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Illi mH H !| ArA)u k AB Av J*xv K AfmJrl// u&CA<AI 1, A >'?“ M /* ^ r SM » ( *****X *’ } j iSStC, 1£ _a2HR, W<k X ® ®**.-**' , v -.'u— .m>- # '*'■'' j“, Xmas Pageant Planned IpX By Augusta People jMr For Soldiers ot CW, Hancock * eatest Holiday Celebration in the <X>4 ? History of the City All Ready For Opening Event * \ i One t ' le mos t elaborate and carefully planned Christ- mas celebrations ever arranged by a Camp City for its sol- 7 \ diers will be held in Augusta on Christmas Day between pv the hours of five and nine in the evening. The hearty en- g> dorsement by General Edwards of the plans made by Mr. ''' John Mitchell, executive head of the War Camp Community f | Service, for the entertainment of the soldiers is evidenced Sjy s?=f in the arrangement by him for leave and transportation to 1/ JiM enable as many soldiers as possible to get to the city. For ' S ty'~7/N|j this purpose all the motor transportation in the camp will be 7/A H utilized, in addition to special service by the trolley com \ F I- pany. Ezzj FT' \ \ Free Refreshments to Be Served. Es \ \ following the beautiful and elaborate, which will open the program on Greene f. Zt street at five o’clock, “Open House' y / / / will prevail in the hanaes along this street. I f / / and two canteen booths in each block //\ / \ / wi;l serve ire*- refreshments to the sol- L / ■ , I \ / / ' on Greene street from Third to Eighth, ( \ Will be in charge of a special committee \ of ladies who will welcome the soldiers Vv I into their homes, provide entertainment j£r ! a and make things as home-like as possible. \ \ Decorations and entertainment in the re- p—\ \ \ spertive blocks will be based on the na- JhT\ x \ \ tional colors and characteristics of the ( « \ \ \ i allied nations of Greece. Italy, France, 1 England, Belgium and Serbia. gp**SeZ-X Dancing at Court House. V |K / V-X \ During the evening tin ■■■ G.T.C, band, V* ZA V—K ' under rhe direction ol Sergeant Marat. f I \E~ZA Ul il furnish music for dancing on Monu- A / n ‘ nl f- >ng ih<> 1 «.urt Hous- the > y smooth paving of this street will be | I j YX : cleaned and prepared for this purpose J J This feature oi the evening’s program • ,b will he in charge of Mr. J. I’. Wood, who | has asked the following well-known Au- p3G' / gusta matrons tn act as chaperones: . r~xt / / ? Mrs. w - LI - Barrett. Mrs. Jack Cran- ’ s!n u. Mrs. Porter Fleming, and Mrs. Jas. /’ \ R. Littleton. FV V.-A The A'lgusta Herald. will also assisi in \7 ' this program. This committee assures > x/( t ' ! ‘ presence, of Augusta's most attractive |Su|\ "x. girls for the dancing \ --''7 Community Christmas Tree. tZ] | /\k y Following the opening pageant the \ / lA crowd will assemble in the Court House Z? z \ w square to witness the lighting of the ** * Immunity Christmas tree; and then ApyVX/rr Z Camp Song Reader Jack Pardo will di ' s f rert the singing of the old-time Christ- y/\ / mas carols. This will be followed by \J \ four impressive tableaux on the platform HKxJ b\ in front of the tree, arranged in this * S | v manner: g| I j I—The Thre< Wise Men seated in the fL J forci:.-. .urv'., -f jn ;i dnnm; the an- ZiSj L ' ,,,s corn-', telling with th- ir harps of -'>|d rhe wonders cf the Heaven-born KJ* King.’’ 2 While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks b\ Nnighi Shepherds seated ~ near a fire, tending their flocks, also receive the wondrous message through ’he angel Gabriel. \ 7*3 3—“ Silent Night. Holy Night." The pic- p--jr\ ture th® lloiy Family; Joseph and fer \ \ \ Mary by the manger; the Wise Men jewT - \ vff--'-,cg their gifts of gold, frankin- (Y ' 3S, ‘ an(i myrrh; shepherds looking i on - \ - f “' ‘he World." The over-shining flk / light of th»- I’rinc,-- <>f ace shines yV / / (town op this newly-dancing Peace, Jf \ ;y rnboiizt'd I>.