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i I* ' tv Personal Items and Promotions Second company, 146th M. G. Battalion, formerly Company K, Second Idaho Infantry, celebrated their sec -';, . ond anniversary, October 8, by a feed of doughnuts and coffee in their mess ' hall at 9 o'clock p. m. There were speeches and songs before and after the feed. . Private Archie Keith, of the 162d ||? Ambulance corps, Is a thorough i' Scotchman, with- a good voice. He sings the old Scotch songs with feel .? ing and the real Highland color. Private Newland, of Company C, 116th Engineers, la making a quick recovery from a few days' Illness at the base hospital. He Is an expert teacher of conversational French and has led the class promoted by the Y. M. C. A. In Company C. Private Hugh Kyle, Company A, 116th Engineers, Is rapidly recovering at the Charlotte Sanatorium from an operation. His family la widely scattered, his mother and sister being at home In Portland, Ore., his brother In France and his father In China. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hay Halley, of . J 409 East Boulevard, Charlotte, are en* v i tertalnlng relays of me'n from the 116th Engineers at their home, and making weekly visits to Camp Greene ??v. with home delicacies that the men greatly enjoy. On far am Irnnwn the Sienftl OorDS has the rare distinction of having the oldest man in point of service. J. C. Rogers, who came to Camp Greene with the Idaho troops, is the man. He serv 1 SO years in the regular army an was comfortably located on his ranc In Idaho. When the call came for men, he felt that his duty lay with the -rmy and although 62 years young, he toOlc the physical examination and passed it where large numbers of younger men failed. Lieutenants Cordner and Presendent, formerly with Co.. I of the Second North Dakota Infanrty, have been assigned to Company G of the First regiment and Company K of the 164th, respectively. Lieutenant Paulson has been transferred from the Beach company of North Dakota to Company A of the. First regiment Secretary Galava, of the Camp Greene Knights of Columbus, arrived on the grounds Thursday. Father Manley, for the past three weeks connected with the KniehtS of Columbus as priest at their building in camp, left Saturday for El Paso, j&j, Texas, where he is to be chaplain in the regular array. Members of Company D, 164th Infantry, have subscribed an average of $100 per man to the Liberty loan. In Company G, 163d Inantry, the following promotions have been made: Corporal Orval E. Dixon to sergeant; First Class Privates Fred E. Assellin. Harvey J. Verdun and Elijah P. Curtis to corporal; and Privates Gerald P. Murphy, Charles F. Cabell, Oskar A. Peterson, Harvey Taylor and Clarence P. Ranum to first class privates. Curtis was also made company clerk. It is interesting to note that all of the bona fide Frenchmen ar?j ' ; now non-commissioned officers. ' Captain Sternhagen has ordered all ... ':< "non-coms" In Company G, 163d Infantry, to attend French class. The " class has been started much as the \ outgrowth of the class conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Haller for the Y. M. C. A. Corporals Asselin and Verdun, who assisted Mr. and Mrs. Haller, are conducting the new class, together with other Frenchmen In the com' . pany. It is expected that all privates will Join soon. Tuesday night was the big night as far as social eatures were concerned. Fendall's Jazz orchestra made a big hit with Its raggy music. They are entered In the Fiddler's convention to be held in Charlotte October 1? and 40 and they are already planv Sir nlng what they will do with the prize money. Sergeant Gerard of the 163<y Hospital, sang two selections which were heartily received by the men. Sergeant Gerard has a fine baritone voice of remarkable 'strength and volume and will, no doubt, favor us with his singing on many, occasions this ail. company ab mo aia xar uener work as a duo. Tbey needed a silent partner, rather than added emphasis. The 116th Infantry band la using Y. M. C. A. building No. 104 as a hall for practicing, and each morning this band renders an impromptu concert, which principally benefits the Y. M. . C. A. men at the association's administration building, nearby. ( NOTES ON COMPANY L. Sergeant Crevelln, of Company L, third District of Columbia infantry, has rendered many excellent vocal selections for the entertainment of the soldiers. , Captain Beckstein of Company L, third District of Columbia Infantry, said that this was the finest group of Y. M. C. A. secretaries he ever had met We can say in return that he has a mighty fine group of men In , his company. Lieutenant Bosdick of United States regulars, now with third District of Columbia Infantry, is champion checker player In our neighborhood. He challenges all comers. 