is ready for the monster Field Day events to be
staged at Warren Park Wednesday afternoon, beginning at
2:30 o’clock.
One of the features of the evening will be the football
game between the eleven of the Machine Gun Training
Center and the aggregation from the Charleston Navy Yard.
The game promises to be one of the most interesting staged
here this season.
l
l Several other athletic events will be
i staged by the soldier athletes and enter
■ tainers. Foremost among these will be
. the competitive machine gun drill. Each
» group of the M. G. T. C. will be rep
-1 resented by specially picked men who
1 will compete for the honor of being most
j efficient In every detail which goes to
make a perfect machine gunner. Friendly
* rivalry has developed In the companies.
each organization boasting of one or more
experts in the art of load inf. dismount
ing and reloading the rapid fire guns.
Another event will be a
, cavalry drin and exhibition where train
ed soldiers will perform every variety
of dare-devil stunts on horseback.
A push ball game by experts selected
from the best players at rhe camp will
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END OF IRHIN
ING WORK
Brilliant Affair Held in Mess
hall With School and Com
pany Officers As Guests of
Honor „
30 STATES REPRESENTED
AT THE TABLES 1
Vaudeville Program Added to
Pleasures of the Evening—R.
A. Travis Represented Can
didates As Toastmaster
The 13th Company. Central Machine
Gun Officers’ Training School, celebrated
the end of Its course at Camp Hancock
on Thursday evening. An elaborate ban
quet, with school and company officers
as the honor guests, was held in the or
ganization mess hall, which was decora
ted with oak branches and red, white
and blue streamers.
Major E. V. Smith, senior instructor of
the school; Captain C. L. Sn der, com
mander of the 3rd Battalion; Ist Lieuten
ant Charles J. Kaltenbach, commander of
the 13th Company: 2nd Lieutenant L. C.
Rogers, and 2nd Lieutenant E. R. Scott,
infantry instructors; 2nd Lieutenant. Kar
pe n and 2nd Lieutenant Powell, machine
gun instructors, made speeches of con
gratulation to the men.
Robert A. Travis, of Clarksburg, West
Virginia, was toastmaster representing
the candidates.
Men from thirty states, from Maine to
Florida and from Massachusetts to Cali
fornia and New Mexico and North Da
kota, were seated at the banquet, tables.
A five course turkey dinner had been
prepared for the occasion by Sergeant
David A. Reynolds, of the Quartermaster
Corps. Company mess sergeant.
A vaudeville program was given by the
Machine Gun quartet; Eddie Powers,
Al Anderson, magician; Krauddcr and
Ringle; Buckley and Joseph; Frank Smith
monologist and Berlin and Kline.
The banquet was arranged by these
committees: General. Gordon R. Lang, of
Ashtabula, Ohio, chairman; Fred D. Lipp
man, of Young; town. Ohio, and Joseph B.
Anderson, of New Bethlehem. Pa.; dec
oration:, Irving P. Bright, of Decatur. Ill
inois, chairman; Charles E. Gay. of Tn
d>'ann His. lindiana. and William* F. Stock
of Muncy, Pennsylvania; entertainment,
Don V. Davis, of New Olney, Illinois,
chairman; Clarence O. Wenning, of Cen
ter Point, Indiana, and Richard V. Mc-
A Has ter, of Manchester, New Hampshire.
NOVEMBER 20, 1918
l>e an additional feature that will prove
most entertaining.
A large aggregation of bands will fur
nish the music for the occasion. In ad
dition, there will be community singing
under the supervision of one of the fore
most musical directors.
Judging from the requests for reserved
seats, a record breaking crowd will be on
hand to greet the soldier athlets and en
tertainers. ,
The commit'ee have issued an appeal
tn the puhlb , MtHens of Au-
gusta to aid in securing transportation
for the soldiers from camp to Warren
Parkk. Those desiring to aid by offering
their cars are asked to communicate
with Corporal Henkin. phono No. 6,
Camp Hancock, or with Trench and Camp
over phone 3ft.
Essay Contest Closed
November 15th.
