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National War Work Council
Y.M.C.A. of the United Sbtet
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I HIGH OFFICERS
L INSPECI[D"
\ Purpose of Visit to Determine
Best Use to Make of Camp.
War Secretary Declares It Will
Be Utilized in Furture to
Extent Yet Undetermined.
| After a strenuous day, Hon. Newton
D. B^ker, 'secretary of war, and
BBg: Hon. Josephus Daniels, secretary of
the navy, left Charlotte last night for
ra|?v Washington to resume today their duV:
ties as chiefs of the departments con
1S&I; trolling the fighting forces of Amer
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'Camp Green# was Inspected yestsr
day by Secretary Baker add three
iCrjfcttfTi generals from the war departfor
the purpose ,of determining
wftat part this camp shall play In
BQAKnyeparatlon of American soldiers
Pte dervice in France In the carrying
twt -"of the recently tremendously In- |
creased military program. Secretary
H&gy? Bhker said; after the inspection trip, j
that he would hot case to forecast I
-What the future might hold for Camp !
gj "Greene, as he said the high army of- I
fleers of his party would later make i
jgw their written reports to the -war de- I
Bi pirtment %.nd that any action lnvolv- I
Ing the future of the camp would be
Cv?fe.. based upon their recommendations.
Jp|tT; Dufing an interview, Secretary Bavker
said this inspection was made in
fiSrf^Hpe with the policy of the war de.pafeiment
to inspect all the training
?g?. camps, with the view of determining'
what steps should be taken looking to
T-" . their greatest possible utilization in
the government's program for sending
jErr* increased numbers of troops to France
:V a* early-as possible. He remarked that
already a great army of American sol- |
. dlers Is in Frahce, but that others
??* will be sent overseas as quickly as |
jSf; conditions permit and the men become
available. " ,
ftjg* Just what use will be made of j
9^ camp Greene, tne secretary 01 war saia i
r- he did not know at present. He de -
clared it certainly would be utilized, i
Recently, he said, the camps In Geor-_
fe- , ? ? were inspected and it was promtoed
that an inspection of Camp
Greene would be made. That this'tdp
5 , of his official party was in keeping
with that promise, and in line with
ja-" the policy of his department to gain
first-hand knowledge oPall the camps
y on which future plans may be based
;;? . for the greatest utilization of the fa*?? :
cllitles now at h*pd for training large
8';:, numbers of men for overseas service,
':ny was the impression Secretary Baker
left with those with whom he talked
W, shortly before he left the city.
The only address made by Secref
tary Baker during his visit was a brief
Informal talk at a dinner last night at
the Southern Manufacturers' club,
given by the chamber of commerce in
jAES/nfttlor of the distinguished visitors. In
Ly/. this- talk the secretary told of some
ti- .of his exnerlences On Vila rornnt vlult
to France and the American front,
?#>. .relating especially incidents illusW
trating the great admiration and affaction
the French people hold for
American soldier.
ft. *- Accompanied by Major General
l?><Jorgaa, surgeon general, Major Gen?^-eral
William B. Black, chief of engineers,
and Major General John L.
Chamberlain, inspector general. Secfejetary
Baker made yesterday afterjg^lioon
an extended^ tour of the camp,
Inspecting all the regimental reseri^.^rations,
the roads, the remount staT
tion and the base.hospital. . They arrived
in Charlotte from Washington
at^10:26 o'clock yesterday morning.
8oon after their arrival, they went to
,^V;CJamfrGraene, where they had lupchi
^eon as guests of Brigadidfr General
IT; 0. B. Babbi tt, commanding officer. of
camp, who was a member of the
Hon. Josephus I;
Printed Weekly for the Y
Xbt (Hftarlo
Edition for CAMP G1
MAY 1
THEIR FIRST SIG;
L The above cartoon was drawn f
Lieutenant Flltner of the Fourth engl
The Camp Greene Trench and Camp.
| This beautiful cartoon was sugg
j "Blue Bird," known as the scene of t
will note that Father Time lias draw
future and is Inviting, these two Bel
an'J heroiuc of the play, to embark f
sails arc filled by the winds of freedo
Stare and Stripes of free America.
We submit this cartoon with th
born children of Belgium, England, F
world may, through the efforts and sa
to embark for the journey of life upo
Lieutenant Flltner lias entitled th
pin ess," and the staff of Trench and C
men of Camp Greene are deeply Inde
thought and the thought which it sug
the navy, arrived in Charlotte yesterday
morning at 11:20 o'clock and
delivered three addresses during the
day, one of whi<?h was at the camp.
He was the principal speaker at the
massmeeting at the city auditorium,
and immediately after his arrival in
this city he spoke at Trinity Methodist
church.
The secretaries of the army and
navy, the major generals of the party
inspecting the camp, General Babbitt,
Lieutenant Bingham, aide de camp to
General Babbitt, were entertained at
dinner last evening at 6:30 o'clock
at the Southern Manufacturers' club
by the chamber of commerce. This
was the only formal social function
of the day. incident to the presence
of the chiefs of the army and navy
departments.
Daniels at Camp.
At the conclusion of the dinner,
Secretary Daniels went to Camp
Greene, where he delivered a short
"Mothers' day" address to the officers
and enlisted men of the Fourth ammunition
train, speaking at the Y.
M. C. A. building near the Dowd
house. Secretary Baker and members
of his official party were at leisure
until they went to the Southern railway
station. They returned to Wash-1
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. M. C. A. by Courtesy of
Hi (Dbfitftbc
EtEENE Charlotte, N. C.
3, 1918
HT OF HAPPINESS.
