Page 4 PUT 1 iBFFICERS'DINNER UNO I DANCE ELEGANT AFFMR Mess Hall of 19th Co. Transformed From Ordinary Eating Place to Beautiful Room. A most enjoyable and pleasing affair was the dance and dinner party given by the officers of the Fourth Motor Mechanics regiment last week. The occasion was planned at the suggestion of Captain H. Billingsley, of the Xineteenm company, and through his efforts It wa.* held. He transformed the mess hall of his company from an ordinary eating em porium : into a regular place that' would vie with many to be found in } cities where conveniences are more numerous. A highly polished hard wood floor was put in. and the whole I interior including benches and ta- I bles were painted red. white and I blue, making it very pleasing as well j as appropriate. The windows of the mess hall were draped with curtains while the side walls were decorated with the paintings of the various large framed picture ??f President! i|l w|I Wilson draped in an American flag B lUfll Ht the bead of the hall. The flags of I B wy the allfS were pl'tred alongside of 22 Bffl The guests assembled at 8 o'cl ?ek J m front of the officers' quarters. BUTjS whi re an informal reception was . LTv/bR held. At K:3U o'clock mess call was! sounded and to the strains of the fnn Friars orchestra, the guests proceed- I ed to the table already arranged. The j dinner was served by a bevy of young BnBM women, their names being given as \ Misses Veltna Culp. Mary Culp. Ruby! ^KJPb Culp. Lelia dribble. Kddie Willis. | \ Helen Foil. Catherine Foil. Dorothy i ^?\ McLoud and hueile Holmes. The | young women were attired in the j colors of the allies. After dinner an interesting program of toasts wus given. Captain 1 hllingsley and Chaplain Stamp* a?-t- | \ WtF#l>>ig as toasttnasters. The following | \^K^B named made toasts: Major Clarence J X'bAy H. tlreene. Major Robert Coker, i. Bv comtnanding the Fourth regiment. ! |\ y Major Zoll. Chaplain Stamps. Major! go * Lucas, Mayor McNinch. of Charlotte, jj flr^ Clarence C>. Kuester, J. \V. Cannon, ^ /I of Concord. The closing number of the program was a reading by Mrs. Isaac Hardeman. entitled "Our Flag and Yourl || I Dancing was indulged in. music be-! || Ik :ng furnished by the Third Regiment j LI There were present practically all J U i'f the company comanders and their; U ^9ftj wives. aside from offices already j BH named. Among the civilians present; jfl BU were Mayor and Mrs. McNinch, Mr. and Mrs. Kuester. Mr. and Mrs. j Vv/' X- I t"annon. of Concord, George Wearn -in(' daughter, and others. * MM NOTES I'KOM THE TJIIUI) KF.CI- I KM M EXT. ELEVENTH COMPANY. The Blue Devils' visit May 22 to S i amp Oreene will be remcmberwFas1 the most notable incident of the Mo-; !ll If tor Macks' " stay at this camp. The I HI Eleventh company of the Third fegi-' mcnt is fortunate enough to have sev- J II HH 8?ns of France on their, I III toster. and they made it their business | ml to see that these veterans were enter-1 taiiie'l and shown the camp. One of j nil th? llleventh company's bunk fatigue i H UU .'rti.-ts. rolling ovet and seoir.g the, company street filled with blue unl0 II forms, called out, "How come?" The: fjjj jjjjj Frenchman nearest him smiled and! manvva answered. "Not' how come' but 'when' JE33 V" TRENCH rOTR DOLLARS IN THIS BASKET ?9ili i.% ' h 6 . 