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I BUILDIKGCOMPIETED
Father J. A. Manley, Formerly ot
Asheville, Temporarily in
I Charge of Camp Hall.
| During the past week the balMIng
I- of the Knights of Columbus has reI
ceived the filial touch from the carl'
. penters. Equipped with writing raaf.'.-.
terials, a few games, and magazines,
the hut is ready to entertain any and
I :/ all men In camp. In charge of the
I ' outfit for the present is Father J. A.
. Manley, formerly of Ashevllle, N. C.
As he is now waiting for an appoint
> ; ment as chaplain in the regular army
m.-i Father Manley will not remain here
Pjr permanently. In his place another
I'zipriest, a secretary and assistant secretary
will serve the men.
lis*- Thus far the only service conducted
f in the new building was mass last
1 Sunday morning. On the previous
Sabbath. Father Manley read mass in
>!*?" ' the Y. M. C. A. building. No. 107,
loacted next door. For the. immediate
future mass will be conducted every
Sunday morning at 9 o'clock.
cupied but ltttle over two weeks. The
efficiency of this work is largely due
to Warren V. Hall, chairman of the
\ " local building committee. By frei
> quent personal visits to the camp, Mr.
Hall secured the record-breaking con;
Rtruction Financial support for the
. building comes ffome headquarters
'J..; in Washington, under charge of Col.
" w... P. H. Callahan located in the Woodward
building,
t&i'." ~ The Knights of Columbus building
7' is 40 by 100 feet and provided with
S'i';.' separate rooms for the secretaries and
- supplies. There is a place for the
altar and ample provision for pertSBfep./.
forming mass. The seating arrangements
are especially desirable, benches
with backs and separate chairs being
used.
i fgf?-:'. Owing to the fortunate proximity
r of location between the building of
ueKt' the Knights of Columbus and Y. M.
C. A. building 107, much co-operation
will be possible. When entertainments
are progressing In one building,
writing letters can be carried on across
V , the way. In every detail constant co>
- operation is followed in the work
? .. which has the same end in common.
The nature of the friendship which
' has quickly grown up between Fa_anit
th? nAPTfltarifiB and
' men of the camp was Bjiown in an
Interesting: argument Tuesday night
, ;.;v between Father Manley, one of the
I secretaries and a Polish Jew. The
subject of the discussion was religion,
r-; and the most striking feature the
, unanimity of opinion regarding the
)? $? - essential points.
-//HUMAN UKELELE" FROM
^ r// IDAHO MAKES BIG HIT
Sftg&i;- The second stunt night at Y. M.
C. A. building 106 seemed to be much
;I;V 'j. enjoyed by those present. The buildfgg&r:
ing was filled to capacity; the men
jSjg. were sitting, standing and hanging to
2n?*;"v the rafters. The California Comedy
-Trio had planned to put on an extengive
skit, but it was found impossible
present this, so an eleventh hour
change was necessitated.
The first number was the feature.
Jt was requested and insisted upon
jfsigfv'/ that Major Gilbert, chaplain of tho
third Oregon, say a few words of
r- tf ' greeting. He arrived with the troops
Ipggy and the cheers that greeted his appearance
were a testimony of the popfgp
clarity of the chaplain. The applause
the ?nfl ot 1118 was 80 lnsistvi
that he responded with a short
'v The second number was given by
Private Sutherland, who played an
Irish medley on the accordion. Pri,
. vate Abe Jacobs of the same outfit,
a violinst with experience on the Or'
pheum circuit and the San Francisco
/ Symphony, was next Introduced, His
|;- work was such a hit that he was en!U"
? *? U- "l-iv.H Ait.
y ferent classic and popular selections.
Idaho was represented by Private
Harry Rice of the machine gun com,'-r
' pany. His stunt was the novelty of
the evening. He was advertised as
the Human Ukelele and with no instrument
or other aid he gave a most
clever imitation of the Hawaiian steel
guitar. The sound was produced
through the nose. The audience was
Insistent on an encore, but the fact
. - that the entertainer had a severe cold
piade it sem wise to wait until another
m" The Company I, second Washing
? . ton, quartet, composed of Corporal
Dr ' Auld, Corporal Maloae, Serjeant Ell
lie and Private Armfield, then sang
Ur... - several of their beet selections. Their
P i r . third encore was the popular "Spokane"
song. Bjr request Private Jacobs
played once more.
j)-r" ?* The last number was a boxing ex[Lgt\
hibitlon. The principals were Private
Prink of Company H, Oregon, and
Private Phillips of Company E of the
!r?<.... " game regiment. It was a fast bout
from start to finish and was ably rsfereed
by Corporal Qruman of Com*7j
pany O of Oregon. Boxing seems to
ySv: have become very popular at building
lOt and the interest taken in this well
i . matched contest was great.
