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mORGANIZATION
U OF DIVISIONS
Ill III i J hrom Kegimenisaiuamp breene
|M| J Is Under Way.
Other Major Generals Coming
General Dickman's Staff
w Officers Are Designated.
PAl jfiWl Washington, Nov. 30.?The Third
? u J |][! infantry division (regular). United
I 11 J 01 Slates army, has been formally conBmIm
J slituted at Charlotte. N. C.. where mi'RrflNMfl
merous regular regiments have beer
HI IH l?>inf assembled in winter quarters. Arm)
P-JtSflBl orders today show the assignment ol
ffjl U fll officers to that division, marking tht
Hpjujjl II beginning of the process of organizH
'nK r<"Kular troops remaining in tht
fll tin flrQ United States Into divisional units.
II Ml ffll JUI 's exP^cted that Maj- Gen. Joseph
SrR^jLJIil T. Dick man will be assigned to comffl
m mf Tffl niand the new organization. To proII)
HH UUrjfH vide commanders for other reguiai
B SB JjB BH divisions and also for the brigade!
DT ^U1 fltVje forming them a score of temporary
promotions to major or brigadier-gentfc-Jtl
ffl III era Is in the reeular service have lieeri
ftjUHu and will soon be announced.
I ^ Troops composing the Third divis\
^~|n pansion posts to which the reRular
JBJPH rcRiments were sent at the outbreak
Major-O neral knian, mentioned
fhp'yG in the above dispatch as ha\lng been
detailed to command the Third divis|fj
ion. arrived in Charlotte Wednesday,
j as already announced, and is now
I II camp commander. It is learned that
J j '"her o'ticers of the same rank have
X 1L been ordered to Camp Greene to comma
ml the other divisions to be formed
11ivaii ?'i ii?e various regiments now there.
I'ntil they are known and seniority la
j/ j|lr^ established. It will not bo known who
wi?'ll I Will be camp commander after their
BB arrival. The major-general whose
commission is the oldest will, of
course, be commander of the camp.
be he, and the next rankiiiR officer of
his division will become commander
of the Third division.
The Third division. General Dickhis
room at the Selwyn hotel lasl
night. comprises the Fourth. Seventh,
Thirtieth and Thirty-eiRhth iufantrj
Chief-of-Staff Col. Raymond Shelton.
Infantry. He is transferred here
from Camp Custer, whence General
Dickman came.
Quartermaster Col. David L. Stone
Inspector Colonel Overshire.
SurReon-Col. F. F. Eastman.
General Dickman did not know
where the other members of the stafl
cl. a rrr M m I from. They are expected to arrive
DKvYK in a couple of days, as is Capt G. W.
Foster, aide. General Dickraan's sonjfcS/
Announcement of the other majorrvUrWT
Ken era Is to be sent to Camp Greene
/ and of further divisional organizations
W ^ 's esPected to be made in a few days,
(Vr ?). CO. G. 47TH REGIMENT.
I? Private Oscar Hudgins and Cook
ur/r^\ William II. Westbrooks have Just reIJr'im_"~wl|
turned from a five-day visit to theii
respective homes in Georgia. They
I I* I report a very pleasant trip. "Pretty
SjatPfs&M soft" for the boys that live in the
Last Sunday about 25 men from
ivHlWH Co. G. accompanied by Mr. Knowlton
from the "Y," attended services at
LLmt 'be Sugar Creek church. After the
services the good people of the
church prepared a delicious picnic
VWi I dinner and the boys all came bach
rn|P I V.' smiling. However, we regret that the
T- third squad was unable to attend owYl
ing to a slight lapse of memory.
\. XVf* We went on guard on Thanksgiving
day. but that did not interfere with
V f 1 a very successful attack on 15 of the
m \-_L-r* Corporal Eugene Grave has returnj
I J ed from the base hospital and is none
tAfll I J the worse tor his operation.
I i We do not want to talk about ourESQ
I ; selves but we think our Thanksgiving
II dinner far superior to anything that
"Rector's" ever attempted. Limited
space does not permit our publishing
rhe menu but sufficient to say that
we had everything from "soup to
rnifs " The combined efforts of our
BBWB company commander. Capt. R. L.
