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Camp Hancock Will Soon Be Demobilized
Wprld Mourns Death of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
Rays earanee of the
JF 7 me Gun Center
Under Way
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Present Plans Indicate That the Camp Will be
Practically Demobilized in the Course of
Next Two Weeks
By the middle of this month Camp Hancock may be largely demob
ilized. ' ’
Present i lans {joint to a final rapid clearance of the mach'ne gun
center, and in the course of the next couple of weeks men in great num
bers will depart for their homes.
The cold weather has been the delaying factor in the last few days,
and the inability to move rolling stock with the speed which had been
expected contributed to holding back the tide « f men out of camp.
There remains only about 5,000 enlisted men to be cleared from
camp. Upto date the figures show that 11,319 officers and enlisted men
have either been discharged cl ineptly at the camp or have been shipped
to other camps for severance from the service. #
The number of enlisted men who
have been transferred total .6.371.
They were accompanied by 50 officers
who a.'so were discahrged at the camp
to which they wore shipped.
On special discharges because of
application on the ground of depen m
. dency or urgency of business, and of
\mi-n living within the 350 mile zone
<H th? machine. gun camp, there have
b. >' 3 <’ men to receive their hon
< , hi- discharge from the camp.
j Officers have been relieved from
lb- -\-.<•(• to the number of 1,391.
'Within th*? coir.se of the next few
Hi. . . the demobilization process will
rrjos; 1 kely strike the rate of 1.00 per
d-.i vvhich is the goal set by Washing
tfn.
■ Ter trains are already scheduled
for this week, and these will bear
nio.’-e than 3.000 men away. In addi
tion there are orders for the discharge
of 1,500 officers and men for thas
week, Sothat 5,000 men will be home
ward bound within the next few days.
. Domobilizatio today is running on
■ •<>-•> efficient baling The
whom matter of clearing the camp
has been placed on a system which
Insures rapid action. The vast
amount of detai' and paner work has
been placed on -a working scheme
that now m.kes it possible to rush
the work ah ng.
The Red Cross building which
1 ouses the demobilization machinery
is the busiest place in camp, and
ever since orders for the release of
the men in camp have been receiv
ed, the officers and mon in office
have been a orking steadily and hard
to facilitate the movemerit of men
from camp.
They have worked often day and
night, and the various complicated
individual c.*ses which constantly
arisi> have received sympathetic
hearing. The men in the demobiliza
tion offive have been ready at all
tunes to help, and handicapped by
the necessity for handling and pre
paringnumercus records, they have
nevertheless done great work to ex
pedite the discharges of as great a
number of men as possible. Trans
portation also held them up, but now
with the holiday season over and
traffic not overburdened by civil ans,
the demobilizatloi. will be affected
with great ease.
Under Major James L. Scott the
important task of returning the men
of Camp Hancock to civil life has
. been carried on. His hard working ,
assistant, Lieut.H. A. Campbell, has
labored at times night and day to
rush the work along.
Maior P. A. Tulp, the personnel ad
jutant. has supervised the handling of
the work connected with the records
and clearance papers. Lieut. C. G.
Howard, the assistant to the person
nel adjutant, has been in charge of
examining the records of the enlisted
men. and Li.ut. D. A. Scheid is in
charge of the officers’ department.
“To Justify His Faith in Democracy,
Is Chief Duty oi An American
Citizen,” Says Dr. Gideon
•‘To justify his faith in democracy,”
replied Or. Abram Gideon, lecturer,
linguist, and literateur this moring when
a representative of Trench and Camp
put the question. ‘‘What is the chief
duty of an American citizen?” And then
this man. whoy so aptly and terse!
bound up the various duties of the true
t citizen into a few striking words, hav
ing touched upon a subject in which he
is intensely interested, proceeded to de
fine more at length the rights and duties
by which the American citizen should
give expression to his citizenship.
“Not only should the American citi
zen enjoy and be entitled to enjoy all the
rights and privileges conferred upon him
by his residence in the United States, but
he must exercise all the duties and all the
obligations involved,” continued Dr.
