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First practice was called for foot
ball candidates, Monday evening, and
about_ 20 men responded. Nothing
but kicking was, indulged in and from
nrst appearances it can be seen that
there are several Brickleys and Pum-
Pellys hidden in the ranks of the Hos
pital.
As soon as a capable coach is select
ed the men will be put through forma
tion and signals and if more men will
tepprt out for practice an excellent
team can be molded from the availa
ble material.
The evenings we are experiencing
now are invigorating and should make
every fellow in the detachment fee,
like getting out and chasing the eve»
pigskin. Surely nothing along
atnietic lines could make one forget
quarantine and other troubles anv
^ of football.
The y M. C.-A. and the K. of C. will
lurnish necessary balls and we have
a good big field in which to play, but
can t play unless we have the men.
MacNish is in charge of
and he will be only too glad
witu^ 11 ^-byone who comes to him
witn ail the equipment available.
Practice nights will be arranged for
next week and in the meantime all
should get out and at least
Kick the balixaround to limber up as
much as possible. Corp. Joe Lawlor
charge temporarily and he will
endeavor to get as much out of the
possible under the circum-
^^at position you
titL give him your creden-
wTiq’ and place you
W, '^®®‘ Come on
th ® ^®*" ba*- and show them
®®^“ business, and we can
produce a winning football aggrega-
By SGT. K. J. DALQUIST.
How many mosquitoes did you see here last summer? Very few? Right!
And these are the hard working men that the hospital personnel is
indebted to for that pleasurable condition during the warm months. Daily
they could be seen in the wood and underlbrush surrounding the hospital
with their cans of oil, scattering it freely in hollows, drains and ditches
where the pestiferious insect might hatch.
The removal of the garbage, ashes, etc., is all under their direction
and the general sanitary condition surrounding the wards comes under
their jurisdiction. Coupled with these duties they superintend the work
of the negro employees about the place an daltogether they are about
as busy an aggregation as can be found anywheres. Captain Stockard is
supervisor of the work.
In the upper row we have Wetterholm, Sgt. 1st class Yates and Gib
bons and crouching on the ground are Wedlow, Kaziak, Schofield and Cpl.
Marsh.
SUNDAY MORNING
INCREASED ACTIVITY.
CLOCKS OF CAMP WILL BE TURN
ED BACK AN HOUR.
Sunday morning at two o’clock the
time pieces of Camp Greene will be
turned back an hour, according to the
camp order issued Friday evening. The
halting of life’s course by one hour
will make the following schedule for
camp calls—reveille 6 :15 a. m., break
fast 7 o’clock, drill call at 8 o’clock,
dinner at 12 o’clock, supper at 5:30,
taps at 9 o’clock, call to quarters at
10:45 and last call at 11 o’clock.
On Sunday mornings the first call
will be at 7:30 o’clock and breakfast at
8 o’clock.
The quarantine has brought about
increased activity on the part of the
Jewish Welfare Board and the Char
lotte branch has been especially gen
erous in looking out for the wants
of the boys; baskets of fine fruits
have reached the Welfare building al
most every other day and these have
been a great treat, not only to Jew
ish boys, but to all who have been
fortunate enough to be around when
the “eats” arrived.
HELP COLORED MEN.
COMES BACK.
Sgt. Oscar Files is back on duty
at the Base Hospital here, after a few
months’ absence at the Officers’ Train
ing Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
The Jewish welfare board has au
thorized its local representative, Mr.
Silverman, to purchase packages of
candy and cigarettes to be distributed
among the negro soldiers of the 810th
Pioneer Infantry. •
The grip of the Spanish influenza
has been broken at Camp Greene
There are several hundred cases of the
grippe less among the soldiers than
were reported a week ago.
“I think I can say that the crisis has
been passed,” said Lieutenant Colonel
George A. Renn, when interviewed
on the subject, Thursday.
Camp Greene has been especially
fortunate in the number of influenza
cases that have proven fatal. It is ex
pected that the government report
will place the Charlotte camp at the
head of the list for successful cases
in proportion to the number of case.s
Most rigid methods of prevention
and careful treatment of the influenza
victims have combined to aid the
Camp Greene record. Men were kep
apart and were not given violent exei
else. When symptoms of the malad.j
appeared the soldiers were rushea
to the base hospital for immediate
care.
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