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ff [[AOS IN INSURANCE
| U New England Regiment Carries
| | $12,515,000 of Protection.
| | Sixty-First Active.
|J flr Out of a total of $5,000,000,000 in
?-:ip i isk Insurance carried by men in
"V
^g=a i,i- army and navy service, about
J 120.000.000 was carried by officers
and enlisted men of the regular army
S| and national guard at Camp Greene,
|a elude policies applied for January 2S-.
|jl These figures were made public yesterIU
day by Captain I'ond. camp insurance
y | Camp Lewis, at American Lake.
H Wash., leads all camps in total amount
II camped there, with a total of $233.II
000.000, followed hy Camp Upton.
fg S223.UO0.000. Camp Devens, $199,000.IflK
0i?0, Camp Dix, $191,000,000. Camp
|M Howie. $ 1 S9.000.000. Available figures
ID did not show the relative standing of
IjH all ihe training camps, with reference
H lain i'ond was unable to give the posiLM
lion occupied by Camp Greene.
Hi The First New Hampshire infantry.
IB until reorganized a New Kngland naKSj
tional guard regiment, leads the regiUS
meats at Camp Greene in total of in
sura nee with a total of $12,515,000.
I according to official figures reported
, ^ yesterday. Five companies of this
regiment each have applied for total of
? are Companies A. L5. C, G. and K.
.,r thi? reiri
I Twenty-nine Red Cross nurses at
ihe base hospital have bought through
rh<- office of the camp insurance officer
of the Sixth Massachusetts infantry,
and the record of this company is particularly
interesting in that all but one
iii.tn of this company took $10,000 in
insurance. The one man bought only
kin in take an additional $5,000 to
The Sixty-first infantry' is thought to
S "ft M - risen! week, ami now carries a
! $ " . ?.!?.o?o ill war risk insuri
mei ,rs h:,v" shi|^0,1< "?k^';|'>sain
!!? ? Washington. Th.se will be dis
:i,ii..; o"'iccrs .it Camp tt.-eene.
7^X3 . . >.-si.-iilay. read in part a.w
'' ,!l '"i^l.hu'a'il
\ the inajarity f the men to pur
/ 1 ir risk insurance, the heavj
A W "i? hi\ is :il! upon ihe coin
J fl0 nh: -I- .--e Ihiil the matter'of wai
* li "U -* i.-s.ii.1 ,;ee :> placed before ever;
Jk S| ' . in their orj; uuzalions; with th<
h.of war. the duty of ev
f[ \ | . .Mi.t i" protect both himself am
: - I.. us of the liberal pro
II ' . ..-ions of tiie war risk insurance ac
11 : mid not i? neglected by any mai
iBi m ' opera to in every possible way ii
IB Ji - :;<f men the benefits to be de
--.I i < -in p.' r-t it i nation in the wa
V : .l? insuraiiee. and to inform all con
that their automatic insuranc
v. i!l ce?:e on February 12. 1918."
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( DMl'WV 11. 58TI1 INFANTRY.
Sergeant Smith has just returne*
, , " v -it to the home folks in Ika
[| IH(| l|l|| i-.na. Miss lie reports a cood timt
1 Sill BbI Seiy.-aui Joe Tracy has been trans
|| Bill |j| I f? rr<-d to tin- brigade headnun rtcn
I Hill ifli Se.-n:s pretty ."-of: foi some folks thes
II Hi ill i . e. !??. -. days The uarantine ha
f]j Hi! || || "k.'M into several love affairs of th
iSl ill Hfl " I ><" " I *: rf 10:1 sure )' ?"* the-non
w;i> h is M-|K>i :< d to be broke an
unable to tco to Liberty park, so i
isn't - bad after all.
TRENCH /
j CHECKER CHAMPION HERE I
TO OPPOSE SOLDIERS
i Preparations were completed yea- ,
I terday for n checker tournament at
! the camp tonight and perhaps tomor:
row night, which will be featured by
| exhibition game* in which Newell W.
, Banks, of Detroit, world chajnplon
1 checker player, will display his prowI
ess. The games probably will be play- ^
ed at the Y. M. C. A. building near i
I Liberty park. Lieutenant Balentine,
i chaplain of the Sixth Massachusetts
' infantry, formerly New England
: champion at checkers, received the
co-operation of Y. M. C. A. secretaries
j in preparing for these exhibitions and
;spreading the news of the arrival of
f Mr. Banks.
While in Charlotte. Mr. Banks will
I be a visitor at the home of Brevard
j Nixon, who, the Y. M. C. A. authorii
vies said, is responsible for the visit
of Mr. Banks. The checker champion
1 is making a tour of southern cities,
| and will appear at a number of army
'camps.
1 northroTtells~of
eighth's minstrels
i Friday Is "Charlotte Night,"
Saturday Show Especially for
Soldiers.
BY H. C. NORTHROP.
