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tfe s i Published Under Auspices 4 of \ National War Work Council t Y.M.CA. of tie United Statu Vol. 1 BIG DRIVE FOR MR WORK FUND ' Nation-Wide Campaign Will ConkbStfk. .. .. . i /ggft, tinue until November 19. Soldiers Are Asked to Help by JgL Bringing Matter to Attention of Folks at Home. B8k5* y T Begin ning Monday and continuing! iSfijHfcttl November 19, the army Y. M. mjjCisAy ll making a drive all over thla, try to raise sufficient funds to car- j ^^Wrtiafnfhehts, indoor and outdoor' recreations, rest rooms, writing and % jrea4!nff rooms, educational classes, j "Sr devotional services and Sunday activi~ ties that go toward throwingsthe en* vironments of a home around the boys I, In the war?is a big one, an expensive ne. but everybody will agree It is a 1 most Important one. Soldier! will you do this for the ? army Y. M. C. A. today? Will you take your pencil and mark every ar-1 tide in this copy of Trench and Camp I that refers to the work of the army ? . Y. M. C. A. among the boys ip khaki | and mall one copy at least and ps many copies as you can, to some ^fnend of yours who is able to. help | ^he army Y. M. -C. A. in this greati work? The drive is on today. Will you do I V/ihls today? J ' k It may help wonderfully. It will | . bring the work of the army Y. M. C. i A. to the Intimate knowledge of thou- i sands of men and women nway from the camps who possibly are not familiar with the great scope, the unOS&flsbness of this work. I If the army Y. M. C. A. means any-' settling to you, do this now. There is Knot a minute to lose. Furthermore, will you write to one or two.who are able to help in this Work and call their attention briefly and concisely to what the Y. M. C. A.: means to the men in this war? !' Will you drop a line thi? very hour,) } to your home newspaper?Just a line or two? And tell the editor to help %> boost the drive the army Y. M. C. A. | . is making: to raise money to carry on ' ;' this work and to follpw every man inp the army to the very first line trench- j c vSs and Into the very Jaws of death if >1 < becomes necessary. Can you say: 11 -"The army Y. M. C. A. Is serving us, 11 * helping us, entertaining us, Interest- i ing us, making life in the army easier! for us?let everybody help this un-; < selfish organization to help the boys j < who are defending the nation's i honor?" , General Pershing ha J said as much, i General Scott has said as much, every - returning soldier from France has said ^ 4*^ much?will you write your home editor hrieflv how vou feel about it and do it today? , EDITOR TRENCH AND CAMP. 1 SOUTH DAKOTA SERGEANT j MARRIED IN CHARLOTTE < " .Sergeant B. C. Coffey, of the 116th 1 supply train, a unit of the Forty-Bret ^ division, and Miss Hattle Ginder were i. married Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock I} at the First Presbyterian church of ^ -Charlotte by Rev. Dr. D. H. Rolston, * the pastor. Both the bride and groom are from Madison. South Dakota. 1 \ Miss Ginder received word from rgeant Coffey which had the effect * ?f causing her to immediately board ' *? train for Charlotte, where she ar- ( #vT|ve<l at noon Friday. The groom is o Athlete well known in his home ' 1 V "The Y. M. C. A. is the greatest thing that waa^ ever ^put^lnto milN j ? ENCH Printed Weekly for the sffibe Cljarlt Edition for CAMP I NOVEMBE Welcome to To you who are members of tend a welcome to Camp Gree the camp as pleasant.as the one burg. We want you to feel at One thing we want you to un Camp is your newspaper. Wh jng to depend* on you. We w you are a reporter on the staff, you think will be of interest, tel Y. M. C. A. building, and lie wi we want suggestions. If you will make the paper more inte Remember the folks back h< ' things you do while you are in c and Camp each week. They received already several letters f much they appreciated the cop their boys senUo them. ^ ^ ^ CONSTRUCTION AT CAMP RAPIDLY NEARING END Work Now Authorized Should Be Completed by December 1. Cost Is Estimated at About $2,000,000. negun me iuoi JU struction work at Camp Greene ia