Newspapers / The Caduceus. / Aug. 17, 1918, edition 1 / Page 14
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; -■ . . :,ii’ *’X*' '-' ■ ‘ •' if '■ i i; i-„ i;i Ef! ii ii 14 NEW CLUB OPENS The Red Circle Club for colored sol diers of Camp Greene, conducted un der the auspices of the War Camp Community Service, was auspiciously opened Tuesday evening with an in formal reception. It was estimated that not lees than 500 colored soldiers were present. The Red Circle Club is located on South Brevard street, opposite the library for the colored. It is provid ed with comfortable furniture, read ing and writing material and made as nviting and attractive as possible. The sub-committee composed of leading colored men and women of Charlotte who direct the activities of the club, were assisted in Tuesday’s entertainment by three representa tives from each of the colored churches. There was music and refreshments were served. J. H. Warren, chair man of the entertainment committee, delivered a brief and cordial welcome WE APOLOGIZE. It is but due Sergeant Woollard that The Cadueeus apologize for failure to mention the efforts of the sergeant in connection with the success of the “stunt” night performance at the Y. M. C. A. on Monday night, two weeks ago. The whole affair was the out come of the personal labors of Ser geant Wollard who called upon each performer personally and who secur ed the talent of the Keith vaudeville actors. Piedmont Week of August 19 The Footlight Girls COMING to US recommended as one of the finest shows of the season Also one of the finest Picture Programs ever shown in Charlotte. SEE DAILY PAPERS FOR PICTURES TO BE SHOWN Open from 2 to 11 p. m. Saturday 1 to 11 p. m. No advance iu prices THE CADUCEUS. MAJOR RELIEVED CAMP QUARTERMASTER ASSIGN ED TO 37TH INFANTRY. Major Albert B. Kaempfer has been relieved from command as camp quar termaster of Camp Greene and is as signed to duty with the 37th infantry. He has gone to take up his new work. Major Kaempfer is succeeded by Ma jor S. J. Seals, who comes to Camp Greene from Montgomery, Ala. Major Kaempfer had made a worthy record as camp quartermaster and •fives evrrv assurance of proving a valuable addition to the 37th infantry. He is an enlisted man of thirteen years of army service and has gained his present ranking from a private. MORE PIGS ARRIVE. During the past week another ship ment of Guinea Pigs was received by Pvt. Griswold, keeper of the animalv? of the base hospital.- There were about thirty pigs in the lot which will bring the total up to about fifty. The pigs were of the smooth coated English variety and came from Ken tucky. Pvt. Griswold states that Guinea Pigs are veery expensive at present, being worth $1.50 per pig. A year ago at this time they could be pur chased for $1.50 per pair. The pigs are used quite extensively in the laboratory for testing and standardizing serums and are also used in the Wase.erman test. Pvt. Griswold, who has charge of the animal house is experienced in this sort of work, having raised Gun- ea pigs for the last five years.. HOT STUFF. The hottest bit of library naterial that we have known to come from a book shelf is at the disposal of the pat rons of the base hospital library. It is an electric iron. Marie Pox Waite, who received Ihe suggestion from one of the nurses wrote Mrs. H. R. Russell, of Pittsfield, Mass., that the iron wouH be mare ap preciated than “Paradise Lo.it.' Mrs. Russell who had wished to make a library contribution accord'ngly re sponded by sending an iron which will be loaned out just like “Aesop’s Ba bies” and “Robinson Crusoe’’ and will be used for pressing army clothes. VISITS LIBRARIAN. Miss Whit, the custodian of the hos pital library, had as a visitor over Aug. 9th and 10th, Miss Miriam E. Cary, field representative of the Amer ican Library Association. Miss Wait thoroughly explained the work that had already been done here and the great opportunities that were possible when the new Red Cross building was completed. Miss Carey had spent the first part of the week at Boston, Mass., and upon her depature from here she went to Asheville, N. C., to continue her tour of inspection. m WANDERS BACK. John Petrilli has returned to hos pital duties after a ten-day furlough to Port Wayne, Indiana. 5,000 COMING DEFINATE ORDER FOR THAT NUMBER GIVEN. Provost Marshal General Crowder has called upon 34 states to furnish 12,000 white draft registrants for en trainment on August, 30 and with 5,000 of that number assigned to Camp Greene, according to official messages from Washington. The Camp Greene men are to come from Alabama, Florida, Georgia Ken tucky, Maryland, N'ew Jersey, Mis sissippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virgin ia. START BIG WORK. Now that there are a few negro troops stationed at Camp Greene, the colored Y. M. C. A. men are kepi well occupied with arranging for tn», amusement and the instruction of those men. The greater part of the secretaries connected with this work are college men having a good understanding of the needs of their men and are mak ing arrangements accordingly for their welfare. Mary D. McCullough, director of colored activities of the W. C. C. service, says that they are doing excellent work. Among some of the amusements already afforded the men are: A most interesting talk was made by Prof. R. L. Douglass, and Henry Houston rendered several musical numbers. Through the efforts of Dr. McCro- rey’s wife, a fine musical program was rendered by the Seventh Street Pres byterian church, the direction of A. T. James, assisted by Prof. Long. WHO WOULD THINK IT. Pvt. 1-c Theodore Neal, of the Cadu- ceug staff is with us again after a most enjoyable leave of 19 days pass ed at Newark, Ohio, his former home. FOUR ARE ADDED. Pour more non-commissioned officers were added to the lengthy list of pro moted ones on Thursday. The enlist ed men so raised in rapk are Ser geant Frank Donovan: Corporals Har old A. Dempsey, Joseph L. Bartlett and Herbert Gray. OFFICE MOVED. The Cadueeus is now tenting on the old camp ground as the office of the base hospital publication has been moved from Barracks No. 5 to the large tent formerly used as a detach ment office. The official Cadueeus ad dress is now Tent NO. 3, Bas© Hospit al, Camp Greene. FOR CHECKER PLAYERS. Tables and benches have been placed on the outside of the “Y” build ing tor the convenience of letter writ ers and checker players, and should prove a source of pleasure these hot nights.
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