Trench and camp. (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, December 04, 1918, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPage Six FIELD DAY ACTIVITIES, SIXTH GROUP Sixth Group. Wm Wood. 7.7’h Athbu.- '!i- ° f th* > X ; H '4'M’IJI f a .<;. '- Linr ira ’ *■' •'■ •' f • -I ' • • . •• ■ • 1 r<^,erriGOfl *■' v> '" ,J ''•* ■ *' l/1 . Okth<- f< t ’ •• .• ' ■'Ofnifw m-n iif-rt :i. ’h. w hkh Will !• h'-:<i • -.<■ i FTD oon ni.idr in tl.p .mi-.., -.«■••• w. » T'»' »'!•• w-WMwwl' ?r ‘''*' '' '•’ <’-< *i ■ ••■-»'!• t'J t > f I r ' aVH, ' : ' u•” • ■•■;'•• - tH,., • ■ ■• . i ■ » ' • ’n<i in t l ♦• *h<- group ''l I■:■’ 'i ;i ■■■' ■ -’ *! j’ I ••-! • th’ r•• . ■' ho ilmnr ■ f •• Siffjnime rlaFK> «U>bt*< and »»<or<jM m-i aw several of the content ant: -.< o r< . rol- JPjW?ge trained men and have rc<Gbed coach' I ing from Rome of the bent nthl’h dlreturn ' In the large! innlltutlonfl over the coun try The judges were picked from officer-: ■ through-out the group who had expert- • erica in handling thia kind athletics. Set » Fred Marshal! 74th. Co. held to stop watch. Ablut |l2s.(Ki wan distributed among the , winners as prizes The Individual hon ors going to Horgt Hos e wood. 75’h Co., who took two firsts and on< third prize . Corporal Demourlelle, 71 th Co. Took sec ! and, with one first and on< third prize I The Ist. battalion captured bth. relay race and the Tug-o-War The Events Followed in Order. The 100 yard dash was ran In Ki:?, sec onds. First prize $5.00 second $3.00 and I third $2.00. Won by Corporal Lewis, G7th • Co. 220 yard da.ah was done In 28 seconds. Corporal Demourlelh- winning First prize $5.00, second $3.00. third $2.00. Potato Race. Homewood. 75th C.. first. Godfrey. 70th <’., second and Lingle. 72nd, Co. third—Prizes $5.00. $3.00 and $2 00. 440 Yard run awn made in 1-10 Srrgt D'Artois 67th, Co., first. Private Sny der 73rd. Co., second and Corp<cal Frat angelo 68th. Co., third Prizes for this race were $5.00, $3.00 and $2.00. The sack race of 50 yards was won by Private Gorfrey 70th Co, second Cor poral Eden. 72nd. C., third Corpora) Haney 66th, C., Time; 15 second 1 Prize: $5.00, $3.00 and $2.00. t Three legged race of 100 yards. First »$3.50 Dealer. i ° r Postpaid Cold Filled 56.50 Ceebynite Compass If dealer can’t supply you don't take sub stitute. Order direct frc>m us. Holder on Taylor-made Coiupassrs ou request. Taylor Instrument Companies RocM-ater. N. Y. Join the United War Veterans A National orgnnlzuition composed of veterans of the <’tvU War nnd Spanish War and the soldiers, mdlors and ma- i rines of thu pie-sent. war. The übje< ta are: TO unite in fraternal bends, through ’ national, atate. local and foreign organl- ; zationn, all aoldiern and wdiorn of the United States; tn relieve diatrasa and to i co-operate for the welfare of comrades and their deprndentn, to advocate na tional and state law.-* benedcial to com radios: to perpetuate Memorial Pay. and to establish homes for orphan and de pendent ebildrt n nf conwadcM Write far tnforMiatlen p*rt alnfo-r to oriranizatlcMi of ‘waps and meilber •hip-at-large. UNITED WAR VHTTERANfI National Htmdquartnrs Kalispell. Mo. )tana I PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER Notary Public. Mimeograph Work. i MACHINE GUN NOTES FOR SALE l Typewritten or Mimeographed. VITA ST AMAND. PHONE 1321-W. | Lobby U. S. t ank BtuFdhiQ- -Jackson Street Entrance. ; PM—H 1 I I x FOR STRICTLY HIGH CLASS WORK GO TO A. H. MIEGEL | TAILOR. S No. 5 Union Savings Bank Building. Eighth Street. ■■■■■■■ninMrirtHj ’vrrnxrrr i <**TNM«ni*naMNMiimaMaMXMamMMßUUMaMrtfVM<MMam WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP 828 BROAD ST. Complete line of Officers’ Dress Shoes, Price $ll.OO. Cordovan Puttees, strap and spring, $15.00. Trench Boots. SIO.OO. Announcement • ■ — » - ■„ We take pleasure in announcing the opening of our New Studio, now located at 853 Broad Street over the V. & L. Restaurant. Formerly corner Ninth and Broad. Your inspection of our new studio is cordially solicited and any order left for our attention will he handled with the same efficient workmanship and service as hereto fore. Plenty of time for Christmas