nearing completion, and Major Clarence H. Greene, constructing quartermaster, says the end is in sight "unless additional work ia ordered." There is nothing known at this time of the possibility of more construction being authorized. Originally, the camp was to Include slightly less than 1,000 buildings, but this number was practically doubled by subsequent orders following increases In the size of the camp. The last authorization of construction work of any importance was that ordering over 400 additional stables and about 100 more sheds built. This work now Is Marly finished, and the end should beJteached by Dacember 1. iX. this time, the construction work at the camp is widely scattered, with small squads employed at vari* a us tasks. Unlike in the past, no lar^fi bodies of carpenters and laborers are it work on any one task. The number of men employed by the contractors is now relatively small. The cost of constructing Camp 3reene is estimated to be in excess af $2,000,000, and this was described is a low estimate. , v \ ENJOYABLE MUSICAL PROGRAM FOR SOLDIERS Sunday afterrfoon, November 4th at aullding 108 a most delightful Sunlay afternoon "home hour" was given tor the soldiers. .Mrs. Alex Stephens irought Some friends with her to the :amp and gave an excellent program >f music and recitations. The solliers showed their appreciation of vhat was done for them by their :onstant applause, and the visitors vere very generous with their encores. Che program was as follows: lolo?"Oh Heart of Mine," ..J Miss Gertrude Half heading?"Tony," % Miss Jean Robinson lolo with violin obllgato?"Oh Dry those Tears," ] Miss Veatress Weir und Mrs. T. W. Kendrick. Jiano Solo?"Rigoletto" by Lizt .. Miss Mary Louise Crowell leading--"Where They Sat," .. .. .. Miss Robinson { lolo with, violin obllgato?"The End | of a Perfect Day," J .... Miss Hall and Mrs. Kendrick iccompanUt?Mrs. Alex Stephens. >GAJ io> Y. M. C. A. by Courtesy of rtle (Dbscrtxc GREENE Charlotte, N. C. R 13, 1917 Camp Greene ' the regular army, we wish to exne. We hope that you will find s you left at Syracuse and Gettyshome here. iderstand, and that is: Trench and lether or not it is a success is go- j ant everyone of you to feel that j Whenever anything happens that !' 1 it to the secretary at the nearest i ill see that we get it Above all, j think of something that you feel resting,, tell us about it. ,' 3me. They are interested in the j :amp. Send them a copy Trench will thank you for it. We have * rom ine nome toiks teiiing u:> now ^ ies of Trench and Camp which , a in every cany> and cantonment^ , *ene edition to be the best of all. I j \BOYS FROM MONTANA 1 APPRECIATE HOSPITALITY: j Regiment's Spokesman Thanks ( "Good People of Charlotte for, Their Generous Hospitality During Our Stay Here." | On behalf of the enlisted nien of the 1 163rd regiment U. 8. infantry (former-: ly known as the Second Montana in- > j faptry), I desire to thank the good I people of Charlotte for their generous hospitality during our stay here. 1 i Our leisure hours have been well r ' occUDied and everv man in the rotri- < j ment has been made to fee! at home ! 1 and many are the regrets expressed t by all at the thought of leaving. 11 ! The boys from the Treasure State I j have been taken into the homes of I Charlotteans and treated as though \ | they had lived amongst them all their t : lives. , i Every Montana man "leaves here r with a warm spot in his heart for the i citizens of Charlotte, and many will , find they way back to this fair city a when it's over, "over there." I i * (Signed) A. R. DORRIS. If M. G. Co., 163rd Inf. N / Educational classes I / MAKE GOOD HEADWAY Jc , I i i In spite of the difficulty of starting I c all over again with the new troops, the j ; educational work is gaining rapid;1 i headway. Upon the arrival of the.1 j troops, it was immediately apparent.1 j that elementary English would be a! 1 , popular course. The "Y" at Syracuse ! n ; had already organized classes in this I r j subject during the stay of the troops j P j there. Through the co-operation of 0 ' the chaplain. Lieutenant R. R. Ranj