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Vol. 1
HOSTESS HOUSE STARTS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON MEETJ
4 Regular Prpgram Bids Fair t<
Become Highly Interesting
Event for Soldiers.
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In keeping with its purpose to be
of the maximum service to the soldiers
of Camp Greene, their visiting relatives
and friends, and the other camp
visitors, the Y. W. C. A. hostess house
inaugurated on Sunday afternoon a
program that bids fair to become a
popular feature of camp life. This program
took on the nature of an informal
"sing;" an affair in which all
of the men took part and greatly enJoyed.
It is the purpose of the Y. W. C.*A
i* hostesses to secure musical talent froir
Charlotte and other points for these
^ programs, and announcement will be
niade from time to time of such ap&">"
jiointments as can be made. Care if
taken, however, to preserve the infor5
null nature of the affair, so that the
. mfen will feel perfectly at home and a;
ease. Such tunes as are popular witt
'tne men will be sung,
y " - The management of this buildini
' desirous of having the soldier;
make large use of the splendid equip
ment which they. have. Men who an
contemplating a visit from any o
their friends or relatives should-fee
free to make arrangements to receivi
them at the hostess house. The beau
tifully appointed rooms, "homey" at
i - mosphere and the presence in th<
^ house of cordial hostesses will insuri
a most pleasant visit. It should bi
kept in mind, too. that the Y. W. C
A. .operates a cafeteria that give:
d: v epien did service. Most appetizinj
luncheons and suppers are server
there. Already a number of men havi
availed themselces of the opportunlt;
fe" thus afforded for entertaining thei
camp visitors. ^
-V- .BASK HOSPITAL BREVITIES.
The base hospital's show of greei
In honor of St P.atrick on last Mon
- *3 *ay was largely confined to the rien
kitchen, where Acting Mess Sergoan
I.; ske and the other kitchen attaches
Who bear names .?f an equal Oeltli
j%.'- ring, had their caps bound nroum
'' wltn the bright color expressive o
Emerald Isle de\otion.
j. new plan at the hospital is foi
ail enlisted mer. to eat at the detach.
' inent mess hall. The system cause;
come congestion at the long tables bu
Jv'a so far has caused no real calamities
With the new innovation comes iht
gjT greater blessing of syruR and bread
trays on the table.
Private Helsabeck has returned
jff; from the officers' training camp a1
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., where he hat
been undergoing intensive training foi
&S _ "Because of dependent relatives. Private
Morre'an has been discharged
from service. He has been a membei
of the medical detachment since Docember
6.
Special classes for ambulance drivers
and litter bearers are being con.
-ducted by Captain Crowe with a vie*
to preparing a number of men for s
later call for duty at the front.
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NEWS OF COMPANY B, 14TH
MACHINE GUN BATTALIOJ
Some say that the number 13 ii
- unlucky. The thirteenth squad hen
NC'i. IIHM to be lucky. They have al
kinds of talent. Warren McCabe ii
"there" for playing as a lieutenant
He -dresses the squad before he goei
to bed, and then passes review, anc
it sure Is comic. He goes through al
kinds of motions, then comes.
Olues, the Frenchman from Nev
,* / Orleans, must have been the ladj
" ?oti-h(-r Hi> sure is there on th<
love stuff on paper, and has about 11
sweethearts.
.fiSfe'r Then comes Flemming, the grea
?? *? ; fighter from start to finish, and h<
- sure is there with the goods. Thei
we have Wilcox, a great mule skin
ner. He sure can ride, but It sure ii
fun to see him get thrown off them.
Company B sure will make som<
-baseball team. Take notice of then
when they start by playing Compan:
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Printed Weekly for the 1
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Edition for CAMP G
MARCH 2
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WHAT DR. CIjAXTOX Till
Trench and Camp asVed Dr. Cl?:
1 fduraiinn. fo write for its readers d
| of Camp Greene. Doctor Claxton, w
? ant educational conference, visited th
in the evening made an address -to
Y. M. C. A.-bulldings. His statemen
' "My Dear Mr. Partrick:
"I have this afternoon been ov
the Y. M. C. A. huts, the base hosi
general in command. In this tour c
of the men, and I am much please
rangement of the camp, the cleanlin
the general appearance of the.men i
i "I-wl?h to congratulate the men
of Columbus on the work that they s
1 social life of the men in camp. 1 h:
' educational work, but I have not as >
i this work. Y
"United State
CAMP CHRONICLE IS THE i
NAME OF GASTONIA CAMP
: Selected From List of Heroes of
u Revolutionary Battle at Kingsj
1 Mountain.
t ? .