Gideon. "If of foreign birth one of the
first duties incident to his new respon
sibilities is to acquire the use of the
Eiglish language. If of American birth
he must make possible for the alien an
acquisition of English as a common
s? <h. This does not mean that the
man who is so fortunate as to possess
th. know I- ge of one or more languages
i,:j: language of the country should
diately forget his former knowl
<di but his acquirement of the English
lan -age should be independent of other
languages as the common medium of
communication.”
“A unified citizenship.” remarked Dr.
Gideon, ‘‘is to be strongly advocated and
no \ 'ort should be spared to bring about
5, s • ■■bli’hment." Roniation of nl-
legta:;ce to any foreign power and as
sumption of allegiance to the United
S'a’.es. presupposes acceptance of the
t’blrgauons of citizenship, and the full ex
*rc ise of all duties. Delegation of privi-.
b g e. surrender of the vote, a sacred sym
b> of authority, is not to be tolerated
Jt.An as all rights are equally conferred
qiriT- -'T.-T . .........
TREimCH and CAMP
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CAMP HANCOCK, THE
MACHINE GUN TRAINING CENTER OF THE U. S. ARMY
VOL. 2.
Major Lester Ridenour, acting as
transportation officer, ass'Sted by
Lieut. McCarter. l"s carried on the
job 'if furnishing » eqtiat.< transport
facilities for the number of men leav
ingcamp.
The job of examining men for dis
charge has been carried on under
Major Thomas D. Coleman. -The
medical department has a very ef
ficient method ot rushing the exami
nation of tho great number of m»n
dUly called before it. The other
than 300 men were ex
amiined.
Colonel Frank D. Wickham is com
manding the Camp during the ab
sence of General Oliver Edwards,
who is on a ten-day leave.
Splendid Bill at
Liberty This Week
Beginning Tonight
Two splendid and worthwhile plays
to lie given at the Liberty during the
rest of this week. Tonight May Rob
son and company will appear for one
performance in the surprise melo
dramatic farce, “A Little Bit Old
Fashioned.” This play has always
been very well received whereever
shown and those still In the camp that
enjoy seeing a good clear and well
played farce should not miss the op
portunity at the Liberty thi: even
ing. . ,
For the rest of the week The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine”, the
story with which we are all so very
familiar, will be staged on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, by an all star
east. direct from New Yor. The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine is the
dramatization of John Fox. Jr's . book.
Both the book and the play have been
before the public for a long time and
are always met with great interest
and appreciation.
Lieut. H. G. Harris Weds
Miss Lula M, Sims
Lt. Hugh C. Harris”of the First Group
and Miss Lulu Maude Sims of
ton, S C., were married last Friday,
January 3, 1919. The bride, Miss Sims,
is a second class yoemanette of the navy
service at Charleston. Lt. Harris has
been in command of the Tenth com
pany. at Camp Hancock until recently.
The ceremony xvas performed by Chaplain
Harris G. Beck, at his quarters in a v?ry
quiet but unique way. As soon as they
are discharged from the army and navy.
Lt. and Mrs Harris will make their home
at Waiikesha, Wis.
upon all citizens so must all rights be
jealously guarded: and as all responsi
, bilities confront every citizen so should
1 all the burdens of citizenship be shared
' by all citizens.” When asked his opin
i ion regarding foreigners clustering to
i get her in the large cities Dr. Gideon de
: clared that there should be a common
standard of living, that peculiarities
• which segregate groups in such away as
• to constitute alien colonies within the
i United States should be obliterated. This
I does not mean that the original contri
butions any people from abroad may have
to make to our American life should be
’ barred, but rather means provision for an
! < x*»tence that would make possible the
‘ largest contribution that new citizens en
' tering into row conditions could make to
; anw country. This suggests a mini
. imun wage for all citizens based upon the
adoption of a decent standard of living.
’ Dr. Abram Gideon is now passing along
' his vital plea for a larger and mor? thor-
ough Americanization, not only of the
foreign born but also of the naive born.
