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Newspaper Page TextWednesday, Nov. 20. Here and There In the Third Group Companies 28th Company Grinds Let’s call an armistice and fall out for five minutes and smoke. It was not a case of armistice but ore of surrender when we bucks’ saw Top Sergeant Jacobs in his new regalia We) had no chance friends, no chance. Private Goldner will oblige us with some P. T. If Willie Hohenzollern saw the Dash ing Third last Tuesday night on parade : and their commander Lieutenant Pep’’ Dyer leading, he sure would want to lead them against himself. Corporal Gordon is with us again. In the future it is Pop. if you please. Sergeant Rousch. our duty sergeant, handles his duties as we would expect a good soldier to. The mysterious veiled woman who has been visiting our- street lately has dis appeared. Sergeant Glass, what does this mean! The after-parade feast we had was surely a treat. Thanks to Top Sergeant Jacobs Sergeant Schwing. Corporal Syzper. and Louise are wonderful financiers Its another case of bear and bull. Field marshalls, generals and admirals also high military officials of our com pany who fought in the campaigns of Hancock and Augusta, may be found, any morning, buzzing around the bath-house stove. Reporters, please note. Sleepy Anderser, Drowsy Klefnheing and Dr. Housel have attained their am bitions. During the past week they have defied the bugler three mornings, M atch the Sleeping Beauty Anderson. Sergeant Gleinheiny will return all bor rowed cigarettes as soon as he receives •that package” from home. Au revoir, Private Samuel Jacobs, may you be successful in alt your future en deavors. Traversing With the Twenty- Ninth Company “I told you so.” is the favorite ex pression of the men in this organiza tion. Everyone claims to have told us the exact time when an armistice was going to be signed, but somehow or other it has slipped our mind. We cannot recall a single instance of hav ing heard the prediction, but why spoil a blissfully, joyous time? What a poor | memory we must have. Medical Inspector passing through mess hall, on tour of inspection to Cook Casey. “How do the men eat?” Casey, “Out of Mess Kits, sir." Owing to the scarcity of Chinaware, this statement is absolutely correct, as we ran all tes tify. Oh, Frank, how could you? Say, Sergeant Intemann, thanks for vour thoughtfulness in providing the orderly room with a cook stove. Hot beef tea sure feels good these chilly evenings. Big doings in our mess hall on last Saturdav night. The men of the com pany entertained Lieut. Hurd, who de clared he had never heard so much good talent at one time before. Cook I Fabrizio was th chief entertainer, and i rendered several baeutiful ballads as i well as some jazz numbers, as only our i Jimmy could do them. His unperson- ! ation of Princess Haja, the Oriental; dancer, was very cleverly executed, i and brought forth rounds of enthus- ’ iastic applause. Colonl Meisel play- i **d the piano for all the numbers. Too I bad we cannot thank or praise our- 1 selves. We were applauded anyway, | and take this means of thanking ev- : eryone present. Private Peterson ; rendered a tuneful ditty, enitded, ; “Sally let your bangs hang down," a 1 catchy number which was vociferously Cheered. Several other men enter - i tained and great appreciation was ' shown by the audience. The work on the or-lcriv room is still . going on. The place has been so . transformed, that Lieut. Lippman, re turning from u leave of absence. : thought he had gotten into the wrong • company, by mistake, until he was as- ; sored by seeing the famous brush on ! the upper lip of Corporal FTueller, our ; genial painter, cook, canteen keeper, ! singer, company clerk, and other things too numerous to mention. Private Beasley, full of vim and I vigor, to ye correspondent, “say, Cor - ' poral Meisel, which Lieut. Was it that J Little Joe’s Buttered Pop Corn Best Creamery Butter used. FRESH ROASTED PEANUTS Roasted Daily. BEST 'N TOWN. 744% BROAD STREET. NEXT TO STAG. soldieTboys Bring your Kodak Films to us to be Developed and ) Printed. QUICK SERVICE QUICK WORK. Kodak Enlarging a Specialty. Sheehan Brothers 839 Broad Street-! Upstairs YOUR DIAMOND As a Xmas Gift or an Engr.gement Gift ! is here for your selec- | tion. “Walk in and Look Around.” Wm. Schweigert & Company JEWELERS. 