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Numerous Events Were on the >
I Program?Physical Director to
is Enter Air service*
' This weelc at building No. 104 has
been an unusually busy one. In
Site of the fact that the W W
l-.Wen handicapped by the Y. M. c. A.
^ campaign for $36,000,000, which has ,
enlisted the services of our building
secretary F. M. Burnett, wnicn
Such handicap i? further augmentBby
the fact that we have no re-j;
UciouB secretary and also that our
: athletic director, C. L- Bryant left
tfs on Thursday in order to enlist, j.
the programs have come off lb trie i
; usual manner. If not a bit better, slm
piy necauso c?i? . ,,
granted to do a bit more than his ;
hare so that by good hard work i
1 things are made to move.
' | --irThe educational work has rounded j
put Its corner In the week's pro-1
! gram. Although as yet the class
; J Work has not been organized to our
Satisfaction, the promise is good for
: , tte future. Stress has been laid on I
the improving the motion pictures
i '.ted the library. We now boast that |
'vB>-Put- on as good a show as the ;
inert follow. We have introduced the
.UM0 of double reels which have been
lltDne success. We wind two of the
^ftegulation reels on one of these
[AWUble reels, thus making half as
an&ny stops during the picture. As
j'jjor our library, we have changed our
' iyatim of charging the books. This
. new method is much simpler adn
quicker to handle.
r^It was with grief that we said
"#?d-bye to Mr. Bryant, our physical
, | dlffcctor. Mr. Bryant commenced his
I work here with the opening of our
building, and has seamed a part of
know him is to admire him
for his superb physical ability and
' will CO tO his homo
IhTNew Hampshire for a short visit |
taftor which he intends to enlist in
jDia aviation corps. He will surely
ifeMike a top-notch soldier.
IF jfr. Bryant's last week with us was
|kfa most successful one. Not a day
iMnt by without a big program. Our
whole athletic equipment was in use
all the time and the men were begfftir
'or mor. Baseball, football,
SSrotball, association ball, and boxIlng
were all in progress at the same
This Is how the boys forget
their troubles.
'rOvr stunt night was the best this
that it has ever been. Mr.
i^int certalnly set the pace for us
Meting this part of our program,
r jjnt?rt?,inTTW?nt had three main
in??music by the Forty-seventh
. party of negro dancers from
a* (this was the major featured
KEe&^^Si tuu ?M
Mna The building was packed
t men who were in the best of
B? The entertainment was a
Mine** success and everybody
- Although* w/ have no religious
Work* secretary here, this work is well
Si care of in all its details. EvHQrfrfw
on our staff has for his major
object the winning of souls. We
Bbjve in a rounded program, and
|ii Tim it to make the religious work
Sad out above all the rest. Thereore
we have all taken the work In
Sad and pushed it to the utmost. On
H?day the 11th, we /held three
ttOOtlngs. In the morning,.our chap#iy
Lieutenant R. R. Rankin, conthe
usual morning service. In
St-afternoon from 4 to 5 o'clock,
r "home hour" took place. The
jgBtlst Young People's Union gave
- he boys quite a treat with quaint
Bthern stories and songs. Miss
njMAret Kucker, of Queens college,
[fi&llsliii 1 us with a fine interpreation
of a colored preacher's sermon
St won the admiration of all preset
and caused all to call for more.
Jhi|it was served and the 300 present
far* sorry that the program was not
HMr. In the evening, we held our
hjnlar Sunday evening service. The
p';F. H. Rossiter, from Winston
Klein, spoice on "JjOOK ana uivo. 111
ftu & plain message, straight from
j?T hhoulder. and its effect on the
ddb was shown by the large numr
of "war roll cards" that were slgnafter
the service was over. Altogether
Sunday was a big day for our
uilding.
-On Thursday, the 15th, Dr. P. M.
IcDowell spoke at our mid-week seriot.
He emphasized the love of
lod and the obligation that it places
f under. He said: "You have some
BlUgcation for meeting hate with
inland fist with fist, but to meet
M Infinite love of God with vile
fflraes and a defiled life is the worst
ihl .Of 4tll." The men were profoundimpressed.
Knowlton, educational directr,
plans to organize a Bible class.
*a matter of fact it will be called :
/.inner circle for the sake of disnction.
- The purpose of this class
R^tree-fold, First by actual study
j> find if there is really something in
hjfe- Bible that will help the fellow!
rho sweats In the dust of the march j
ID . day; second, to establish such i
A deep spirit of deep Christian fel- i
liwship among the members of the
jjtanoyclrcle" that^aH shall feel its J:
TRENCH
preach to outsiders by quiet deeds of
love rather than loud meaningless
words. To sum It all up in a few
words, It will be a plain, snappy, common
sense affair for red-blooded men
Who wish to live a straight life.