‘ Tic is lecturing this week to the inter
; ested crowds that throngh the “Y” huts
' to hear him In this highly important
work 1•« Gideon is unusually well quali
-1 fied to take part having spent eight years
’ in study and travel in Europe and hav
. ing learned first hand the subject ne
, ttenfs A Doctor of Phulosophy from
Harvard and the University of Cincin
nati besides holding degrees from several
European universities, Dr. Gideon is pro
-1 ficient in the use of Italian, French, Ger-
man and Yiddish. Having taught fop a
number of years in the State Teachers'
■ I Colleg*e of Colorado and the University
I ; of Wyoming ho has the past few years
been lecturing throunghout the country
in the educational field. Dr. Gideon is
,a u.eir.b r of the National Education As
sociation. Modern Language Association,,
and cf il'e Advisory Council of the Sim
plified Spelling Board.
With the Co-operation of the Augusta H rrald. Augusta. Ga.
Theodore. Roosevelt Will Live As One, Who, of
AU His Possessions and Honors, Treasured
Most Highly His American Citizenship
October 27, 1858. —Born In New
WHIIMIMIOTIffMIMIiw York.
- ' •■" T?1S80. —Graduated from Harvard Un- •
iversity.
October 27, 1880.—Married Alice
/ ■ ' Hathaway Lee. who died in IMS I.
1882 Became member of New York
? legislature
USi -Elected delegate to Kepubli
» <>an national convention.
* X 1884.—Went to North Dakota to
* v ve 011 ranc,k
v.xt*'I*' 1 *' 1886.—Candidate fcr mayor of New
.* York. Married Edith Kermit Ca-
I w?e ■ « 'wwraHa , row.
VXXWXXX* ; *. < X
|HMr 1889.—Became United States civil
yiP® F" service commissioner.
v ?■■ ' $ 1895.—Became president of New
: z.’ ?’ £<’< .•■■..< ; ••• York police board.
>Bt $ 1897.—Became assistant secretary
S&U Ol tll ‘ navy.
IKK: - TIsHE 1898.—Resigned from navt
v. • A i - ,;••• OfSHf $ ment to organize with Major Gen-
' Ho*w :x-- A s • ral Leonard Wood. th* n an army
x •»' surgeon, the first United Slabs
gL V' cavalry, for servi<-.*s in Cuba.
5S?v * "SphS? > I'tOn -Became coionc! on proino-
r '' *2 't. < Uon for gallantry.
*• • . J ■ < <- : ■’ >■ -.>EMMf $ l s -‘ ! ' Became governor of New
’W&Jw $ Yu,h
I ’4y ; k •• ■<’. $ I9’i" Became vic of the
$ IgOgf | ■ $ Unit, d States.
I —Became Pr sident to succeed
' William McKinley, assas-inatod.
uSIHh .. -e U*<h EUrted President of th? I'n-
% itv<> ‘ State? ’’
KHhMHbL < Z c .• jaßx.<~V- ■ ''■> •• MJPofi - A warded Nobed p. no.- Prize
-7- (s4<‘.ooo) for tiood office in bring*
& ’ ,ng 10 4 }i 'i!;so Japanese war.
y 19“'.> -Went to Africa on hunting
$ Mwnk < lr| i‘
’ 1^1"--Sp. < i ll ambassador of I’nit.-d 1
$ 7 SK&SkS ' SUO. S .'I fun< r;il I.r Kiru: lulaanl
x - ', ;• z > \ 11.
$ ■~' ■ $ 1912. -Candidal.' for Prdvssivc
e party for I’r.-sid -m y,
fiSBRSHsaMK —Went to Smith \ineriran or.
c • Xploring trip.
~ lUH.-VtHit<-<l Hpnin
'■'" ' ' ' ' i i I ‘ ll 6 ■ I'Or.-JU-.l in . ffort in |.,. ( 'orr.c
jIIkSBIsMI * livpubiu-an I’rvM.i. .liu.i ..euun.i ■
’ Si 1^17.—-Hefti,nd perriitasion to orgnii-
I SffiSiSsaSHTWas I .WalllßraßmMKMlat ,' if a division for S. rt-lt-n in
° .•^^ , ? s‘ x'SbMhl France.