SPORT WITH SOLDIER!
Boxing la the favorite sport a
building 107. During the week n
less than IS bouts were staged, dls
covering many good boxers. Th
physical director, Mr. Gourlie, hope
to develop the manly sport among th
boys, and plans to arrange for classe
In the near future.
Blind man's biff, or blindfolds
boxing, affords much amusement t
the soldiers. On the first night th
gloves were brought out Mr. Gourlie'
call for volunteers was answered b
four husky boys who donnea tne mm
were blindfolded, and, after bein
spun around three times, went to ii
or, generally, away from It They hi
every once in a while, but seldom hi
each other. The front row of spec
tators was swatted generally, much t
the delight of everyone else. This 1
a game which does not require muc!
skill, but in which one can get som
good biffs and rounds of applause.
One of the red-letter events in box
ing was the bouts between volunteer
from the infantry and the cavalrj
just after Oregon had arrived in cami
near the Wyoming men. The beet ex
hibition was that between Sergean
Chronquist and Corporal Noyer.
Volley ball is a coming America1
game. It is now very popular in ou
country, and is played a great dea
abroad. In the west it is replacing
basketball to a great extent. Shortly
volleyball, basketball and footba1
leagues will be organized in eacl
company. "
The object of all athletic games i
to develop selfcontrol and fair plaj
There is no greater means of develop
ing character than a fair trial of skll
against another man. Here are a fe^
Y. M. C. A. rules for "a good sports
man:"
1. When yoa play a game, alway
wish to win, otherwise your opponen
will have no fun, but do not wish fo
victory so much that you cannot b
happy without it
2. Seek to win by fair and lawfc
means according to the rules of th
game, and this will leave you with
out bitterness toward your opponeo
or shame before others.
3. Take pleasure in the game eve:
If you do not obtain victory, for th
purpose of a game is not merely t
win, but to find Joy and shrength 1:
trying.
4. If you obtain the victory you de
sired so much, think more of you
good fortune than your skill. Thi
wiU make you grateful and ready t
share the honors bestowed on you
and truly this is both reasonable an*
profitable, for it is but little any of u
would Win In this world were not for
tune better than our deserts.
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
TO FIRST NORTH DAKOT/
Members of the hospital corps o
the 164th are wondering what wa
the attraction at CWcago which caus
ed Major Charles F. Hunt to get oi
the train at that place and stay of!
The boys missed him 30 miles oui
and accused him of trying to get i
drag with the colonel.
The machine gun company of th*
164th, alias first regiment of Nortl
Dakota, has a goat named William
They insist he is the kaiser's goat
However that may be, the kaiser'i
goat will be stolen before the com
pany gets "Over there," unless the;
muzzle him in the wee small hours o
the night.
John W. Hayes, an Indian, recentlj
became assigned as permanent orderly
to Chaplain F. C. Proehl. John wai
released at his own request by Super
intendent John M. Dowries of Nortl
Dakota State Reform school to Joii
the army. Chaplain Proehl takes th<
boy, who has had no military tralninj
and expects to make a first-class sol
dier of him.
Squad 6 tent of the old first Nortl
Dakota headquarters company ii
cursing its luck. The boys spent $2(
to buy flooring for the tent, and now
they understand that orders have beer
issued that all tents will be floored
by the government They have a righl
to feel blue.
Private Guy Dowen, member of th?
second Montana band, a resident ol
Chinook, Montana, called to Secretary
of War Baker Saturday afternoon
"Pose for a picture Mister." Secretary
Baker walked 10 feet, took ofl
his hat and smiled, then shook hand:
with Dowen and asked to be sent &
copy."
Capt A. B. Welsh, the only white
man who was ever adopted into a
tribe of Indians, has Just been relieved
of his- command of MandanBlsmarck,
Company I of second North
Dakota. The company has been spill
up so completely that it no longer ex
ists. Captain Welsh was mane tne
foe tar son of Chief John Grass of the
Sioux Indiana at Fprt Yates, North
Dakota, two years ago.
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The men of I company, Washington,
are anxious to have Colonel Ingles
with them. Only one company
la In camp at present, bnt more are
expected soon. Colonel Ingles is popular
with the men. He Is known as
a fighter and the boys delight to tell
of the time when he knocked a man
cold In Spokane because he spoke
lightly of the uniform. The colonel
Is said to be the man who put the fist
In pacifist, and his advice to his men
to to do the same thing If any insult
is offered the fiag or the uniform.
