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I Men at Hancock! g •?? s —— I' I I I | Before Leaving Augusta | | Make a Visit to This | i Big Store I I • I ■ Let us serve you thru any of the fifty- | I I two departments under this roof. We are g at your service from > THE MEN’S STORE I to the I TEA ROOM ON THE FIFTH FLOOR. | n || A Great Clearance of Men’s Suits and | I Overcoats, Hart Schaffner & Marx includ- » ed, is in progress. Heavy reductions have | [ been made. | It will pay you to purchase your Civilian | I Clothes here and now. 1 n ’■ /• XT'S 1 1 1 1 Activities At “Y” Hut 232 ■ from 7:15 . I soldier went I program hia VLant business The first attrac-fflf, 1 r , the usual Vesper serve -■ v pr a l the entertainment each .. . ..nf. f service lasts from ten m ■ mmu •» and consists of a short *>. which the boys sometime.-, •hoot.. U own favorite hymn After this ,b- , Honey man gives the bojs a y--L' 1 fisting hear-ta-heart talk which they lis ten to with all sincerity, followed bj _•> word of prayer, soldier Im. s s • • to enjov the vespers, forth > na\. ... a well attended during the past three w • ••• ■ Jt was after this service, while await ing the arrival of Mr. Herbert Leon Con the camp humorist, that the social s> - retary, Henry Luessen led m a popular sing, accompanied by Miss Miriam < <•- hern. All the war songs, besides a f-w others, were sung with all the ent .uisa-sm ever possessed by any soldier audience. A parody on the “Katy” song was thrown on the sen “Smiles.” which was sung .as follows. There are smiles for General Pershing, There are smiles for Haig, yo. u «<?*•. There are smiles for all our a.u’d fighters General Foch will lead to victory. There are smiles for old-time men lu;e Lincoln. General Sherman, Grant and also Lee. But our biggest smile goes to M ilson, The man who gave us Democracy. —SGT. COOPER. 90th infantry, Camp Hancock * After a few introductory remarks by He r secretary, Mr. Cope, camp soci I f tary of Camp Sheridan, was calk d -*>3,tform. and in his inimitable st i , /<Z7llled the audKnce with humor from <Zstart to finish. For nearly an bmr ami ' a half the boys simply laughed and laughed att he witty saying that flowed, the funny </• of a bachelors life. as well as the blunders and mistakes of married life. “After all.” he said, “the fun, giggles and laughter all come through the ig norance and mistakes of others. Some do not see humor in people as well or as quickly as others, but it is tltot* neverthe less. If a man comes to you and speaks a harsh word and acts kinda mad, just grin at him until he turns.” “There is so much glad in the best of us, there is so mu eh good in the worst of us, that it ill behooves any of us talk about the rest of us.” Mr. Cope gives the, boys a temperance reading in has huni -rows way, with impersonation, and | says that after all the boys simply drink L ti have some fun, but it is (he most dan k j»rous thing in all the world when trying live a decent life and make a mark men. Let it alone is his advice. Ujar jt has pulled many a man down from O|He heights to which he has risen, so- intellectually, or otherwise. Th- program conclud'd with sev -ral #YYjakin t.s by the soldiers themselves. This the amateur part of the entertain- Here and • there remarks were concerning Mr. Cope, the funny asking that he might come for a r-_- engagement. evening. January 28. was night. “World Today,” Charlie and “Mutt and Jeff” were .'vYXffiF- ned to the delight nf all present. MVFsper services preceded the pictures. As the Y. M. C. A. has a fourfold vision, | it does not leave any page of a man’s life I unturned. The religious side of ;. man’s 1 life is very important, and he is given r exceptional opportunity on Thursday eve ' ning to indulge in the singing of religious | hymns and enjoying a real spiritual mes [ sage from a real Christian gentleman. | Friday evening is always given to the I social side of the soldier’s life fat Hut I 232. On this evening a double program I.- was provided. Mr. Morse of New York, with a very instructive ad- for more than thirty minutes. Mr IWorse is a layman who has given up his in order that he might talk the boys in all the camps con< .AJieir lives in the various asp-cts He has good flow of words, using the very ' ■)es: diction. He mentions that a son Iris ■tf'en gassed in France. The bovs are ys to listen to one who has had Xw , r<encc w,th ,nen ln a!I "aiks of l.f. . mjaß three quarters of an hour this did address, the 1,<.