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fJIUSIG, SONS AND BOUTS
/ DRAW CROWDS TO Y183
Rogers and Sullivan Prove
Friends in Need to LoneI
iS I some Soldiers.
ill I ? ill
K|l Oil Kntcrtainment night at the T.
building No. 103. near Liberty Park,
was a complete success in the eyes of
mi -j all the men of this locality, and the
start lakes this opportunity to thank
lUlJjCtiLBl every member of the program for his
II share in the entertainment.
We feel that the ir.en have a firm
u nieiulier of the sixth Massasschusetls
and do his "bit" for the amusement
I of h:< fellow soldiers. Along with
welcome to the front of this stage
than "Babe" Kodgers. He made his
first visit on Christmas Eve and last
Monday he did himself proud even
with his bad cold. Yes. "Babe," the
fell \vs si, re did appreciate your work,
your songs. "My Gal. Pal" and
waii" were the best yet. We thank
you for all you did for us. Thanks
You talk about piano playing, well
we had some tine exhibition from
sergeant Sullivan, also from the sivth
Massasschusett, when he really got
down to business, he sure hits her
some, believe me. The men couldn't
get enough of him, they called him
back until he bud to stop from near
thrnieion We owe thanks to the
! sergeant for his part in the program
and hope he will be with us again in
The reliable sixth held the front
and Cook Hubbard, a real good entertainer
recited two excellent numbers.
"Two Glasses, and "Nice Cannienrie."
This was fairly new for
this building, but we soon found that
the "boys" enjoy a recitation as well
as a fight. Cook Hubbard, we thank
There are two classes of men to
deal with In this work and we have
them both all aruond us; men who
make engagements to entertain their
fellow soldiers, such as the nine men
who were to be on hand Monday evening
to furnish entertainment to the
crowd that had gathered, but through
spoiled the work of others who are
ready and willing to give entertainThese
men are not playing fair, so
if you are not Interested in giving
your talent to the men. be big enough
to say so. Don't promise to be on
hand and then not show up. Be
square enough to give the secretary
your place. Don't have your wishbone
I where your backbone ought to be.
With this we had four fast bouts.
II III First being between private C. McfLcyj
Konly. M. Company. 7th regiment.
VI and private R. A Shenhurst. 7th Mall
R^lfsl chine Run battalion, company B. Both
If y men put up a good fight for three
W rounds. These two men are good and
HBkrJI have boxed a number of times for
PayMM Private T. H. Hughes. K. company.
"th. and private J. O. Connor had a
line fistic bout and flew in all directions
as they walloped each other all
over the stage. Private C. Gaylord.
medical_corps, 7th Infantry and private
S. Lema, company L. 7th regii.
ment were rich. Tl.ey were afraid
\ wSjqt to hit hud as both men were so
V. powerful one might have Vnocked
the other through the wall. Oh, how
The finishing touches were put on
by Bugler Fred Burns, Company E.
7th. and Private Reveri. Company H.
7th. who had a real fight for four
v TflWl rounds much to the delight of the
\\F^a crowd. Fred put up a great scrap and
has been doing so for some time. He
I is <> hn\-er. This bout put the
|\ V evening's jlrogram on a par with the
^ \ TJ r St "f ?ur1sr^rt n'Khts and we were
iff I have five reels of good catching pic
II I I liny being known as the Diamond Kid
LI u I <>f the OKI Fighting Seventh.
K| ma si:c. T \ YI.OK VISITS HIS HOME.
Course Taylor, physical director ol
Secretary Taylor has been at his post
since the opening of the camp and
iXTnVj with a great Taylor smile on his
face he told his friends \Vednesda>
ra night "Good-bye." George will visit
his wife and little girl at their hume
in Waterbury. Conn. Can you do
other than agree that a fellow should
smile, when his face is turned home *
ward after an absence of several
months.
ni |J III Secretary Taylor will be gone tor
|| I || 10 days. During his absence the phys|fl
| || ieal work will be in the hands ol
|D | | Secretary Ralph Parsons, of 10C.
|| I 81 UNKNOWN AUTHOR.
IHII When lips are cherry red.
II I n When eyes are blue.
H | | Vision of loveliness
I I | 1 think?don't you?
Ml fl When eyes are cherry red.
And li,,s are blue'
'"'f Someone's been on a bat
I think?don't you?
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TRENCH
Sixteenth artillery
gave varied program
Chaplain Ryan Directed Highly
Interesting Entertainment at
Y. 106.
Last Tuesday night was devoted to
"stunts" put on by-the 16th Field Artillery.