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye! All
lye citizens of ye city of Charlotte and
| ye soldier boys residing in ye Camp
j Greene, take heed and listen. On ye
I Friday and Saturday nights of ye
looming week, to wit: ye eight and
I ninth of ye month of February. >"e
1 far-famed and renowned minstrel sing- '
I ers and dancers from ye gallant
Eighth Massachusetts infantry will eni
tertain ye assembly at ye city audl\
torium. All ye citizens and ye soldier
boys are hereby instructed to :
[ take due note thereof and govern l
! themselves according. Ye penalty will
be ye sad regret when thy friends 1
I missed.
' If anyone Is unable to attend either i
| of the two performances, which are to [ i
1 be given by the merry minstrel men i
I ami maids, they will miss one of the |
: best shows yet given in Charlotte this ,
winter. |<
I It is only necessary to mention the j
! names of some of those who will ap-. i
: pear to show how high class the per!
formance will be. For example there
! is Sergeant Joseph Powering, an old |
| time minstrel star whose ballad sing- t
ing will bring to memory the days of I
Primrose and Dockstader. Then there
is Sergeant Hines. known to all his
friends as "Ked," whose adventures
as a wounded soldier in the base hospital
will be told when ho sings "I
Don't Want to Get Well."
The names of Sergeant Bentley. 1
Sergeant Webster and Private Rosenthal
are already well known to Char- |
lotte people, and It is only necessary j
to sav that they will all be at both
performance* wiin uenx on.
Specialities will ulsc be Riven by |
Sergeant Snow and William J. Mc-i
j Namee of the Eighth Massachusetts j
infantry, and Louis Silverglat of the I
Thirtieth infantry. One of the interesting
features will be a brass sextet
under the direction of Sergeant Bugler
Hannn. for many years a solo cornet
player with Sousa's famous band. The >
music will be furnished by the Eighth 1
Regiment band under the leadership j
of Bandmaster Ia?e.
As a token of their appreciation of !
Charlotte's hospitality and to express
the oneness of the nation in the pres-;
ent crisis, the performances are dedi- j
! rated to the ladies of Stonewall Jack1
son chapter. United Daughters of the
. Confederacy, and it is expected that a
i large number of them will be present
Friday, which has been named "Char.
lolte night." Saturday will be known
as "Camp Greene" night. Among the
Charlotte young ladles who will help
to make the program a success are
. Miss Margaret Gardner, Miss Minerva
Arrington, Miss Anna Belle Dowd,
- Miss Bennetta Heath and Miss Lucile
r [ Mason.
i I
- NEWS FROM COMPANY "G" FORI
TV-SEVENTH INFANTRY. I
It is understood that Corporal Wilj
Hams' recruit cannot do battalion drill
. very well, but when it comes to a
t skirmish formation, he is all to the
i mustard. When it conies to drilling
, recruits, there is sorpe class to Bill,
i Private Earle Henley left for his
? home iu Jonesboro. N. C. last week on
p a seven day pass. The home rolk will
surely be glad to see Earl.
r Private Ward Newman blushingly
came back from old New York with
e nothing but a smile on his face. Corporal
Stevenson nearly died of lonesomeness
while he was gone.
It is "on again, off again" with Privates
Pursley and Laplante.
A suggestion for art: Corporal Addonizlo
at night, with his head wrap"
pod up in that spaghetti scarf.
Up to this writing no one has
' drowned in the mud, but another foot
" or so of it may turn the trick.
' Winsome Otto James is the niftiest
e I little company agent in the army, but
I simply detests being disturbed at
K j night.
sI It is reported with much pleasure
e j that Mechanic Edward E. Johnson Is
< greatly improved, and since the arrival
of his wife last Saturday, has made
-[great strides on the toad to recovd
! "Absent front Reveille" draws kilobit
| en police like the bee draws honey
j front the honeysuckle.
MOVING PICTURES OF MEN
AND CAMP TO BE MADE
Army Photographers Expect to
Film Proposed Parade of
Thousands at Camp Greene.
Moving pictures ot Camp Greene
will be made, probably soon after the
A-eatber becomes favorable, according
:o InformaUon obtained at Camp
3reene headquarters yesterday. Lieutenant
J. P. Annln, of the photorraphic
division of the aviation section
of the signal corps, with two assistants.
is visiting several of the
merit for this purpose. Lieutenant
Annin for a day or two will visit his
brother. Captain R. O. Annin, one of
he intelligence officers of the Third
iivision (regular), at Camp Greene.
His assistants now are at Camp Wadsnrorth,
Spartanburg, and Camp Sevier,
Greenville.
Pictures of these and other camps
probably will be made before Lieuenant
Annin and bis assistants make
pictures here. It is expected that
hey will come here at a time when
;hey wiTl be able to make pictures
>f the proposed review by General
Dickman, camp commander, of the
roops quartered at this camp. When
:his review will be held is entirely
lependent upon the weather. It offi:ially
has been stated that the review
will be held "Just as soon as the
weather and the condition of the
-oads permit" It Is probable that
he order for tho review will not be
ssucd until early in the morning of
:he day for the review.