’- 191 S —Cave up »1»,000 Nolx-I Peace
1 Prize for war Work, dividing huh:
- 4 Iwtween various organizations.
I 0 VHIMUW.KMI* (JUfiEjiWOOD X ,
1919.—Died nt home in Uyst. r Bay,
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1 COL THEODOPE
i ARMY Y.M.C.A, CARRIES
ON IMMENSE WORK
DURING PERIOD OF
DEMOBILIZATION
Activities at Camp Hancock for
Past Month Give Some Idea of
! Vast Scope of the Work—No
Let-Up in Intensity
1,400 EDUCATIONAL
CLASSES ATTENDED
BY 16,431 SOLDIERS
Motion Picture Shows Enter
tain 55,385 Men. Out-Door
Games Popular 265,000
Pieces of Mail Despatched
From ‘Y’ Huts in December
A glance at the reports of activities
during the onth of December ir. the
Social, Educational. Religious. Phy
sical and Business Departments of the
j Army Y. M. C. A. at Camp Hancock
gives an idea of the extent and in-
I tensity of the work done by that or
l garrization. During the period of de
mobilzation special efforts have been
made to increase activities in all
’ lines, and the success of these es
! forts «rs indicated by the attendance
5 figures, which show that pracUcally
i 400,000 visited the eleven units
i in operation throughout the Campp,
■ including the units at. the Machine
“ Gun Range, the Remount Depot and
! the Base Hospital.
Movie* Moat Poppular.
The most popular form of enter
» tainment is the “movin' a total of
• 55,385 men attending 31 shows. In
■ addition to the pictures ‘movie night”
; is featured by special . music and a
popular "sing-soivEntertainments
’ of various k nils, Including soldier
' “stunts”, musical programs by parties
of ladies from Augusta, Aiken and
> Warrenton, and concepts by proses-
L sional artists t -taled Si, and were
• enjoyed by 43.303 soL-j More
» than half of these programs were put
on by Augus.a ladies, who have been
' willing to give their best for the en
tertainment of the men.
1 Educa oral Ac*lvit‘es.
Under, rhe direction of Dr. W. J.
‘ Wilkinson. Educational D.rector, ami
H his .associate, J. G. Chastain, almost
, I 1400 cl-r--'S in elemen.ary English,
; ; arithmetic . polling, c vics nd other
• subjects have been held, w ;h an at
i tendance of 10,431 soldiirs The?'-
classes have been taught by qualifi
soldiers detailed or the purpose ahu
(Continued. m rage k wo.)
JANUARY 8, 1919.
Why Austria-Hungary Went
to War
By Private John L. Kubik
s7th Company, Fifth Group, M. T. D.
In a recent interview with a represen
tative of the Associated Press, Count
l<*»rnin. former Austria minister for for
| eign affairs, attributes the origin of the
i world war to the Pan-Slavic movement in
j Europe. He asserts that the political
Inspirations of the various Slavic nations,
I especially separatic ideas of the Czechs
1 .tml Jugoslavs, threatened the territorial
I integrity of the dual monarchy, and to
’ prevent complete disintegration of their
• empire, Hapsburgs resorted to war.
Thats an old story repeatedly told us
j by your notorious colleagues of Berlin,
Heir von Czernin. We have grown sur
i frit of such talk. Lot us be candid, d ar
[Count, and analyze the Austrian cans
j from impartial point of view, and not try
; to conceal the facts by lies, loftly phrases
; and ail such diplomatic camouflage.
Austria-Hungary went into this war
primarily to better the economic condi
tions of the empire by acquiring colonies
in t. lie Balkans and suitable harbors on
the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas, and
for the further reason to settle its inter
i nal political difficulties.
It was German Chancellor von Bis
marck who first, at the international
congress held in Berlin at the. conclu
sion of the Russo-Turkish war in 1878,
suggested to zXustrian statesmen that, the
future development of the dual mon
archy depended on its colonial expansion
,J in the Balkan peninsula. Small nations,
i like Serbians ami Albanians, were to be
! . overpowered and new territories annexed.
