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Vol. 1
MACOMB TAKES
CAMP COMMAND
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Colonel Arrives From Camp
Travis, Succeeding Col. Kent.
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<.Has Long and Brilliant Army
Career?Greatly Interested
; in Future of This Post.
Co). Augustus C. Macomb, late commander
of a cavalry regiment at
, 'dunp Travis, arrived here Sunday
*>i add assumed command of- Camp
Greene, Succeeding Col.' William A.
.Kent, temporary commander followvfci
the death of Col. L. W. V. Kenthe
home of Mrs. Kennon, whom he)
? h?en,n a Iahbr noplnd nf time. I
Even/though he has been far re->
I moved from Camp Qreene, Colonel
*, Macomb had heard of It, and some of
his statements* Indicated he expected
j to find here a large body of regular
army soldiers. When the last reports
of this camp had reacbed him. It
) contained more than two divisions of
, the regular army, and the colonel did
J : not know what'chahges had occurred
during the recent months. - At this
Jfj , Camp at*present is a number of thoh3
sands of men, many of whom are neji
groe.s, who with few exceptions have
been drafted during recent months.
That statement, however, does not apply
to the. personnel of either the base
hospital or the quartermaster depot.
_ Colonel Macomo received a representative
of Trench And Camp at the
'/ Belwyn. and after the formalizes
he at once assumed the ofirepgive.
It began to appear without
delay that Colonel Macomb
granted the interview to interview and
not to be interviewed. The hlstoi^y
of the camp, and the present relatfenn
between the -Camp and the people of'
Charlotte, entertainment and recreational
opportunities and various other
kindred matters were aiscussea ui
length. THfe' new camp commander
expressed his pleasure in positive
statements when informed that *no
events had ocourred in months Indicating
any but the most pleasant and
. satisfactory relations between the
camp and city.
After some details of the situation
at the camp last winter had been told
him. at his request, Colonel .Macomb,
without elaboration, said there are
home, indications that Camp Greene
in the future may. play a more important
part than now. One report
"Vfhlch he had heard during the day,
that the Y. W. C. A. national organization
is contemplating erecting two
"more hostess, houses at this camp,
aroused his interest. He did not ad!
mlt having official confirmation'of the
V* Colonel Macomb is 64 years of age
;and has a record of 42 years' service
in the army. Unlike most army of.flcers.
Colonel Macomb was graduated
from the naval academy at Annapolis,
but soon aftemards was transferred
to the army. He Is interesting in.
conversation* quiet spoken, and ap-i
parcntly a man of great determlna-1
Mnn and .executive ability. He has j
three sons in the service, two In the
army find one in the navy. Across his
5 breast he wears a service bar bearing:
live campaign ribbons. He participated
In the Crow Indian campaign, in 1878
and in -1879 he fought against the
Cheyenne and Ute Indians'who were
f>in uprisings. during the SpanishAmerican
war he served in Portb
Rico, was in the. Philippines from
1901 to 1903, and in 1918 he. followed
(Jeneral Pershing on the expedition
*ifnto Mexico.
Colonel Macomb , was a member of
the military court which tried the
\ negro troops engaged in the famous
^jkHouston riots, when 11 of the prin
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commuted to life imprisonment by
President Wilson.
Colonel Macomb is a member, of the
Episcopal church.
The father of Colonel Macomb was
Col. John Macomb. United States army
engineers. The new camp commander
is a direct descendant of John
Livingston, a signer of the Declaration
of Independence, and on the paternal
side is a descendant of a high
TJffloer of the American army of-the
revolutionary war.
MEANING OF SOME OF
THOSE ABBREVIATIONS
Read the List Jand Learn More
v About Initials That Are Used
by the Army,, v v
T ttfAftl. T.Annk r<an.n fair. '
ing its cue from a tender rookie who J
thought thpt the initials "O. D." stood
for "Over Dere," printed a list of
military abbreviations, with the suggestion*
that all new men in 'camp
glance them over and see if they could
tell what the letters stand for. The
promise was made that this week the
list, with their interpretation, what
the letters mean, would be printed,
and this is now* presented beiow
Of course this is only a fragmentary
list, a small bit of the total list
of military"abbreviations. More might
easily be made up. If rookies think
it wilt help them and .raaki request
for a second list, to be printed ns
\vas this first one, undoubted:y the
editpr of Trench and Camp would be
delighted to take the matter up with
the military authorities and compile
with their assistance a more complete
list than the qne given herewith. Here
is the list and the meaning of the
aDDreviauons:
C. G.?Commanding general.
C. O.?Commanding officer.
G. H.^-Guard house.
O. D.?Officer of the day.
C. G.?42nd)?Corporal of the
guard.