Photographs. Yours to serve, i Wight Studio Corporals Eden and Plaeger of the 72 Second Corporals Brantley and Welch G9th c , Time 18 seconds. First prize $6.00, second 51.00 Hergt. West 6»th. <’.. first in the 880 yard run. CoifJOral Kent 73rd. Co., sec ond and Sergl Homewood third Time 2.48. Frizes $5 00. $3.00, $2.00. Scrgt. Bert Hinman 74th won the flhoe race and $5.00 prize. The relay race was won by the IM. battalion team composed of Corporal El lis, Corporal Pratt, Sergt. D’Artois and <’orporal Condon. Time being 51 seconds fiat. Prize SIO.OO. The tug-of-war was ais-> won by the Ist battalion which consisted of Ctpa. Corporal Arleman and Sergts. Krenner and Kopps r. Corporals Brunet t. Gerks Neat Green Pager and Edict and Privates Spano and Gossif. Prize $22.00, Running broad jump, Ist. Sergt. Home wood 75th Co., 2nd Corporal Lewis 67th C.. and 3rd, .Sergt Haney 66th. Co.. Distance 10ft. 8 ins. Ist. prize $5.00, 2nd, $3.00, 3rd. ; $2.00. JEWISH WELFARE BOARD The Jewish Welfare Board during the activities the past week have cen tered about (he celebration of the ChanukjA or Maccebeah Festival. The preparations were quite elaborate and engaged a large part of the efforts of the local board arid of the ladies of the Augusta branch, but the results were very gratifying and frilly justi fied all the efforts. The weather was auspicious and the continual rains somehow managed to time themselves so as not to interfere with the open air celebrations and gatherings. The results attained ex ceeded all expectations and large bodies of men were heartily and hap pily entertained. The first night the Chanuka festi val very happily coincided with the Thanksgiving Day, the greatest and most significant Thanksgiving ever celebrated by the American people. This made it very desirable to ar range for a. big joint Thanksgiving (’hanukas ervice and entertainment. Abaut 1,500 men were in attendance and very generously stood out all the evening in open air in spite of the. chilly weather and the threatening clouds. The Thanksgiving Chanuka service was a solemn and impressive occasion, and the mass gathering re sponded to the spirit of the occasion. Rabbi Spitz officiated and was as sisted by Private. xMellained in the ceremony of kindling the Chanuka lights and in chanting the festival hymns. He also read as part of the Thanksgiving service the president’s Thanksgiving proclamation. Chaplain Webb of the Ordnance Training Corps delivered the Thanksgiving address. The service was followed by an elab orate concert and entertainment. Mad ame Etea Baklor sang a repertoire of charming Jewish Folks Songs and fes tival hymn ballads and was received with many expressions of pleasure and of sincere appreciation. Miss Stark played a solo on the piano and also accompanied the other numbers. Mor ! ris Clark of the J. W. 8., entertained ! with a number of selected anecdotes I and stories of Jewish and of camp life. • S. J. Reiser briefly addressed the men I on the Message of Chanuka, the con ! < eption of “ morale.” The evening was concluded by the singing of pat riotic and Jewish hymns, and the la dies from Augusta, and Aiken in the spirit of real holiday hospitality, served the men with packages of fruit and goodies. Friday evening the Sabbath Chaun ka. service was again conducted in the open air from the porch of the J. W. R. Building with several hundred men at tending. Candidate Gilbert Harris " attention." delivered a Chanuka address and Priv- ! ate Mellamed officiated. A hospitality ! evening with the ladies acting as hos- ; tenses followed. Music, entertianment : and refreshments were on the program. ; During the entire Chanuka week the ; celebrations will continue in the nne fashion. The religious director will read a brief service as each evening additional light is knu%*ea in conne< - J tion with the ceremony of kindling the ; Chanuka lights at 7:30 p. rn. Arrangements are also made in this ! connection for some spontaneous sol- 1 dlers talent to be furnished the rne«». I on the respective evenings. The wind- i ing up of the Chanuka festivities will 1 take place on this coming Friday oven- j ing with a Sabbath service