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fRM TO PROVIDE
SOLDIERS ENTERTAINMENT1
Manager Rahn, at Camp Greene, j
Now Arranging for Many
If If jf Programs to Come. j,
'i'l!.1 war department commission on ,
training camp activities, being unable I;
ft.- complete the theaters planned for i
("amp t.reene and the other army j
tents. with eijiiipnietit. from the Kedllarrv
I* Harrison, president of the! i
Itedpalh system, was called to Wash'''
'iiientcrtaa Hi
HI 03 1 e<' and' 1 surl>ll,s is had. it will
enttfilainiueiiis will be provided only
orj for soldiers in uniform.
tfffl rol fill ^"*u" Pr?lf|'ams w'" include all proprvjM
Jj|i HI er entertainment for the soldiers, eonI
cert companies, dramatic companies.
I ' X|H am' entertainers. J(.
WM Iff IB others a week. Some will consume a
JklWSnW? whole evening others will be group- ;
William A Itahn. "Bill" as his)
)! the Camp CJreene auditorium. He has ;
been here for several days, with his
received by Marry P. Harrison from
Raymond 1>. Kosdick, chairman of
the commission on training camp activities
of the war department, show"Wiir
Department
"ties. Washington. i
"Chicago. Illinois.
"My dear Mr. Harrison:
presss our genuine appreciation of the
successs which has greeted your splendid
work in the five military training
camps where your tents have been,
erected. In asking you to undertake
this work for the war department, we,
were confident that your programs
were of a kind that would prove vastly
interesting to the troops, and that our
belief has been fully substantiated is
evidenced by the reports that are
"It is not necessary to tell you that j
the service which you are rendering
that you will soon he in operation
in each of the thirty-two large camps
F M B i:i the United States, so that our sol
O diers everywhere can have the benefit
It of your programs. Just now. par
V licularly whrn the troops arc going
| JkSJ bJ into camp for the first time and home- j
s.ckn.sss and dissatisfaction are apt'
WW May f '<> he prevalent, we need the help:
!? ^7/1 "With many thanks for your work,|
<,"d lh,! sP'end'(i sI?irit which you have!
mm 'Cordially yours,
Y( "KAY.MONU B KOSDICK.
\ "chairman." J
(onininiission. and local manager, ex-1
JSmL COLONEL WEBSTER OF
FIFTIETH IS VETERAN i
f~?l ? Army Career, Beginning in 1889,:
V' C\7 , Includes Service at Many'
v* Posts at Home and Abroad, j
I Wi
> it Colonel 1' L) Webster, commander l
| J r Tl of uiie Fiftieth t'nited States inafntry;
II I ri'Kiinent. stationed at Camp Greene.'
1 1 like a number of the commanders of
MaHB' j I other refitments at this camp, is a vetBm
i J cran of many years service at home
^^1 11 >nd abroad. He was graduated from
West I'oint with the class of 1X89 as a
PfaFel commissioned officer. In 1897 he
1 * completed the course of instruction at
the infantry and cavalry schools at
Fort Leavenworth. Kans.. and was
graduated in 1913 from the Army War
B? . college at Washinston.
jn the early years of his foreign serj^HMB
vice, he was sent to the Philippines
UflaMftji ai"' s,'rved there through the insuiji
ji ? |... rc< lion. spendir.g, in all. almost nine
Rl y IIJI years on the islands. For two years
he was alde-de-canip to Brigadier
Ml Jj I IB General Lloyd Wheaton. At various
? times. he was assigned to commands
with the Sixth, Twentieth and Twenty-second
regiments of infantry, and
|jl H HI a short time ago assumed command
of the Fiftieth, then at Syracuse. N. Y.
iWith the Twenty-second infantry. ColBlj
I nil onel Webster saw service on the MexB
IB IHI lean border.
Ill llill IUI) Colonel Webster is widely known in
1 American military circles, and not
only is popular in the army but with
his civil 'i at ouaintances.
TRENCH A
TO DEDICATE KNIGHTS A
OF COLUMBUS BUILDING j
3ishop Haid to Dedicate Structure
to Recreational and Wei-JI
fare Work for Soldiers atj
Camp Greene.
The Knights of Columbus building,
?t Camp Creene. constructed for use!
,n entertaining the soldiers and pro- j
noting camp welfare work, formally ;
will be dedicated at exercises held |
it the building this morning at 10
"clock, when Rt. Rev. Leo Haid. O. i
S. It.. 1). I)., bishop of North Caro- ;
lina for the Catholic church, will de- j
liver the dedicatory address.