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GRAND 0P?RASm6Efl^\
3 IN BAKERY COMPANY
1 Pie Eating Contests Prove Great?
est Noise Provoking Stuntl on
Y. M. C. A. Program.
a * ??
e The building staff labored under
a considerable difficulty in arranging a
program for the first stunt night at
d building No. 106. The men jfrora the
2 Wyoming regiment, which had been
a under the charge of building 106, rey
cently had been transferred to another
part of the camp and the talent which
g had been lined up was not available,
t, and the new outfits have been here
It such a short time that they have not
it become settled and were too busy to
- get their stunts in shape. In spite of
o these handicaps and the additional
s disappointment of having talent fail
h at the last moment because of colds
e and "guard house" the entertainment
seemed to strike a responsive chord.
" Private Sutherland of the Califor8
nia field bakery gave the first number.
' an accordion solo. His work was of
p high order and was heartily ap~
plauded.
Sergeant Schultz of the same outfit
Q followed with two tenor solos. Serr
geant Schultz has sung on the opera
2 stage and his offering was remarkable
K for its sweetness and expression.
r> Private Boak o Company E. Oreli
gon, presented a diverting novelty in
h the shape of blowing clouds of cigarette
smoke through his ears. Sevs
eral of the spectators seemed to think
r. that he was faking but three success
ful performances dispelled all doubt.
11 Private Farr, of Company I. Washv
lngton, did two clever turns with the
accordion.
Sergeant Schultz then sang two se8
lections in Italian from grand operas,
't Before Private Sutherland closed
? the musical part of the program, with
two accordion solos, the men of the
. seven outfits represented chose and
announced their entries for the pie
eating contest. This proved to be the
|t best part of the program. 8even pies
furnished by Mrs. Clarence Walker of
n Charlotte were consumed with the
e greatest art and speed by the followo
ing men: Private Halberg of Comn
pany I, Washington, Private Butler of
Oregon, Private King of the Wyoming
- machine gun company. Private Langr
hon of the Washington machine gun
a company. Private Gledhill of Com0
pany E, Oregon; Private Duhon of
Company G, Oregon; Private Stevens,
4 of Company F, Oregon. The com8
batants ploughed through the pies in
high style, not minding the fact that
their faces were covered with chocolate
and meringue.
Gledhill, of Company E. Oregon,
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was returned a winner, amidst the WHWWS
rousing cheers of his mates.
^ Por a producer of noise and good
spirits we recommend this form of
indoor sport One reel of light comedy
was then put on the screen. This P
gave an opportunity to make an- HI
nouncements of the coming events. Ill
After the film the entertainment was III
turned over to the athletic director, {{II,
W. S. Williams. The boxing matches III I I
were quite fast The men, Corporal ll I
Wylder and Private Piffley, exhibited 11 R 1
a considerable knowledge of the game rj m D
Both men are with Company I, Waah-^ BIB
ington, and are a credit to the com- I fl
pany. Corporal Gruman, the well
known boxer with Company G. Oregon,
refereed and Private Keating of bsbmwb j
the same company acted as time
WESTERN BOYS PROVE
/y GOOD ENTERTAINERS Wj\TyJ
Gone are the days of carpenters, tt&A III [H
electricians and Jacks Of all trades at HI MM
building 107. For over a week it has H HDI '/? *
been reasonably free from the clutter RMI ! 1* ?
of shavings and the din of the tinsmith's
hammer. The moving picture
booth, the tables, the counter, and all H H
the equipment are now in service. H ULj*
The building has been well patronized
from the start. MM tt ?
Stunt night has occurred with considerable
frequency, and owing to the
good grace of men who would serve
at sh/>rt notice, was each time a sue- U UlhJy
cess. Elmer Anderson, of Wyoming, HI V
called upon from the audience without
warning, showed that the boys from H fflE
the west are ready at any time. Men- MJH iK
tion cannot be made of all the talent |VflFVjr
that made the first night a success. i
Sergeant Schultz, of the thirty- "V
sixth baker company, is always ready |l [ISi
to assist with his fine solo voice, and Ml W ffl
Private Jacobs always puts the pep III*'""
into his violin selections, especially on
of the Wyoming band, haa tickled
the keys for another man to perform
his stunt. There are many other men Vl
who have called forth hearty and
well-earned applause by entertaining IIH
the men at these Joy occasions. The Lf? 1
Wyoming and Montana bands have ^ A?
shaken the house many times, espe- //I
clally at the latter's grand concert. I
A number of successful entertainmenta
have been given by friends
from Charlotte. ^
INDIAN WOULD SING. /
Dick Adams, full blood Indian soloist.
Any church wants him to sing, l?
call Camp Greene,^103. . J' \
The machine gun company of the - ^ H
first South Dakota has been combined 3
with the company of the old third
Wyoming and the "new outfit Is now a \ L? ?
known as the first company of the ' M
146th machine gun battalion. Ul
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