%•;-» r. maim d in seats to be amus.-d bv a ,• from Augusta, s . ■ a party of nearly bovs and girls, in a form » kindly loaned by the Motor Tr.jns :’V. W’ < ' Ol,, P anv ‘t Camp Haiwk Th- ie chorus singing, vocal and ;»i-jrn . -,- d.-uje. . and several r. l it .• who took part were Mrs Co’. . d Mflssts Kaihkvn I; ah I. v. Frederlcka Dorset, Catherine Lavourseur ! and Bessid Saxon. Saturday evening, February 1, five reels • of war pictures—a comedy—was screened. Music was had in connection. Sunday’ morning, as usual, Mr. Honey man took charge of church services and Secretary Curtis taught the Sunday school ; lesson. In the evening a goodly number 1 of boys greeted Mr. Morse, who spoke ! about the Christ for a laymen’s point of ‘ view. It was a good talk all the way ' through. <i» Plunk was scheduled to lecture at “Y” 232 on Monday evening. Something unforseen had happened and the. last min ! ute ini iigh! us Mr. Frazier, the popular 1 secretary of Y 77. 7lr. Frazer has a !■■■ - 1 turo on Palestine, illustrated with more ■ than fifty slides. He tells of the work of General Allenby with the British in the 1 Holv Land. Pictures are shown of Mt. ’ of Olives, the city of Jericho. Bethlehem. Holy Trinity Church, the Well of Samaria and many other striking photographs con nected with the land surrounding the 1 town which gave birth to the greatest man that ever lived. These pictures are ‘ timely. Th' British did not destroy prop erty in order that Jerusalem might be captured, but fortified it against Turks. COMING EVENTS. Wednesday, 7:15 p. m.— Vespers; 7:30 p. m., movies and good i music. Thursday. 7:30 p. m.— Dr. Jenkins, pastor of St. John Metho dist church, Augusta, will speak. Special music. Friday.— Social night. Augusta ladies will enter- ■ i tain. Saturday.— • I Movies. Good show. i Sunday. 9:30 a. m.— I Church services; 9:30 a. m, Sunday I school; 7:30 p, m.. fellow meeting. : 232 will ge open for some time to ’ come. Every soldier is welcome within its quarters at any time. Make it vour . home while in Camp Hancock. The *sec . I r<-taries will he glad to assist you in . ' anything pertaining to your future voca -5 lion, education, and other problems that . arise in your mind from time to lime. ; Consult any of the following at any time. Private conversation may be had Building secretary, Harrv Curtis’ re > Jigious work secretary, R. M. Honoyman- • physical secretary. T. p. Riddick; busi ; ness and social secretary, Henry Luessen. ■ TRAINING BATTALION WIN BASKET BALL GAME FROM 90TH INFANTRY Before a lurge crowd of men, the . tranmg battalion gave the 90th infan- I try their first lesson in basket ball ‘ ’ , no ‘'.me ,lid the 80th men have Major Dixons boys in a dangerous : place. There was too much St. tier main in the game, as he scored 16 points. St. Germain did some of the i best shooting that was ever witnessed , on their court. He was very cool and ' Y s R la ?’, ed sreat Judgment at all times. McArdle played a very good game when one realizes that he has been ; sick for some time. He placed the . ba.l on the toss up and made it very , easy for the forwards to lose their . opponents. Mullen, who was a new i man on the team, played a wonderful game. He was a great find and should work wert with the team in the future. The two backs made it very interest ing for the 90th forwards, as they 1 could not score a basket. Both Sum- mers and Grady have been with the team and as long as they play, all the ; opponents' forwards will find it diffl : cult to score. Score in full: Training Bn. goth Inf. ■ Mullen Austin Right forward. St. Germain Wilson Left forward. McArdle Staley Center. Summers Shultz Left guard. Gra dy McCrudy Right Guard. Goals from floor—St. Germain 7. -Mullen 4. McArdle Staler Goals from foul— f ..ley 5. McArdle 2. St. Germain 1. Referee—Lt. A. C. Ather ton Time Keepers—Lts. McClure and Gordon. Non-Coms Promoted on Headquarters Staff M. T. D. In a special order issued last week by the headquarters of the Main Train ing Depot announcing promotions, it is interesting to note that two of the staff of Lt. Col. G. W. C. Whiting (who is commanding the depot n the ab sence of Colonel Wickham) have risen high in the ranks of enlisted men, al though they expect their discharge soon. Battalion Sergeant Major Harry R. Hertzel, of New York City, was pro moted to the rank of Regimental Ser geant Major, the highest grade that can be ■ attained in the non-commis sioned officers’ ranks in the head quarters. Corporal James Banks, of Chester, S. C., was