1 TRENCH COMPANY 1 SECOND WASHINGTON INFANTRY Company I, of the 161st Infantry, has so far subscribed $10,000 to the second Liberty loan of 1917. Almost every man has entered his subscription and more.are expected to come across, for the campaign is by no means over. Lieutenant Foerschler is in charge of the drive, aided by Sergeant Raymond and Privates Tingland and Webster. At least 912,000 will be raised In -this one company. Company G, of the same regiment, is I still In Washington and has wired | tnat Jll.uuu nas Deen Buuocriueu. Private Keenan Is today (Saturday) dishing out beans for the first time In three months. The question before the house Is how did he get away with it while all the other boys were enjoying regular turns at this favorite indoor sport Privates Willcox and Horn went out the other day and got 16 pounds of hickory nuts. Private Willcox is now Instructing Horn to scare up his own eats in the futur?. Cobbler Waldo is doing shoe work for the football team. Company I's football team has recently been organized and Is putting in some strenuous practice each "day when not otherwise engaged combing the lawn. Sergeant Rex Raymond has been elected captain. Privates MacMoran, New and Wagner took a trip recently in quest of persimmons.. The fruit took strong while being eaten, but the later results were not quite so happy. Privates Hanson and Moore and Corporal Auld are back on the old Job as mule skinners this week. It is reported that when Moore handles the our head at once Hanson looks on with eyes green with envy. Corporal Auld, while riding in mount, has often been mistaken for a major general. ?e sure aoes iook me paru Privates Stone and Van Der Vickie are rather slow when it comes to pulling oft high finance. They ordered a stove in town the other day and didn't receive it until three days later. First Class Private D. R. Johnson, the renowned Jackknife carpenter of the 15th squad, has manufactured a door for his wigwam. The door may be all right, but it inclines in the same direction that Johnson does. Company I has an old football player who has eaten 'em up on the college football gridirons. Cook George Hebert, of the University of Michigan, is the power of the newly organized team. He weighs about 185 pounds and makes an impression when he hits the line. It will not take him long to get into his old form. His strenuous duties handling halves of beef and flour barrels has increased the power of his biceps. Men on other teams are given fair warning, for it will be hard to And a man in the division who will have anything on this line bucker. Private Fox, it is reported, is more of a comedian than a prize fighter. Sergeant Jones Is by far the busiest i [ man in the company these days. He I has 29 "shave tails" on his trail all I day. J The boys have been royally entertained by the program at the "Y" this week. The company feels greatly indebted to them. There Is a mutual bond of sympathy between the men of the company and some of the "Y" secretaries. They eat with us. Sergeant Rex Raymond is the captain and manager of the new football team. He is ready to arrange a game with all comers. He is well posted in all branches of athletics and is ko lng to be a big help whipping the team into shape. Private Saucy, speaker of three languages, has been requisitioned as teacher of French for Company I. He has about 20 out each evening and the boys are learning to twist their tongues around the Jaw-breaking French words. Steady progress is reported by those who attend. f Private SnodgFass has been appointed a member of the censorship committee of the "Y." It is his duty to report on his impression of the entertainments staged at No. 106. There are four other guardsmen from the other companies near the "Y" who serve on this committee. CO. D. 2D N. DAKOTA The Devil's Lake boys were very happy these last few days when receiving letters from their girl friends, whom they got acquainted with on the way to North Carolina. Albert Floyd received seven letters In one day. Alva Bones received Ave letters and three cards. Clyde Bonby receives five letters every day and is kept busy these last few days answering them, and he Is very scarce around the camp. Clayton Donobue is on the sick list this week with a stiff neck. Alva Bones Is one of Company D's most comic entertainers. NThe Company D, Second North Dakota, boys, are feeling very blue now over their company being broken up. There were only 25 men transferred. But we all hope that the other companies do not have to break up as Company D did. AND CAMP Page 9 ' .... % ^ Independence Trust Co. fi I Capital and Profits ?750,000.00 I |ffl We are glad to serve the officers and men at Camp I Greene, not only in our regular line, but also have them make use of our directors' room for rest, correspondence, U Iff Ml *, *;' ' J. H. Little, President J. H. Wearn, Ch'm'n of Board V fl Iflf B. O. Anderson, Cashier W. K, Watson. Vice President II Vy, E. E. 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