\ “I'.-ac*- ' howling the ft dove, and her accomplices “Eiberry’’ "'1 j a, ‘d "Victorx All nations testify “He <2 f rules the world with Truth and / Grace.’’ fcj\. / Pageant at Five O’clock. / Promptly* at 5 o’clock the Procession of Allied Nations will form on the south side of Greene street in front of St. Er? V John’s church, and will move down one sid» of Greene street and back on the FyKu other, between Eighth and Third streets. 0 ZV The order of the procession will be as J 0 V follows: \ \ Marshall of the Day—Major A. J. FffVy [ A Twiggs and Aides. lx/ \ J JZA \\ Mayor James R. Eittleton and officials. xX \ u M.T.l.i band —Limit. Hershenow leader z \ \ ui i Procession of the Allied Nations —• X \ \ )&r j ! ’<r> • Italy, France, England, Belgium, pV f bertha J Those on the various committees in \ j charge of the Christmas entertainment CT \ are • If v~~v \ Executive Committee. IV Chairman, Mr. W. i! Barrel • Ag-'i/Xr Secretary. Mrs. W. (’. Kellogg. A Tr M‘ Milledge Lockhart. I x// jSseEh Co-operation, Mayor J. R. "Littleton. K. '~~XZiXL. H< spitalit? M- Bowd- ; - Ihiniz.’. t >*”■’ Director—Mrs. F. t‘. Wood 1 F*/ Assistants. Mrs. A. H. Brenner, Mrs. \ \ \ L. S. Arrington, Mrs. H. P. Burum, Mrs. ■fjX \ \ | T. Barrett. Jr. \ \J| Musical I 'irector—Mr. J. P. Mulherin. ¥ Assistants. Mr. J. FL Fr-ibyn, Mrs. jS. /\ Wm - R Bonett and Miss M. Battle. k 4 \ J —Chairman H 1 Procession, Mr. T. I. Hickman. Pl / j f Tableaux-- / Mrs. Moses Murphey, j / Miss Sophie Schneider, S J x 77 / Mrs. Lombard Brinson. I ■ Miss Catherine Ruland. fjf Printing. Miss Annie Sancken. I / lyg Publicity— ■L/ Mrs. Harry’ Buckley. .. Mrs. M. B. Holt. / 'A H —Chairman. )r Decorations and Lighting, Mr. W. J. Hollingsworth Tree, Mr. Hugh Alexander. j Properties. Mr. Miller Morria Court House, Mr. Henry Pund. Continued on page two m-.. i ■ __ _ -_- ... ___ TRENCH and CAMP THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CAMP HANCOCK, THE MACHINE GUN TRAINING CENTER OF THE U. S. ARMY With the Co-cperetlon of the Augtnta HeraM, Augusta. Ga. VOL. 2. "IRE THEY WORTH IT?” BS UNCLE Si IN TALK ON INSURANCE An Important Question For Soldiers About to Become Civilians to Think About GOVERNMENT WILLING TO I CONTINUE PRESENT CONTRACT Hold on to Uncle Sam’s In surance, is the Way to Con tinue Protection For the Home Folk Are hey worth it? When you went to war you thought they were worth it. You were willing enough to let the government have so many dollars each month, taken from your salary as sol diers or sailors, in order to pay for government insurance on your life, that your folks might be financially protected in case of your death. Yes, you bought they were worth it then. Indeed so many of you thought that, your home folks were worth it, that the government promised to pay the enormous sum of thirty seven bil lion dollars to the folks of the men who went to fight the country’s battles if they should all be killed. But now tiie war is over and you are soon to have an honorable discharge. The question is, do you think they are worth it now that peace has come? Do you think that, the homes for which you fought are still worth pro tecting by that same life insurance payment every month, to the govern ment. on your life? It is a very small payment made by you to protect the folks with a good sized sum in case of your death. Are they worth it? In putting the question to you in this blunt way, the government intends no disrespect. The fact is, that the government so gree-tly rejects the sacrifices you have made for the country, and so greatly respects the spirit of those folks who let you go that it stands ready to continue fo*- five years, this same insurance protection for them (as agreed at the. time you signed the application) if you will continue to pay each month, just about the same