which will | be addressed by an officer of high rank to be folowed by a hospitality night, refreshment and entertainment. The Jewish Welfare Board in camp ! has not forgotten the si< k in thrir festivities. At the invitation of the commander of the Ev.u uatioy Hospit al Camp, an entertainment was stag' I by the social director at. one of the mess halls lant Saturday night. Morris Clark presided and also entertained the convalescent patients with many clever stories and well chosen anec dotes. Private Levy played the violin and also accompanied a mandolin string orchestra specially formed for the oc casion by the patients Privates Oscar Straus and Ward master Weintrib also entertained with declamations and recitations. The J. W. B. had also sent a con siderable supply of gum, cigarettes, records for the victrola, song books, etc for the accommodation of the patient.-. The program for the coming week includes a Russian night of entertain ment and song features to be staged on Tuesday evening by Mr. Smolensky, who just arrived in camp to take charge of the Russian Bureau of (he Jewish Welfare Board in accordance with the official request of the war department. .Mr. Smolensky is get ting in communication with the men of ; Russian, Polish and other Slavic nat- 1 tvtUes and has already had the op- i portunity of rendering these men per sonal service through the agency of j the Jewish Welfare Board. It is ex-i pected that this Russian affair on ! Tuesday’ evening will serve as th oc- j can ion for a reunion of the Russ an and other Slavic', men in camp at the J. W. B. Building. Wednesday evening will be devoted to community singing On Thursday evening special inter est to the men will be reatured within the building with the special permis sion of the camp suregon. It will be in the nature of a war department ex hibit and will be presented to (he men through stereopticon pictures between 8 and 9 in the evening. DerMobiizjtion Activities. Headworker Rieser has taken up the ’ proposition of assisting the men In se curing positions after they come back ! to civilian life in good earnest and the . office machinery is kept buzzing in the effort to haudle dozens of men who register dally for this purpose. \ con siderable nwnber of cases have already been given the proper attention, and this phase of the work promises to be- Governor Hugh M. Dorsey T-.'' '' T ■■ ■ f'k' ' ■« t I |T V 'J \ ' V V'’ ? NV'A lb - -T J W- W •••J & Jr * X’'--' ■■.-T.T J ■Kw-- ■ c.f \ / ■ ■■''W • As/x 3 - l -xulUi— ..... y '.5.. :?? X H Georgia’s Chief Executive was h re <• A-.cay to »ncak in oehaif of the Y. M. C. A. at Camp Hancock, but tr.e exor. ist s were abandoned on «.c --count of the rain. However, he is «.x /ted tc vi.it Augusta again at an early date. TRENCH AND CAMP ! come the most significant part of the ! local welfare activity. Mr. Rieser had : occasion to address the men in the : Development Battalion on the problem of rehabillta’ion into civilian life and i was very well received. He was also . extended the invitation to address the rnen in the several buildings as soon ■ as quarantine regulations will permit !on this subject, in this phase of the } work the local Jewish Welfare work- I ers make every effort to enlist the co ! op-ration of all other organizations ! that may be reached in order to faril | it ate the work and to render it as * f j ficient and as useful as wel as ex ten.-ive as may best serve the interests of al men in camp. Happenings at Thanksgiving Dinner 18th Company On Thanksgiving day the Eighteenth Company gave one of the finest din ners held in the camp on that day. ft was i trtrmndous success through out and a day that w il be remembered by every member of the company after he has returned to his home. The dinner wan made up of every thing that one could wish for. There was everything and anything from nuts to soup Nothing but praise can be given to our Mess Hergean, For rest I T Stack for the splend (’ way in which lie took care of the menu. The service was excellent and everyone in the company compliment him fur his efforts. Following the dinner iun entertain ment was given and this also was a