I During the past decade aggressive for
: I eign policy, symbolized by slogan ''Drang
i nach Osten,” was pursued by Austria.
This aggression had reached such a point
that in 1908 Baron von Aerhenthal, then
Austrian minister of foreign affairs, by
i annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
I almost plunged whole Europe into armed
conflict.
There is enuogh e‘. donee in the arch-
• i Ives of the ministry of foreign affairs
; i in Vienna to prove th t the Austrian at-
i tack on Serbia was > pre-arranged af
’ I fair.
When the conflict, with Russia broke
1 out, Austrian militarists, from "suppon-
Iressors” (non-commissioned officers with *
i more than three years of service) of low- j
: • st rank to the chief of general staff, were ;
, firmly convinced of Austria’s success. ;
1 Everyone cried: “Wir fruehstucken in
1 Warsaw, nohmen das Mittagsmahl in
’ i Moscow, und das Abendsesscn in Petro
l ; grad.” (We will have our breakfast in
; 1 Warsaw, dinner in Moscow and supper in
• Petrograd). It was to b- a "lustige
< krieg” (merry war).
Almost every foot of territory that the |
Hapsburgs governed has be-n acquired :
by deceit, force, rol b ty and blood. All
• j the small nations, of which the dua|
‘ . monarchy was composed, were glued to
l gethcr not by love and fealty, but bz
i blood, chains und bayonet. Was the rc-
• : cent annexation of Itosnia and Herze-
govnia anything else bit sheer robbery?
i;<.th of these countries were liberated by
IP. ~i both are occupied almost exHu
jivcl. bz Slavs; and since the occupation
1 -I annexation b Austria those people
r ha been unmercifully persecuted by the
I Auefrian authorities.
’ 1: is a well known fact that Austria
was trying to imitate Germany and Eng
land as a sua powe-. but unfortunately
•in had not a suitab’e sea harbor, and
» ;n., w that she could easily acquire one—
is usual by robbery—but little Seibia
I would not permit it, hence It was crushed,
i Austria has for a long period of yeais
looked for a plausible pretext so as to
be enabled to pounce upon and annihi
late Serbia, and at last her longed for
wish has been realized and fulfilled. The
crown prince and his wife were assassi
nated in Bosnia, by an Austrian subject,
bit of S- b!an extraction, and without i
the least investigation as to the actual I
state of affairs surrounding this unfor
tunate assassination, the Austrian states
men charged the Serbian nation with this |
horrid crime, knowing too well that the
Serbians, as a nation, were not respon
sible for it.
Why did not Austria invade and crush
Italy when the Empress Elizabeth was
assassinated by the Italian anarchist in
1898? I was in Austria on that occa
sion. Not a word was heard and not
a single indignation meeting held in the
entire Austro-Hungarian monarchy. O,
Count, hide your face and blush!
During the Balkan wars in 1912, Aus
tria played the most abominable and des
picable part. It was at the instigation
of Austria, mainly, that the great pow
ers deprived the king of Montenegro of
the territory which he, with his handful
of brave mountaineers, wrested from the
“sick man of the East.”
It was due to this detestible Machia
vellian policy and intrigue of Austria that
the so-called Albanian state (which was
to be a province of Austria) has been
established out of territory conquered and
occupied during the Balkan war by the
Serbians. And to “can the climax" it
was Austria's ab »minab’o machinations
that caused the second Ballcan war be
tween Bulgaria and Serbia in 1913.
Why did Austria do all these things?
Simply and solely because she wanted
to be the ruling power in the Balkan
peninsula, and to crown her expansive
policy with simoons she needed powerful
navy and sea haib>r. Serbia was
the stumbling block to these nefarious
and aggrandizing schemes of Austria,
hence it was annihilated.