CLASS FOR MEN \
OF FOREIGN BIRTH
English Is Being Taught at All
Y. M. C. A. Buildings at Camp
Greene.
fMnraiPB in Knriinh for the benefit of
Boidlers of foreign birth are being
organized in connection with all of the
Y. M. C. A- buildings. Some of these
classes were started at Syracuse and
are being continued here. Others are
being started new.
In one regiment, for example, there
are about 50 men who are prevented
from becoming efficient soldiers only
by their lack of good understanding
of the Bnglish language. Officers are
realizing that their men cannot be
trained if they are unable properly to
understand the commands.
In one case, for example, an officer
was trying to teach a man who could
not understand English to execute the
command "double time" and "to the
rear-march." The man would run to
a certain spot and then reverse, always
at the same spot, no matter
when the command "to the rear,
march!" was given.
In many cases these men are detailed
to attend English classes as
part of their daily schedule.
Any man who desires may enroll
in English classes by giving their
names to the secretary at the nearest
y. M. C. A. building, and agreeing to
attend regularly.
There will be three or more grades.
there being one for beginners who can
hardly understand English; an Intermediate
grade, and a more advanced
grade in which civics will be taught.
Emphasis will be placed on military
English, the thing a soldier needs to
know to be effective. ,
Volunteer teachers-from among the
oillcera and enlisted men are earnestly
desired. Here's a chance to render
a real service to your fellowman
who haven't lived long in this country,
but wish to become a good American
citizen and soldier. A man to be a
good teacher should be able to use
English well, should have at least a
high school education and should
have a spirit of patience and helpfulness.
An advanced education is not1
absolutely necessary. Normal claaees
will be conducted to train teachers for
this work.
The Y. M. C. A. stands always ready
to help the man who understands
English poorly, but wants to become
an intelligent American.
"M" COMPANY, S9TH.
A lot has been said about what a
good town Syracuse was, and what h
poor town Charlotte is. But at last;
Private Porter came to the conclusion
that- It la a nice little'city. He got
acquainted with a dame over there
In town.
Some recruits talk so much about
K. P. being hard, but Private Song
swears It's \ picnic.
It's all right being on the M. P.,
said Rubuski, "but not in a "dry"
state. We are wondering what he
means by a "dry state."
It is reported that the "Y" has
some trouble In getting natural comedians
for their shows. If the secretaries
would come around some morning
and watch some of the "M" boysj
go through that early exercise, they
would get enough material to make a
whole week's booking.
And talk about the Company "M" j
quartet. It's so good (we mean sure
enough good) that If the Germans
heard It they would retreat Right
away you are taking it that Company
"M's" Binger, a pretty?? Oh, you
have it
If you want to see some good drilling.
come around and watch Praper
Schneider, Pegoini and Hobo Miller.
They do those "rights" and "lefts"
wonderfully well. Praperis movements
(If he were standing against a
commutator) wouia oe enougn to run
an electric power bouse. And Pegnini
could come right along after him
and stop it with his.
The flrst-class privates have taken
quite a fancy to wearing their chevrons.
This is for the information of
the friends who do not. know that
they are expert riflemen, we suppose.
Private Porter says that if Sergeant
Knapp could get his old team together,
he would make Lieut. Bell's players
look like children. Come on Sergeant.
Let's have them. The 30th
will try to take care of them.
CO. L. 30T11 INFANTRY.
The boys of Co. L are still drilling
for the range and expect to go there
soon.
Private Fuller, who hurt his hand
hist week, is better and drilling
again.
The boys of the company all received
their slings for their guns and (
were very much pleased to get them.
"The boys are very glad of the new j
change in the retreat and drill call,
as they now eat before the retreat [
call, they have a better appetite for i
standing in line.
The boys of the company were very
much surprised with the new visitor,
the rainstorm. It gave a remembrance
of old Camp Syracuse, where
AND CAMP
SOLDIERS CANVASS FQR^
Y. M. C. I.WAR WORK FUNO
Fifty Non-Commissioned Officers
Join City Workers in Going
iu.. r*..u.
Miter ouusenpiiuiis.
Much favorable comment has been i
occasioned In Charlotte by the service
of 50 non-commissioned oincers of
the regulars stationed at Camp Greene
to solicit In coneotion with the campaign
to raise a fund of 535,000,000 j
in the United States for the use of j
the Y. M. C. A. among the soldiers <
In camp and Held.