success. Some of the cleverest enter tainers in camp were present and gave a splendid cxh ; bition. Private Abraham Finson entertain ed with some very clever magic tricks and all pre-... nt gave him a wonderful ovation Private Abraham Miller also entertained with some songs. He too was received w th a lot of applause. Privet • McCauley and Alexander told some wonderfully clever stories • and brought forth quite a few laughs | from both officers and men. i Our own and only Corporal Bugler | Bolt gave a great characteristic hni- I tatiun of an Irishman hunting and was given an abundance of applause. The orchestra made of a number of I clever music ans from the various groups must be complimented on the way tlu-y placed. They were very goofl and i < company extern! their thinks to (hem. Pvt. Johnson J. Kiker. Jr., opened the dinner with a prayer of Thanks giving and he is to V complimented on the way h<- offered thanks on this ! wonderful day. 1 l-'ist Smgeant Mather Seymour made the introductory and welcome speech followed by a musical number i by the ni'cln stra. ! A lot of pia,se must be given to j Sergeants James A. Ring and Fred- Icr ick Zilly on the way they handled j the decorating and the entertainment, i Everyone voted it a huge success. ; The guests <>? honor were as fol lows: Battalion Commander < apt. D. D. j Sturgis. Capt V. Weston, First Lt. J. !•’. |)> < ourcy. First Lt. A. A. Sizer raid First Lt. W. W. Drake and Sec ond Lt. C. R. Bond. SEVENTIETH company, SIXTH GROUP Entertain ui miiner party in a most pleasing manner. On Monday even ing at 7 o’clock we sat down to a din ner in the mess hall of the seventeenth Company that resembled in many re spects a good old-fashioned meal that we all so long for (the dinner we will sit down to when we get back home to mother. A more enjoyable evening could nov me igamined, food that was real food, and masterly cooked and served — hospitality (hat reigned supreme, lit tle talks by the officers and men alike, mad? the entire evening most deilgt ful and one that will long be remem bered by all who had the pleasure ol attending. Lieut. Singer, machine gun expert of the group, acted as toastmaster, and if you have ever heard the lieu tenant in this part you will know he well acts the part, knows just what to do and say to make everyone happy, and fairly radiates goodfellowship. Sergeant Seifert, headquarters com- I pany, sang several very pretty ballads, and Sergeant Minars performed in his usual clever way on the violin, 76th Company accompanying them on the piano. Lt. Wm. C. Goins when called on fcr his contribution to the entertainment, made the prettiest comparison we have heard regarding th eboys that have trained “over here" without the op port unity of getting into the real mix up on the other side, his talk in part was full of many a flower is born to blush unseen. And wasf* its fra grance on the desert air.’ And ©o It is with many of you men of the 70th Co. All you Jacked was *the chance at the Hun.” And w r e all knew he was right, and clapped oud hands and was glad, for we appreciated his eloquent ex pression of our feelings. Lieut. Metier recited “In a Pullman Car,” and nearly “stopped the show," the applause he received reminded one somewhat of a football crowd cheering i drop kirk. You will just have to arrange with the lieutenant and have him read this little poem for you, it. would not be right to say anthlng about what happened “tn the pull man." Chaplain Miller, of the Sixth Group, also has a new story, and true one too. ()i r chaplain is a mighty regular fel -1 low and has the interests of every man in the group at heart, especially the enlisetd men, he would like to know us all by our first names, and we al want him to know them. i The speech-making honors of the evening we fee! sure, wifi be awarded Sergeant Cephas G. Taylor, the big boy from Alabama. The sergeant stands 6 feet 5 inches in hls stocking feet, it is said, he has wonderfully good discipline ia his platoon. A ser geant of that size should have, ask anybody. The mess hall was beautifully der ’ orated in the spirit of the season, on? , might well have thought It had been transformed