O. D. (2d)?tOuyo drab.
A. W.'fl*?Absent without leave.
M. .R. C.?Medical reserve corps.
M. G. ?Machine gun battalion.
F. S. B.?Field s/gnal battalion.
O, T. C.?Officers' training-canlp.
C. O. T. C.?Central officers' training
camp.
N. C. O.?Noncommissioned officer.
D. B<?Depot brigade.
D. B. (2d)?-Development battalion.
8. R. C.?Signal reserve corps.
B. H.?^Base hospital.
B. JH. (2d)?Boiler house.
D, Jt. C.?Dental reserve corps.
Qm. C.?Quartermaster corps.
H. F. A.?Heavy field artillery.
C. A. C.?Artillery corps.
V. R. C.? Veterinary reserve corps.
?Camp Kearney, Trench and Camp.
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tEENE Charlotte, N. C.
I 25, 1918
BATTRLION OE FORTY- '
FIRST life AT GAMP;
Major Wilcox Is in Command and |
Is an Old Eleventh Cavalry
Officer.
The nrtvofee guard of* the Fortyfirst
battalion U. S. G. arrived in
Camp Creene Saturday to take the
place of the 122rid which .also left on
that-day for an , embarkation camp.
A number of.the officers have been
here for a week or more getting lined
up and Saturday 146 men and officers
arrived to prepare the way for several
hundfed that are to come this j
week. They "have been located at
Camp Lee and are a flife set of fellows.
having had plenty of training
and arc here for the finishing touches.
They will have to go some to keep
up with the 122nd but it is understood
that they have lots of unit spirit
and several good stunts are expected
from them before long. They, too,
Mice the reafc of the boys, want tg keep
Majorwtlcox, who is in command
of the battalion, is an old army offl-'
ccf and Is considered one of Uncle
Barn's best. He was one of the famous
Rough Riders that followed Teddy
and has been in service since 1898
anff" comes from Blsbee, Ariz. Other
staff officers are:
Co. A?Lieut. Thos Shaw. Wm. M.
Westmoreland, Second Lieut. Melvil
CaudQl. "
Co. B?Capt Wm. C. Massey, Lieut.
Thos. Bond, Second Lieut. Geo. H.
Keen. ?? ,
Co. C?Capt. Thos. A. Peevey,'
Lieut BenJ.- S. Patrick, Lieut. Mills!
Evans. v
Co. _D?Capt. Thos. T. Nottingham.
Second Lieut. Wm. P. Schrenkle.
First Lieut. Alex L. Brodle is adjutant
to Major Wilcox and First Lieut, j
Martin F. Ford is supply and person-1
pel officer.
Lieut. Thomas Shaw is a former ]
member of the Eleventh cavalry from i
Fort Oglethorpe. One interesting feature
is that Lieut. Mills Evans is the
former editor of The Birmingham
News and a fine fellow.
in talking with Lieutenant Shaw
the writer found out that as first'
sergants In Troops F and G. Eleventh
cavalry, during the Cuban pacification,
his commanding officer called especial
attention to an unusual and extraordinary
marching feat, record of which
appears in general orders. In a few
words these men and horses broke all
records, marching a distance of 110
miles hi 29 hours. No other troop has
made the trip 'in less time.
The march was made in the tropics
and in the history flies of the American
army the order says that it doubts
that if such a /eat has ever been performed
with such results. The records
show that the time covered the
halts and after inspection an examination
showed that the men and
horsea came through without a single
injury, hot even a dbre back. Credit
for the record is given to the troop
commanders, officers and men, their
efficient handling and the spirit that
animated them. There was no enemy
to draw them on and proves what the
American army and horse can do
when pfoperiy appealed to, instructed
and led. Out of the 81 enlisted men
who made the march, 34 had less than
one year's service.
This *hew battalion is welcome to
Camp Greene and its officers and men
will find this a lively place for them
until they get ready to "carry on."