kin, the new battalion of recruits and 8 Company G, 47th, are already under c way. They meet in building 104 on a Monday. Wednesday and Friday after-1 * noons under the leadership of Ser-10 geant Boyle, Company Q. Attendance! h is compulsory. The whole 47th will a soon be In the line. r> Another very popular subject is s French. The men realize the great a advantage of having a. rudimentary P knowledge of this subject. We have a b large class nearly ready to start v '/ The motion pictures have shown a w great improvement during the last two h weeks. This is due to a number of improvements. We have improved o our condenser lens, giving our lights b more power, and in fact have over- g hauled the whole machine. This is y pot all. We have remodeled our a | screen, hung it with a new roller i which makes it possible to roll it up like a stage curtain, and treated it I with a preparation of kalsominc which 1 makes it impervious to light The j H pictures are clear and steady, and 1 n have run oft smoothly with no break- j 8] downs. They constitute a big feature V In ojir week's program. . 4 ARMY NEWS ^ ^ U* FOR ARMY MEN |j|^k||| THEIR HOME FOLKS Wf \ f|j| BEHIND THE SWORD v !fi -1 THE CROSS Mr-M riie Army Young Men's Chris- iSJjMfjS tian Association From a Sol- l| }Bp8S dier's Viewpoint. [By First Sergeant Arthur F. .luiies, K|| flKfl Heailquartei-a 32Gth Infantry, IjIJjjlllfl ro All Amerhans: We. your soldiers, look to you with :he eyes of home. We are your sons. four brothers, your husbands. your iweethearta, your defense. The II III jyes, the courage of our spirits make > 'Jm ected, your property untouched while >ne-thlrd of the world is becoming a t wasted barren through (he incopceiv- . is an investment but as a grift, where ;he sole percentage return to you will je In the gladsome contentment of M liortguge to secure you. but our lives llja )lood which we lose for you will erase uf I Jn Icing much, request of you to part vith a little. We who have no home. BjjB We ask you to furnish the money to he weight of uncounted miles on our jl "iflljl fjj fou, too. toll during the day. though ? tot so hard as we, and at night, laying lown the business worries which the lours have gathered for you. are rest d in the quietude of your home and wftjKjN lave 110 home but the Y. M. C.^ A. I; mCJ 11 red letters are the words 'Don't orget to write home." The Y. M. t*. \A t. is our army home, our guide. Hie Avlfll ? larriw that is between us and ev.l. he cheerer of the homesick. It en- \\f/? ourages.those wlio would luugh. and * ' Mnv omforts those who would cry. Take S t not away from us. hut preserve it lQ II :herishingly and sacredly. *t I Countrymen, it requires money thai \J H he army Y. M. C. A. should be sua- ? ained. You hold the money, we seek he Y. M. C. A. Unite the means with he desire and bring to us an enjoy- y nent that we, stimulated by the rep- IIP I esentative presence of home, will re- III iay you with better equipped endeav- [H Ifc rs for our land. II I There will be a day for us when we hall charge across a shot and shell |M orrupted place, facing death unseen ^H| nd hideous, when the ticking of our |H ^Mj ratches shall be timing the outpour 1MB . Buti] f our blood, when the moral and L^5] iome support of our country shall be necessity, when wc shall need the HHfc-=SE!l e vivifying encouragement that we are truggling for home, that our homes nd your homes may be freemen's alaces. And at the close of the day's fflftSb&Sm attle, will ther<v be waiting on the ery lighting line the only home which y.Yffi re shall have with us, the army Y. "icKmm I. C. A.? We think there will. iiiii iuii mil .Tiaass'II11 III righten the world. We are slag- 111 11 If ljf eced with loads which it is within our ability to lighten. Kuild for us IDU I H nd maintain for us our Y. M. C. A.'s. IJj|j I CAUSED HOME. ||| | 11 Private CeciJ Henry, of Company llll MB I, 39th infantry, left Wednesday ight for Dorchester, Mass., in reponse to a telegram received late Wednesday that his father was very 1. He will be gone 10 days. . .
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