846 Broad Street. wanted to batheC Sorry, Beasley, but we do not keep tabs on the daily ablu tions of our officers. Ask dad, he knows. Most of the boys are beginning to starve themselves in anticipation of !■ the sumptuous feast that has been I promised us by Mess Sergeant Leshin sky. Cook Barlanti, good naturedly called “Macaroni Joe,” promises to cook as never before, and take it from one who knows, he sure is some cook 1 when given the opportunity to spread himself, and with such able partners as Cooks Peters, Casey and Fabrizio. Cords From the Third Group Buglers Bugler Charles Keiser, one of the Third Group’s best buglers, had the honor of receiving an honorable dis charge. We mourn his loss, but Good son was very fortunate in finding the new Bugler, T. Fleishman, who is re garded as A-l. L. Vallions, the bugler who can’t walk slow on a hike, is getting ready to hike to 177th street, somewhere in America. Bugler Castillo, known as “Fat,” is ■ sure some hiker—would rather hike than eat. Bugler Irving and Corporal Tamany are the boys with the money. How do they get it? Ask the paying teller in an Augusta bank. Bugler Cook is sure some roller. Also ask him about the country store. Bugler Allen says, "1 won’t believe it until I see it in the papers. Bugler Russo says, “1 love the south. I guess I will stay for a while. Bugler Cheek, better known ns “Georgia Cracker,” showed the boys some farming tricks by getting behind the plow. Prepare For Inspection While the Camp Inspector and force may not have the opportunity to “Go Over the Top.” they hope to make a suc cessful raid on TRENCH AND CAMP. Lieut. Anchor's horse seems to have acquired quite a taste for delicacies. Who said we were not fond of apples? Why should our friend, Harbacur, not be a General? Surely Privates Sanders and Knispel will recommend him. Private Scedorff seems to be busily engaged these days. He dotes on tackling difficult propositions, and we often won der If it is his pipe that gives him in spiration in solving those difficult ac counting problems. Our little friend. Knispel,seems, to be worrying quite a bit about the Old Fur lough. isn’t it possible that some of us can help him? Why does Sanders, the Georgia Crack er, persist in calling every girl he meets Annie Belle?" He has not told us the name of th<- Southern beauty he left be hind him. but we have our suspicions. \\ ( will bet our bottom dollar that her I name MUST BE “Annie Belle.” j Privates Sanders and Knispel have a I snappy little argument every night in i reference to the mustering out of the | office force. Sanders SIMPLY LOVES to i see Knispel rave, and he tells him that i he MAY be home in a year. ■ CERTIFICATION OF INSPECTION, jPLEASE! Single Shot Searching With the Fighting Thirty-Third i Now that the war is practically over ' out little Jimmi# Ward is getting ; ready to go back to his doll. He tells i us he is going t ight to work when he t gets out; but he have our doubts. The editor was asked by someone, * who was curious to know, where the ; name of the Fighting 33rd comes from. I Our answer to this query is this: ! Larry Angle, j Danny Murphy, ! Sol Hellestein, James Ward, Buddy Ryan and Joe Ferrero. The above have at various times ap i peered in the K. of C. boxinb arena and ’ their records speak for themselves. Private John J. Kelly, Jr, has been ; attending the school for buglers son 4 I the past two months. Reports to [ date say that there is one call he mas ters well and that Is moss call. Privates Sam Bermak and Frank ; F. Owyer were appointed cooks this week. They ought ti help the mess sergeant wonderfully, as both appear ; to know their business well. Talking about The Figpting 33rd, ■ did yon notice who has been refeering ! the bouts at the K. of C. arena? Our own Lieut. John J. O'Neill, and he sure did make good. Army life is sure agreeing with Cor poral Michael Petito. The folks back home will never recognize him when he has gained 20 pounds since he has been in the service. Lieut. Carson A. Hatfield claims to have the fastest Machine Gun team on the drill field. No wonder, when he carries a baseball hat around with him as a swagger stick. Private Lieut. L. Leighton has left on a fur lough to look over his New England chickens. No, no, you don't get us! The ILeut. owns a farm and raises them, Acting