Father Stephenson, camp chaplain i
uf the Catholic church, and chaplains '
f t'niteil States infantry regiments
;it the camp will assist in the dedica- 1
lion. Music for this occasion will be t
provided by the band of. the 163d,
infantry. :
This building is located near the j
camp postotflce. and has been in use
several weeks, though it was not completely
equipped until" recently. Sec- ,
rotary T. P. Calvin is in charge of i
the building.
The public was by Secretary Calvin !
extended an invitation to be present, j
This building was constructed under
direction of a Charlotte committee
of the Knights of Columbus, of
which Warren V. Hall is chairman.
It is about 120 feet in length and
about 40 feet in width, and is completely
equipped for the purpose it is
iptended to serve.
VOLLEY BALL POPULAR
AT BUILDING NO. 107
Volley ball is the most popular
game in the vicinity of Building No.
107. The 164th band has a champion
team and would like to meet
other teams hi camp, in friendly competition.
game of basketball was played
between a team from the 164th and
Company E of the 38th Infantry last
Wednesday afternoon, the score at
the end of the game was 61 to 4 in
favor of the 164th.
The feature of the game was the
fast work of Eckels in throwing baskets.
Ho threw 20 baskets, making
40 of the 61 points scored.
The line up was as follows:
Eikels J. Infield
L. F.
Scott Hunton
K. K.
Jones Deemer
C.
Dawson E. Infield
R. G.
Awyer Carson |
L. G.
Wyatt. substitute.
Hallowe'en came on stunt night, so 1
we had the usual games of ducking
for ap|>les, which afforded much enjoyment
for the spectators and gave
the participants a chance to take a
bath, although they were not furnish- j
ed with towels.
Boxing in barrels was another funny
stunt. The feature of the evening
was Dr. Miller in his position of hypnotist.
He hypnotized eight boys and j
made them do all kinds of funny j
stunts. If you want a good night of I
fun. book "Doc" for a show. We appreciate
his kindness and his willingness
to help us out.
Athletic equipment is being used by
a thousand men every morning at
the,Recreation hour.
/ / K. E. G.
BOYS FIND THE "Y"
AT THE RIFLE RANGE
"Men may come and men may go,
but the camp goes on forever." So
it might be said of the ritle range.
The North Dakota boys left the Catawba
river sand plain, the different
battalions on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, respectively. On Friday,
the Montana and Washington, D. C..
boys in the 164th United States Infantry
took their place, and laid violent
hands upon the unused kindling
wood The Northern soldiers think
this is the Sunny South during the
daytime, but oh! these damp cold
evenings!
As usual the "Y" was on the jump
as the battalion moved from camp,
and sent out to the range a tent, 40
by 60. Although a group of volunteer
tent pitchers did not boost up the
new "Y" home until 7:30 o'clock Friday
night, things began to move that
evening. Thanks to Company G, its
graphaphone was ready for a concert
of Hawaiian melodies for the building
party. Not content with the cxer
cise invuiveu in ii??? k?'?
and driving: sledgehammer stakes
' with a modest little axe. the boys
tackled each other with the boxing
1 gloves and the medicine ball. It is a
great stunt at the range to try to
knock the other fellow over by slugging
the clumsy old ball at him. Getting
ready for stopping shrapnel when
you stand up against it.
' The "Y" secretaries don't feel at
i home in a big tent after serving a
whole regiment in a 12 by 14, But
now they are ready for real work.
: Building tables and benches out of
! old bunks and scrap wood, setting up
' a stove on an angle because there is
I no "elbow" pipe to be .found, and getting
settled generally constitute about
all the activities so far. But the "Y"
is getting on the job to welcome all
men from the camp at the range.
NP/CAMP
WHAT THE ARMY Y. M. C.
i
By James A. Hollo mem. Cam
The red triangle is the emblem oi
the army T. M. C. A. activities It
is the emblem of an efficiently equipped
organization, reaching into ever;
army camp in America,, into the concentration
camp of the American boys
in Europe and is preparing to follow
them into the trenches, into the hospitals.
and even into the enemy prison
It is using every resource it has and
can command to meet the soldiers'
needs. Its Job is to look after th?
welfare of the men in the army and
the thousands of men wno are engaged
in this work, many of whom
are making great personal sacrifice!
to -lo so. are working together in s
systematic, methodical program tc
carry out efficiently and effectively a
service second only in importance to
that other great auxiliary to the government's
fighting arms, the American
Red Cross.
The army Y. M. C. A. provides every
training camp, national army, national
guard, student officer, quartermaster,
aviation, everywhere th?
boys in khaki are congregated, a service
that ministers to the whole man
At every camp, it provides comforti
and pleasures for men that are faa
away from home and friends. It affords
recreation without temptation
It provides social, educational, physical
and religious activity.
