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| Camp Greene Distinction Largi
ly Due to Labors of Rev. .
- G. W. Day, Secretary.
At the. Camp Greene base hosplb
*. is the best equipped hospital Y. 1
C. A. in the United States army. Th
- fact has been acknowledged by tl
general secretary of the military "!
M. C. A. system after he was mat
acquainted with the equipment an
work of the base hospital "Y." at tt
^ local camp.
The branch Y. M. C. A. at the bat
affair of a few tables and chairs (
a fully equipped camp' "Y." and
# -'. now branching out in the establisl
ing of other reading rooms at the ho:
pltal. -The base hospital hut is hi
ted up for picture shows; has a gron
ing library; a piano and victrola;
postal exchange system and is 01
% ganizing religious and languag
classes. For a strictly base hospiu
"Y" it is the peer of all such orgar
izations in the country.
The man who dreamed of such
V future for the hospital Christian as
socintlon was Rev. John W. Day, foi
merly connected with hut 104 at Cam
ri Greene. He obtained permission froi
army officials to use a large part <
|v- one of the buildings for establishin
K?. the hospital "Y". Assisted by Rev. .
L r irnrCTn?nn ha ciftara the form*
laundry room and brought In chaii
V. and tables. Other equipment ha
been added since, including the lr
stalling of movies.
8 The work has juset reached its poir
of distinction when Secretary Day wa
?r . ' called away. He left last week to bt
come an army chaplain, with th
rank of first lieutenant. He is no'
on his way to France. Secretary Da
is a graduate of the Harvard Divinit
school and an ordained Episcopal mlr
lstcr. He leaves ihany warm friend
throughout the camp.
5^-' The work which Secretary Day pit
. 1 needed at the base hospital will b
jjfe,-. carried on by Secretary Fergusoi
three times a week, have been estal
Two classes in English, meetin
S&fV lished by him and a class for th
study of French is about to be formec
Bwg'"-- More Rare Talent.
When the war is over there will b
IfcSj*'.-;.' some new stars in the vaudevill
heavens. Some of these rare cntei
IFfeS r talners will come from the 33rd Fiel
Ambulance Company and others froi
MSg*' , the base hospital detachment. Thi
prophecy was established after th
? -. rousing "stunt" night program at tn
r"f. base hospital "It" last Tuesday even
ing.
The Thirty-third Field Ambulanc
Wgfc'-C company furnished much of the en
' tertainment for the Tuesday nigb
assembly. From the ambulance troo
ffftp.' came a Jazz band and other novelt
_ , musical numbers that "brought dow
??>-* the house." Reniig, Farley an
. . Manger were leaders in the harmon
successes of the visitors. Prlvat
Lowe recited . that stirring coWbo
figr- reading "Laska."
I? ?>- The frail furniture of the hosplta
jgtv "y was airiiost disjointed by th
i ,nf the 500 folk wh
heard W. A. Taylor explain the vita
HE# Issues of the day. The parodies pu
Err". over by the black face comedian wer
the best that the current stage ha
? produced.
Our own Corporal Stevens gave tw
whistling numbers that des?rve?,
1r the applause they received. The bird
In the wild-wood did well to take Jes
sons from the musical order of ni
warbling notes. He is not an ordi
nary whistler and many of us hav
told him so since the Tuesday nigh
effort. . .
With a mixture of wiggles and gig
gles Mr. Sneath of the Thlrty-thir<
Ambulance company scored a soni
success early in the evening. Sergean
Harrington delivered an effectiv
monologue. The solo by Miss Raffc
of the Nurse corps and the trio b;
?> ' Gates. Roff and Ryder were high!;
appreciated.
Gave Nine Concerts.
When the noted evangelist Me
Trotter visited the hospital Y. M
C. A. he was greeted by an attentlvi
I audience. His evangelistic quarte
made a special hit at the hospital b;
visiting nine of the wards and givinj
vocal concerts.
Tells War's lessons.
An able address on the general sub
Ject, "Lessons of the War." was givei
at the Y. M. C. A. by the Rev. Alex
ander. of Pittsburgh, Pa. Rev. Alex
ander. who is touring the army camp;
?. of the United States as a repreaen
& ' tative of the Presbyterian church
r? drew a number of vivid word picture;
of examples of a closter brotherhoot
S>. on the terrains of France and hi
fc, dwelt upon the war service as an op
portunlty for fuller Christian mis
c sionary Work.
EIGHTH FIELD BATTALION SIC
L' " NAL CORPS NOTES.