amount for life insurance as has hith erto been taken out of your pay for this purpose. Once more, to be emphatic. The con tract you now have with the govern ment may be kept in force for five years after the official termination of the war at substantially the same very low rate of premium you agreed to pay. But from now 8 on the payment must be made by you directly and that fact puts it right up to you, whether or no the folks you fought for are worth your continued protection. You know, of course, that if you fail in your payments your insurance is void. And now, if you are in any doubt about the value of the contract, ask your insurance officer if you can se- Coratinued on page two /J/ DECEMBER 24, 1918. 'Ay HBlßKOiii StXJSZJS ■ W. X' /z 5 ‘ —'Si Trench and Camp Extends its best wishes for A Merry Christmas to all the Soldiers and Welfare Agencies at CAMP HANCOCK. Demobilization Process at Camp Hancock Now Running Smooth Transportation Now Available For Removal of Men to Camps Nearest Their Homes i With the departure Friday of 495 en listed men tor Camp t)ix, N. J., for hon orable discharge at this point near New York City, and also the transfer of 30 more soldiers to Camp Kearney, Calif., for discharge there, the demobilization of Camp Hancock on a largo scale has be gun. Tn pojition 356 men who have made sp. ■ application for discharge also were released Friday. Officers have Ix-en granted severance from the service in large numbers, up to Friday 1099 having filed their final pa pers and left camp. By tomorrow, 1175 wit! have been let out of the service from the Machine Gun Center. Because of the great. 1 holiday rush which .always taxes the railways at this season and rfflded to this the vast amount of transportation utilized at present to ef fect rapid demobilization, no more of ficers will be able to be discharged un til after the first of the new year. But the task of shipping the enlisted men homo as quickly as possible will continue and the men who have had their special applications approved will be furnished their discharges as soon as this can Im* effected. Besides, during the coming week, three more troop trains to l**ar several hun dreds of soldiers to other demobilization centers have already been charted. The work of furnishing trains to re move the troops is being accomplished at Washington, which is acting as a cen tral dispatching point for the moving of the vast army which has still to be shipped home. Night and day, the large force of 200 officers and men in the old Red Cross building where all the work of demobili zation has been centralized are still at work carrying out the enormous amount Acting Buck Private in the Rear Rank fowe oom\ ’■SESs Z*3 /<•* -too* -Z jc-vwr ■ I*m*t MS »>TP / QSfeSft (■”<*■'' "*s * ’'"-‘V'tpSjT*' | A r v<> o D f . y 7 r r a f r»«fM// 2fc?Sjßirs»4M <X Al, V"* v "•* Zs// I 4««riai w»« /k V >*'>',' " ~ I T»MZi j*ai £ MTTU z i / XA > •s*■» i J Ai»ot^ o ,tfiLc {□TkJKT ’’yr/ .Si x.* 'r »!£//■ •>«§ I „ | m/4 j v> oJS JI \f ' ’V?.-, i w w w AM xCv Jl«= Z<4 X /zr,4-v*»__ Z f <, *^ l * r €e r>» ( < /, \*.-erri* sr.A. MV I 4/-/SL "?j»'-X -BSSi». I fffrfy r c<>? r/ t feitakAr- -f - y 7 fl l J A- 3 < ; i WW"* > 4'<V r /■’•-’%X ■.’>M f&m U < -K. W Iwl "fRJ - - ’'- rH£ HA^D SHA \ A ‘ of jj im lni'.'