Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19

five French
CLASSES STARTED
Building 76 Provided Fine Pro-
gram During Week. Secretary
Spahr Home on Visit.
BUILDING No. rs.

(Serving 107th and 108th Field Ar
tillery, Ambulance Corps. Field Hos
pital Motor Truck Companies and the
Field Bahery.)
Building Secretary-R. A. Spahr,
Sewickley, Pa.
Religious Work Director-A. B. Cur
~, Jr., New York City.
Physical Work Director-F. w.
Pretchel, Lancaster, Pa.
Educational Work Director-J A.
BrOdhead, Cincinnati, 0.
Assistant Secretary-Harry p Lunt,
Williamsport, Pa.
Assistant Secretary-HarI'y E. Bicks-
Ter. Missouri.
Cold weather. a cold building, but a
full program for No. Is during the
week just closed Somehow we have
become resigned to the cooling affec
ionate atmosphere of the Sunny South.
The cold snap found both 107th Field
Artillery and 108th Field Artillery out
on artillery firing range. The 1CSth
came back to camp in time for their
great anniversary program on Tues
day night in the building as per write
up in last weeks issue. The 107th,
however. got few days more on the
range with rain, ice and cold.
DR.. Bagnell, of Harrisburg, Pa gave
ii SURFING pdlTlOJlC lecture on MONDAY
night on the Meaning of the War"
His presentation was very eXtraordi-
nary in every way and he received
great deal Of applause.
The government movies on the
Training of a Soldier" were shown in
the building on Wednesday night to
108th Artillery men i'm two sections,
and to the Ammunition Train in a body
on Friday evening.
Thursday the Field Hospital Com
panies, accompanied by their band,
heard Mrs. Henry c. Tinker, of New
York City. speak on Red Cross Work
in France"
We regret to announce the loss of
our genial building secretary, r. A.
Spahr, who returns for an indefinite
period to his home association at Sc
wickley, Pa. He expects to get back
into army work later.
The past week saw the setting up of
number of new French classes at
Base Hospital, Field Artillery and Am
munition Train, five classes in all. with
an enrolment Of 1915, sixty of whom
are officers
Harry L. Vincent, the new assistant
secretary, is from New York state, near
the Canadian border. ME- Vincent is
prominent business man Ill Lila uilOIC,
named for a Frenchman many years
ago Mr.. Vincent was in training for
several weeks at the Officers Training
Camp, Fort Niagara, but in the physi-
cal examination, it was found that he
was overweight several pounds as may
he seen by his rOtund appearance. He
was determined to do his bit" in some
way and so we find him at Building Is
and on the job every minute
In w. r. F. Hill, the new building
secretary, we have an experienced man
who has seen service on the Mexican
border. Mr.. Hill is general secretary
of one of the Pittsburg branches of the
Y. M c. A. and is a hustler. He has
been identified with association work
for several years and the secretarial
force at Building IS is well equipped
to meet the needs of the men.
Program for Week
Wednesday, Z p. m.-Reserved for ad-
dress to corporals of Artillery Brigade.
Thursday, 7:30-ReHgious service.
Friday, 7:3O-Motion pictures.
Saturday-Open night.
Sunday, $50 a.. m.-Union regimental
services, conducted at Y. M. c. A: by
Bishop Reese, of Georgia 1880 p. m.-SonS
service.
Monday, 7:3O-Christmas eve entertain
ment, Chaplain McFetridge in charge.
Tuesday. 1880 .m-Christmas celebra-
ton.
Wednesday-Open.
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