In the Essay Contest,
conducted by J. W. 8., K.
of C., and Y. M. C. A.,
through the columns of
Trench and Camp, many
meritorious manuscripts
were submitted and the
judges are hard at work
deciding which shall be
awarded the prizes. In
the next edition of Trench
and Camp it is planned, if
possible, to publish the
names of the prize win
ners and those who have
received honorable men
tion.
DEATH BLOW WAS
DEALT BY PRESS
Triest, Thursday, Nav. 14—" The power
of the press, not the power of armies,
ended the war.” said Eugene A. Crickett,
of Boston, Mass., now a major in the
American Red Cross today. He added
that he had interrogated hundreds of
prisoners of every nationality who had
returned from Austria and that all had
agreed that Austria’s death blow was
dealt through the medium of the press
by Preside** Wilson when he announced
that he Le* recognized Czfecho-Slovakia
as an pendent beliligerent state and
power.
The press succeeded in sending th?
news of President Wilson’s message
through the dual monarchy where it cir
culated among the people find soldiers.
When the message reached Prague the
Bohemians immediately ordered the Aus
trians to leave and set up their own
government within 24 hours. The Aus
trians realized that it was useless to re
sist.
Send Trench and
Camp Home.
No soldier’s family
should be without a
Camp paper nor is it
necessary to be—-for not
withstanding how many
papers they get at home,
there isn’t any other thing
in this world so appreci
ated moro than their boy’s
paper.
Official Camp
Hancock March
To Be Played
One of the interesting sidelights of
the monster field day to be held at
Warren Park, Wednesday afternoon,
November 20th, will be the debut of
the Machine Gun March, adopted by
General Edwards as the official march
of Camp Hancock. This march was
composed at the request of General
Edwards by Julius Wuerthner, the
bandmaster of the popular Group One
Band and will be played under Mrs.
Wuerthner’s direction by the massed
bands of Camp Hancock, numbering
over 200 musicians.
Copies of the inarch wHI be sold by
ushers to anyone desiring this inarch.
The composition reflects great credit
on the young composer and carries an
irresistible swing that bids to make
the march popular throughout the en
tire country.
Those who have been privileged to
hear the combined bands practice it.
claim that the march has the machine
gun click to it, an unusual feature of
the composition is the change in tempo
from six-eights time in the first two
strains to a two-fourths tempo in the
trio.
It might be of interest to Mr. Wuerth
nor's many friends to know that he
has been recently appointed handmas
ter of the new Main Training Depot
Band, which will be the official band
for the seven training groups of the
Main Training Depot.
CAPTAIN L. A. STONE
LECTURES AT RANGE
"That lecture gave me a new vision of
the meaning of life ” "He made me un
derstand the responsibility of manhood.”
These and many other remarks of like
nature were heard among the three hun
dred machine gunners from Camp Han
cock, now at the range called Camp John
son. while reluctantly dispersing after
listening on Monday to Captain Lee
Alexander Stone, who is under orders
from the surgeon general to lecture on
sex hygeine throughout the training
camps of the United States army.
Captain Stone has the distinction of
lecturing to more troops than any other
man in America, the number having had
the advantage of hearing him totaling
over SOO,OOO men. At one lecture alone
at Camp Lee. I’etersbug. Va., he lectured
to 22.000 seated in a vast natural am
phitheater.
Captain Stone is especially qualified
from natural talent and technical experi
ence to accomplisth the successful results
he has met everywhere. A later itin
erary will Include a longer stay at Camp
Hancock.
In the next issue of Trench and ( amp
It is planned to print one of the in
spiring addresses of Captain Stone.
. Watch for it.
General Edwards on
Leave
General Oliver Edwards, on leave for
two days. Colonel F. D. Wickham, the
Senior Officer and Commanding Officer
of Main Training Depot, acting Camp
Commander during the General’s absence.
This is th? first time since the estab
lishment of the Machine Gun Training
Center that the General has left his desk.
Headquarters is always a scene cf great
activity, and the General has the name
of being at his desk long before many
1 of his younger officers.
TO RELEASE 420,000
FRENCH PRISONERS
Paris. —The French rap
idly completing arrangements for bring
ing home released prisoners of war which,
according to official French figures, to
tal 420,000. The prisoners will be brought
back by railway, steamer, automobile and
by all means, available. It is expected the
j process of repatriation will consume about
I six weeks time.
