Pa*e 2 f/'r SECBETi WES ROUND OF THE SSTH Newly-Arrived Outfit Arrives! With All Hands, Including j if EI f| the Masoot- ; W MM DM Curiosity is a great thing. All be- j ings seem to have more or less of this neck-stretching. cross-questioning } for when curiosity began we dare not j say. We have good reasons for not saying?we don't know. But one thing we do know, and that is that ! it was prevalent as far back as the time when Adam took that apple. He had curiosity to know what the ap- | pie was like, and what Adam's curios- I ity got him into we all know. But i in the estimation of some, the af- j fair wasn't so bad after all since' Adam got his curiosity satisfied. j IJNIh Stl" why sl>Mk of Adam When | MM there are so many Camp Greene men ! Mai who have the same curiosity as Adam CjflT |R M h id' For example, take the "Y" IB4JX secretaries (Oh yes. they are men | Hlf toe), r-very time a new outfit pitches tents every secretary in the near-by I IMlM building is "rearing" to go see them, 11 if* to bid them welcome, to get ac' qualnted?to satisfy his curiosity. It | was on one of these "I-bid-yotf-wel- ! come, curiosity-satisfying" expeditions ( that brought a "Y" secretary to the. camping grounds of tho 58th infantry soon after their arrival from GettysS? burg last week. It's generally a safe bet that there is going to be a good crowd at the canteen of any outfit. So that was where the mentioned secretary began his siege of neck-stretching and questioning. And hardly had he eaten half a pie before he had been informed that the 58th was a splinter of the old Fourth infantry; that the Fourth was split three ways on vilie. Texas, on the 5th of June, last; that the other regiments formed from the Fourth were the Fifty-ninth, and | that one outfit remained to call themselves the old Fourth. Along with this information the secretary also learned that boys of the Fifty-eighth didn't fail to patronize their canteen, and that what the canteen sergeant said generally went around that end of the works. But about this time ! the pie had been finished, and ?as j there is no room in the Fifty-eighth [ canteen for loafers, the secretary had i a corporation formed between his I pedal extremities and the company ! Not many tents had been passed I l>J| before the secretary was thoroughly convinced that the canteen wasn't the I 1 V only busy place on the grounds. In HA&el every street there was polieing. tent raising and a general fixing up tak W-Jy li ing place. Everybody was busy. But I AMlS H anyhow one man was good enough to "V do his bit along the curiosity-satisfyUUlffi inK llne 10 say that there were 12 ^^PLBL-V infantry companies in the regiment j eni3r~aa with a headquarters company, supply company and a medical detachment, and that the companies averaged I about 100 men each. Going on to j another company. information was' uHw received to the effect that the boys! VKfl liked Camp Greene very much so far. I Also that Colonel Wahl. who is in V . wS*aEJ command of the regiment, reported \ Wfl that he had had since he has been in service. It is reported officially that not a man missed check on the entire trip, and this is some record ; I By this time. C company had been j "'K n* .scene and announced that ho Own* the best fighter in the regiment, ami that he would take any men on who didn't believe it. He didn't include -Y" secretaries. so the rep.-e.tentative from that department ailowed his curiosity to be eased for I . ... ? f?'w minutes and at once vacated. BU III I HI 'varini; that the pugilist might in11 III II nouncemen't. As :'Y" men' always like to hang around mess shacks, the visitor made his departure by way of II H| I the kitchen. Hut he must stop one 'ill III Ul I more time at any rate, for perched .IB m || I on a box near the kitchen door were I'll II Nl two perfectly nice green parrots [U y m | which had been brought from Vera M 1(1 Ml Cruz, according to Cook Bond, the Wu |J1| Ml owner. There was a short convereaf 'Miwi ?u tion between the secretary and the aJ|Mk9 owner before the pollics began tak Ing a part too. Just what was said from then on it might not be well to mention, but to say the least, the parrots know army language. Anyhow, from what one "Y" secretary conld learn from both, the pollles. and the men, the Fifty-ninth is a cracking good regiment, and glad to welcome them to Camp Greene. INTERESTiNG^iGURT IN RANKS OF 47TH Sergeant John