1 Gaatonia,"March 22.?General Bab-'
f bitt. In charge of the arflllery range
s here, issued an official order this
* i morning designating ihe name 01 me
f | camp as Camp Chronicle in honor of
1 Major William Chronicle, one of the
J outstanding figures among the Anieri"
| can forces in the famous revolutionary
battle of Kings Mountain which
* was fought almost within a stone's
8 throw of where the artillerymen are
? now practicing. The name is most
' appropriate.
" In reply to a request from c.enI
eral Babbitt for the names of some
? of the North Carolina heroes of the
v battle of Kings' Mountain, for some
r one of whom the camp might be nani<yl,
Secretary Fred M. Allen, of the
chamber of commerce, yesterday addressed
a communication to the genera!.
suggesting the names of Major
> win him Chronicle. Colonel William
Graham of Virginia, and Lieutenant
! Colonel Frederick Hambridge of this
section. Major Chronicle was a nail
tive of this county, which was then
jj j Lincoln county, and played a large
f ' part in the battle of Kings'Mountain.
I Ghstonians are pleased that General
r I Babbitt selected the name Chronicle.
. I At present the Sixteenth, Thirteenth
, | and Seventy-seventh field artillery are
I having target practipe there.
As usual, the Y. M. C. A. was on the
i spot simultaneously with the occupal
tlon of the camp by the troops. Headquarters
have been established there,
1 from which the various. religious,
t physical and educational activities
i will be directed. An attempt will be
" made to give good service to the men
who are there.
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COMPANY C, EIGHTH
SIGNAL BATTALION NOTES
On Saturday we had our company |
r picture taken. Every one tried to
l look his best, and it turned out asl
well as could be expected, for the |
day was a cloudy one. Nearly every,
one took one or mqre and sent one
j to the folks at home.
St. Patrick's day was celebrated
? with its usual colors. Our able cook
: (Rocagh) prepared us a lovely St. I
II? . - . . A J,, A wl?h win, I
f atricK a puuuiiig
tergreen. Our mess sergeant,. Overton,
must be complimented on his
ability.
The company bath house and laundry
have the honor of belhg marked
excellent for every day of tho past
week on the general sanitary report.
We commenced on a now schedule
of drills the past week ending March
23. The most interesting was the gas
mask drill. It is a question of how
many would be dead, as the time given
to get them on is six seconds, at
the end of which if they are not on
we are pronounced "dead." (Of
course, this is figurative in drills, but
only too true In a region pervaded by
s the poisonous gases used "over
1 there.") Let us snap out of it, and
/ show old "Fritz" that we are very
much alive when we get there.
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. M. C. A. by Courtesy of
Hi (Dbscrbe
REENE Charlotte, N. C.
15, 1918
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NKS <OF C AMP CiREKXE. '
Kton. United States commissioner or |
brief statement of his Impressions i
ho was in Charlotte for an import- |
ie camp on Saturday afternoon and i
a group of soldiers In one of the
t follows:
er a portion of Camp CIreene, by
pital. and the headquarters of the I
iver the ground's I have seen many
d with what 1 have seen; the areas
of the buildings and tents, and j
whom I have met. _ j
or the Y. Al. U. A. ana tne lYiugms ire
doing for the entertainment and
ive heard Interesting reports of the I
et had opportunity of seeing any of >
ours sincerely.
"P. P. CLAXTON.
s Commissioner of Education."
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BRIG. GEN. IRONS
HAS BEEN RELIEVED
Recently in Command of Bri'
gade at Camp Greene?Resumes
Rank of Colonel.
Washington, March 24.?Brig. Gen.
I James A. Irons, until recently comI
manding a brigade at Camp Greene.
! North Carolina, has been relieved, the
(war department announced today, following
the report of a medical board
| that he was physically disqualified for
active service abroad. General Irons
resumes his rank of colonel of infan
|ll> ?l I 111 11.1.-. UVI.I
regiment.
Another tegular Jlrrny officer, wilhj
drawn from the national army, is
Jiripr. Gen. Charles L. J'hllllps. who
has been relieved of the command of
field artillery at Camp Wadsworth.
! South Carolina, and ordered to J'uget
Sound to take a coast artillery* command
with his regular rank of colonel.
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SNAPPY BOUTS MARK \\
HOSPITAL ATHLETIC NIGKT
So stirring were the bouts of the
first"athletic night at the base hospital
Y. M. C. A. that the institution
has come to slay with the pill rollers.
Three snappy boxing rounds and a
scientific wrestling bout made up the
introductory program.
Privates Warner and Townsden put
on the feature glove contest of the
evening. At the end of three whirlwind
rounds there were none present
who would have ventured a decision
for either of the pair, so well did they
mate blows. The other tilts were between
Privates Trello and Eilta and
Privates Dradi and Bailey.