*cted with the transfer and r discharge of most and officers. It is a > great complete system that has been * worked out to hasten the steps neces sary to go through to effect lhe final severance from the service of both the officers and men. Bui the machinery is now working smoothly, and the bee hive activity of the ; place, shows the rapidity with which all . the measures are being completed in turn which places the officers and men on the : available list, for demobilization. Under Lieutenant H . Campbell, the. assisting mustering out officer and Lieu tenant A. A. Millman, the problems of i clearing the camp as rapidly as possible under the circumstances. Major James L. Scott, the mustering out officer, has ■ everything now working very efficiently. > The camp personnel officer, Major P. A. Tulp, and the men of the personnel de- , tachment especially skilled in the hand [ ling of the records of the men. are car rying on the great task of examining [ the records of both the officers and en t listed men. Under Lieutenant C. G. Howard, the process of transfer of en listed men. and also the discharge of men is being carried on. Lieutenant D. A. . Scheid is supervising the tusk of clear ing out the officers applying for dis charge. Transportation can be purchased di- I rectly at the building, for railwaj’ of- I ficials have an office there and sell the i men the tickets The men are also paid in the sanv building as the firfftl pay ro] lis settled hy representatives of the ' Quartermaster Corps who have a branch ’ office there. The shipping of troops and all men dls . charged is under the direction of Major Lester Ridenour. Practically the entire Central Officers’ : Machine Gun School has been demobil ized. During the past week, 3,353 can didates have been sent out of camp, and 1 only 13 4 more remain. These members i of the last company, the Thirteenth, will leave this week, so that the school will (Continued on page two). Under the Auspices of the Army Y. M. C. A. Christmas Eve In Welfare <§pw Buildings Promises Pg To Be Brilliant Occasion sO| PARTIES PLANNED! BY K. OF C. ADD TO W SPIRIT Holly and Mistletoe in Huge Quantities Adorn Both Build ings. Christmas Bells Svery where OLD SANTA CLAUS WILL BE THERE ings. Christmas Bells Every- Sparkling Entertainment at the New Auditorium to Be the Feature —Great Time An ticipated The two buildings of the Knights of Columbus present a very attractive ap pearance these days in their holiday at tire. I! is all there, the big Christmas Trees glittering with tinsel, the clusters of holly and mistletoe, the stately pines, the Christmas Bells eveywbere about, and al! livened by the artistic arrange uu-nt of hrili.-'.>. red spirals and stream ers. The ladies of the Catholic Women’s Club of the city of Augusta will come to the Camp on Christmas morning af ter Mass, and will play Santa Claus for the boys, and distribute presents and goodies to them all. In the evening special arrangements have, been made to show feature films in both buildings for the benefit of the boys who will remain in camp over the holidays. An entertainment of an extra ordinary character has been provided for every evening of the Holiday Week in Buildings Number One and Two. On Thursday evening, December the twenty-six, a dance will be. given by the Motor Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun School, at Knights of Columbus Building Number Three. The General Secretary and his asso ciates wish to take this opportunity to extend their Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes to all the officers and en listed men in Camp Hancock, as well as to their very kind friends in ugusta, who have given their services, and co- Aoperated so splendidly in the War Ac tivities of the Knights of Columbus at Camp Hancock. A. E. LAWLER, LIEUT. CY HECKER IN AUGUSTA SUNDAY Lieut. Cy Hecker, one of the most popular of the 28th Division soldiers here last winter, spent Sunday in the city and was given a cordial reception by his many friends. Lieut. Hecker is now stationed at Camp Forrest, Chat tanooga, Tenn. He was in Atlanta the latter part of last week and decided to pay Augusta a pop call. He expects soon to be mustered out and states that he is considering locating in Au gusta. No. 12 Y. M. G A. HOTS ARE ARRAYEO IN TRE MJ SEASON'S BEST With Co-operation of War I Camp Community Service a Large Program