Newspapers / Trench and camp. / June 18, 1918, edition 1 / Page 4
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/ , ' I*.': _. ' m 1 ^ When a j|| 1 jj Contributed by Brlnt*. I MM lEIffl PROMOTED LIEOMT COLONEL Lieut. Darting, Another Base Hospital Officer, Gets Promotion?News at Hospital. Major George Renn. commanding: officer of the Base Hospital, has been made a lieutenant colonel. This is the second tirue that Lieutenant-Colo- j nel Renn has been advanced since I his coming to Camp Greene, as a jap- I tain On February fifteenth he re- j reived a commission as major. The : hospital met are all hc.npy at this honor shown to Lieutenant-Colonel j Renn. for his relations with his men j lias always been most cordial. A promotion has also come to Lieutenant Sidney Darling. He was made U^J|| captain last Wednesday. Captain Darling was a student of law in New York university last June, but joined r .. the army as a private upon gradua- j tion. some preliminary train- . WBM ing at West Point (where he was made ! y ?D1 a first-class private), he went to Camp I \. Lee. Here he was made a sergeant \ iMfl and shortly afterward a sergeant first- J class and then, before February, was] commissioned lieutenant.. In Febru- j ary Lieutenant Darling was trans m medical supply depot of the base hos* pital. Captain^>ar!ing will conduct v WwB a practical course^ in the training of officers in medical department knowlit Two lar^ tennis courts have been L ! laid off for the officers of the base J JT hospital to the east of the 'officers' *A first-class entertainment was given at the "Y" last Tuesday evening. I ^Ir. Jesse Gray, of the Y. M. C. A. j l|m J headquarters staff, appeared in his | original character as "Elder Cobb of III I * Tennessee." In this role he gave two! ^ HI LX side-splitting monologues, one of them, f jkl IB "Love and Poetry." bringing forth! IMJ prolonged applause. Mr. Gray also ! sang some humorous songs, iwo of which were parodies of his own on ' IBU "Where the River Shannon Flows" v and "Won't You Come Over to My House." Dr. Darby, building secre kSScI tary at "Y" 105. followed Mr. Gray with a short snappy address on a "America's Reasons for Entering the War." Dr. Darby said that there were five elements in Germany's pqlmmhm icy that are conspicuous by their absence from our policy: territorial aggrandizement. unscrupulous attain11/II Ifil Ut/I ...ant nf mmmorpilll ?sunrerrmcvr inriif. II l| ference to the shedliing of the blood j of her j>wn men, a spirit of revenge, j I II and hatred of the enemy. On the i | || other hand, the speaker said, there are | five elements emphatic in our policy: < we fight for the sacredness of international obligation*, for the bringing of succor to the weaker nations; "to make the world safe for democracy," for the brotherhood of nations, and for perpetual peace founded upon fTPfm Christian principles. Dr. Darby's lumtmmmmm eld exposition was received witn TRENCH Feller Needs a |T / Iffll N. / Kjp duced to an astonishing little lady from Charlotte, Ethel Smith, a fiveyear-old ?hlld of quite unuaual talents. Miss Ethel sap* "Parlais vdua Krancais," and seyeral other songs very uniquely, completely capturing t^e hearts of the people in her audience with her interpretations. She was very fetching in her manner of the jreteran artist. The boys, freely said that If las Ethel is the best ilUle singer that they had ever heard. She has promised to visit the base hospital "Y" again. Dr. John A. Hain er. Baptist camp pastor, preached a .fine sermon on "Waste" Sunday morning at the "Y." Dr. Hainer dwelt on the widespread waste of thipgs material and also oh the common waste of life. Dr. Hainer's camp pastorate came to an end this week and he returned to Philadelphia on Thursday evening. The Sunday evening service at the "Y" was in charge of Mr. L. B. Padgett. secretary of religious work in Building 105. Mr. Padgett based his remarks on passages from the Song of Solomon. He interpreted the book as being figurative and referring to Christ and the church as bridegroom " 1 ' * t>\~~ "" ""loo much ana onue. * no av. >.?? enjoyed. Dr. C. L. Jackson spoke at the Steele Creek Presbyterian church last Sunday morning. The church was crowded ^nd the audience listened with deep interest to an excellent sermon on the text. "Behold the Man!" + K. C's. OPEN UP NEW RECREATION CENTER New Chapel at Base Hospital Now Has Place for Pleasure of Soldiers. Through the courtesy of Major Renn. commander of the base hospital, a new recreation center in the chapel building, was opened by the K. of C. last Monday. The new center is in *he rear, of the dispensary. It promises to- be one of the most attractive of the camp recreation buildings. The painters and decorators, who were doing the work, transformed a room with four bare walls into what is considered to be one of the most attractive of the K. of O. buildings in the south. A player piano with music suited to all tastes, tables plentifully witH roadinn' matter and a library are among: the assest of the new building. Complete sets of Shakespeare and Dickens' works are on the shelves. For the beneft of those who wish to spend a little tirqe in quiet meditation. a miniature chapel complete in every respect has been curtained off at the end of the building aqjl on Saturday night after a little scene shifting, the biftlding is transformed into a church. The K. of C. activities at the hospital are under the direction of the Rev. Paul Bethal, Ph. D., and secretary William