Private Antonlovltez, of Company
D. Eighth machine gun battalion,
failed to throw Secretary Bergman,
camp physical director, in twenty
minutes of clever mat work. Both
men weighed in at 140 pounds. Science
and skill marked every phase of
the fast battle.
I BASEBALL KING.
I Baseball is king of sports at the
i base hospital. Three rousing: games
as starters for the barracks league
have brought nearly every man in
| the detachment to the field of action
at one or the other of the three cveI
nlngs on which the national game has
been in full swing.
! Barracks No. 6 Is away in the lead,
with two more victories to its credit.
The men of that "shack" drubbed
j the nine from Barracks No. 3 by a
score of 4 to 3, and humbled the No. 2
men by a 5 to 2 score." Barracks No.
17 easily beat the No. 2 players, by
7 to 1. Three barracks league games
are scheduled for this week.
I Preparation is being made to pick
the men to represent the base hospital
In the camp league, - in a practice
game with the 47th regiment
I more than 20 men will be used by
the medics in an effort to select the
J fastest material for the contests later
on.
Barracks No. 5 won four games out
I of five in an exciting volley ball
tournement on last Wednesday eveI
ning.
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THEIR HOME FOLKS !MwJ
No. 25 jjtjj
SERIES OF LECTURES TO ffff "
SOLDIERS IS CONCLUDED |||j
Officers and Men at Camp Told ffijfl
of "The Story Behind \ |J S "ft
rather remarkable demonstration of t
the enthnsiustir way in which the men |/|||p
audience tit Y. M. A. building No.
his (^including lecture on Ft ida> nigm.
. I Jr. Hamilton was one of a ki*uii|> of M (i s s
| been enlisted by the eduentional de- Iff
:partmcnt of the Y. M. (". A. of Camp H
(ireenc. The subject of the series of jH
I lectures was "The'Story Itehind the \
!Wur: What Is It All About ?" Thei r W A jA
[them illustrated and delivered in a
| masterly manner. j jv
[wide reputation to deliver lectures on
[In camp was a master stroke on the
t part of the educational department. I HI.
I For the week beginning February 11.
.the addresses were delivered by Mr.
February IS. .Mr. Connor sjnike to the
men In the different Y. .M c. A HAI AS
nor was eminently (lualilied^for this
jVorslty of North Carolina faculty. The ^ ffi fflfl
subject for the week beginning Feb- H yjf 111 W - ,
! lie and W'hut it Stands Kor." For the ^
'week beginning March 4. the ad gjj? ijllH
I dresses were on the topic "The licit - ? wi-ni-mrwv i
I isll Km pire and Wha*. It Stands I'or." WRIfIbJ
] iji\ I'terson pro\.-<i m? inunu-ij ... iaa w-j
'.subjects discussed. giving his audience VmJt^S^arj
|an admirable working idea of the Ins- RivlAU
| torical background of tlie gigantic
j Dr. Roulac Hamilton, also a member WJtvf
.faculty, delivered tlie concluding Ice- Inrjf/.
!ll, the subject of his address was ar/i^\
J "How the War Came About and How
It Developed." During the past we^k
racy and the War." Dr. Hamilton a.< b
student, teacher and author has (tained
a wide reputatiun us an historian. nfaTfiim
The close attention which all of his bfllBBIl
audiences Kuve him bespoke the line
impression which his addresses made.
Mr. Oliver, who as camp education- TRfflKnQn
jal secretary had the arrangements for
this scries of lectures in charge, tells ytVl IT
(The Trench and Camp man that noth- r* I I
ting save possibly the English classes I *!* 1
for the foreign-born men has been of V' VI. (
more benefit to the men than the \ tf
hearing of these lecture#. That they ' *
have been so well received is also a V t
source of gm till cation to those who V el
vlaioned the opportunity and provided _ r 1
for It. Thousands of men heard the j ,
lectures, all of them getting a larger I j
land fuller idea of world relations and ? J
I thd forces which have been at play in II
the bringing about of the war. ^^^B /1
J After Dr. Hamilton had concluded
| his lecture on Friday night at build- Wyiil
|ing 104 his large audience gave ex- ?
! presslon to its appreciation ?n intj
whole series. A vote was taken, the ^sihuum^
men asking unanimously that the leetures
be continued. That this will h<|
done has been promised them. Announcement
of future plans In regard
to the continuance of the lectures will rallr rMfi"
be announced as they are formulated |jf|i jfl it
The fact that the series of lectures |l| 0 | /
recently delivered in camp by tin- Ml I
scholarly historians imported by the III I I
the'men occasions 110 particular stir- || |
prise. Still It is cause for congratu I R
lation. The men are anxious lo at'- 9 I HR
quaint themselves with the wnrlil sit- yl R JjB
uation and will listen to the learned 11 HI) |j|j
doctors, even though there are coun- F^,53T^f
ter attractions. r