Private James O'Neill is well, thank you. Campaign Officer Lieut. Oscar O. Dahl and his assistants. Sergeants Graham, Solomon and Braveman should make a good showing in the U. S. War Work camgain. Just watch the results. If thta array of talent can't get any money out of you, no body can. Nus sed! “The Soldief’s Psalm” Revised by Sergt. T. E. Wright, 36th Co., M. G. T. C. The Company Officers are my Shep herds. I shall not want. They lead me over the sands of Hancock, and on ten-mlle hikes. They restoreth my health with Cath artic Pills. They Inspect my epuip ment for their own sakes. Yea-bo, I am trained to fight so I shall fear no fat Dutchman. For my Officers are with me. My rifle and my bayonet will protect me. The cooks prepareth the mush be fore me and cover it with milk and i water. My stomach goeth empty, my thirst is quneched with Issue Coffee. Surely non-coms shall follow me all the days of my enlistment and I shall I live in fear of Inspections forever. Doc Miles done went and did it. He grabs a furlough and come back mar ried to his best girl. Doc. the single men congratulate; the married sym pathize. Sergeant Ray is busy polishing up his newly acquired chevron. Dong may she wave, Sarge. of all sad words of pen or screen, the saddest are these; "In quarantine." Famous Quotations—this time by Sergeant Kettenhofen—“Warizell." While out on the range recently/ MACHINE GUNNERS—RELOAD Hardboiled Happenings In the sth Group, M.T.D. (By Sat. Major Harold S. Wright, Assisted by the Gang.) Greene, our beloved scribe, is still on detached service although it is not of the same nature as the D. S. Hayden Hen roe was on. Greene tried to get familiar with his pocket knife and trouble fol lowed. You lose. Greene'. Any one wishing a midnight lunch will register with the Headquarters Midnight Lunch. Sergeant Shauncey DePew Os borne is mess sergeant and believe me he is there when it comes to putting forth the Java and A great problem in Headquarters Com pany: who had the orderly at Head quarters mess this noon. Sergeant-Maj. Burette says It did not belong to him! Hayden P- Monroe, the Yonkers Bell hop, is again on detached service He has been interviewed many times by va.- rious celebrities but with very little suc cess. Hayden says it is there anil it has to come out. Maybe so. I can't sa\ ’*.»r sure. v Kid Oswald has been very ably assist ing Mess Sergeant Osborne in the Mid night Lunch. The funds of the mess are rather low as Oswald has to go hustling* about 10 p. mt! every night. The 49th company mess sure has gained a reputation. Sergeant Major Wanderer says. “Never again." as he has gained at least three pounds since he started cit ing there. One nice thing is that they gave Sergeant Major Clodfelter all the bread he wanted to eat for breakfast, and the coffee was delicious. Headquart ers will sure give the mess sergeant of the 49th a pass to Augusta at any time. Come in, sergeant. Electrician Hannon of Headquarters Company while he was attached to the 49th Company came into headquarters ex cited the other day. He came up to the' sergeant-major and inquired as to whetli- ; er or not ho was required to stand Reviel- } le Just sit tight. Hannon, the A. G. D.. ' will probably excuse you for the rest of the war when he hears that you object to getting up early. First Sergeant Dryden of the Oth Com pany is now traveling In double har ness While on furlough he beguiled. Sergeant Grant had a rookie who sim- i ply could not locate the target. So l th- sergeant orders “Cease Firing,”! "Fix Bayonets,” “Charle.” This was | rather hard on tho target. Seigeantg Green and Nn went to the football game. So tliey said. But one was seen on a certain Walton Way Lent porch. While the other was no*, seen at the park. Where does it live, Melvin? One of the saddest things we ever saw was a fat man trying to look cute. It can’t be done, not at all. Incidentally, Mess Sergeant Quick has moved to New York Village for 10 days. Would it be all right to call our mubs “Quick Lunch.” Corporn’i Sullivan —-“Red” wants to see his name in print. Here It is, you son of Erin. More anon Selah. POKES AND JABS FROM OFFICERS’ MESS, FIRST GROUP Sgts. Jones and Klein are going to be armor clad, for Sgt. Richter threat ens to beat them up, when he gets his health back. Where are we going to send your mortal