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MOTOR MECHANICS IN
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>?ost Versatile and Representative
Group of Men in Army
Perhaps?Fine Morale.
By the Editor of Trench and Camp.
J The Motor Mechanic! may not be
an organisation '^vt la entirely a new
thins undf on, yet It la unI
doublf4|y o..? or the moat unique organisation*
aver perfected aa a part
' of an army. It la one that haa been
- called Into betas by reason of. the new
' and novel methods which men have
designed for the efficient corfduct of
" Warfare. A motor lead army and the
).r requisition of tbe >alr as a oattlefleld
has made necessary the assembling j
of suc.h mechanical talent as la found
the Motor Mechanics regiments'
V* nbw stationed at Camp Green*.
a recent visit to the Industrial1
brigade headquarters and conu
pany streets of these regiments, durwhich
visit the writer was shown
?y*very courtesy ana perraiueu iu
y things that were Intensely interesting,
we made some observations
that we would like to share with the
jfc'teaders of ^Trench and Camp.
First as to the personnel of these
t&^Kotor Mechanics regiments. From
T&gfwfo*. Col. R. C. Kirtland, command'
Of the two regiments, down to the
^f^rfvate, it is *a magnificent assdm
tgxfciage of m^n. Americanism, man^
h?odk efficiency?all these and other
^ 'Virtues which we hold to be tanta-mount
to the victorious American
^."army are found in the personnel of
.this organization. The officers are of
^Oie type that will inspire confidence
Stand the utmost enthusiasm in the men
jKytohoni thdy command. As a rule they
'f^'are men who have held very impo? ^.^unt
positions in civic life?^experts
executives in all lines of industry.
te&Stbey are men of vision, and it isf to
IrTbfficers of like ^caliber that we awe
S.V-fche truthfulness of the frequent'declaration
that th*e new American army
the finest one that ever represented
- any country in time of w5'r.
The non-commissioned officers and
'tnen are no less a finer type than the
Bmera. Big athletic fellows most of
. lltflliem, with a clear and steaay eye
$?ihat bodes evil to an enemy but Jnfipjlblrea
the utmost confidence of a
. ' friend, they are the sort of soldiers
'Vthftt are fit to fight and win this
for righteousness and the estab*
jraS*k.m nt ?* democracy. The first sergeants
strike us particularly. They
S&? not only interested in the military
^.ffjpelency of their men, but they are
js interested in the welfape of the men
themselves.
versatility of the officers and
men of the Motor Mechanics is most
striking. There is hardly any sort of
trade or profession, ordinary or extra.
itfrdinary, that does not have its repreeentatives
in these regiments. Here
-Is a partial list of the unsual sort
i of . professions that are representee
Radio mechanics, camera repairmen,
-photographers, cabinet makers, draftsmen,
tailors and sewing machine oplegators.
The fact that the Motor
>fgKech&nics need sewing machine opr
I }Prators might cause someone to won"
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, JUhi IV 11^1 lUllUJOmPWHMH
mplt when you have airplanes to re-^
fAslr It Is very likely that there will be^
^Wme torn canvas wings to sew upJ
1 Of course, there are any number oi
f'tbismiths, coppersmiths, carpenters,
^engravers. watchmakers, etc.
Occasionally there are ca}ls for
workmen of a most unusual kind, but
no caK has yet bedn unanswered. For
ttutfance the other day there was an
ttjured elevator.. No sooner was the
o?l *ent out than a response was mad J
by an ' expert"*'elevator repairman
'.I^cklayers, expert surveyors, bunga'
architects, and telegraphers. The
fact that there are a number of landscape
.gardeners in the organisation li
attested by thb sightly appearance ol
a large number of the officers' quarters.
The visitors^o the^art of tin
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(Drawn fespetfially for Camp
small grass and flpwer plots before th
dfflcers* tents, with many original an<
beautiful pergolas.