of Entertain- AJ ment is Ready \J JI BARRELS OF APPLES FOR I FREE DISTRIBUTION WLXA Motor Trucks From Machine Gun School Will Provide / /J Transportation For Augusta /K / Z_/ Foik Christmas Eve will be a big night in \ the “Y” huts—the carefully laid plans LI of the Social Department, with the co- 1 . T' operation of the war camp community \ \ service leave no doubt of that. The \ X \ 1 fun will start early—at 6:30—50 that [S \ -X everyone will have time to enjoy the \ 1 entertainment program, have a part in the forma! party after th#* enteriaio merit, and allow the Augusta folk time i ’! io get Uack to their homes for their 1/ I A own Christmas. To insure the prompt dpt / i *1 execution of this plan a train of motor YSf / trucks from the Machine Gun School \ / / will provide transportation to and from the city. Mrs. Perkins in Charge. / /j The announcement ry Social Dlrec- SCk / / / tor C. F. Martin that Mrs. C. D. Per- kins, camp entertainment chairman for I 1 /r the War Camp Community Service, is I Vy in full charge of these Christmas par- t X ties will assure every soldier of their X. success. For 16 months Mrs. Perkins Aj\ CS has been bringing entertainment par- wn ) ties to camp—to the "Y” huts, for the f I / Yjf company dances, and for outdoor as- j/A fairs; she knows what the boys like, and is able to persuade the most at tractive entertainers in Augusta to do y / their very best in arranging programs. \ Under her direction a chairman is re- Jr**-I v’ sponsible for the program in each hut, *•" >» according to the program printed be- I Ji low; and the credit for the detailed ar- 3k J rangement of each entertainment be longs to these chairmen. pX Special Decorations and Gifts. During the past week parties of la dies have directed the decoratioh of L— each building with holly, bamboo, and pine greens, and with artificial decor- iff/ at ions; and the inevitable Christmas tree is conspicuous. On Christmas Eve the general color scheme will be 1 enriched by the red and yellow of York \ Imperial apples, forty barrels of which have been provided by the Y. M. C. A., \ for distribution. But the most impor- V— tant element in the Christmas spirit will be the presence of the girls and v\ XyE children on the stage and the audience, I \ the “kiddies” will sing the songs and VvA J V speak the pieces they have learned for \ T Christinas; the older folk will sing, X j JLEEzA A play and read; there will be some IA * dancing by the children, and everyone /X will join in singing the old carols. : f j Elaborate Prigram. / Mrs. Perkins announces the follow- W ing programs in the various huts. "zR Building 75 —Program by the Scott, f /if Gaston Concert Company, harp, violin, / f piano and voice; special numbers by / kJ' members of the First Presbyterian Church. Building 76 —Program in charge of ’"jl Mrs. Ed. Bryson. kc Building 77 —Program by sixteen j children from St. James Church, in I fzrA / charge of Mrs. E. M. Edwards and Miss A A Ruth Weigle. —Ol v"*l /l Building 78- -Program in charge of Cf Xyra 1 Mrs. C. T. Gause. \ / / /rr 6 1. Favorite melodies. Z f/g I) 2. Recitation —Bruce Logue. fA. H 3. Hancock’s Famous Liberty Four f AyX I ) —Handman, Bolger, Bailey and Ray- A mond. VJ 2Sg6e 4. Vocal Solo—Miss Puryear. p< 5. Cornet and Trombone Solos— Master Frank Miller, Jr. £1 6. Duet—Martha Lester and Doro- jy thy Pund. \ 7. Hancock's Lyric Tenor —Al Ray- , mend. \ \ 8. Solo Dance —Lucile Meyer. j 9. Recitation —Miss Puryear. 1 10. Vocal duet. 11 .♦ Recitation —Bruce I.ogue. \ \ \ f 12. Popular airs. Building 231- Program on Monday ? \ evening, in charge of Miss Ellen Hick- J man; apples, eandy and cigarettes will be distributed. LA // Tuesday evening, program in charge of Miss Lehman. SJ / Contin sd on page two ... i,k \ \/' y&tßvSys&R *■■•■tapipig *- ' * "* q J Hi wa.4i &® ’’ f Lil