remains, Rich? ft took an armistice to get Sergeant Cummins his furlough. Wanted, 6 K. P.s for officers’ mess Ist Group; short hours, long pay unci rapid chance for advancement. There IS bound to be a shortage oi grips in Augusta, for our K. P.'s ano “Pot Wrestlers” cleaned up town ol every available baggage. Cook Thompson, the man who nevei gets enough meat to roast. Why not roast one of your K. P.s for lunch, Tommie, and Lay off of Segt. Klein for a while? There has been an awful odor around the cook’s tent, ever since cook Newn.ynm .returned from his furlough to Tonawada, N. Y., with a box of cigars. Cook Doc, the famous biscuit shoot er of Camp Hancock, can't rise eaily any more since tliey put the clocks back one hour. Cook Chester Lung Sik, the orien tal wonder, can make chop-suep out of almost anything. Request: Gimme a pass Jones? Answer: Have you got the glm me’s today? Call me Sergeant Jones. Heard around the company street: Are there any apples in any oi these mess halls? Yes sir. Well, i guess I'll ha/e to make another in spection. Guess who? What will we have for dessert to day? How about the beef, Surge? Hey, pick up those butts. Any mail? How about a pair of shoes, Sgt. Jones? Ig L ' < ' '■*> , ■■ >; ccc v \ ' i BF m € Ifc i %MW C ■■■ M >- W*** ¥• 'i :1 |ti irß fc 4 ISc* ■f‘ <cr cir I - i I — wH , S? j“Jsls'oxjt>k.s E>reii'ii'i-i ■&&777J* P^ on} ' ) GERMAN PRISONERS WELL TREATED to- ihu bßin»ri. A group of British “Tommies” and prisoners they have just captured resting back of the lines. Those of tho prisoners who were wounded in the fight have been carefully attended by British medical men, and are waiting tran.-pnrtation to the rear. They appear to be well satisfied with their new position. TRENCH AND CAMP 1 some young lady into believing that he ( was a model young man for her Well, < congratulations any way, sergeant, and all the success in the world. The sth Group is going over the top in ‘ the War Work campaign. I’p to Sat- ' . urJay night the total contributions of the!’ group were $2,059.45 making a per capita < contribution of $1.74 from 1298 officers and enlisted men now in the group. Sergeant-major Eury E. Queen the sth ; Group Heartbreaker, is absent from his regular duties waltzing over the type- J writer keys and is now waltzing around > some fair Charlotte dame. Careful now, , Eury, remember your work is not yet . over and there is much yet to be done. Corporal Geo. J. Buoch is sure there when it comes to variety. He can re pair anything from a typewriter to an 1 automobile including broken hearts. The * corporal solicits any clients and promises to hold any communications as strictly confidential. l Sergeant ITugel of the 54th has desert- ‘ ed the. Southern Front and is now in 1 command of the advance on the North- 1 west, lie is on ten-day furlough to . i New York with permission to go to To- . ronto, Canada. ; Corporal Craven was in Augusta the ■ other day when he was asked whether or i not he belonged to the Boy Scouts. Such i indignity. He reuly is 21 but you would I never know it. he looks so innocent Halt! Who goes there? Corporal Buoch! Who the hell Is Corporal Buoch! Advance < ’ to be vaccinated Another one Halt. Who’se. there? Friend, i Friend of what? Good night, : Misfits- Sergeant Major Clodfelter. standing at attention. Corporal Buoch 1 ; in a full dress suit. Sergeant Oswald U ‘. without a girl. Sergeant Biggio with :onu’ a poker game Sergeant-Major [Wright with ais breakfast before 9 a. rn. . i Xiul last but not leas! a discharge for every man in the sth Group. , We are forced to close this clarifica tion of the. virtues of the sth Group due to a general roughhouse instigated by . -- Corporal Buoch ably assisted by the other -' n ? eni * )C ra 0 Headq ua r t r s De ta eh me nt. J 21st Company Reports All Present and Accounted For — This is also the slogan In the big drive for $50,000 United War Saving Fund, in which this company has gone over the top. Leave It to the 21et for action. Mail Order Maloney, the Bevo Kid, Is still chasing transfers. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp. Did any one notice the 21st on parade in Au gusta Monday night? Don't all shout at once now Alright, wo will leave It to the girls. Who were the best, • girls? What’s that? Mst company? Why most assuredly. We regret to report that Sergeant Fred J. Sheehan, P. T., has been transferred to 48th Company, 4th group. School Co. No. 1 For Officers’ Students Outside of the great interest which the (!ompanj inanif< sted in the Wai Fund Drive, not much of moment ’ transpired, but the great ardor which fairly radiated from every member oi ’ the Company in this admirable work, } could not be set aside without men tion. • A sort of a “stir up” rally was held in tho Company street the first thing 5 Monday morning by the first sergeant, ( and the way the pledges and cash gifts were being raised and bettered | would put. you In mind of an auction. It seemed that each man was desirous j of go ng ahead of his fellow members • and the result was extremely satisfac tory. Out of a personnel of 50 men in all $200.00 was contributed. School Company No. 2 For Enlisted Students During the past week 21 Ordnance ! , men were transferred to the M. T. D. This transfer was quickly followed b> : tic departun of five cirst class sad dlers to the M. T. D. Yes, boys, we are gradually growing smaller in num bers. Nevertheless we can boast oi i being a School Company as we stih carry a student personnel of three on ' uur records. The Specialist School now has a real drill company, of which this compan> is a member. Who’d tthought so a ; month ago? Von’t it be a grand and ; g’or'ous feelin’ to say we drilled; while down in the Sunny South. This school was well represented ai ’ tho boxing matches at. the K. of C. ■ hall Thursday evening. Our Short> ' was on the jiogram, too. Thursday noon the whole Specialists s School was marched to the athletic 1 stand of Y. M. C. A. No. 77 for tho purpose of putting some pep into tho t United War Work Campaign.. 'Nuf sed! Exhaust From Motor Transport Co. No. 483 We regret the loss of many of our old timers, who have been transferred to the new Construction Q. M. Motor Truck Co. No. 667. Sgt. McNiff, the “package chaser,” is slated to be Top Kicker. Sgt. Catsko says ho is going to become a Sherlock Holmes and find the man who l makes life miserable by piling all the spare parts from the trucks on his bed. The only way you can fool them, Sgt., is by staying out. all night. Corp. Bill Morris has become tutor to Pvt. McLendon, in view of training him to become an expert in the art of piloting a Motor Truck around the camp. The above mentioned private has fooled them by studying a very good book. Diamond Dick’s Encyclopedia on How to Become a Non-Commissioned Officer. We don’t know what Corporal Walsh will do, now that his student and com panion has left the company. We all sympathize with you, Welsh. During the sickness of our mess ser geant and one of the cooks, old boy Tex is hitting the ball as far as the mess is concerned. But Tex is strong for maca roni. What part of Italy did you come from, Tex? Sgt. CClyde Dahlman, our top kicker, has received a (new?) Harley-Davison. “GANGWAY!” Now that the war is over (maybe) there are a number of men in the company that are figuring on their discharge, and have even got their clothing ail washed up and ready to turn In. Members of the company extend their congratulations to Lieut. James Smith (formerly of this company), who recently received a commission in the Motor Tran sport Corps. Lieut. George F. Lahey, Jr., has been I assigned as commanding the new Con struction Quartermaster Motor Truck 'Co., No. 667. Walter Rupertus and John Ysebaret, who are in the base hospital recovering from pneumonia, have hopes of being returned to the company within the next week. Corp. Charley Foley has been relieved of truck driving, and now is working in the office as assistant clerk. Kicks and Klicks From the 335th Company There is no doubt, in our minds when the final count is made that the old 35th will be there as usual on the United War Work fund. Each man eager to give for a cause which will benefit the “boys over there.” We have just discovered the reason why our officers of the 35th Company look so innaculate and dressed up at all times. Private Sol Lang who has charge of the officers' quarters would be a fine example for all men to follow. When it comes to having things in shipshape order and spotless, so to speak, he has the Gold Dust Twins tied to a post. Discriminat ing that’s Sol at all times. Wo don’t think It would be possible to find a man in the entire