The deplorable and unfortunate as
sassi ation of the crown prince was a
mere pretext, a mask to deceive the world
and justify the wholesale robbery and
slaughter. Just read the arrogant, over-
I b-aring ami insulting message that the
! Austrian statesmen sent to Serbia! In
; sending that haughty and contemptible
! dispatch the Austria government knew
in advance that no self-respecting and
free nation, no matter,how small and in
significant, Would and could with decency
and honor submit to.
That Germany was excited and eager
to assist her ally, Austria, was not sur-
I' prising at all. The Serbians are Slavs
and the Slavs as a whole had the gall
and temerity to admit that "Deutsch
■ lard." b’own up with pride and arro-
I gance, was “nicht m b r alios."
PVT. JOHN L. KUBIK.
57th Co., sth Group. M. T. D.,
Camp Hancock, Ga.
Memorial Services For
Roosevelt at Hut 75
Memorial services in honor of Theodor?
■ Roosevelt were held at V. M. C. A build-
I Ing 76 last Monday night. Building Sec
retarv Baker conducted same in an un
l usually appropriate way. and his eulogy
on this great statesman was applauded
» by all the boys.
Under the Auspices cf the Army Y. M. A.
MERCHANT MARINE
OFFERS POSITIONS
TO DISCHARGED MEN
Ships Must Be Built and Ship
yards Have Many Jobs Open
For Those Desiring Such
Work
AMERICA TO HAVE
ENORMOUS MARINE TRADE
Opportunity Awaits Every Man
to Help Make “the Bridge of
Ships” a Perpetual Affair
By G. E. DUNKUM, JR.
(U. S. Shipping Board.)
Men, you have nobly destroyed the rule
of tyranny and have now laid the found
ation for universal democracy for eter
nity. You have brought tin- peasants of ;
the fields of France to rub shoulders with
the r.< bhity in making the streets of
Paris resound with "Viv.-' A merique.” ;
You have opened th • eyes of th 1 wc.rld i
io see what the United States means, in
your own country you have risen to the '
highest pinnacle in your willingness and
readiness io lay aside your material
wealth and to place yourself upon the
altar of sticrif.ee for justice. Many men
sold out their business to shoulder the
gun, while others arc entirely now with
out a job. Os this wonderful display of
self-denial and self-sacrifice your coun
try is proud beyond words.
For the first time in history our govern
ment, the first of any government, is en
deavoring to show its appreciation to its
enlipr- d men by expending an enormous
amount of money to assist men returning
!to civilian life. Not merely to place them
I upon the pay-roll of a firm, b it to place
them where they can receive enough to
live and to save. A place in which they
have a future, A job where a man can
display his own ability and be awarded
. accordingly.
Our next, job is to show to the world
that America has the largest merchant
marine trade. But we cannot show this
until we have actual ships to bu k bur
;iSSert|jTs. FTguKitiveTy and literally 'we
must lay the keel of our future Iraile.
We nibst make “the bridge of ships’’
perpetual. We. must place the Stars and
Stripes in every port. We want the
pli|ase “Made in America” to be found
on the bottom of a pot, a fan or what
not, on the universal counter of trade.
We cannot, ticcomplish this end unless
we have men to build our ships and men
. to man them. But "cannot" is daily
being laughed at by the red-blooded men
of our army, who are coming out to join
the army of shipbuilders. Men who, not
merely want to wave a flag and rejoice,
as she hits the water, but want to claim
a share in its construction. Men who
have not only written their names in
world history of war, but men who are
writing their names in he infant of our
future World Trade History.
Now Uncle Sam is striving to make
the "U. S. Merchant Marine” a reality
in international trade and he is offering
to our demobilized men thousands of
opportunities for men to obtain well pay
ing jobs in the shipyards and manning
the ships. This is a man's job and that
is the reason we want ex-soldiers b•-
cause thy have the fire of patriotism
burning in them and are mentally and
physically qualifi d.
There are opportunities for experienced
men and there are opportunities to learn
for inexprriened men in the shipyards.