The program was one of the
best yet seen at this building. 1*06.
The program was well chosen being
varied and* well executed.
Chaplain Ryan, who arranged the
performance, deserves the highest
I praise for its excellence, and too for
| his own contribution, llis exhibition
of club swinging was something new
and Interesting.
And, too. each man is heartily congratulated
for the manner in which he.
j dered a delightful program preceding
j the stunts, and later accompanied the
singers in several selections.
Especially should be mentioned the
I work of Private Kowlski of the guardI
house quartet, who sang "Only an
Irishman's Dream;" James of Battery
! D. who sang most attractively two
I selections, "Three for Jack" and "The
I Friars Order Gry." Private James'
I.eh voice appealed greatly to the men.
I The guardhouse quartet which included
Buck, Da.. . oayna and Kowlski,
turned out with their full quota
of guards, but the manner in which
I hey rendered their harmonizing tunes,
showed that they were perfectly at
I home behind the footlights.
Following came tne boxing b.uts
which were, an dalways are, hugely
enjoyed. Perhaps the one that attracted
the most attention and laughter.
was that pulled off by two young
"alligator baits," black as midnight,
and a bit larger than well grown cucumbers.
They sparred with an enthusiasm
that brought tears to the
eyes of the onlookers, and well did i
they demonstrate the well kpown fact
in this country, that the only vulnerable
point about the negro is his heel.
Again the thanks of the men pies-i
ent and the Y. M. C. A. stafT of 106 I
for the pleasure afforded by the 16th. I
PRESIDENT'S PROPOSALS j
DISTRIBUTED IN CAMr j
i Following up the plan tried out last ;
week at 106 to call the attention of,
the soldiers to the proposals set forth
in the President's last message to Congress.
pamphlets have been given to
i most of the artillerymen stationed at
' Camp Greene. Since It was Impossible
to reach all of the men at one time,
the plan of distributing the pamphlets |
at mess was decided upon. In a num- |
ber of batteries this has be. n done |
and with excellent results. The men
are anxious for this information and
as proof of the value placed upon the
; little leaflets, not one copy has been I
; found thrown aside in mess hall. Y. ,
1 M. C. A. or on the grounds,
i It Is the purpose of the educational |
department to see that every man Is
supplied with this highly necessary
information.
Those who have not yet received a j
copy can secure one at the counter of i
106. Remember this, however, the I
leaflet is given with the request that
it be not destroyed. Keep it until the
14 principles are thoroughly fixed in
your mind, then pass it on to someone
else, or return it to the Y. M. C.
A. for the use of some other fellow.
Better still, carry it to France with
you and see that it gets into German
territory. If the people of Germanycould
feed on meat of that character
so great would become their strength
iand courage, that the great longing in
I their hearts would become a reality.
I COMPANY D, 38T1I INFANTRY.
! After drill hours our non-coms
spend most of their time in school. Oh,
, to be a "Buck" In the rear rank.
Pftrnnra Is Rdmnnson and Mever
| have a hard time pronouncing the
I names of the men in their squads.
I Our old company is getting shot to
. pieces. It has suffered two transfers
> of about 12 men each to the machine
gun battalion, and one of eight men to
the ammunition train.
, I We are very glad indeed to see our
| company commander. Captain Pate.
; back with us again.
Hilly Hayes has a hard time getting
vt good fit. as we are drawing O. D.
yhlforms.
j ' Jackie Dugan and Corporal Sullivan
put a great strain on the "Y"
stamp supply ' these days. Well, we
: all wish you the best ever boys as well
! as the girls back in Syracuse,
i Corporal Belcher and Privates Ed'
monson and Mouthe are detailed as
; engineers, in other words, pick and
shovel artists.
' The boys are in hard straits for
' clean clothes these days as the laun
dry reiuses me worn oi company
Corporal Meyer says that he would
like to be a foreigner for a little while
so that he could teach his men their
general orders.
Lizzie Steele came back from a pass
Wednesday. Judging from his face
and hands he came back in some box
, other than a pullinan, but still we
can't say for sure about this. He received
a lot of things while away, but
the biggest thing he brought back was
a cold. Oh. well, we might say right
here that the cake he brought back
wits kindly like that mamma used to
make, and the second squad won't
mind if he goes home again.
PRIVATE LEASURE PROVES
MAN OF MUCH ENERGY
Showed Y. M. C. A. Men He
Knew What Should Be Done
end r.nniH On Things at Once.
Over in the 11th F. A. there is a
man who knows how to do things.