( ?& normal stage, and "Old Sol" Is show
ing his beauty and magnificence, ev
JEk,; cry ope is in good spirits." Even th<
horses and mules seem to realize thai
at- spring is here, and under the super
3r-* vision of Sergeant King, whose genia
" smile pervades the atmosphere aboui
'gjp- the stables, they are looking Bliek anc
$S:- neat, and are new getting their silkj
coats on for dress parade.
We have resumed our drills .and all
are very studious. There is always
Sm some class of instruction or re-hears
ins every night in the classrooms.
| There is always, good interest. The
old saying that, "Idleness breeds
j. army aa well as in civilian life, hence
* we are all kept busy at something.
V Company C has Installed a new
. 1 Jaundry with Sergeant Dexheimer In
V \harge, assisted by "Hop Sing Leo"
Greene), who is an adept in
. ale business. He has been heard to
" remark that he intends to get married
? on the strength of his new Job. There
is one thing sure, "the would be
L bride" can be thankful for getting
.' one versed in the art of washing
. "duda." Private Farnum must be
' commending for his artistic taste in
marking. Every one seems to be
satisfied with the new arrangement
|? as It relieves us of the bane of doing
^ our own marking. As a financial
? venture it is hoped to prove successful
18 for the company.
}- Nearly every night during the week
t- there is a detail from Company C to
r- attend a night class in the battalion
a school from 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock. as
- it is quite a walk through the stumps,
e It Is laughable to see some trip or
il step In a mud hole on these dark
- nights. They are learning to cover
the rough places. It is quite a sight
a to witness the different colored signals
on these dark nights.
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RAILWAY FARES AND
SCHEDULES FOR TROOPS
Following: fares including: war tax
In effect from Charlotte, N. C.:
Fares.
Boston, |22.14; New York, $16.47;
BufTalo, $21.70; Pittsburgh, $17.86;
Washington, $10.37; Richmond. Va..
$7.67; Atlanta. Ga? $7.24; Chattanooga,
$10f37; Cincinnati, $14.89;
Chicago. $22.24; St. .Louis, $21.68;
New Orleans, $21.68; Birmingham,
[$11.77; Jacksonville, $11.77; Syracuse,
N. Y., $20.29.
Schedules.
From Boston, New York Philadelphia.
Baltimore. Pittsburgh and
Washington and all points north and
east?leave 4:sa a. m., 6:&i> a. m..
a. m., 10:20 a. m., 8:45 p. ra., 11:00
p. ra.
To above points leave, 4:25 a. m.,
11:00 a. m.. 7:30 p. m., 3:15 p. m.
12:20 a. m.
From Spartanburg, Greenville. Atlanta.
Annlston, Birmingham, Montgomery.
Mobile. New Orleans, and all
points south, leave, 9:25 a. m., 10:45
a. m., 5:45 p. m., 9:10 p. m., 12:10
a. m.
To above points, leave, 4:45 a. m.,
9:55 a. m., 10:30 a. m., 8:50 p. m.,
11:15 p. m.
From Rock Hill, Columbia, Augusta,
and Jackson villa, leave, 7:20
p.' m., 9:35 a. m., 12.35 p. m., 8:25
p. m.
To above points, leave, 5:00 a. m.,
>mmi
7:06 a. "hi., 11:20'a. m., 4:66 p. m.
From Asheville. Knoxvllle, Chattanooga.
Memphis. Louisville. St. Louis.
Chicago, Detroit, leave. 9:25 a. m . Bm||I
10:45 a. m? 12.15 p. in.. 5:45 p. m. BBA^B
8:55 p. in., 9:10 p. m., 12:10 a. m.
To above points, leave, 4:45 a. m.. Uif WJ II
4:30 p. nf., 8:50 p. m., 11:15 p. in. fj I fl 11 lH
COMPANY J-:, still INFANTRY. IB jj 19
Corporal Japer has the best drilled II I flit
squad in the outfit, he admits it him- ill
Private Hobert doesn't Ret much J [I V In
slepe these nights. Nothing short of | [J I IW
an earthquake would Ret hini from
his cot. he hates it so.
Private Coleman says no more j^SSSS
"dog-robbing' for him, he is going fit faV
to be a regular soldier from now on. .
A certain mechanic says no fancy R/flv9
cut slice of bread for him. but u man- Wl /wFsfU
tilzi piece like they handed out in the Hi/ fySj
Private Mike McGrath. the soliil EH f I H
man from Ireland, is making a hit fl 11 1 H
these days as squad leader, he doesn't fl
ball his squad up more than 400 IfffwjB
time? when at drill. This must be Q| I fr IVJ
where the solid part comes in. B Iftfl
Private McCole would like to know |B
that pretty girl whose picture Private Jj II M H
Yosberg carries next to his heart. IfcjH^fl^H
out the chow would be appreciated
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