promoted to Regimental Supply Sergeant, and this young non commissioned officer has risen rapidly while in the headquarters of the Main Training Depot. Extracts From The Postal Detachment Cheer up, boys! The latest authen tic (?) news is that we'll all be on our way home in thirty days. That’s most welcome news to you, Damskie, ol* scout, eh? No need of depending on anyone to give your application for discharge even the least little shove. How about brother Pound? But we forget. You're the only one of the bunch who doesn’t seem to care at all about going home. Our worthy associate. Sergeant Ber ger. who, by the way, is a. most con scientious and tireless worker, is still trying to discover who it was that tried to dispose of some good record cards from our files. Lieutenant Ralls has been appointed to sit on the board to pass on the worthiness or unworthiness of appli cants for discharge. Beware of him, ye favor-seekers, for he plays no fa vorites! He judges you solely on the merits of your case. Dances Resumed At Soldiers’ Club With the lifting of the ban on in fluenza in Augusta on Saturday night, the full activities of the War Camp Community Service were resumed. In consequence, the usual Wednesday aft ernoon dance, from 4:30 to 6:00 o’clock, will be held, and also the dance on Saturday evening, February Bth. Good music is promised on both occasions and it is expected that there will be a large attendance of soldiers present. A large attendance of ladies from the city will doubtless be present with the usual list of chaperones. WAR CAMP COMMUNITY SERVICE. Jos. W. Everett, Asso. Secretary, News of “Y” 75 The past week has been a very lively one at "Y” 75. The lecture of Mr. Her bert L. Cope on Monday night was a treat for all nf the fellows, lb- had his audience laughing from the start of his lecture to the finish. If any of the fel lows had the "Blues” when they came in the building, they certainly had got rid of them by the time they left. Tuesday. Thursday and Friday nights some very good pictures were shown. A very lively Sing-Song , preceded the movies on each of those nights, and valuable health talks were made by the surgeon of this battalion. On Thurs day night Secretary Shields made an interesting talk on Current Events. Dr. Elliott was present with us on Wednesday night and gave a very in structive and interesting talk at our re ligious mee.ting. The men enjoyed it so much so that when they started singing some of the songs the top of the roof seemed as though it would be carried away by the strains of the music. On Saturday night, Secretary Plank in a beautiful style lectured to the men ab >ut Ills trip to India. One could imagine that they were trawling in that far off country as he followed the thoughts of the speaker. Rev. Ledb tter. pastor of the Congre gational church of the city, preached a very striking and soul-stirring sermon to the men on Sunday afternoon. Pleasantries From the Base Hospital, Ward Twelve (Continued from Page One.) ter but is that any reason why the guar dian angel from Ward 11 should not come over? Miss Hanan is still here. School girls Remember Us. Twenty-five or Thirty pages of well selected fiction, well-bound in attractive < overs, were passed among the patients last week. There were 16 of these pret ty little booklets all of which were a credit to the book makers’ art and the pleasure of the boys was enhanced owing to the fact that the makers’ names ap peared on the fly leaves. They were gotten up by pupils of the Robinson school, Binghamton, N. Y., and the patients in Ward 12 wish to thank Mary Holt Zapple, Pearl Squires. Niona Cable, Mary Sounihan, Anna Horton, Phebe English. Eleanor Mangle, Pearl Masters, Hazel M. Mreelove, Dorothy Ger uiond, Ethel Harrington, Mildren Rowe, Josephine Kennicutt. Gladys Hibbard, Lynn Salsbnry and Raymond Myers for this act of thoughtful kindness, as the stories were very acceptable and much enjoyed by the boys of the “crutch bri gade.” Doe’/ Podoksik. for from being a “cas ualty” as was falsely rumored, has turned out to be a great help around the house, owing to his vast experience as a chem ist and pharmacist. To those unfortunates who were never able to get into the base hosp” 1 h'- reason why, army chow is called “mess”, may always remain a mystery. Tommin’s Studio. 