Moreover, he does them. His name
?is not Energy?but Leasure, Sergeant
John H. Leasure. II that is
not a paradox, where can such a
thing be found? Leasure. 115 pounds
of it, the Ohio kind, the Fostoria?
not Castoria?Ohio variety. Had tibs
man the ability to carry 2C0 pounds,
he would tear everything to pieces
within a radius of ten miles. His
energy is of the radium kind, farreaching,
powerful, effective, constant,
and limitless always.
Leasure blew in some time ago like
a whirl-wind and proclaimed himself
a Y. M. C. A. man now and forever
mr.rp He shook the hands of the
building secretary and he?the building
secretary has been nursing a blue
hand since. Leasure decided that we
had a nice building, hut thought it
would be well to look It over more
closely. He did. His lightninglike
observation disclosed the fact that
there were a number of lights missing;
that a corner room needed wiring
and a light, that a Bwltch in the
moving-picture room could be arranged
in such a way that the operator
could more efficiently handle
the lights and the current for his
chine; that a little room in the rear
of the l uilding used for storage purposes
could be arranged for a "dark
room" and that some hooks here, a
shelf thero would give more space
Just beyond. The secretaries thanked
this little man for his thoughtfulness
and later bemoaned their lack of lnventibeness.
That night Leasure, In his characteristic
"leisurely" way followed up
an appeal made by the building secretary
to the men gathered for the
"movie" show, with reference to
stealing lights by taking up a collection
the proceeds of which ran up
Into the neighborhood of $10.00.
Globes, wires, switches, and all
manner of electrical material appear
Like magic that material found its
proper place on the ceiling, walls,
through holes in the floor, and directing
its movements, was 155
pounds of Leasure. To make a long
story short, that man in the shortest
time Imaginable executed the suggestions
made the day before, adding
to the convenience of the secretaries
and the comfort of the men who use
the building.
The staff of 106 publicly tenders its
thanks for the excellent service given
by Sergeant Leasure, and especially is
it appreciative of the spirit in which
the work was done.
"Actions speak louder, etc."?Leasure
you have a way most convincing.
UNCLAIMED SOLDIERS LETTERS.
The following soldiers' letters were
addressed in care of the Y. M. C. A.,
and can be obtained at Y. M. C. A.
administration building. Camp No. 3:
Fred Almond, John Ammon, Als
Adlerberg, Dudley Atterburg, Raymond
Benton. Baxter Bowden, Francis
Brick, Finley Burch, Averill Burgess,
Ben E. Butler, Robert Clark,
John Cash. Sergt. E. S. Cole, Lieut
George Coleman, Chance Cooper, William
Cooper. Raymond Curey, John
I Crain, Roscoe Cumble, Stephen CurI
ilia, C. C. Dailey, H. P. Davis, Orley
Desmond, Tommy Despaln, Sam Edward
I.llthor Pl'ono tJ J ?
cicu uaru,
Charies Garrison, 4arence Gillette,
Narcisa Gonzales, Frank Gourney, A.
M. Grilley. M. J. Heenan, Ernest Hewett,
Charles Hitchens, John L. Hughes
Hans Jacobson, Peter Jones, Andrew
Jongblood, Lieut. Robert Kephart
Levi Kobiski, Lavern Ladue, Isador*
Landay, J. M. and J. L. Lanier, Jonah
Lanick, Corporal Robert Mack, Diedrlch
Mansell, J. T. Martin, Virgil McAualy,
James McCoy, Fred Miller, F
X>. Mills, J. H. Mitchnek, Dennii
O'Brien. Arthur Oftutt, Joseph Poletzner,
Edward Rasila, George Schmitt
Braatt Smith, H. Stein, Robert W
Steel, William Stewart, Clarenct
Stickford, Rolland Stratton. Dclberi
Streeter. Hugh Strlder, Bruce Taylor
R. Tebbetts, Jola Tracy, G. D. Vosberg
J. L. Ware, D. Watson, Harry White
Hargray Williby, Gerold S. Wilson
Clifford Wopperer, Charles Wright.
H'S LAST CIGAR.
The boy stood on a rustic bridge,
A picture of mute despair.
The moon rose o'er the ridge,
So full and round and fair.
The boy was inward tortured sore,
As reck'ed he of the past.
And to himself he swore and swore
I That this would be the last.
I He plainly saw his fath.-r's birch.
as rose and rell his chest.
lail ,_he *ave a niighty lurch
The fishes tell the rest.
The inan in the moon peeped o'er th
ridge
A witness from afar.
The boy stole softly from the bride
He'd smoked his last cigar.
CAMP WEATHER.