into a little opening in some autumn forest. The lights were tucked away in huge pine boughs and an Indian Summer was most pleas ingly obtained. Some Military Definitions The folowing definitions of military expressions were compiled by Morris <»L<«n, a brother of First Sergeant John 11. Olson, 3lot Company, Camp Hancock. The originator Is a membet of the American Expeditionary Forces. Coffee. A fluid which looks like co- like tee and tastes like mud. Private: The only creature that has less privacy than a gold fish. Tent: A clotbJ-hut where men try to LOST: NOTE BOOK CONTAINING Machine Gun notes. Finder please write Lieut. Virgil Dlcsson,. :Bth Co. 2nd Group, M. T. D. Liberal reward. Christmas Novelties « Engraved Christmas Cards Fine Box Writing Paper) Bronze and Brass Novelties Exquisite Leather Goods Christmas Gifts of All Kinds JOWITT’S 864 Broad Street OPEN AT NIGHT •w hide from the top sergeant. It has. two temporal ures- too hot and too cold. If It had a medium temperature it would be very mean. Pay Day: A mirage. The private has visions of spending 180 francs but finds that owing to insurance, Liberty Bonds and aoltments, he owes the gov ernment 10 francs. Rifle: An instrument for collecting dirt. Guard: The only man in camp to whom everybody is a friend. Mule: A reptile with a private’s love of work and a sergeant’s disposition. Saturday Morning: An occasion on which the captain has a sudden deep curiosity about your sox. Bunk Fatigue: Heaven. Fatigue: Hades. Cook: A man who was a chauffeur in civil life, and men w T ho were cooks in private life invariably made chauf- i feurs in the army. Kitchen Police: An institution for I kindling hate against the kaiser. Retreat: Something that has to be ! stood. In a sense, “to run away." This ■ word is obsolete in the U. S. army. j Sergeant: See another dictionary. This one is for family use only. With these definitions military life i becomes a very - simple operation and everything will be just as clear as mud . NOTES—MERELY NOTES THIRTY-SIXTH COMPANY Thanksgiving—All we can say is the dinner was a success from soup to j demi tasae. Not even the meat criti- | cal of epicures could have found fault AU hail to the mesa officer, mess ser geant and the cooks! Dor Miles, husband. came back home the other morning. Merely to satisfy company curiosity From Khaki to Mufti A Word to the Army Officers Making the Change: You and your brother officers by the tens of thousands have worn Kuppenheim tailored uniforms in camp, trench and field You know how they fit, look and wear.... And this is to say that Kup penheim civilian clothes will serve you as well in the pursuits of peace as did the same make of uniforms in the practice of war. WE SELL UNIFORMS AT REDUCED PRICES—CIVILIAN CLOTHES AT A VERY MODERATE RETAIL MARGIN L Sylvester & Sons Wednesday, Dec. 4. wil they—of the Third Tent—please expla’n the nature of the contest they recently indulged i.i. We heard that Boots was high with 24. Speaking of Boots reminds us that every time we get comfortably settled, he comes along and then it a case of R. A. Hotel Hinky Dink has a palm gar den. Hotel Kinky Dink has a quartet that > easily excels al others. The mighty • four consists of Ray, Sullivan. Cay ard and Mending Favorite selection is “Little One Eeye—Two Eye.” Young, the local "top-kick,” says he likes the P. T. so well he is going to continue Wie sitting up exercises when he returns home. Over the bar or in the parlor, Jim? Kittenhoffen was telling us h could ; put Booth on his back any old day. ! We believe in peace, so we won’t say I anything about it. It’s strange, but true, we ar? always ■ Wutjen for the mail man. You see | he is it! , Anyone having time and a few up-to ’ date rumors can get rid of both by : calling on Supply Sergeant Mueller. He is a citizen of Wisconsin, but quite human. Pay day and the usual complica ; tions of culical dimensions. ! We are now out of quarantine. Come lon bays the walking is not v< ry crowded. | "Click” is merely a short way of : saying 36th Co. The finest thing about a war is the end of it. -Detroit News. 1 You may swallow your peach stone i • now. -Chicago Tribune.