. ?, . *.?li' -' a*iii <_ Page 2 bh rnm PW TO STifl MG SOLDIERS ft ft | Director Bergman Has Just Returned From Ten-Day Trip III .to Blue Ridge. Athletics bt-ican to stir this weekwith th? return of Athletic Director A. B. Bergman from Blue Ridge, N. C.. where he has been instructing the j I special school for Y. M. C. a. training Mr. Bergman is full of en- j thusiasm with his return to camp life and staled today that he would put some pep and ginger into the games and sports of Camp Greene befQ?p many days. At the conference of directors fo the southeastern department the fall and winter program was outlined and planned and next "week will be ready for announcement. It will consist of informal activities, Mr. Bergman states, which will include! baseball, soccer, football and push ball. A new game was created and is called "Mass Soccer." In this game three soccer balls are used instead of J one and as many as desire may play the game and the ball may go under the net instead of over. " Director Bergman is arranging to give private instruction to officers and non corns in life saving methods and other points which he considers ot value. He will -also have a class in boxing and bayonet practice, both of which have about the same movements and can be taught together. Mr. Bergman is highly pleased with the field he has and says that he sure has a big job on his hands but he is going to show other camps what fine talent Camp Greene really , RED CROSS NOTES The Re<5 Cross at Camp Greene has been doing a deal of work since the , 7.500 negroes and 5.000 limited service men came into camp. Dr. T. | SD. Gardner, who is the director of military relief, has been on the watch . to anticipate the needs oif the men for sweaters, socks and such thihgs of comfort and care. He has recently sent a large order to headquarters in Atlanta consisting of many things for winter use. Mr. J. B. Branch also has gone to the rescue of the score of men among those drafted for limited service, who were required to leave their families hurriedly and without due provision in many cases. Mothers and wives, children and grand parents are being looked out for now as the result of telegrams and letters IIMIKH to the ch--'piers buck home, telling B If-1D fig them to find these homes and give ad-j HID fl n vice ai>d assistance. S Ji liftB It might be added too that Mr. Branch is going to be one of the men I paagTDg in tlie Arc to go over seas and will i mjurMfM leave his family of a wife and three I children to help out the boys at the I front in every way he can. He is getting the fever and says that they can't call him none too soon. aTflMp The. convalescent homo is ready to aSWR l>e turned over to the Red Cross and V VZjf* is now being furnished. The open\ 'nk occur shortly'and there will ??\ be a formal dedication of the building to the high purpose for which been planned and built." This 1 building is in the shape of a Retf-i CViLV I Cross and Ls the largest entertainment I place in Camp Greene and is located! just west of the base hospital. \ \J fflL T^e workers ?? the Ked Cross can \ V flfi tell some mighty pitiful stories of the ! j. u actual conditions that exist in some j (V n of the homes to which they come to j jl the relief. Men from every walk of J \ Qi ai,I>ca-r at office and pour A g out their troubles and in every case! an investigation is made and some-' ^ Ej thing done if the party is foundj |J a y worthy. I'or tlyit reason they are j II * I worked day and night helping the | (ias Classen Started Monday. k ,m The classes in gas instruction in H charge of Lieutenant E. D. Gilmer of the headquarters staff corps started off Monday in Y budding 102. All the officers are taking this special ini t^r^j struction in the class room and later the actual appliances will be used if>. 1. Secretaries De Haven. Weber and O'Toole. . K. of C. building No. 2, Secretaries McDermott. Flaherty and McGrath. They are at your service at all times. ~ EDWARD J. OTOOLE. Secretary Bldg. No. 1. Forming Bible Classes. A drive is being made to organize Bible classes among the different companies of the camp and especially in the base hospital division they are well organized with the officers as instructors assisted by the Y. M. C. A. men. AND CAMP CAMP tJHJEENK MA&ONS v/..' f: OROANIZE KENT MASONIC CLUB C Thursday night, white awaiting a '? special dispensation from Grand Master Norfleet. of the Grand Lodge u oC Masons of North Carolina, there assembled about Sftft soldiers who ate 1 members of the Masonic order, and f JJ now stationed at Camp Greene. thej? purpose being to organise a Masonic j o club. ' " The meeting was held In the dental b -infirmary and was called to order by Cornel Wm. A. Kent, .commanding b officer of Camp Greene. C Never before perhaps in the his- a tory of Masonic activity in North 7 Carolina was there so many military b Masons gathered together. Practically b every state fit the union was repre- n sented at the meeting. v The committee on selecting la site ? for the Masonic club and mtyhary lo?c:c reported that a site could be a ha.d near the Liberty theater- and that ^ the owners had agreed to furnish: the E location without any rental for the tj purpose of constructing thereon a g building to coi>taln a Masonic, club g downstairs and a military lodge up- t] stairs. . The committee on membership re-: ported that a dozen or m$rh Masons 11 at. the camp-held their membership * in North Carohna and others, remain- ? to be seen. -It is estimated' that L there are in the neighborhood of . fohr hundred Masons at the camp at this time. every one brill become a member of the club and a, number E wfll become members of the military \ lodge there. A committee composed of the various organizations located at the n camp was appointed to' ouhmii namesand nomination for the officers of the 0 club and the result was that the fol- q lowing were elected temporary offi- tte Masons that the Masonic club ras organised and they will tjo-oper-V i te in every way with the boya/afc-.;: amp Greene. The nest meeting of the club e held nest Thursday night; . | IKGl'IiAR RELIGIOUS SERVICES T Y. M. C. A. BUILDINGS Regular services were held at ?H le Y. M. C. A. buildings Sunday lorning and evening with much in?rest shown. The soldiers have dorns'^/ 3 nstrated that they enjoy church In amp Greene Just as much as their' o at home and~ many attend reguirly. Added to these regular Sunday ?r vices the soldier has the advantage f a mid-week -meeting on stfpiUat*&^ J ights at each bnilding and. the sol iers are showing considerable interest in these. >r the Soldier | _ a Draw. (diers To Make Some )o A Great Good. itian Awociation -11 'UriBUCUl ABBUViauvu ,ji tni^r Service ?rary Association bus >on its great $170,- |; iign for funds with y on its work for Southeastern Dfe- 1 called upon to help - I to the folks at home There are scores onists in the camps tst and these organ- |L their aid and are hem for their work. ? i be used in Trench >r magazine covers _ | ers of this depart- I he campaign. depicting the work 11 ionizations in the favy, Trench and - $25.00 cash. 11.00 each will be will be returned. in by October 10. ^ j L. P. Moore, Pub- I j r, Southeastern DeLuckieSt., Atlanta, her information see ich and Camp. pick up some easy money, atest closes on the ber 3,1918 ,