Speaking of trades and vocation*
there was a call the other day. for bir
fanciers. Twenty-five men responded
One of the number admitted that h
was the best white rat, flea, dog, ca
and all around trainer in the work
(We understand that the Moto
Macks are going to make him prov
this). One of the 25 admitted tha
1 he had been a lion trainer in ciyil lif<
One of the most unique activities u
Oils organization is the operation of
wireless station. This station was rc
cently set up and completely equippe
by the Motor Mechanics themselvei
There are a number of wireless op
erators in the outfit. These operator
now have a class which they are in
structing every night. Several sufc
stations have been set up, and com
munication is going on all of the tim<
Several motor and workwood repai
shops have been set out. Motorcycle
that have been condemned as uselef
have been absolutely reclaimed by th
experts of these regiments. The car
penter shops not only do the ordinar
sort of construction and repair, bu
the experts- are making cabinet, lei
ter flies, desks, and other articles <h?
are used in the course or i*.* daj
The surprising thing to this observe
is that so much of this work Is berh
done with scant and improvised tool
as the initiative of the officers an
men is auch that they get things a<
compllshed before a requisition ca
be filled.
The officers and men of-the organ1
cnmfl from all parts of th
country, from Maine to California. A
most every nationality is representee
They are for the most part men c
good education, and a good numbt
of them left very lucrative positions J
civil life to become privates in th
rear ranks?gladly and wiillnglyy to<
1 In one regiment alone there are 4
' college graduates among the mei
'Over 50 per cent of the inen have hig
school education. 1
% They are not only good machinist
carpenters, bird fanciers, etc., but
| large number of them are good atl
letes. For instance, in the ,Nint
compaifv of the Third regiment the
' 'have ten expert swimmers, some <
1 them from California with a stria
o?, medals for. feats they have pei
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REENE Charlotte, N. C.
10, 1918
OMMON CAUSE.
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i Greene Trench and Camp.)
e formed. No sport falls to ?have Its
i 'adherents and champions.
To sum It, up, the Motor Mechanics j
, is an organization such as will re- <
^ fleet credit both on themselves and
j their country wheh France Is reached
e and the "big chance" comes to them.
t They are clean* virile, representative
I American gentlemen and soldiers. '
CHARLOTTE WOMEN CIVE
L INTERESTING PROGRAM
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i_ A program of entertainment
d was of much Interest to a large audi-i
ence of sofdiers at "Y" hut 104 tvas
given on Friday evening of the past
'8 week. The program was rendered by
- several Charlotte people, who are dot?
?. "!< /?r?ntrihnta to the Dleasure
of the soldiers stationed at Camp
9* Greene.
'r Several solos by Mrs. Hunter Mar's
shall were greatly enjoyed. Her Ten's
dition ?of "The Little Grey Home in
e the West," "The Rosary," and several
' others of the old songs were particy
ularly pleasing. Miss Johnson read a
J* number of selections that were well
" received. Miss Dixon played the piano
L* accompaniments, and between the
solos and recitations played- a piano
ir solo. \
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NEWS FROM T NO. 105. s\
? A most enjoyable feature of Ike
Sunday afternoons at Building 105 is
* the "home hour" conducted by the
First Baptist church of Charlotte. At
i- 3:30 each Sunday a company of 15
,e or 20 people come out and give a
[. program of music, readings and talks
* to the boys in khaki. The men appre
,f elate the good time thus lurnisnea
Jr and more of the men would find It to
n their Interest to attend. All soldiers
ie are welcome. This Is a fine opportua
nlty to get acquainted with%the good
q people of Charlotte personally. They
' are big-hearted folks and ready to do
/ everything they can for the welfare
of the men In Camp Greene.
The moving pictures featuring Ju8'
lian Eltlnge given at Y 105 last Fria
day night were great and we hopd
l" more of this famous actor will be
shown. He Is cei^ainly a, wonderful
y female impersonator and the men
" laughed heartily at the clever way in
* which he played a fttoslan countess
f- rand woiT out for the Red Ctosa.