In Camp Greene?
Some days are cold
Some days are hot,
But what we want
Is what It's not.
WORK STEADILY CROWS ^
The work around building 108 la "'^2r
becoming more busy in each succea- V.
aive week. Thla la due to the fact
that the number of troops around the - - *
building are continually increasing.
There are now four battalions of ma- - S
chine gun troops, one new regiment ' >.
of engineers, the old Forty-seventh <
infantry, third and fourth divisional
headquarters ,and six miscellaneous
companies. .
The tar of the work is far heavier
on the members or tne Duiicuna ?uiu.
than It used to be. The raep are how- .. Vjjgj
.ever without exception ready to put
their, shoulders to the wheel and
push. All the old members have had
a vacation and are fresh for the
work. We have one new member.
His name is L. E. Martin, from Schuyler.
Nebraska. We now have lve men
on the staff.
It war with extreme regret that we
learned that our building secretary,
W. F. Eurnett, 1 as passed in hla resignation.
He will leave on the lrst
of February.
N. P. Knowlton, "Who has been having
a few days of rest, returned last
Tuesday. January 8. Since that time
he has been Very busy organizing the
work in the machine gun battalions.
There are now about two hundred
men In classes in the vicinity of building
102. #
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1j BASKETBALL LtAUUta
Two very interesting and fast games i
were run off at the T. M. C. A. in ? ">
the Regimental league before a large
crowd last Wednesday night Although
the score of the winning teams
were comparatively large, they had
to "nip and tuck" until the final
whistle.
The scores were:
Officers, 32; Eighth Massachusetts,
19.
First Connecticut, 33; Sixth Massachusetts,
18.
The first game was between tne
Eighth Massachusetts and officers of
Sixty-first regiment. The line-up was
as follows:
Uth Mass. '-''3
Small - Angus .
Right field.
1 Joyce McCurdy ^
Left field.
Blake Luers
Center. .
Downs Setzer
Right guard.
Moran _
, Birohell Evans ,:.t&
Left guard.
Field goals: McCurdy 8, Luers 5, : ??.
. Angus 2, Small 3, Joyce '
Foul goals: Small 7. McCurdy, 1.
; The line-up of the second game folFirst
Conn. Sl3tJ?.JiIa88' 1
Hibbard Debiocco &
Left field. HlMtna
Wendell fe
Left field.
Montville r-niev \
Maclillan Ganley
Center.
O'Connell C<>r?S2
Carroll Bnice
Left guard. >
1' Cromer 0,
Leley SL Peter
Right guard.
Field goals: Hibbard 11, Higglns 2,
I Carroll 1. O'Conneu x, ?
'"fouI goals: McOlellan 3. Wln<l?ll ?.
Referee, Aylsworth, army Y. M. U
.
| COMPANY "A" 58th INFANTRY.
I Private Dahoskl met with an acci1
dent last week by a collision with an
I automobile. He was Bllghtly injured,
but did not stop to visit the infirmary.
Dahoskl.'lows it takes a good sized
auto to knock a "regular" down, and
then keep, him down.
I Abbott, Horgony and Dahoski are
'on special duty with the pick and
shovel brigade.
Private Myers is slowly recovering
from his recent illness,
i Sergeant Gideon is now first sergeant
of the company. He replaces ^
Sergeant Lister, who was appointed to
cne officers' training camp.
I Sergeants Potts and Gowne have the
best wishes of the company.
I Mess Sergeant Williams has gone
j on a furlough. We all bet that he
J visits Hanover, Pa., becofe he comes
back. Jtiere-s to you, oiu iup. v?u vu -
while going is good.
Hennberry sure does take those
Sunday "K. Ps," now don't you,
Claude?
Why don't Abbott go down to see
his K. P. girl any more? Does he
like the "corn fed" better?
We all would like to see Parke mix
it up with Nurden Person. "Heavy"
is no slouch with the mitts, anyway.
Private Martin held White to a
draw the other day in our eating contest.
They both staggered when they "vXZ
left the mess hall. Good boy, Martin. V*?,
Private Motz is acting mess ser- ;T?w?
geant at this time, and he is doing
fine, too. :
. That was some guard we had Friday
night While it was raining Abbott
said he would like to have gotten in
0 the machine gun stables had he not
been afraid he would get kicked out. -.!#
Sergeant Fijcgr is taking a muchneeded
rest.
SUITCASE LOST.
Lost, a suitcase marked W. J. M. on
road from Southern railroad station to
camp postofflce. Return to any Y. M.
C. A. building In Camp Greene.