On Friday Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick, |
chairman of the county executive committee,
visited Col. F. B. Jones, commander
of Camp, Greene, and asked
if it were possible to secure the services
of a fdw non-commissioned officers
for Saturday afternoon. Colonel
Jones .then asked for volunteers for
this work, and despite the fact that
it was a? half-holiday a half hundred
reported and during the afternoon,
under the direction of Sergeant Neil
and Sergeant Austin, they raised a
total of $320.85.
At the close of the session of the
canvassers at the Y. M. C. A. building
in the city it was voted unanimously
to promote the commanders of the
two teams from sergeant t.o "captain."
At this time, it was decided to ask
for volunteers for work at the
churches yesterday and. again for today,
with the result that every man
offered his services for Sunday, exI
plaining that they would not be off
duty on Monday, whereupon it was
! decided to direct the chairman to ask
Colonel Jones to excuse these men
for all day Monday to assist in proseIcutlng
the campaign.
When the matter was laid before
the commander of the camp, he readily
agreed to direct -that these men
I be relieved from military duty all of
| Monday, so that they might assist in
winding up tne campaign.
The men at work in the city for
this cause made a most excellent impression
and a number of pleasant
friendships among the men and the
residents of Charlotte.
sPEcum ii (i
GAMP Slims TBI
Specialty work starts "with a
bang" at Camp Greene this morning,
said Captain Unger. adjutant of the
Forty-seventh infantry, yesterday.
Colonel Roudiez, commander of
this regiment. Is directing the Intensive
training activities, in which" the
French officers and non-commissioned
officers henceforth will assume an
I increasingly Important part.
| Owing to the developments during
this war, warfare has become essentially
a work of specialists, in so
far as infantrymen are concerned.
! Training to be undertaken today in[
eludes bombing, gas attack and de!
fense. connecting defense units, and
I field fortification. Under the latter
I head are a great number of branches
I which require the work of highly
trained specialists to direct such work
on the battlefield in preparing new
| trenches and consolidating captured
positions.
| Practice in the use of the bayonet
will be continued. Some battalions
during the week will take the small
arms firing course at the range, ten
miles from the camp.
PROMOTIONS MADE IN
"E" COMPANY, 39TH
j After much coaxing. Sergeant Knox
was the soloist at a party down town
last week. He sang "Good-bye
Broadway. Hello Franoe," and "I'm
Going Back to Mexico" with a tingle
that would make Caruso feel like
Sauer Kraut.
It Is always the case that the sergeants
get the first dope on everything.
and that is just what the three
sergeants who stacked arms in the
file closets the other day had gotten.
At least, the men in ranks haven't
been instructed in that new stack
yet, so the trio was away ahead on
this.
Privates Cornell and Johansen
have been transferred to the remount
station. Looks like the remount gets
most anything these days.
Heart-breaker, did you say? See
Sergeant McKey, and get the reai
"dope" along this line.
Private Daly, of the second squad,!
has set up a bureau of information. [
He's doing a good business, too.
As pay day draws near, "black I
r.\r a" hnnr nnor th? (Vim nn nv
Corporal Crin, the company clerk,
is still exerting himself very little. Itj
has been some six months since this I
chap fell In.
On last Tuesday, the following men;
were promoted in "B" Company of
.the 39th infantry: Griffiths, Bernier,
Mazzeiio. Adams and Wood were|
made first-class privates; Mather. (
Rann and Voght were given Cor-1
poral's chevrons, and Corporal Burck(
Page 3 J
AMATEUR CIRCUS AT
RED TRIANGLE TENT \
Attractive Program Is Being Arranged
for Next Friday Evening.
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The 1>ik attraction for the week is | a] 1
the amateur circus to be given at the HI
large Red Triangle tent, in the rear
of the camp postolllee. Friday evening,
November 23, at 7:30 o'clock.
Physical Director Robert IS. Gourlie, flUJ I I |
of Y. M. C. A. Unit No. 107 will gladly xHLf
receive the names of any of the fellows
who can do stujits, etc. The boys
want to make this the biggest sue- , " !fc\, !