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or Camp Greene Treneli and Camp by
ncers who Is tlie official cartoonist of
cstcd* by a scene from Mactcrlink's
he "Souls of Unborn Children." You
n back the curtain which covers the
fflan children, who are really the licro
or the journey of life :n a ship whose
m. and at whoso masthead flics the
e prayer that the generations of unrancc,
Italy, America and or the whole
criflccw of our (feneration be enabled
n such a ship an this.
Is cartoon 4tThclr First Sight of Hapump,
together with the officers and
bted to him for this beautiful pictorial
gents.
ington, accompanied kby Secretary
Daniels, on the train due to leave
here at 9 o'clock.
Each of Charlotte's distinguished
visitors of yesterday spent a strenuous
day, and were thoroughly tired
when they boarded their Jtrain.
Neither of the three major generals
accompanying Secretary Baker would
discuss Camp Grpene. either as regards
its future or their opinion of
ltg physical appearance as they found
It during their inspection.
Baker Interviewed
Returning from the camp shortly
nftop A A'<?ln/?k Soprelnru Rabor ra -
ceived a representative of The Observer
in his room at ^he Southern
Manufacturers' club. After the spoken
pleasantries incident to the meeting,
the secretary was asked to discuss
the purpose of the visit of the
party and their findings, with respect
to the future purpose the war department
has or may have for the
camp here. This Secretary Baker
pleasantly but firmly declined to do,
stating that he had "nothing to say."
Several times during the interview,
however, the secretary of war declared
the people of Charlotte should
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AND S5T55S5
their home folks fcl?#
iwt_ oo tr i HI nil
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NO SURPRISE TO MOTHER |||| .
THAT Si ENLISTED IfM ]
Is Son and Grandson of Confed- ELffij
erate Officers?Little M.ither
Visits Son in Hospital. Egf jjfl
I A Charlotte visitor this week is Mrs. | | i5
Sidney Goldsmith, of Baltimore. Md. \^jn
I She has a son. a Camp Greene private,
who recently underwent a rather sorious
operation at the base hospital, (l/ji
hence her presence in Chariottc.
The Treneh and Camp man happened
in the base hospital "Y" build- |
ing. He saw a sweet-faced motherly I
woman writing a letter, and feling at- I
traded toward her went up and Intro- , I
duced himself. She was Mrs. Gold- X )
smith of the opening paragraph. Mrs. vX yA
Goldsmith in a Baltimorean, but she IVXr 1
and all her folks have not long since UytXJ
been numbered with the true and only J\[ fry
P. F. Vs of Virginia. She and the Jam 1111
I newspaper man found out that they BPTFf ITllfl
had mutual friends back in old Vir- BiuLWAfl
ginia, and like all good southerners IV
we fell to talking about kin folks and
acquaintances. VwflH
^,e IfH
Mate- John Gray Goldsmith. "He is jlVWR*
only 18 years old." the mother said. CcVjNB.
referring "to her son, "but his father m MTPb
was a Confederate soldier, his grand W (fll
father was a soldier and why shouldn't || Wll
he be in this war?" I ML-%5|
There was some more conversation |ryV Hj
between the two of us, all of which |fVH ml
was enjoyed by The Trench and Camp H| H U| II
editor. And when we left that little H nw H H
mother we couldn't help saying with Uh. lii) 1/1 fll
our South Carolina friends, who al- y
! ways preface the second paragraph of U|f RR N Ifl
i their political speeches with the ! Ill/ 111 H
i phrase, "The women. Cod bless 'em." W H ||j II
And we are more Impressed as time fC W B llj
I goes on with these wonderful people? MTarfflr?
j the mothers. The wonder of a moth,
er who can send her young son to the ^^67 V hj) I
(war with a brave face, yea with a [url I El
| great pride in his desire to go and .
j serve his country?is something that
I we see the noble spirit of such wo- f?Ijt
j men as these we cannot help but have 1m M^rJyI
the confident feeling that our men are wjJ
, going to make a magnificent showing JUr M/
when they get to the front lino ys flA _
I trenches In France. With such women
1, to pray for them, feel proud of then). IKQl
: and believe in them they cannot do wYr
(otherwise than the'r whole duty. 110 T\
.matter how difficult it may be.
| God bless Mrs. Goldsmith and the ' r?^
: like of her.,' May her son have a fast /fsT< &7jti
recovery and be a true representative
I of his mother when he gets his big irV/JW*
I chance "over there."
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TO VOLLEYBALLIZE CAMP Ywj M
GREENE THIS MONTtH , \f \
In order that every soldier in Camp\\ \
Greene may enter Into some athletic \\ V *
game, and get the corresponding bene- " X f '
fit, the whole camp is soon to be vol- Ay" C* "
leyballized, according to an announce- *1/
ment made on Saturday by A. E. AAA
Bergryan. athletic -director of the
army Y. M. C. A.
Volleyball is one of the most popular
and beneficial of the informal iM
games played by the soldiers. It is a
game, too, that admits very readily IFt?t*il
of a large number of participants. It
caters to the mass rather thjyj to the
few. Mr. Bergman stated that he will BKB^SP|
soon receive a large ored of volleyballs,
and that courts will be erected
on every o.ther company street in the PH^luu
camp. ^
REMOl'NT TAKES IV Hflf I ANOTHER
GAMi: D |[[l| I
The remount baseball tlam, which II ||J|J U
now has an unbroken string of vie- nil I
tories to its credit, took the scalp of VI I
another victim on Sunday, the 5th. If | I '
This-time they took in Battery E. If Ml
Thirteenth artillery, by the score of l| % |n|
17 to 10.
All teams wishing to arrange games || ._J||I ?
with the remount team will -please ** " * III
call "Jones," telephono No. 16, at theN nCyj
camp.