There is the call of the outdoors, away
I from the back-breaking, eye-straining j» b
and the tatic week after week measly
pay envelope, of routine work in a close
office. Don’t b a pen-pusher, be a ham
mer driven Make a drive that means
solidarity behind personal strength. Drive
the rivet or Jay the keel that buffs the
sea as it carries your country’s products
to other ports.
Your place is waiting. Will yob be a
man and fill it? Will you assist your
government in helping to fulfill its am
bitions ad al the same time, fill your
amis with sinew and your bank with
lucre. Let’s show he world that anything
we seek to attain, we can accomiilish.
Let’s finish the job.
<’ome to Building 634. Pennsylvania
avenue (next to the Camp Postoffice) and
learn mofe about the. shipyards from G.
E. Dunkum or about the Merchant Ma
rine from J. M. Mohrman or the corp of
able military assistants.
Now, boys’ Let’s finish the job. Let’s
put American men on American bottoms
on the high seas.
DANCE AT K. OF C.
BUILDING NO. 2
BRILLIANT AFFAIR
Other News of the Week and
Entertainments
Jack Frost, who has invaded Camp
Hancock and its environs, did not detract
in the least from the huge success that
was scor'd at the dance held on last
Friday night at K. of C. Building N’um
b< r Two. Jn fact this post-holiday dance
was one of the most successful of the
series that has b -en given under the
auspices of the K. of C. Activities at
Camp Hancock.
And in a large measure is credit due
the young ladies of Augusta, who b aved
the unusually cold weather to attend the
dance There was a sharp contrast be
tween the sharp weather outd »ors and
the cheerful atrnospher • of the cozy
buildings. The attractive decorations
that draped the building added to th"
effect, and he color scheme of fed and
green contrasted with the khaki of the
ordnance mon. and the beautiful frocks
of their dancing partners.
It was ordnance men’s night, although
■there were many of their friends (r m
[ the Machine Gun < 'enter present. F .
I J the majority of th? ordnan-e ra- n P
< meant the last dance in camp, and a< -
»I cqmpli'-dwd what they s*t out to hav ■—an
• ! enjoy; b’ tlm* The dance also srvd as
■ a farewell party for several of the ord
■ * nance men, who left camp for their re*
< | spectlve homes on Saturday.
• 'Continued on page two)
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No. 14
1 SOLDIERS' CLUB s
INVITES EVERY
HANCOCK SOLDIER
—■ll .1—
W. C. C. S. Offers Variety of >
Comforts and Conveniences
to Men From Camp
FEATURES ARE EXCELLENT
ENTERTAINMENTS
ANDDANCES
Concerts Draw Large Crowds.
Facilities Extended by John
E. Mitchell, Executive Secre
tary
The XV. c. <■ s. wants the boys at
Camp Hancock to know what it Is trying
to do for their entertainment. pliysleaL
comfort and recreation when they come
;to town. We publish a large card each
I week called "The Weekly Bulletin,"
which is posted every Friday or Saturday
on every company bulletin board at
eamp. and which is courteously posted at
all "¥.■■ K. of c and J. W. B. Huts,
as well as at- the "Y. W." Hostess House.
I wish every man tn camp would read
the weekly bulletin. It would not take
three minutes to do so, and, boys, you'
would see things there which would in
terest you. For instance, it tells you all
about the Soudlers' Club at 629 Broad
i street, what facilities are there for your
comfort and pleasure, including hot,
shower baths, pool and billiard tables,
' piano, vlctrola, stationery,’ maagtines.
check room, ladies' parlor, Information
l Bureau, all free; canteen, clean cots at
35c per night, just to cover expense 'ot
I laundry, etc. Then there is the Wo
mal afternoon every Wedn--
* 4:30 to 6:00 o’clock, w
etc. Every Haturdav
■ me dance from 1:30 to 6:00. with dance
; music furnished by one of the Jazz bands;
and believe me. boys, that is the place to
i have a peach of a time. Talk about’
' "Georgia peaches.” you should have bean
1 then- last Saturday, 50 of the prettiest
peaches in Georgia there to dance v.Mth.