cess th;* the camp has known In
| some time, and to carry this to a
successful climax, the co-operation of
all interested is needed. The Thirty- Kofi Vyl
I eighth Regiment band has agreed to W&l I laJ
'furnish appropriate music for the eve- HI IBM
! There vnll be slack wire perform- |fl
lers, acrobats, fancy club swinging, K| JjLUL
! parallel bar work, human pyramids. H UJI Ifl
| There will also be the usual funny 9JU M
A great treat is promised to ail who |m
come and by "the way. fellows, the WflkS
strong man, fat man, skinny man. and
best of all the glass eater, must not H BMJff
be omitted. Corporal H. V. Taylor,
Company A, Sixty-first infantry, who lopWjl
circus for two years, and end man for H
| three years in Hi Henry's minstrels. |j IHfcBl
j will do the big clown stunt, aifd will Jn ttf yr
J bo assisted by amateurs from among g"
the boys. Corporal Wilson. Company
I A, Sixty-first infantry, will be the con- nf JW
jtortionist. Watch the bulletin board uLJlK Ira
I at Unit No. 107 for additional features. By ^
, FROM "C" COMPANY B | I'M
THIK1 Y-FVIN I n inriT. ? i...
I,ieutenant Gluckman deserve# kkVA^O^I
I praise for the Rood work he did on II
: the "Dummies" and trenches down by .//VjjJ"!
' tlie hospital. The?e afford us a Rood | Vl
chance to demonstrate what we can I II
!do when it coines to going "over the I LI
top." and if we are not mistaken. I YM
"G" cdmpany will be expert* at this /jfM
J hv the time they tret "over there." /yfjm
"Griff." the pop-'-. - M'-hn" of the lOdjfl
hth squad, in suffering from a cold
land sore throat. All the rest of the ^Tl 1 InJ
squad regret this very much and long
for his early recovery. He harfnt F>ffl lH|
J been receiving many cookies front I mTh
home lately, and most everyone knows |II
why. How about it. "Griff?" 1^1 In
J With apologies to Yates: "As you I fjynU
be. I no want to be a soldier; I want ffl'jjHl
; to l>e a tailor." jyl jl
j man." scalded his foot Sunday. All H iJk-iyjfi
{the fellows hope it Is not serious, be- M
'cause they want him to come back fl "H H
and make some more of his high SB I jffl
drinks and fancy goods. HPSsj
The boys of the company extend CT fibs
; their hearty thanks to the "Y" men MwJ jj
(for what they are doing for them I
Little Willie Chambers is going to I fl fl IP
donate Corporal M cG rath a brand new
Private Angelll would like to chal- n flJJpH
ienge any man in thia "neck of the H IjpTn I
woods" who tips the scales at one- * H
ten to a wood chopping contest. This V& & ifffl
chap is "there" when it comes to the
itranuel of the axe.
As a reward for their faithful..(?) U^jflfl
work as K. P.s last week. Privates nHeJElgrS
R.-irrv Rerme! and Cebula were pre- I Ew%h
sented with a nice pie by First Cook TTftiflfl]
"Sockeye," at the end of the week.
The boj'B, especially Barry, said that
the prunes in the pie were not seedless
by any means, but anyhow th? V
'juice was there. Barry, for one. g?*n- . vffiMI
erally watches his step, but this was \ tFj
one time that he stumbled into one ^
of "life's pitfalls." Cheer up. Barry.
you'll know a prune pie the next time
ENJOYABLE PROGRAM \
AT BUILDING 108 \ \
The entertainment at Building 108 ^ k
on Friday a week ago. met with a la |1
great response from the boys. Mrs. "s 1 ill^|Joe
Baker, a well-known singer in (I ll
Charlotte, won great applause and A I
was encored again and again . Her
Tiumbers were well chosen and seem- IB
ed to strike a responsive chord in |H I
the hearts of the boys who were present.
Dr. C. A. Rland, president of
the Peoples Loan 8c Trust Co., gave I I If
a timely talk on some of the issues
of the war anA was given careful at- Ifll
Itention. Miss^lelen Foil was a welcome
guest again as the accompanist |H ^H|
for Urs. Baker. The South Dakota
quartette sang several numbers and iW) BH
as usual were hilariously received. To
(conclude the program, the boys near
ly raised Uie rwi wun cneir wns* !? ?
by the "peerless leader," Serjeant ...
Borst, of the Thirtieth infantry. Ef?" ?iHl
ALLIGATOR IS ?ET ItfMH
OF 30TH INFANTRY KfcJLJ
During the Thirtieth's trip from Rfl Ml Hi]
Syracuse to its present location some ID I N [III
stranger handed Company M's cook lUU II III
ped in ?om? swampy district. The
cook carefully preserved the new addition
to the company for the remain- l|U| H M
dor of the trip, and now the alligator | |H M II
may be seen in a tub on the outside
of the kitchen. It is also rumored Mil II
thAt Company M is the possessor of
a live gorilla. It being a genuine ?
gorilla of the regular sort is. however, M
a matter of doubt