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<i" tl,? "top's" tent. Curious
VvWJ to know whit was taking place, the
\|#Av secretary "butted in." Upon inves|
tigatir.K. it was found that three pups
j\ ? some ten inches from tip to tip were
|o jl the drawing card. It was soon learn"j
l ed that they were two weeks old,
ll ^ and that if you wanted a "scrap" on
A PI your hands, all you had to do was
to go taking one of them off and see
what the mother. "Trix." would do.
I|R I A few minutes more and It was made
known tii.it company was on guard,
til I as usual, and that Supply Sergeant
I | Lx Itoder had titrn?-?l out the mules that
LI fin morning and when he went to drive
B Bw more I ?owu-eved mule" than he had
turned out. The sergeant swore he
trying to very hard. Just in the
- "" tn>* .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.