In every training camp in the United
States and in General Pershing')
field camps in Europe are a numbei
of buildings and tents located in thi
various regimental units for the us<
of the men in those units. in eaci
building there are five secretaries
They provide concerts, vaudevilles
motion pictures, stunt nights, tourna
ments and such games as checkers
chess, quoits and other indoor garnet
of that kind. The religious secretary
provides religious services. Bibl<
classes, hymn singing, etc., and visit;
the sick in the zone of his building
ministering to them in every service
able way. An athletic director in eacl
building arranges all kinds of outdoo
athletic activities, football, baseball
basketball, volley ball, grenade throw
ing. boxing, etc.. and provides thi
equipment. The educational secretar:
Things the J
Well Sel
Moderat
OI IC UNIFORM DKPARTMEN
KINDS OF MILITARY GO<
Officers' 0. D. Serge and Cloth
$37.50 and $30.50.
Officers' O. D. Overcoats
Privates' Khaki Uniforms
Officers' O. I). Cloth Pants
O. D. Khaki Pants
Officers' Raincoats
i Rain Capes, reversible ..
Ponchos
Stetson Army Hats
Regulation Hats
Regulation Army Sweaters ...
Flannel Shirts
Gloves
Army Lockers
Bed Ito.l Is, Special
Regulation Sheep-lined Coats . .
Leather Puttees
Spiral Puttees
Canvas Puttees
Hat Mords
Soldiers" Knives
Safety Razors .
Insignius for all ranks
Sterling Silver Insignias . .j..
COME IN AND WK WILL BE
IF YOU DO NT TRADE
I sriks BELK
A. MEANS TO TBE SOLDIER
p Editor, Atlanta Constitution.
' provides French classes with competent
teachers, history classes, elementary
English classes for those whose
educational opportunities have been
' limited, and entertaining educational _r,
. lectures, screen and blackboard dem- ' jr
onstrations, etc.
Aside from the various angles of
program, educational, rellglflJW, *"t
letic, me army x. ?; -c*
. are the club rooms of the boys in
I khaki. Each building has its reading
! tables filled with books, magazines, -*m
and papers. Long writing tables are
i provided with ink, pens, paper and
I envelopes so that the boys may not ^ ^
only find it convenient but indeed in- *
viting to write a letter to the home
1 folks, or to the friend or chum bei
hind. These great writing and read,
lng rooms for the boys are as homelike
as it is possible for loving hands
' to make them. They are not "home
l ?only a mother or a dad makes
. home?but they are more perhaps
like home for the boys than any other
' place could be found on earth. The
victrolas are running off their latest
records; the big red fireplaces are
cheerful with the glow of tho old
plantation log. and there Is an ease
' and democracy about the whole 'n'nK
that makes every man conscious that
he is among friends and boon companions,
and is thus cheered by the
comforts of a real club.
The army Y. M. C. A. is not a rei
ligious organization per se; that to to
say, it Is not clergical in its mlnistra
tion, it is not attempting the func
- tiona of a church, and yet everytning
that emanates from the army Y. M. ^
C. A., every service it renders tends
- to a high ideal and citizenship, a clean
J life, thrift in habit and character, a
r firmer foundation on the great basic
s principles of correct living.
i "Prepare "to live" is the slogan, and
1 hundreds of thousands of young sol- i'-ST.""
. diers, if their lives are spared, will
, return from the war better men,
- stronger characters and more com*
, pletely equipped in all the essentials
3 that go to a successful citizenship be/
cause of the service and environments
3 of the army Y. M. C. A. , :.$p'
3 In all of the service rendered to the
. men in khaki through the army Y. M.
- C. A., and in the aggregate it is a
l service that is absolutely indispen- .
r | sable in its stabilizing influences in
{whipping together this great army of
invasion to fight and conquer for a
world democracy, there is not one
/ penny of expense to the soldier boy.
Soldier Needs
lected and
ely Priced
SL f
T IS OVERFLOWIVG WITH ALE
JDS AT ATTRACTIVE PRICKS.
Uniforms $25.00. $29.50. $35.00
$25.00, $29.50 and up to $47.50
$7.50
$6.50, $8.50, $10.00 and $12.50
$2.98 to $3.95
$5.00 to $19.50
$6.00
$2.98
$5.00
.7.7.7.7 $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00
$4.50 to $6.95
$2.00 to $4.95
$1.50 to $2.50
$6.95, $7.95 and up
S13.95
$14.50
$3.50 to $12.50
$3.00 to $3.95
98c and $1.50
.7.7 15c, 48c and $1.00 ...v3
50c to $2.50
$1.00
18c up 73#
98c
GIJAD TO show . YOU OUR LINE. I 7n
WITH US. WE BOTH LOSE
. BROS. . STQRE^^g|^
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