service that would be on the job more than our old Pul Marty Hart. “The Company Mail Man.” He looks after the boys in a fatherly manner as only a father could. “Any thing for me, Marty.” What we have ever done to Sergeants Nankin, Emanuel, Vongehr, Russell to move out on us as they did we were un able to find out until this a m. They have chosen to quarter their happy little party down behind the corral, due to the fact that the Group Medical Inspector dis covered Sergeant Baker to have a touch of scarlet fever. our sincere hopes are that we may sec them all back with us soon. We nibs them and they no doubt miss ues. Success, boys, every cloud has a sunny side. The party consisting of Lieut. Starr, 6th Group, Mr. Probyn of the Y. M. C. A., Miss Perkins of the Y. M- C. A., Private J. Buckley, Corporal Klein and Sergeant Berlin, made a flying trip to Southern Georgia last Saturday Pj behalf of the I United War Work campaign, helping Crawfordville, Ga.. come over the top reaching its quota on the work. The trip proved a huge success up until about 30 miles from home Engine trouble, but Sergeant Berlin brought his mechanical I knowledge Into play with the assistance of a Mr. C'apt. Carroll of Grovetown, Ga., who was kind enough to give the party a helping hand; In fact, his whole family ws there to do their bit for the cause. The outcome was, they arrived home safe but a trifle behind schedule. The Machine Gun Click Review will far surpass anything of its kind ever having been attempted by soldiers. Watch for the opening date and don’t fail to see it. Sergeants Small, McNicol and Kukuck have had a touch of “Bunkltis,” nothing serious, however. Sergeant Clarence Peterson has return ed from a ten days’ furlough, ho having spent the greater part of it at home. He looks better, in fact, we think the change did him good. He comes back among us with a cheery smile which is a nat ural characteristic of the dashing serge ant. At. present we have two other serge ants on furlough, namely, Pincus and Hawley, pretty soft for the sergeants, eh, Mabel? The men are looking forward to the Thanksgiving dinner with much ‘gusto.” Now the terms gusto 1b taken from the Greek meaning relish Webster says relish is to finish a thing as it should be. I have my douh's if there will be any gusto or relish either left after gang • Lieutenant Rogers has been appointed i stage manager for the Machine Gun Click Review and has Jumped into the harness like an old war horse. % We have t Thanksgiving menp card that would make the Ritz Carlfltons look like the boarding house at Painted Post in comparison- About as nice a souve nir as you would ever care to to look at. The usual (hot stuff) that the 35th Co. is noted for. When it comes o Army Regulations the 85th Company has the authority positive on even’ move. If in doubt see Lieut. Cowan, there is a bet you can’t lose on so our Top Sergeant Rogers says (ask Stewart he knows.) Lieut Biswell paid us a call in his modest way apparently he was blushing from some unkonwn cause but the rosy bloom was there a mile a minute maybe the may be not. you never can tell. Never jlhc’.ess he was welcome strange though it may setm, it’s the truth. NOTES FROM 152ND CO. Sgt. Keller did a war dance the other night when they bleu' Fire Call at eleven tbirty. But wait. Ke!. old timer, until Sgt. Caulkins puts up the stoves that he 'lias in the Supply Tent. You’ll he doing an lowa flop about three sonfe cold morn ing. Sgt. Keller want sto know if he is to ration the whole Machine Gun School. Cheer up, Kel, you have a few more days • before you figure up the ration returns. LOST: FROM 460 GREENE , ST. Airedale female puppy, I about 9 months old. Legs and head light tan, body black mix ed with gray, hair about inch long, short tail. Kindly phone 3057-J. LOU’S STUDIO Photos and Post Cards. THE GOOD KIND. 826 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. Curlings of Group “2” (Continued from page four.) chairman and treasurer was Lieut. Daughtry, The committee has arranged to turn back practically ail of the furnishings and to reimburse the ocicers as near as possi* ble for the expenditures made. Life has again assumed a rosy aspect to Fourth Battalion men. wha had be gun to look at It as just one d— quaran tine after another. No sooned did they hit camp, than the Fourth