Vilt a Veteran of Campaign in Cuba, Philippines and China. Company "D," 47th Infantry, Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C.. | Norember 17, 1517. | To the Editor of Trench and Camp: i Dear Sir: I beg to place some in- 1 teresting facts before you regarding i one of our veteran (old) soldiers. | There is in Co. "D." 47th lnfkntry.; an old soldier, by name Sergeant John Vitt, who at jlhe present day is still in active service, and makes the young members of his company has- j tie to keep pace with him. Sergeant Vitt takes great delight in drilling the raw material which comes into his company. Whenever a new j recruit is assigned to his command, he begs to be allowed to take this young man into his fold and train. him to be an efficient soldier. There, is one young man he specially de- j always refers to bis instructor as. "Grandpa," such being the bond of love between them. Sergeant Vitt may be seen any day during drill hours on the field opposite the 47th infantry camp, and he will always give a hearty welcome to < any visitor who is interested in his young popils. Sergeant Vitt is a veteran of many. engagements and saw service in Cuba, and in the Philippines, and was also I the first man to scale the wall of the; sacred city of Pekin during the Boxer j rebellion. He was a sailor In his young days and many are the tales he tells to his young flock over the j campflre at nights. .1 It may be mentioned that he has a hearty appetite, and can put away more "chow" (food) than any three i members of his company. There is great grief at the present time in Company "D," as it has leak- | ed out that Sergeant Vitt has a sweet- 1 heart in Syracuse, N. Y. (this is his latest engagement) and fears are expressed that they may lose their in-; structor whom they love. Sergeant Vitt is a church member and goes to church to pray for his young pupils. He is a very modest man notwithstanding his great career, and takes a delight in taking five or six of his pupils out of a night for a walk along the country lanes. We all Join in wishing him a very happy Thanksgiving and trust that he will continue to encourage the young men ot mis company witn ws lovable disposition. MICHAEL LB JCAR, Mess. Sgt.. Co. D. 47th. HYPNOTIST HEADUNER OF "STUNT" PROGRAM Sergeant "Doc" Miller Gives Audience at Building No. 108 Some Thrills. At the "stunt" night at* Building No. 108 Tuesday evening. Sergeant "Doc" Miller, of the 164th North Dakota infantry', was the headliner, putting on a demonstration of hynotism whifch was both ludicrous and convincing. At the beginning of "Doc's" demonstration, there were many skeptical ones in the audience, but when Miller had finished his evening's | entertainment, there were very few 'who would not admit that there was something to hypnotism after all. A wide variety of "stunts" were pulled off. ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime. The audience laughed themselves "almost sick" at | the antics of the fellow with the close-cropped hair. His rendition of ! Gungha Din. while under the hyp. notic spell, was a remarkable piece of work. The audience was given quite I a thrill when one chap climbed up into the rafters, monkey-fashion, chattering and flea-hunting, and during the course of his aerial climb, walked the electric light wires. What was perhaps the most mystifying part of the program was the demonstration given right out in the audience by "Doc." After placing hfs subject In a sub-conscious condition he passed out in the crowd and asked someone to suggest to him something which he wished the subject to do, isuch as taking a pencil out of a j person's pocket .removing a man's i hat, etc. Without any communicai tion on the part of "Doc." the subject i was brought into the audience and ; performed the various suggested acts. | The big hit of the evening, how! ever, came when Sergeant Borst him|se!f was put under the hypnotic spell. "Doc" then suggested to him that the old border sand fleas were eating him alive. She sergeant is trying to figure out today Just how his legs happen to be so raw and red bnt we'll never tell. Taken all in all, it was some "stunt" night program and the | 30th boys want the "doctor" to come J back In the worst way, but like most great men. we are sorry to state, he i comes but once, but leaves behind | pleasant memories of a night wall I spent. Q. H. T. iND CAMP CU OF THEY ORDERED FOR