“AS YOU WERE” MAKES
BIG HIT IN SUMTER
Sumter. S. C.—Attentions shown the
Camp Jackkson boys were returned in
a very pretty way when Friday and Sat
urday eveings thirty of them who had
been professional entertainers before
they became members of the First Brig
ade F. A. R. D. of the Camp, produced
"As You Were" here at the Academy
of Music for the benefit of the Canteen
Department of the local RM Cross Chap
ter. They played to houses filled to ca
pacity both evenings and more than de
lighted even the most blase of theatre
goers. . _
Under the Auspice} my Y.
Second Group Stage,
the Greatest Contest of
"Click” Action Held
at Camp Hancock
■"Brownies" Vie For Honors In Gigantic Competition in In
fantry and Machine Gun Drill and Maneuvers —Second,
Third, Fifth and Sixth Groups Participate
SUCCESS OF CONTEST RESULTS IN OTHER
GROUPS PLANNING SIMILAR MEETS
Second and Third Group Bands Render Jazzy Selections
During Rest Intervals—Event Staged in Big Bowl
at End of Pennsylvania Avenue
Second Group was host to the en
tire camp last Saturday morning in
the most inspiring and most extensive
competition or exhibition that has yet
been staged in Camp Hancock.
It was a combined contest of in
fantry and machine gun drill, held in.
the big bowl at the end of Pennsyl
vania avenue. Picked companies and
squads from the Second, Third, Fifth
and Sixth groups participated.
Lined with hundreds of enlisted men
and officers, the big bowl assumed Vhe
aspect of a gigantic athletic stadium
! and carried one back to the days of the
warriors of ancient Rome, who, in the
n .. • ■ ■
> in gladiatorial contests for the plaud
its of the assembled citizenry of Rome.
• When the companies took the field
I In their respective turns for the in-
> fantry contest, cheer after cheer rent
the air as the soldiers of liberty snap-
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British troops in the ruined city of Ypres. In the background Is
hsown the ruins of the famous “Cloth Hall,” known throughout the world
for its wonderful collection of anti (Mies and works of art.
Conversation on Conservation
Don’t Let Up—Keep on Saving Food
Now that the fighting baa wtoppon
the SaJvage Corps must begin its great
offens ve. The need of food nna
clothing will bo greater than it ever
has been before, no don't forget the
two slogans that helped win the wa»,
and made you bettor cltiaonß, ana
which will hedp to rebuild battle torr.
Europe:
"Watch ngalnit Waete."
"Never Wear Anything Beyond Thu
Repair Point." *
T-I.a garbage report for the )u«i,
month ehowe that there rum been ttt.
unnecoseary waste of food, most of
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nod through one after another of. the
difficult maneuvers required. The 3,-
00(» or so enlisted men who were pres
ent ardently championed their repre
sentatives at every move, and even,
men.from rival groups, by loud cheers,
L enthusiastically expressed ' their ap
proval of perfect execution of move-
L ments.
i Officers, too, were carried away by 1
the spirit of the affair and joined in the |
applause.
' The large crowd, the music and the
■ bedlam of applause inspired the par
-1 tie.ipants to greater endeavors. Men
* who could be graded only “fair’’ in [
■ d’ ill rose, to the /I
the action with a new zest, imparted ■
by the spirit of the occasion. At the
■ same time, here and there a man ■
showed signs o fexcitement under the 1
strain, and "broke,” losing for his :
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you have done your part, but a few
have fulled. Rentember, the men w»
the other side have just finished a
mighty big job, and their uppetlte*
are hearty, so lot tin do our part over
boro Won't Let Up—Keep On Saving
Feed.
RATIONS INCLUDE CANDY
Parlr, Candy turn been offiaially
inoludod in the eatiuus of t>te Amwi
er.n eMprdiUonury foroa, the rftara and
Wtripeu annti'tneoa. The men will be
, allowed n half pound oaeh every toi.
day*, The it’tion will ineiude vliouo-
! late# and hard candy,