OfcjI'urdon, his start of o flic era. the mew
SaSgSSfS sergeant and the cooks, made the
day one to be long remembered, and
the entire company joined in many
1,1., ' thanks to them. We also think thai
nil Mil (Ifl lb'" ^'tchen police should come in foi
III I llll 0 something, for we were "one ol
llfl III III Among our honored guests were
lllll Ull l/I Messrs. H. C. Northrup and H. C.
t-'olsom. of the Y. M. C. A., and lasl
lllll llll HL but not ,t-ast. Lieutenant Bouchoux,
of the army of France, who took the
occasion to shake hands with every
lllll IK 1110 man in the company. The boys were
jjlll BR' IJU all mighty glad to have the honor
Hi-- lllll 'lllll '< ( meeting lieutenant Bouchoux, who
has seen nvmh active service in the
* -'Of rfjul present world war.
It COMPANY, MTU INFANTRY.
It seems fanny nowadays to see
Corporal B&ndock looking in the mlr- if
ror since he got two gold teeth. it
There are a lot -of sad faces seen in ii
the company street since the boys k
I heard, that Sergeant McClanahan is a
going to be transferred. "Yes, there n
are not." ?
| That turkey that Corporal Heller ft
found in Charlotte tasted good. He
almost invited two persons to help ti
him eat it. ft
t If Private Caulk, the human talking si
machine, would not have so much to 1P
say the boys would stop kidding him j c
for awhile. ft
Bannana's girl sent him that loving: P
. letter he was waiting for and he was > ti
full of smiles. .He was so happy he j t?
said: "I don't care what becomes ofjri
me now, as Mary still loves me." I c;
-> ??KI lii
If Private J. J. Smith don't stop K
. going to a certain country church Just ?
to see his Jane and the chaplain hears h
1 about it. there will be some fun.
Who cried "Corporal of the guard,
mule kick and bite"? Ask Shoemaker b
Nick. He knows.
1 If some of the boys don't soon wake *
' up to the fact that they should be in ?
; their beds by 11 p. m. I think the *
stumps at the rear will soon be miss- ?
' ing.
Private Powers was appointed fire!
man for the boiler in the bath house jj
and the boys all wish him luck in his K
1 new Job. as the boys say when they Cl
1 are under the shower they were never P
nearer Heaven, in their life.
If Corporal Knight would stop his "
1 kicking when playing too deep, the r<
boys would not have him chasing
' them all the time.
The Palm Beach Boys of Philadelphia
are well represented in D. P. ?
Higgins, who is the life of the 11th *
squad.
We wonder why that girl in Cleveland
wrote to Cosmer Knasnaski, tell- ~
-tng mm tneres a nearc inai ne nas -broken
Just to pass the time away."
The boys are worried about it.
All the boys gave Ben Adams a
hearty welcome when he returned
from the national army, as they were J*
all glad to see him again. *5
A few of our boys are in the glee A
| club and doing fine; among them
Private Frank E. Stillwell, who has
the 11th squad practicing nearly every I
I oiner mgni and the boys papreciate
| it very much. T
| Some of the members of the glee
. club ought to turn in the names of 1
, some of the talent to their teacher,
' such as Privates Feldman, Friedman, V
Szachta and Friel, as they are pretty
| good with their vocal Chordd. V
| The boys of L company all wish to i
. I thank the Y. M. C. A. for all the, I
amusement it has shown them ana
. without it they don't know what tb'dr F
t would do. as they say it is the nearylf
. thing to home they have seen since
they arrived irt' Charlotte.
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CO. C, THIRTY-NINTH.
Corporal Duddy, the best broom
. pusher and mop slinger in the comi
pany.
I Private Anerback, the head working
man.
TtoMirln nlh?r L-nnwn '
"Heart Breaker Harry."
Private MOrrisette, the fighting
Frenchman.
Private Peterson, who challenges
J anyone at 135 to a duel with "Irish |
Confetti."
L Private Mac Knight, an athlettej
when It comes to the standing broad]
grin.