826 BROAD AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Portraits and Photographs. G. R. TOMMINS. Phone 2314. WATCHES DIAMONDS and JEWELRY Wn. 0. WHITE The Quality Jeweler 814 Broad St. /RE N C Y HUT 76 HAS BUSY WEEK Seven Picture Shows Exhibit ed—Changes in Personnel of Staff. Every department of Y Building 76 is now on the alert to serve the men 1 of Group 2 and the Training Battalion, and a big program is being carried on in every department. During the past week two picture shows were given on Monday. Wednesday and Saturday nights, and on Friday nights an extra show was given. During the reels of each performance the men sang both old and new popular songs with lots of pep. Dean Haley, our favorite pian ist, officiated at the piano, and C. G. Shopherd projected a clear picture on every night. On last Tuesday night Cope, the entertainer, made a big hit with the audience. The Educational Secretary is always ready to advise with the men regard ing their back home job and to sug gest books for them to read. He is arranging a special lecture for every Monday night. On last Tuesday night Dr. Morse of New York City gave a mighty interesting talk on “Good Citizenship.” Basket ball and volley ball continue to be popular with the men of the group, and the Athletic Secretary is on the alert at all times to introduce new stunts. He is planning several meets for the near future. A new religious work secretary is now attached to this building and he has several good ideas for the moral welfare of the men. It is planned to conduct several discussion groups and Bible classes and any men interested should hand in their names at the office. The regular religious services on Thursday and Saturday nights will be made more popular than ever by having short snappy talks and good stirring hymns. Two changes have occurred in the personnel of the secretaries of this unit during the past week. Charles F. Heuck, who faithfully served this building from February to August, 1918, and from December 9th, 1918, to January 16. 199, as building secretary, left Thursday for Mississippi, where ho will du Community Y. M. C. A. work. We will miss Secretary Heuck’s pleasing smile and personality around the building and the group, and wish him every success in his new field of work. On Saturday James A. Norris, who has been religious secretary of this unit s’nde December st, 1918, left us to return to his church in Hot Springs, Va. Mr. Norris will be missed by the men with whom he came in contact and we wish him also much success in his home field. Frederick A. Smith, who was building serretary from August to December, 1918, and has been acting secretary since Jan uary 16th. will again be in charge of the building, and W. G. Allaben from the Base Hospital Y. M. C. A. will take over Dr. Norris’ work in the religious department. Secretary Ross and Sec retary Pingree are still on the job and the above-named force will be always ready to help the men of Group 2 and the Training Battalion in any way possible. I’m Coming Back To You Oh, the guns have ceased to roar, Uncle Sam needs me no more. I’m coming back to you. Oh. the Hun lias got his fill. Wove put the kibosh on Kaiserßill, I’m coming back to you. We have fought and we haw won, We hav< beaten back the Hun, I’m coming back to you. Thank God. my dear, this war Is now at last all o’er; I’m coming back to you. We have shown the world that we Will readily fight for humanity; I’m corning back to you. We were slow right at the start But once fight was in our heart Wo swept them off their feet And made them beat retreat. Our task now is done, We have finished with the Hun, I’m coming back to you’ PVT. JOHN J. JAYNE. Operation Section, Devullup Batt. First Provision Co. First Croup Casualty Div. Derc Parw: Today was sonv? rainy. * This climat runs an S-hour shift a rain 1 atom, a wind storm and a sand storm and each of it is the worst yet. I got my old job back. I must uv had a pull with the Mess Surge as they put me on K. P. this A. M. and I sure spent J a busy day. The cook sent nie over to the other side of the camp to borrow a dago-hanger and niaceroni sifter from a friend of his named Spaketti. I had an offal time finding the place but when I told my errand that chef nearly commit ted manslaughter. Well. I’ve been duckin things over since my reduction into the army and that skillet of hot fat just missed me by about two inches. 1 dont think I ever could get to like that Italian cook- We used to have a lot of dogs around this detachment but since we have been Demolishing the meat supply has run short and we have been having a good deal of sausage served to us for break fast and the dogs are disappearing. 