8 X iv a jSBl (Drawn especially for Camp Gi I FIRST COMPANY, THIRD REGI-i MENT, MOTOR MECHANICS. Sesgeant A. J. Dufresne. Corporal Redard. Private H. A. LeBIanc and Coiporal Geo. T. Trombley of the] First company entertained a number] of the Blue Devils on their visit here i last Tuesday, and got lots of information and tips that will be useful to the boys "over there." These boys I from the First company speuk and act I French fluently, and spent a delight-1 ful afternoon with the visitors. The only thing that gets the First I company's goat, so far. is the king; snake, whilh Snake Charmer Hansen has added to his hollection. Sergeant Younf, manager of the! First company ball team and catcher, | is out of the game for a while with aj badly bruised linger received in a j game last week. Sergeant Tricken- is still looking for checker players. There was a visitor, here from the north last week and i accommodated the sergant. Later, it. was found to be William Getty of Bos-j ton. Mass., one of the crack profes- ' sional players in the country. Ser- J geaikt Tricken did very well, seveuring; several draws and wins. Private Buggs is advancing rapidly j in the school of cookery. He is now spending his spare time around the kitchen, picking up nomenclature. I (Hope he doesn't put it in the soup.)] NINTH COMPANY FAST GETTING ON THE MAP Minstrel, Swimming Match, Volleyball, and Other Work on Program for Third Motor Mechanics. The Ninth company of the Third' Motor Mechanics regiment is now J busy each day rehearsing for the minstrel show which they are going to put on joon. Bill Keith is managing the show and it goes without much boasting that the play will be a success, as he is a relative of the founder of Keith vaudeville circuit. The non-commissioned officers of this company are now attending a series of lectures and demonstrations which are given by the camp director of athletics. These are exercises in calisthenics, which will later on be given to the men in each company. The non-coins will then act as Instructors. The Ninth company was well represented at the ball game between the | Third and Fourth Motor Mechanics rogimt nts. Almost the entire company turned out to give their support to the Third regiment. Manager Soules of the swimming team hadi his company out at Lakewood park the past week, and expects to develop "some" team in a very short time. ^ovarii nnmnn-inlai! nf thf Third regiment have adopted different animals for mascots. Some have goats, others dogs, but the Ninth company, through the kindness of Lieutenant CN'wrs, has a monkey, which has become quite attached to the boys in the company. This company is indebted to Camp Physical "Director A. E. Bergman and Director Hersfeld of Y. M. C. A. No. 105 building for the assistance and kindness which they have manifested in helping the company. Sergeant Pearson .athletie manager of the-company, ably represented it in the boxing matches held at the Charlotte auditorium Wednesday, and succeeded in winning his match. The Third regiment Motor Mechanics welcomes the new men coming j here from Texas, and hope to have I them join us in this great American brotherhood, so as to make Camp j (ircene the best camp in America. i AND CAMP % AND HELP THESE LITTLE CHILD] W&WVm & eene Trench and Camp.) "Y" SECRETARIES AID RED CROSS CAMPAIGN Secretaries Crogan," Manguni, Thompson and Others Make Addresses?Other Notes From Camp. There continues to be a demand for ' Y. M. C. A. secretaries as speakers in the state. During Red Cross week several addresses were delivered by Dr. J. O. Crogan, camp executive secretary of the army Y. M. C. A.; one in an Alabama city. J. T. Mangum, camp social secretary, made addresses at Salisbury, Raleigh, High Point and [ other places. Secretary W. T. Thomp! son, Jr., religious work dlre$M>r of tpe camp, made addresses at Davidson and Concord. Secretary Mangum recently was placed in charge of recruiting for Y. M. C. A. secretaries in North Carolina. He left the latter part of the week to make a number of addresses in Hickory. Blue Ridge, and