Ask those fellows from camp who were
; there, and you will come next Saturday,
i even if you have to walk. I would ad
vise you to walk or take a jitney if you
i want to get there on time, for, as you
i know, the schedule of the Augusta street
railroad Is a little out of whack just now*
but th«- management has promise I to
i have tlie cars run on schedule time by
) next Christmas. You should have seen
i those privates eat cake and drink punch
! and smoke cigarettes, all for asking, last
• Saturday. Why, you would have thought
every mother’s son of them was a gen-
. oral; and they were just as welcome and
had just as good a time as if they had
i had an eagle on their shoulder. When a
’• fellow b -haves himself as a gentleman
should, he is just as worthy of respect
■■ and hospitality as the ranking officer in
the American army, and this is the rule
al. the Soldiers’ Club. Don’t miss -the
, “informal” on Wednesday, or tho "Matl
! nee Dance" next Saturday.
New Year's open house at the Soldiers’
, Club was thoroughly unconventional and
American in character, and this Is one
reason why the boys from camp ertjoy
o<l bein gthere. ... '
Tho Community Concert at the Grand
last Sunday afternoon was the best Os
the season. The big theatre was pack
ed. The Ordnance Training Camp Ban*l
. sustained its renutation of being one of
’ the best bands in tre country. I beard
a musical critic say that he enjoy* 1 the
. concert more than he did Sousa’s band
some years ago. Sergeant Boyd 1. Bar
na r d is some band leader. Major Kemp
made a few appropriate remarks at my
request. Th»- major organized this fam
ous hand, but gave all the credit to Ser
geant Barnard and his talented music
-1 lans Miss Margaret. Battle. Augusta’s
’ I loading soprano, sang. "The Song of
Faith" most exquisitely, and when she
sang as an encore an Intermezzo from
”Cav.)fieri Rust icanna.” accompanied by
I the soft instruments of the band, tho boys
from camp didn’t, seem to know when it
was time to qtop applauding.
Don’t miss tho concert at the Grand,
on Bth and Greene streets, next Sunday
afternoon at 1:00 o'clock. The music
will bp by Headquarters band, assisted
b? some of Augusta’s most cultivated
talent. There wifi be other features.
Orchestra will be reserved until 3:5 for
men in uniform and those accompanying
them. Come early, and be sure of a
s< a t ?
Next week. T may tell yon something
of other W C. C S. activities, such as
the Emnloyment Bureau for Soldiers, at
our Main Offices in Hie Masonic bnila
ir.tr. special evepts, W. C. C. S. enter
| tainments planned to be nulled off at
camp, an interesting evening on Thur,®-
I dav. January 16th, at the Soldiers’ Club,
etc.
I want the officers and m A n at f*amn
IHaneoek to know that the W. C. C. -S.
is anxious to be of real service to them,
us ov'- ’phone 24R or 366. or at the
Soldiers’ club over ’jhone 362, if you
want anything done in town for you. We
j arc n« v» r too busy to serve you in any
t wav "c < an. < 'onv- t<> see me at my nf
t fine in Gm lobby of the Masonic huild
t i»■"■. Let’s r-et a *niiainted. ft is not
- onlv niv business but my pleasure tn
. meet vou and help you to enjoy yourself
t while in Augusta.
JOHN E. MITCHELTm k
t Executive Secy.. W. C. C.'S.
OLD GLORY
1 There 1. only one spot in Camp .
■ that reminds a fellow of Broadway.
“ and that -s the corner of the Utilities
Personal roof. Now a hardly need to
1 ■ IV what it is, for it is worth while -
for every American to come around
B -.nd take a look at. What did I say,
.o-th wh le?” Yes, a million times
■ orth "hile. to ?ee our beautiful Old
, fPor; lit tit> wdh electric lights.
'.’anv a bov realizes the duty ot a
s-wlwr and altho not fortunate
n • nouch to home, will appreciate
s lb,- a'clit on Ilia, enrhet- root, and .
w rmlv thank Capt. Weimer and his
‘ hard work.nx electrical staff for the r
1 . ty Happy •"•-■■ B 7t < .SnGDoLl2 lL
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