Private Bigross, who has a taste
for fried oysters with lemon skins. ]
i Private Mack, who lias much diffl- :
t cuity in parting nis nair.
To the three members of our company
who are confined to the hospi- I
tal we express our sympathy and hope
: that they may have speedy and com- |
plete recovery.
Private M. Dollard says that after a |
' recent bath he found he had lost two
' pounds. Such a confession from him ,
i grieves us extremely.
Every time Corporal Zell sees Private
G. Schizman he says, "Oh what a j
face!" We wonder what he means? [
Private Jack Rudman receives news i
from home that he is wounded, which |
surprises him.
In order to enjoy a good night's J
sleep Corporal L. Zell has Private:
Hypduck kiss him every night at 12. i
To the Y. M. C. A. we express our I
appreciation for the stationery which)
' the secretaries distributed during our i
1 confinement to camp. %
1 "Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys |
are marching," may be very expres- I
sive, but then so is "Chow, chow, j
1 chow, the bugle's blowing.
Private McCurdy supplies the first j
squad with fire wood sawing while he j
sleeps.
Privn-te Tavlor must be congratu- i
J j lated upon his promotion from No. J
; j one in the rear rank to the same place j
| in the front rank. Keep at it old i
\ boy ft a lieutenancy Is waiting.
' I Private Gordon should bo in tho
J first squad because he's short. He's :
' | a giant from his ankles down.
' I Private E. Boucher is so proud of j
; j his "radiolight" watch that he awoke j
' j the fellows in his tent at 2 a. m. to
] show them how it looks In the dark.
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MISS DIXON SINGS AT "Y" 106. \
, I Our religious service on Tuesday
j evening was greatly helped by the
| i presence of Miss Nell Dixon, of Vharj
lotte. who sang, and Miss Suilie Dixon.
' pianist. After the service the men
! enjoyed an informal "sing," led by
' Miss Sallie Dixon. The ladies, as
| usual, were well received. . . Come
: again Indies. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon,
i parent" of Miss Sallie Dixon, were
1 also present. ,
\
; considered 1 tee If well maacotad by
s dog "Stretcher," awoke the mornig
after pay day to find an owl, a
Itten and a duck added to the mascot
3uad. A duck in our detachrrfent
light mean "quacks," but this is off?t
by the owl with Its well-known
andnees for wisdom.
"Stretcher," by the way. is a muchraveled
canine. He came- originally
om Cleveland, Ohio, to Syracuse with |
ome infantrymen, but at the latter
lace changed allegiance, probably beause
the medical detachment was
jrthest from the hot-dog stands at
'leosant Beach. He enjoyed the trip
> Charlotte and seems to like the
>wn, for he goes down each evening,
iding in the electric cars when he
an get by the conductor, and followlg
the car when he is unsuccessful,
ie also enjoys the theater and always
hows a preference for seat K-9. If
e can At into a barracks bag be will
m France.
One day last week, football and
aseball were in progress in front
f the M. D. building and soccorball
ras being played In the Aeld at the
Ide while boxing was going on In the
I. D. recreation room. The dispeniry
had a busy half hour following
he close of the athletic period.
The detachment has some new
eighbors on the north, the New
lampshlre and Connecticut signal
orps and the 33rd ambulance comany.
The "It's nicer to lie in bed"
ten are glad that the newcomers have
o reveille-playing band which the
>rmer occupants of the signal corps
imp sported. '
here's Barnett and Barzler and BoKart,
,
nd Besse and Billman and Briggs,
here's Gartek and Benston and Barry
nd Broad ley, and Oh, yes! there's
Betsch.
f a raster that's well under Afty,
fourth of the'names start with B.
:'8 a wonder we're not called a beehive,
ustead of Forty-fourth's M. D.
On pay day 17 members of the deichment
had the best eats in Charate?at
51$ Tryon street?Y. W. C.
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TO MY SWEETHEART.
By Private Jack 'Irving, Medical
Corps, 4Vth Reg.)