elsewhere. Both the interior and exterior of the "Y" huts at the camp have been greatly im proved during the past week, due to the interest which has been taken in them by the Charlotte churches. At present the interior of 102 is being greatly improved by the ladies "f the Second Presbyterian church, who are using beaver board and paint to excellent advantge. These la^es have the interested co-operation of Secretary R. B. Thomas, who is now in charge of this building. J. K. Could, a representative of the Community Motion Picture Co.. uras at the camp last week, giving instruction to the "Y" secretaries as to the proper operation of the machines and the handling of the film. He has proved a most valuable man. Religious Work Director Thompson delivered the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of Salem college, in Winston-Salem, on Sunday. Mr. Thompson is a speaker of much earnestness and force. Secretarv Jesse Orav. who has been spending several weeks at his home in Nashville, Tenn., returned Saturday. Mr. Gray is the assistant camp social secretary. Secretary Abernethy, whose home is in Charlotte, has been added to the personnel of the Y. M. C. A. He will have charge of the athletic activities at 106. Camp Greene had two interesting visitors recently. L. W. Olds, cajnp physical director of the aviation camp at Waco. Texas, and George Peabody, social secretary of -the same camp, who came with "the Motor Mechanics companies that arrived here from Waco. + A GLOOMY CALM OF IDLE VACANCY?AND FIVE MORE OF 'EM. (Drawn especially for Camp Greene Trench i^nd Camp.) f J RAILWAY FARES AND SCHEDULES FOR TROOPS 1 Following fares Inrlufftng war tax Era in effect from Charlotte, N. C.: Boston, $22.14; New York, $16.47; Buffalo. $21.70: Pittsburgh, $17.86; Washington, $10.37; Richmond, Va., fl $7.67; Atlanta. Ga., $7.24; Chatta*LH nooga, $10.37; Cincinnati, $14.89; H Chicago, $22.24; St. Louis, $21.66; H New Orleans, $21.68; BirminglUEiB^S $11.77; Jacksonville, $11.77; Syr*^ B cuse, N. Y., $20.29. , Jm Schedules. 1,'.' From Boston, New York* Philadel*>i east?leave 4:16 a. m., ?:56 a. m., 9:4Atf a. m., 10:20 a. m., 8:45 p. pi., p. m. f *" To above points leave, 4:26 a. m.{W 11:00 a. m., 7:30 p. m., 9:15 p. 12:20 a. m. From Spartanburg, Greenville, lanta, Anniston, Birmingham, Mont- mj gomery, Mobile, New Orleans, and points south, leave, 9:25 a. m., 10:45 ir;v a. m., 5:45 p. m., 9:10 p. m., 12:10 I? a. m. To above points, leave, 4:45 a. m.? 1^ 9:55 a. m., 10:30 a. m., 8:50 p. m., I 11:15 p. m. From Rock Hill, Columbia, A**; Kg gusta, and Jacksonville, leave, 7:20 I ' n. m.. 9:35 a. m., 12.35 p. ra., 8:29^ ? d. m. To above p< ints, leave, 5:00 a. m.f ?; 7:05 a. m., 11:20 a. m., 4:55 p. m. I Prom AsheviHe, Knoxville, Chatta- fq nooga, Memphis, Louisville, St Louis,' Chicago, Detroit, leave, 9:25 a. m., a 10:45 a. in., 12.15 p. m., 6:45 p. m.. *g 8:55 p. m., 9:10 p. m.. 12:10 a. m, JR To above points, leave. 4:45 a. i4.. | 8:30 a. m.. 9:55 a. m., 10:30 a. im.. ; \ | 4:30 p. m. 8:50 p. m., 11:15 p. nul L" rjfcj I | YOU WILL FIND IT AT? I I Brockmann's 210 S. Tryon SI. Charlotte, N. C. H The Book and v ^ Stationery Store that tries hard to keep in I stock everything that you .fc . would expect to find in a store of its kind. The Best and \ Most Complete Line of Fne Writing papers.'! In Charlotte; the Newest;,! Books; the Latest Magazines. H Dinner Favors, Tally Cards, Dance Programmes, Place! l.iirutf anu u|i nniua vi v decorations. ! School Books : and Supplies E^ngraved Wedding In vita- H tlons. Announcement Cards, H Visiting Cards and Social 8t*? H tionery. I ONCE A CUSTOMER ALWAYS A CUSTOMER H

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