Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-28
YIN. C. A. MEN WILL
SOON LEARN TO FLY
Camp H nc o C k Physical
Directors Leave to Enter the
United States Army. Regret
at Departure.

Many Y. NJ. G. :. secretaries at
Camp Hancock have resigned their la
bors to enter the service of their coun-
try on the fighting field, and the force
is changing constantly
Whiting the past few days, number
of secretaries have definitely decided
to leave Camp Hancock, to enlist in
various branches of the service, and up
to the present time, nine men have
given up Y. Nj. C. A. work or will do so
in the next few days. Three education
al secretaries are included in the num-
Der and four physical directors have
decided to cast in their lot with Uncle
Sam.
Educational Secretaries.
The first secretary to enlist was Lee
II. Richardson, educational secretary
at Building rs, who entered the 103d
Ammunition Train at Camp Hancock.
Mr.. Richardson established a nmberNDf
classes and had his work well organic
ed when the call to serve his country
came.
Frederick Gier, of Cincinnati who
served at Building 78 as educational
secretarM left several days ago for his
home to be examined for some branch
of the service Mr.. Geier was an in
defatigable worker and rendered ex-
eellent service in the First Cavalry,
the Sixth and 10th Ifantry.
G. p. Warfield, educational secretary,
who has been in charge of the activi7
ties centering about Building II will
leave in few days to enter the ayia
ton corps. Mr.. Warfield is graduate
of Dickinson college and has proven
one of the most affable and efficient
workers in Camp Hancock. He-wilf be
missed greatly by the 103d Engineers
His home is in Rockville, Md.
Physical Directors.
George r. Tyson, of Philadelphia,
who spent several weeks at Building
70 as physical director, and who was
of great assistance to the officers in
the 109th Infantry and among the
drafted men who are not yet attached,
left last week for his home, prepara-
tory to taking a course in the ordnance
training school at the Y. of P.
He is a graduate of the Central High
School and Philadelphia School of
Pedagogy and the University of Penn
sylvania During the past six years he
has been a supervisor of one of Phila-
delphia's Fairgrounds and was very
active in promoting athletics. His as
sociates at Building 70 regret his leav
ing exceedingly. If George doesn't be-
come a major general before the war
is ended, it won't be the fault of his
desire.
A. H. Marvill, the genial and witty
physical director at Building 78, who
has been a tower of strength guarding
the goal for the British Tonnes in their
soccer attacks against the 10th and
111th Infantry teams, took the exami-
nation for the aviation corps at Allan
ia las week and passed successfully
He expects to leave for his home in
Germantown, Philadelphia, in a day or
so. III Al can shoot some of his funny
stuff at the Germans, they'll die laugh
ing. In fact, we have a picture Of Mar
iell flying above the German first line
trench a few feet above the ground
then getting off a few puns and while
they're holding their sides laughing,
peppering them with his machine gun
Anyhow, he's some boy and we hate to
see him so from Camp Hancock
Is. G. Curry, of Punxsutawney, who
has been guarding the activities of the
athletes in and about Building 76, took
the examination for the aviation corps
at Atlanta and qualified with flying
colors. Blaine is one of those quietly
efficient chaps, who does things with
out a lot Of fuss but gets them done.
We may expect to hear of Curry re-
ceiving a number of medals for his ex-
ploits in the air. if grit and determine
ton count. He will be shaking the
dust of Georgia from his feet in a few
days and the men of the seth Brigade
will miss him.
One of the finest physiques at Camp
Hancock is possessed by Emerson II.
Lands, physical director at Building
49, who has supervised activities
among the Engineers and has assisted
at division headquarters at times Mr..
Lands is a product of Dayton, O., and
his stalwart form and handsome face
have won for him many friends in the
camp. In addition, Emerson is some
baritone, and when his machine gun
blocks above the German trenches.
r. H. can soothe the savage Huns
with a ditty from his melodious voice
and make a clean getaway Lands is
so tall and well proportional that he
exceeded the aviation requirements a
trifle, but is hopeful of being passed by
the censor. If necessary, he could
clean up regiment of Huns himself
in hand-t hand fighting and we're
hoping for great things when his aero
plane propeller begins to buzz back of
the German lines
Other EnIistmepts.
In addition to the above, the Army
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