J. Callaughan. A cordial invitation to those connected with the hospital is extended. On Friday night, June 21, a splendid musical program will formally open the new bqilding. The prqgram if being arranged by Acting General Secreary John Donohue. l Friend i ' ** ' 1 __ , CONCERT AT SOLDIERS CLUB BIG. SUCCESS -? ? , Program Under. Direction of Sergt Roy C. Downs Was Put; Oi/uor in Hnsf The concert given on Thursday evening of the past at the 6oldier'a 1 club in* Charlotte was a distinct sue- j cess, and it was much eztfoyed by a ( | large number of soldiers and their j 1 friends. The concert was under the 1 personal direction of Sergt. Rdy G. I ! Downs, of the Fifth .company, Fourth 1 iregin^ent, wno demonstrated to the < I audience his ability, both as ^rector jl ! of the orchestra anlk. as a soloist.; ; Sergt. Downs was before his" enlist-i1 ! ment director of a large church choir J in Buffalo, N. T. ' P The concert was featured by solos I by Privates Ituff, Rioff, Goss, Ser- : ! geants Dalhquist and Downs, all of j jwhom charmed the audience withji I their splendid voices. Sergeant Downs < 'sang "Rocked In the Cradle or the i : Deep" and "Saved by Grace," the lat- < j ter with the assistance of the male < 'chorus. Several interesting musical i I numbers were, rendered by Privates; Copeland and Lutton. Sergeant Kinn, n I of the Sixteenth company, Fourth mo-|i ! tor mechanics, made some very strHc-;' ing remarks and told a- number of,' laughable Jokes. J The male chorus, which so de-. I lighted this audlehce, have had all number of other engagements recent- |' i ly, among which were those at the I ! Presbyterian hospital, Tryon Street J i Methodist church, aad several Y. M. h C. A. events. ' - |1 J* and not only for A ^ M i ' Many thousands of army men 1 lieves swollen, "shoe sore" feet mo " agent made. Try it tonight?and B action. All druggists' in tubes, 25c C. building Number 2 Scene of Much Merriment on Wed- 'a nesday Afternoon. Packed to capacity by soldiers. No. building:, last Wednesday, was the cena of much merriment when the j *ed CroSs unit of Charlotte paid their ? ?-?? x>. ,| ri workers entertained the soldiers by a . .7? lansante. Refreshments were served tnd the boys thought it a fine treat. Phey relished the home made cookies, vhich* the women o^ mercy brought ilone. Dancing was enjoyed and sev- , ral instrumental and vocal agios were ..Jj endered. The hostesses were the guests of th# Seventeenth company, Fourth regl- , nent, motor mechanics. The ftromen. W rreatly enjoyed the mess and extend-* >d the! rappreciation to Mess Ser- / ' jean^ Wlddie Jennings and Secretary*. 7 3ianco. who is in charge of the build-. ng. It was the women's first meal / I >ver taken In a camp. A plpture was snapped by Camp. jpH Photographer Watson. The Red Crote^ vorkers were included in the picture], ."& ind many of them were seated en a arge truck. " .? Boxing was held in the evenihg^&3B Private Earl R. Hunter defeated Ddn-' ; ;an Stewart. Both boxers^ were of. ,-fl 1 bout even weight and thty gave an nteresting exhibition of. the manly. Moving:-pictures will be shown Mon-' -jBp lay night. fThe pictures displayed last donday night were exceptionally good* ?ei The Marked Man" and "Rummy," ,{K >oth Universal tllms, were the ead-' -.Jfifr-] iners. Wednesday and Friday nights will. . t>e for French classes. Thursday will; v/A t>e the regular vaudeville night. Plans' >>'jj ire being laid for a boxing event for ruesday night. Arthur Doyle of Boston, Mass., An-, Lhony J. Klee of Indianapolis, Ind..:^-'^ md R. Fred Rabold of Bowling Green, T*?} ty., were the new secretaries to .ar^xg -ive this week. Edward Keefe was ransferred last week to Camp Han:oCk. Augusta, (3a. John C. Manlon, general secretary,* ^, sras called to Washington on Wednes- -?j lay on business. .He will be gone for several weeks. Athletic Director Jbhn | Oonohue is acUnw general, secretary, ydj NOTES COMPANY NINE. / AAong the American soldiers I wounded last week was Prorate. BOjr v j 2. Inman, of the fth casual 6ompany. Due to the nature of hie wounds, how- ' >ver, his name will not be found on 1 he list of General Pershing's men vho fell victims to the Huns' sheila I Careful investigation of Private In- w nan's wound reveals that the more r less well-known God of Love, Cupid; jlanted one of his arows in " lb# v . irictim's anatomy between the voll?3k'-3% >all net and mess hall. a Je was marled Monday evening. to>. ,'/ VIlss Edna C. Bright, of CharJoftfgssK rhe bridegroom's home is In Caspar,! ; Wyoming. Chief among the Items of the week's r jews In the 9fh company were' lay, which, as this is written is -ry i vague 'promise, and the >f standing retreat by Sergeant Bo^- "Tr; ?rs. One of the foregoing f ractures/of : }. lo <imt o? liniiQtinl an thA Doughlas Fairbanks Is In no danger 'MM of losing his laurels, at least as far 'Mj as his athletic prowess is concerned^ ; S This was determined Tuesday noon^B when Sergeant McGill attempted to ry? mount Captain Meissner's flery steed " I In front of the orderly room. In an\>I Imitation of the movie star. The final. j "close-up" of Tuesday's event showed Sergeant McGill face downward dar^-M the ground gasping for atmospWttprg ind the horse making^ his own way to Ij the corral. I f<tJ4 AUHO QMAM) B^T&I lenthoialumt taoit MMtkrlkU J&yf. " are found that Mentholatum Pft. I re quickly than any other healing B learn" its prompt, gentle, certain B" . Jar* 25c, 50c, $1.00. I r. 25? ^BOTHO I
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