Battalion men were confined to their company streets by the influenza quarantine. When this ban was modi fied, along came Mr. Measles, closely followed by Mr. Scarlet. Fever, and an other long period under quarantine was experienced. Saturday, the measles "con tacts” returned from their segregated camp in the woods beyond the Second Group corrol and enjoyed freedom once more. Religious services have been resumed, and are being held each Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock, outside of “Y” No. 76. The services are conducted by Lieut. Tucker, the group chaplain, and are ab solutely nonsectarian, The Second Group band plays at each service. Social Lions. The social lions of Second Group com panies may not have a chance to prove the popularity which they have claimed for themselves, unless (he restriction against gatherings Is removed soon. The now men who came here from Camp Grant heard much from the “perma nent personnel’ 'of the parties that ha«l been staged in the various company mess halls, and were looking forward with eagerness to some of the same kind of enjoyment. But with home in sight, and no chance to hold parties In the imme diate future, it looks as though the “Beau Brummdls“w ho have been extolling their social exploits would “get by” on their stories, withiut being forced to prove up. Although on the whole. Second Group was glad to see the war come to an end, there were a number of exceptions. An amusing, and yet pathetic sight, was tin* expression on the fact of 2nd Lieut. David D. Lavine, formerly of tho I Ith and 15th companies, when told that the armistice was signed. Lieut. Lavine had boon eag erly looking forward toa chance at the Huns, and was recently transferred to a provisional company. For a few days, he was as happy as the porverbial lark. The day the armistice was signed, he happened to he a visitor in the Second Group, and was shown the dispatch from Washington. A sad, disappointed look came over his face as he read, and his chin dropped a mile. Had the war lasted a while longer, and the “Fighting Fourteenth" been sent to the front, the blood thirsty kalstr might have been trained to jump through a noop, roll over and perform other circus fonts. For be it known, the Fourteenth Company has a real wild animal trainer on its roster, and he was eagerly look ing forward to a chance to tame the wild hyena of Europe. The man is John B. Meyers, who has trained bears, wolves, lions and other ferclous animals. Meyers farmerly traveled with the Patterson Shows. He is at present training a troup of large rats and expects to take thorn on a trip with some circus when he is discharged from the service. Educational Classes Popular. Some splendid work in the Americaniza tion of foreign born soldiers is being car ried on by Lieut. Tucker, Group chaplain, and W. H. Pingree, “Y” secretary. Each morning. In “Y” 75. Americanization classes are conducted by these two capa ble leaders, and splendid progress in the education of the men has been made. The classes have a combined enrollment of 25. Attention of Second Group men Is called to the Camp Library, which is situated just south of the “Y" building There are many fine volumes on the shelves of this library, and you can find books on your favorite subject, and by your favorite au thor. There is no charge whatsoever for the service. The library Is open until 10 p. m. Physlca Training Instructors Give Ex hibition. Once more Second Group comes to the front. This time, it is in the production of P. T. Instructors. Saturday, after a COtjrae lasting four weeks, 44 men were graduated from the I’. T. class conducted under the direction of Lieut. Koesch, Group F. T. Officer. Four men failed ti pass. The graduates compose the first class of P. T. men trained within the group, and officers who have seen instructors trained by Major Ryan and Captain Dan iels, and who have also seen the new men in exhibitions, say that Second Group has produced the best yet in P. T. in structors. The remarkable part of it is that all of tre training was carried on exclusively h Second Group talent. The Sergeants- Major who personally conducted the class es and to whom much of the credit be longs, are M. V. C. Bradley, of the Fourth Battalion; Deutsch of the Fifth Battalion and Ahnonrode of the .Sixth Battalion. The forty-four