1 was very fond of dogs but unless they change their reel at the mess I’m goin' to ehang my mind. Dogs may be good friends all right but those links of friendship may bo carried too far. There was a guy bloos into the street yesterday and asks a fellow whht was the quickest way to get to the Base Hos pital and he says “Pick up the left hind feet of that off mule on the Honey Wagon and when yti wake up yu’ll be in the Base Hospital.” This is an old one, I’aw. but I never heard i> before and I kno yu aint. I got a pass to go to town last week to see that Georgia Peach I mentioned in my previous and had to get a pay shav as the boys had bin usin my raser to sharp their penclls-and it seemed to be losin its edge. some. I always thought a shav was a dime the year round but I'm gessin again, as the feller says, and more of that later. While I was sit tin in the chair a colored b>y ast me if he could shine my boots and not wantin to seem stuck up I let him. Then a nice lookin girl with wavy hair wanted to wash my hands and pool my calh jes and i says: “Us Vermonters is too well bred to re fuse anything.” so she wnt at me with her files and pee vies and I begun to see. parts of myself that had been in cold storage for quit some time, as they say here. The barber kep on asink me if I wanted a face steam, a nyissag and li lacks nibbed in and as I wanted to look inv best I told him to go as far as he liked. Yu see this Southern Jane is one whose grandfather raised so many slaves and tobacco makes up her face everytime she exjects me down and I wanted to show her that I was ketchin on to her ways. Os course I think washin the face is easier but thte girls here seem to hav the idea that enamel lasts longer. Well, after these folks in the barber-shop worked on me for an hour and fixed me up so fine 1 had about, decided to corm in again some time when 1 had the\ price. I sposed the war was over, after that 2nd Leet, that I passed without salutin get through with me but it broke out again when that butcher found out all I had was 3 nickels. I was savin the odd nickel to ride to camp on the car but that didn’t seem to satisfy them and they talked about havin me arrested unless 1 pay them a dollar and a half more. Whad dayu kno about that, Paw? A feller could have a operation reformed at the corners for that. The barbers call themselves Tongsoreal Artists down here but what we calls them wouldn't pas the sensor. Still my lady friend said I smelled like a rose garden and it’s worth getiln throwed out of a barber-shop to get a compliment like that. I wouldn’ uv minded glvin $2 if they done a permanent job on me hut after 3 davg mv face fa as full us hair as ever and my hands an nails Is gettin back to. their natural color. The barber claimed I had a very tough face but I’ve been told that before an he said if ho had my face down there a few tiines he’d get to know it. Well. I left him several oamples but 1 gess he'll know me again without that. The only barbr I vr knew that got moren 10c for a shave was Mose Gowdy to the Corners al home and then he al ways went to his customer's homes. Yu remember the New York feller that come up there fishin las summer an forgot his razor an they sent for Hank to shave I s All restrictions are now re moved. Try a cold bottle where soft drinks are Sold Augusta Ice & Beverage Co. him. Well Gowdy laid him out on the floor an knelt lonside him an lathered him up good an then giv him a dandy shave. When the feller had paid him a quarter hr asked Hank why he didn’t sha\ him in a chair an let him come to his barber-shop Hank says: “Mister, i ain't got no shop. Folks shaves them selves down here if they do shave and besides. 1 ain't never shaved a live man afore.” Yes, Paw. I’ll never get another shav from that barber unless he gives me a Hank Gowdy shav. as we used to cal] it. So wishin yu the same an many of them. My Remains, YUR DUBITABLI-: SON AN BROTHER, JOE BONER. Undressed as before, PeMillup Batt Ist (’roup. Casualty Co. Here ’ s || j WRIGLEIHS F 1 I For a welcome refresh- 1 i ment at a mighty small I cost. The longest-lasting sweet I you can carry, and it takes almost no room in the pocket, sealed tight i KEPT RIGHT 11 l ThC FlaVOr 1 Lasts 2 JI P. S.—They claim in Gorgfa but if that he’o hav one. A Challenge Battling Tom McGratl' as the ‘Brooklyn Terrorg® termaster Corps, is any 120 pound mnr. in Battler is in the best oflM would welcome any eight or ten-round ments can be made Sgt. Clarence A. tence Branch, Camp wj ■ office.