HON. BREVARD NIXON
ENTERS "Y" WORK
, Hon. Brevard Nixon, ,one of the!
most prominent attorneys of Charlotte
and Mecklenburg county, has)
enlisted in the Y. C. A. work and
started his duties at Camp Greene
Monday. With eight ortier secretaries
he returned from Blue Ridge Saturday
night where they took the 90urse
of ten days and all have been assigned
to Camp Greene in different departments.
-"T" ?n'
ARMY"
NEWS ^ i '
f FOR ARMY MEN SiBi
THEIR HOME FOLKS ||J/|M
No. 4$ /jj^*l
SECOND HOSTESS ilf j
HOUSE ORDERED gjl
Fine Structure to Be Built at (' tvjl
Liberty Park. jUDJu '
Prospect of Increased Number of hjJJvM
Soldiers at Camp Greene ;
Influences Y. W. C. A. I I 9
Deflpite iilan.s were adopied ye^terday
at Camp Greene by the V W. llfc/vylB
C. A. officials, fhe Y. M. C. V. oin- MJfTjwjJ
cials and Colonel A. Macomb, qliU lUiBj
the camp commander, whereby a fTTT ITtfJ
new hostess house to cost J28.000
will bo erected at .Liberty purk. The BUB U
plans were finally adopted, after a B
southeastern department of the K|Jm
Young Women's Christian association DJ AIM
and upon whose recommendation the
new hostess house is soon to become | B
a reality. Mrs. Vedder went over the (H
ground carefuly with Mr<. Plrnle. ||rB?B jW
who has charge of the hostess house B U|l B
of Camp Greene, and J. T. Munfcum, I(hII||
camp general secretary for Y. M. UW. ll/l ffl fll
C. Aw and thp new camp commander. KpSp**JU
The new structure will be erected B B B||
just across the street from the present
quarters of the Red Cross, and it will
be 100 by 100 feet. The present quar- .to ff ^ fJJ
ters will be moved this week into the itf 'y'Tfrrax
first mess shack above the Red Cross
headquarters, where they will have Tjf Wm W
temporary quarters fixed up for the MjiBf.
hostess house, and which will suffice Im nh&Si
until the fine new building is com- nrBy3F/
pleted. At present the hostess is the F-jTW V
Harris house on the Tuckaeeege road. |
near the ehtrance to the camp, and / *
It is so much out of the way that the
immediate need of a new building and IB MJ'
location was apparent to nil inter- ysM/\ _
ested. The new home will be a twoi
story structure and one of the finest
I of its kind in the south. W/ y'rB
Last March the hostess house of T \
the camp burned down and the lack [ jJWVl
of activity at the camp did not call I r^e?. I
for much attention from that-source. I/|'{hLAffik
but now, since life has been resumed
and there appears to be something ^r'Wr
big in store for the camp, these new
improvements ^are considered necesIt
also was understood that another Vivl I t
hostess house will be located near Y. ( w J ^
M. C. A. building No. 104, which is I 1"
more of a central location in the Y \V '
camp, but for the present the main IW XTyk
hostess house is all that will be con- ^ I ^ s.
sidered. V \ J
Much credit for this new improve- 1 Vj
ment should be given Mrs. Pirnie and Ffl
Mr. Mangum, who have realized the I
need of a place where the boys coultf I
call and feel a little home atmosphere I
and where relatives and friends of j
soldiers could meet. It will be located ij
right at the entrance of Liberty park
at th? end of Camp No. 4 car line BC5w-AM
and on the branch road leading to the =
city, the base hospital and the center
of Camp Greene. ^
STEBBINS QUITS CHURCH
\j rna C A \U A D XkiriDl/
IV W T m. V> n. unn T?vnr\
Rev. R. C. Stebbins has resigned as H Mil I
pastor of the Methodist Protestant |J
church and will leave within a few || jlJI
days for Blue Ridge, N. C., where he In I
will attend the officers' training III fin i<
school for Y. M. C. A. war workers. jfl (jU
Mr. Stebbins has been pastor of the
First Methodist Protestant church less If |[| H
than two years but during that time
the membership has grown from 84 to Hj ftl jJ
105. He was also scoutmaster of || nlh>|]|
Troop 13, Boy Scouts. Rev. Robert |?i si ii-Ti
Turner Page, of South Carolina, will l.y*y |
: take charge of the church until the
next Methodist Protestant conference
| in November, when a regular pastor
will be assigned to the charge.