SOLDIER! About 18,000 Pounds of Mea Required to Rtf Allowances to Troops at Camp Greene. The camp quartermaster has for warded to the proper authorities or ders for the many thousands o pounds of turkey and other article! of diet especially given me soiuiun on Thanksgiving I>ay, insuring tin men at Camp Greene . a bounteous dinner that day. Instead o* other meat for Thanks; giving, each soldier will be allowed one pound of drawn turkey or 11 ounces of undrawn turkey. This means that approximately 18,00( pounds of drawn turkey will be required to fill the orders from the various mesa sergeants of the elever regular army Infantry regiments stationed at the camp. Suih a quantitj hardly could be transported In a refrigerator freight car. Turkey, however, Is the only special article on the soldier's menu foi that day furnished free by the govern ment. From his allowance of abou forty-two cents per man per day, ths mess sergeant Is required to buy his cranberries, cake, ingredients o: puddings, fruits, nuts and the numerous other things going Into the make up of the army Thanksgiving Daj dinner. It is not required In th< army, however, that the big meal o: the day be served at mid-day, for th< time of service Is left to the varioui [commanders, though usually the bij I dinner is at noon. Again, for their Christmas dinner | the government will furnish In ad ditlnn to the nsua! ration a si ml la. I quantity of turkey. ! Plana for entertainment of the sol idlers at the camp during theti Thanksgiving Day holiday, durini , which only the absolutely necessary j duties are required of the soldiers Include many athletic events and va rious entertainments at the T. M. C, A. buildings, the Knights of Colum bus building and in the open air. J I number of football games will bi played by regimental teams, and It li l considered probable that every avail | able gridiron will be in use botl | during the morning and afternoon. | SOLDIERS ARE INVITED TO DOKIE CEREMONIAL Any Who May Wish to Be Give! the Degree Will Be Accommo dated. "Soldiers at Camp Greene who an members of the Dramatlo Orde Knighth of Khorassan are cordlall; Invited to attend the winter ceremon neaday of this week." says Secret*r: J. O. Gardner, of that temple. "And if so be there are Knights o Pythias at the camp who desire ti receive the degree before going *ove yonder," they will be accommodate* at the same time. There were sora 30 or more of the national guardsmei formerly at Camp Greene who had in tended taking the degree at this cere monial session and their leaving is i source of deep regret to us. Thinkin; there might be some among the regu lars who may want the degree whil in Charlotte, we have decided to issu a blanket invitation to them." Mr. Gardner also announced tha visiting "Dokies," as they are callec arc especially Invited to attend th festivities incidental to the ceremonia They are invited to register during th afternoon, at his office on the tliir floor of the Piedmont building, Cas tie hall. At this time and place, tick ets will be issued to all entertain ments, including the annual dinne which will be given at the city audi torium at 7 o'clock Wednesday nigh' This suggestion of registering ap plies to Dokies and to those who in tend to take the degree at the cere monial at night. The ceremonte proper will be held at Castle hal Piedmont building, beginning at o'clock. "We should like to urge all soldie Dokies to attend both the dinner an the ceremonial, and to bring wit them Knights of Pythias who wi make suitable 'fresh meat,' " said Se< retary Gardner. UF" COMPANY, SktbTH. rapidly from sergeant to buck privab He was having an easy time of it ur til First Sergeant Arthur came in! the race. Since then the race h? been warm. Private Gilbery. better known a the "humane pull through." Is e joying himself with seconds and thlrc at "chow" call these days. Still h has nothing on Private Klonaky, th "Wandering Jew." because he ca leave Gilbery in a hundred ways whe ! it comes to "chow." Private Cantor, better known s "Little Abie," was recently promote to corporal, and assigned to the Ita ian legion squad, of which the mai man is "Little Venture." the figbtln "wop." This chap does not drill the coffee Is not sweet at breakfast 1 CAMP ANI> TBSaiCH Camp Editor, H. C. Northrop. Editors O. E. Day, I* A Morehouse, C. EL Wiachctl, ?L ft I i Fryer, H. M. Thurston, i Hosier ot X. M- C. A. Secretarial: ' Camp Staff: Camp Secretary?B. EL Hawkins (on taave>. [ Acting Camp Secretary?G. E. Day. (on leave.) Camp Keligioos Secretary?Dr. Tnoburn. Camp Physical Secretary?A- E. Bag ley. Camp Educational Secretary?Dr. r#>. jjH a. Kouom. H Camp Business Secretary?H. C. Not-. -M ' throp. (Acung Camp Secretary.) M Camp Secretary Materiel?K. . B. |fl \ Cooper. . Camp Clerk?W. A. Keee. Building Stalls: ! Bnllding No. 1U4: ? Building secretary?F. M. Burnett..:- gS Religious Secretary? Physical Secretary?C. L. Bryant. Educational Secretary??. f- anowi* ton. ' **$? Bunding Assistant?C. E. Libby. Building No. 10 a: Building Secretary?L. A. Morehous. KeUgious Secretary?Kev. J. W. Bay. Physical Secretary?George H. Aylav* or tli. Educational Secretary?J- W. Hupp. Building Assistant?John L. Ferguson. Building No. 106: Building secretary?C. E. WlnchelE , Heiigious Secretary?Kev. J. H. Armbrusu Physical Secretary?W. S. Williams. Educational Secretary?G. B. Watts. "t Building Assistant?C. K. Edwards., J Building No. 107: - >/?' Building Secretary?H. D. Fryer (on tcavc/. _ ? Religious Secretary?Rev. W. T. Elmore (acting building secretary).. ? Physical Secretary?K. L- Gourlle. / Educational Secretary?Charles IX Kepner. i - . i Building Assistant?H. D. Greene. Building Assistant?F. T. Smith. - Bui tiling No. 108: .-v'tf-'-'H Building Secretary?IL M. Thurston, f-i " Religious Secretary?Rev. George H. ?| c Alien, Jr. Physical Secretary?E. Richardson [it" ton leave). r Educational Sec re tray?Albert B. Coe. m f Building Assistant-^-George H. Taylor. |p : THIS WEEK'S BILL AT f THE REDPATH TENTS j The bill starting Monday, Novem-., 3 ber 19, will be the "Broadway Revue,'' - containing 11 ladies and nve gem*. . i men. In a spectacular variety produc-f . tion. The program opens with sevenA' jr selections by Ed Thorson's Jazs band.) which would make anyone sit up.aildlB take notice. They can and do plug, g anything from the latest of ragUqio & to grand opera. * The second act contains good singing numbers, as well M MfUkJ? other good turns. L. L. Lewis stags" the Torreador song from CarwfRji"Mr. and Mrs. Rees sing in duet, **d. ? Mr. Rees .plays a trombone; Mies I Helen Watson also sings, and ; Price gives pianologuea and readings. . ' Harry Longstreet sings a take-off oh " the song "Tit-willow" from the Mika~ do. He calls his song "Tlt-wilhl^^.. Having _j. . very laughable. Lloyd Garrett MB r a song of his own, about exp?MM|r 3 of a rookie, that is certainly rich. _ < I The third act is a .minstrel SIMflft 1 wherein all the nations take 6 Longstreet as the Scotchman, and Mug n Price as an Italian woman maUWe " biggest hits. Garrett sings an InMI " song that shows his fine voice to aMtvfc a vantage, and Miss Helen McCuteMogS 5 dressed as a Red Cross nurse is fatajfe " docutor. jMme. Predowa, who is re^TB 8 good, does a solo dance. '/ -jg-ff 8 The bill compares very faTffrttBW , with high class vaudeville, and U-*g. , I better than is to be seen ordto?mg* 'lit will remain here Monday. TueodBjr^ ,8 | and Wednesday. v fag* d! PHYSICAL DIRECTOR TO i- ENTER AIR SERVMjEg [I Physical Director Carroll L. jw? ir ant, of Building No. 104, baa re-77 i- signed his duties at Camp Green0_',?cif t. enlist in the aviation corps service.'^ ^ i- Mr. Bryant was a popular meml&V of the army Y. M. C. A. staff and Eac' >- endeared himself in the hearts at (&& il enlisted men he served, and 1, with regret that the men bade 8 "good-bye." Not only at Camp Greu|q| hut In the city Mr. Bryant made hong ir of friends. '???9 d He will be succeeded by Mr. H.JBS h Newcombe, who arrives this weeJc."^;ffl "A" COMPANY, 30TH. If it's a good meal you wajit, com< on down to "A" company. What '-intakes to produce sucr Cook HotMttl g seems to keep it on hand. e. If the boys don't come up th i- standard in their drill, it won't :o "Top" Sergeant's fault. The "Twfi is keeps the boys going all the thMa and puts into them some of the MM 13 "pep" that he has himself. n With Harrigon and Hosaltor as bat Is leries. the "A" Company baseball tfpMtfl ie is going to be'giving the other Oom^i le panies a mighty hard fight in the'hei?? r. future. Corporal Howard raajr> vb-? n depended upon to do his part at shon is Private Garwick, the id dead kid," challenges all .come?;h: I- 145 pounda n First Baseman Corporal Parker I g recovering from a sprained wrist,: a& if his work on the Initial sack gii] strengthen the team cousiderpMjr.