ARMY NEWS I | |
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THEIR HOME FOLKS
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IMPROVING CUP ||
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Work of Laying Pipe for Sewer DLjai
System Is Reported Finished.
Construction of Quartermaster Imaf)
Warehouses, Enlarging .lospital Jwimr.
and Other Work Rushed. B^^
The work of laying the pipe for the H I
sewer system at Camp Greene prac- I 'f$*i
tically has been completed, it was
learned yesterday at the camp. The I IV^V
work of installing the plumbing fixtures
will be undertaken soon, it was KdlUlui
said. Rapid progress is being made in fc WffTTfT
paving, the roads within the camp.
The permanent surface has been laid III
on the roads around the quartermaster lAl
storehouses and from there to past ' fil
the bakery. This road will be ready |m ^
lor service wunin a rew nays. h b MB
Construction work at the camp is
being pushed forward as rapidly as tw jfcHh w
possible. The rear line of warehouses ||A
in the new part of the quartermaster I Fbk
depot have been completed and the
line nearest the pubHc road is partly ^3TJJ1 W fjKS
completed. The big buildings at the BT riffl M
base hospital which will serve as con- H |U| H
valescent wards are being finished fast Of In H
and on some of them only interior W li/i 1/1 Ol >" '
work remains to be done. The gen- BpVfwB
eral attitude displayed yesterday by M flR-JR H
construction officials at the camp was H ttf II !
of eagerness to complete the several II 11 I
great tasks in haste, but none pro- Hi Bf "I -i <?
fessed any specific reason why the B jil Ifl j)
I work should be rushed, other than as -ITtM'tX
\ the result of a deslr? to provide the 9r V)
camp with the needed improvements. I
I Information obtained yesterday at Iwfr& j(fj
I the camp indicates Surgeon (leneral TCy-JpjuLI
J Gorgus has formed a flattering opinlion
of the general value of the site 1JJ /
[ of tlie base hospital here. It even was
said the surgeon general had expressed llir ?
I the hope that when he is retired from IJp M/
active service he might be stationed
at this base hospital. While no offi- IwAft'
clal would admit receiving recently
information regarding the future of J f
^the camp, several officers said tneir \
opinion is a great use will be made of (
this camp. Civilian and military officilaa
interested in the improvement fj&LKfjm
of the camp, recently in Washington. yTjflwT
were unable to obtain definite informa- F flfw/
tion regarding the plans of the war
department concerning this camp.
An effort will be made this week by fwJyfY#
the proper authorities at the camp to I *
obtain the assistance of soldier workmen
in carrying out the announced (- .1
building program. V \yt'
Information obtained from an ofll- Uf Mi#
cial source in Washington and brought v, \ f
to Charlotte yesterday was to the ef- V .
feet that the reports of all the three ?V -jf
major generals inspecting Camp ^ |
Greene last Sunday with Secretary of I
War Baker have not been filed. Sec- I
retary Baker announced here that the J
decision regarding the future of this fl
camp would not be made until these i 1
generals' written reports had been received.
The presumption was that
Surgeon General Gorgas had not filed
I his report, as he did not return to
Washington with the other members
of the official party.
Nothing of an authoritative nature
was learned in Washington regarding
the movement of troops to Camp
Greene. Neither do the higher offi
cers at Camp Greene admit having any ni rn
information regarding the prospective
arrival of troops here, it was stated. HI III B
For three weeks reports have been II I 01
current at Camp Greene that many jj I |jlf
thousands of signal corps troops from H I III
a Texas camp were ready to move to g I II I
this camp, and later reports said these I I JJ I
tnen were enroute. They have not ar- I f U | ? .2
rived, it was stated yesterday. The 9 I I I
day mentioned as that when they >11 III
should arrive has passVd- Officers ^?t I 1 |w) vl]|
Camp Greene say they have no late
information regarthng these men. CaflLdMmJ
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