'o lay my own life down,
I'm leaving you behind,
hope this sacrifice
To you will not be blind,
t'lll the girl I left behind
E'er have a thought for me, (
.'hile I've gone my fate to find '
I In the hell beyond the sea
.nd if I pass to the Great Beyond,
May her hours never drag,
'or what glory greater than to die
To help to save the flag.
Things the S
T Cll lJCH
Moderatt
OUR UNIFORM DEPARTMENT
KINDS OF MILITARY GOOE
Officers' O. D. Serge and Cloth 'l
$37.50 and $39.50.
Officers' O. D. Overcoats
Privates' Khaki Uniforms
Officers' O. D. Cloth Pants
O. D. Khaki Pants
Officers' Raincoats
Rain Capes, reversible
Ponchos
Stetson Army Hats
Regulation Hats
Regulation Army Sweaters
Flannel Shirts
Gloves
Army Lockers
Bed Rolls, Special
Regulation Sheep-lined Coats
Leather Puttees
spiral i-uneea
Canvas Puttees
Hat Mords
Soldiers' Knives
Safety Razors '
Insignias for all ranks
Sterling Silver Insignias
COME LN AND WE WILIi BE G:
IF YOC DON'T TRADE W
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Citizens' Committee Planning an
Occasion That Will Be
Memorable.
Citizens of Charlotte have plans under
way for a mammoth Christmas
celebration for the soldiers at Camp ,
Greene.
A general committee of 150 citizens . ;
has been appointed and a campaign
will be started today to raise not less ^
than $5,000 with which to provide for
the soldiers such a varied progranf of
events and such a treat as to make
them forget the loneliness they might "
otherwise feeLon that day, when thousands
of them will spend their first
Christmas .away from home. ?
A committee from the camp, comprising
all the general officers and the
regimental commanders and their adjutants,
will co-operate with the citizens'
committee, and nothing that can
be done to make the occasion memorable
in the lives of the boys at Camp
Greene-will be left undone.
I As the program has been tentatively .
| outlined, there will be exercises be:ginning
early in the afternoon, and
{continuing well into the night There
I will be a mammoth Christmas tree,
I electrically lighted. The tree has al
ready been arranged for. Then there
will be a concert by a consolidated
band, numbering several hundred mui
siclans from all the regimental bands '
at the camp. There will also be other
musical numbers, and It is also pro- '
posed to have a vaudeville perform- _
I ance, performers from the different . J'.j
showhouses in the city putting on the *;
'acts. At night there will be a big
fireworks display, and throughout the v.ajj
| afternoon and evening a committee of
ladies will serve refreshments and
hand out cigars and cigarettes to the
boys by the thousands.
I It is also the plan to present each
regiment with a loving cup as a re- 7
membrance from the people of CharI
Iotte where they are training for their
{service over the seas,
t All In all, it is the aim to make the
celebration one of the most unique,
a bo rate and memorable ever arrnged
anywhere.
BOXING AT BUILDING 10*.
"" - ??-?? -4KUH- nlirht mma nff
last Saturday night and following the
footsteps of those preceding It was a
huge success. Most of the bouts were
put on by volunteers from the audience.
The entertainment was tip-top
and the crowd greatly enjoyed it
oldier Needs
icted and
:ly Priced M
IS OVERFLOWING WITH ALL
>S AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES.
Jniforras, $25.00, $29.50, $55.00
$25.00, $29.50 and np to $47.50 .
$7.50
...$6.50, $8.50, $10.00 and $12.50
$2.98 to $5.95
$5.00 to $19.50 -:?s|g
$6.00
$2.98
$5.00 .
$2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 'S|ji
$4.50 to $6.95 C^S|
*?.?w IU 9t.ua -
$1.50 to MM
$5.95, $7.96 ana up
.-..7... $13.95
$14.50 .
$3JS0 to $13.50 ^
$3.00 to $3.95 - ZS&l
98c and $1.50
15c, 48c and $1.00 r|3
50c to $2.50 'f&SBt
$1.00
18c up 'gxsm
98c.
LAD TO SHOW YOU OL'R LINE. ,v3?l
1TH US, WE BOTH LOSE.
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