men who passed the final test will receive certificates showing that they are qualified as P. T. Instructors. ♦Suply Sergeants of the Second Group are being serenaded with a new song. “Where, Oh, Where, are My Bacon Cans,” composed by Isidore Aaronson, the dap per little dispenser of clothes and near clothes in the Fourteenth company. Ser geant Aaronson has a splendid record of achievements in this group, and it is presumed that in composing the new song, as in all other tasks, he consumed “just one minute,” which Is al Ithat is necessary, he says, to do anything, if one only knows how. Isn’t it a thrilling sensation to wake up at 2 a. m. on a rainy night and find your head resting gently in a puddle of water, which has leaked through a hole in your tent? “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” Is a saying that holds good in the army, as well as in civil life. At least, this is the belief of Major Wiley L. Dixon, commanding officer of Second Group. Major Dixon has started a big boom in athletics for second group men. and is enthusiastically pushing plans for this group’s representation in ail lines of ath letic endeavor. The football team, which got into ac tion for its first game last Saturday, and decisively trounced the Quartermaster Corps by a score of 25 to 0. is the first harvest of the seed Major Dixon has planted. Next, will bo the group basket ball team, already being formed, and which is expected to be one of the fast est quintets in the service. Volley ball, hand polo and tug-of-war teams are be ing arranged for, and ail in ah. a splendid program of ahletics will be carried on as longas the men are in this griup. The work of organizing the athletics has been turned over to 2nd Lieut. C. K. Perring who is at present coaching the footbal Iteam. In conjunction with J. W. Ross, “Y” athletic secretary. Lieut. Perrin is rapidly pushing the completion his ath letic plans, and soon wii announce thorn. Interest of the group officers in the athletic movement was shown bv the en couragement they gave the football team, contributing enough money to complete ly equip the gridiron squad. It Is the intention of Major Dixon, not only to get as many men as possible actively participating in athletics, but also to encourage the rest of the men in n—nr mi w, 11 it mu— i,i ,■ uni wttwotib n— i ROYAL PRESSING COMPANY CLEANERS AND DYERS. SOLDIERS’ CLOTHES A SPECIALTY. 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Summers Is being used at fullback by Lieutenant Perrin, be cause of the big redskin’s ability to tear up a line, Another Indian on the squarl is St.. Germain, who has had much ex perience with independent footbail teams- Believe In Boosting. Speaking of “clicks” — Firs', in Liberty Loan drive. First In infantry competitive dri’ Winners in football. Who! Group 2. V What’s next on the program? Thirteenth Company may / H in the group, but there Is doesn’t like to have told. It's about a K. P. from 4 Compasy who worked from til breakfast one morning K teenth Company's mess awoke to the fact that he wu. | wrong pew. It wasn’t until strange faces of Fourteen n.J men bobbing at the tables that ne sus pected something was wrong. The best part of it is that after utiliz ing his efforts all morning Mess Serge ant. Rogers of the Fourteenth sent the unlucky K. P. back to the Tirteenth Co. for his own breakfast. Bennie Goldberg, the versatile and ir repressible entertainer from the Sixteenth Company, has organized a quarter which will represent Second Group in the big vaudeville show to bo given this week for the benefit of the war fund drive. The other members of the quartet are Serge ant Robinson of the 16th company. Serge ant Smith of the 15th and Sergeant Sei bin! of the 22d. The quarter has adopt ed the cognomen of “The Machine Gun Four ” They have been entertaining for numerous parties for officers in the past tw<> weeks. Private Goldberg says he is willing to sing forever without cessation if he only can get a discharge and go bark to that dear old Noo YawK, where a dear little girl is awaiting him. Cpl. J. J- Isaacson, 4th Batt. Hdq. amxraMimiiwuiMMwa wrHiiiiimujjiwmwwwwMWMMMMMi | Your Mother ~~" nT irr Tr iininrriiM-T-nwimaniimini i him ■— “Besides the Man who fights, there is the Wo man who Waits. 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