CONTINUE TO REHEARSE
FOR MILITARY MINSTRELS
In spite of the quarantine, rehearsils
are being held daily for the performance
of the military minstrels,
which is to be given by the Eighth
Massachusetts infantry at the Auditorium
Friday and Saturday nights,
February 8 and 9. It is the plan of
those in charge to present the show on
the first two nights after the quarantine
is lifted.
Unless more cases of spinal meningitis
are discovered in the city, the
quarantine will likely be lifted February
7, as originally intended, according
to Mayor AlcNinch, in an interview
yesterday with H. C. Northrop, business
and publicity manager for the
minstrels. If not, it is probable that
the performances will be postponedj
until the first two nights after the ban
is finally lifted.
BASE HOSPITAL BREVITIES.
Seven first class privates from the
ranks of the men who make up the
Thirty-third field hospital are working
in the base hospital wards. They
will be here for two weeks. They
have been placed in the surgical wards
with the intention of giving them a
fuller insight into the operating methods
of a war hospital.
Above the charred ruins of the
laboratory and surgical wards the new
buildings which are to take their
places itre rapidly rising. There is
tue merry music 01 ine lenuuuun.h
hammers every day. as the new frame
structures are belnc enclosed.
Four men from the hospital detachment
have been Riven discharges recently.
They are Privates Brown.
Onrfee. Mondrone and Sydnor. Brown
was discharged because of dependent
relatives and the other men were Issued
S. C. Ds.
Eight-regulars from Fort Oglethorpe.
(5a.. are now doing duty in the
Camp Greene base hospital. The
newcomers are doing medical work
and are located in barracks seven.
They are but a small per cent of the
231 men who were distributed
through Camp Greene front Fort
Oglethorpe. These men tell that they
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found deeper mud than covers Camp
Greene when . they "were marching - y
through Georgia." \..j.
We all pot down our names as going
employes of the government, on
Thursday. Now we will Join the
chorus of "AH we do Is sign the pay
roll." _, , ,
The hospital camp welcomes Lieu- v
tenant Everett from the Fourth division,
and Lieutenant White from the
Third division, who are now stationed
at the hospital supply depot.
None of the men who went hunting
one day last week have displayed any
game but Corporal Moore claims that
First Class Private Menger. oaruer m
barracks six, did not give the rahbits,
at which he fired, a close shave.
The base hospital team is spending
all spare time in practicing basketball.
There were many laugh provoking ,
answers to the queries in the first
medical class quiz, last week. In
one case the soldier-student was able
to name all the chemicals, which
must be kept under lock and key in I
the wards, fcut alcohol. Corporal !
Woollard was fishing for the correct j
answer. Finally he interrogated:
"What is It that would disappear
rapidly if the men were given ready ,
acccess to it?"
"Money," came the prompt answer.
Private Charles Oswald is the new
telephone operator at the hospital subcentral
and he Is doing a mighty good
job.
Rain and mud and no hot water
for a bath. In a few days we will
all be afflicted with dermatokelidosis,
it is feared.
CHARLOTTE GIRL BRIDE
OF VERMONT INFANTRYMEN
Miss Lena Vilva Kerr of Charlotte
and Sergeant James Heber Best of the
First Vermont infantry regiment were
married Saturday evening by Rev. W.
r, ? . .. ~r Plruf A R TV
church. The vows were spoken at the
residence of the pastor. The groom's
1 home is at MorHstown. Vermont.
U" COMPANY. FIFTIETH INFANTRY.
The fourth squad has attracted the
entire company by hanging out a sign
which reads: "washing taken in on
Sundays only." I
When it comes to a busy squad see
the third. For a pass time you might
ask one member of this outfit how
v.? it urh?n hp wan discharged.
Tony Kay is somewhat at home
these days as he is a constant man ~~
with the pick and shovel brigade.
According to Private Runke he is
a very busy man when he write* Mich
Carter. Of course, "Fat" haa something
to say about this.
Corporal Marshall is suffering from
a severe attack of heart trouble along v t
now. He has Just been married.
The lightning squad is expecting t.'
j the flying Irishman back from his pass
j in a few days.
Huskey is also to return this week >?
| to that lightning outfit. Then it should
be at war strength.
| A few days ago two men standing
in ranks were called "Dusty" and
"Weary Willie." And the Joke is the
I man who was called dusty is an old
timer of six months service.
It is reported that the lightning
squad is again on the war path. Dusty
I and Weary Willie are responsible for
this.
There is alsb a certain sergeant who
is on the same war path. Something
seems to have gotten his goat.
II company has traveled all over
the world during the last week. Our
j famous musician is responsible for
| this stuff. There is a rumor every
i half hour. Very good Eddie.
Owing to the fact that our mess
(sergeant has been foiling with Dan
: Cupid we beg to announce his mind .
j has been transferred to Chicago for
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