Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-28
SAND SHOTS FROM
18th REGIMENT
New Officers Given Places
With Companies. $500
Pounds of Turkey Assures
Splendid Dinners.

On Saturday morning, Captain Jerry
j. Hartman, Of the Eighth Regiment as
sumed command of the enlarged Head
quarters Company of the 112th, and Cap
tam John Z. Bretz was given the cap
fancy OF Company L, filling the vacancy
left by the promomtion of Captain Ben
Jamin r. Williams to Major in the Judge
Advocates Department Major Williams
has been busy all week receiving con-
gratulations on his well-merited advance
ment, and the boys of L Company will
certainly miss him, although they have
already grown to like the new command
er.
Among the Lfeutenants assigned for
duty with the companies during the week
We're: First Lieut.. Jacob F.. Mackey, to
Co l.: First Lieut.. Harry A Souders to
Co X; Second Lieut.. Patrick J. Sweeney,
assigned to Co. T..
Every soldier boy in the 112th Regi-
ment IS going to have the best Thanks
VIDE IN any army camp. This was as
sured when announcement was made
that $500 pounds of turkey would be
distributed to the companies on Wednes-
DAY, lnSuring pound of real gobbler
meat for the soldier boys the next day
proclaimed a holiday for the whole day
Many OF the companies have purchased
cranberries, celery and other trimmings
to go with the Thanksgiving feast so
even though away from home, the bows
are going to dine like kings.
:, From First Glass Private to Regimental
Supply Sergeant is pretty big jump,
but John A Minin, of Franklin, who has
been working hard in the Supply Com
pany,s office looking after the subsistence
Ger tt earned it He is now receiy-
because OF the advance in rank.
Splendid feasts were held by two COM
panies in the 18th Regiment during the
past week. On Wednesday night Com
pany e had gala time, with plenty of
entertainment to keep pace with the
good menu provided. and on Friday night
Company D did Itself proud With an
deliberately prepared menu, a printed
program and entertainers galore. The
Il2th Regimental Orchestra was engaged
lor the occasion, and every one of the
$50 persons present pronounced it one of
the best banquets they had ever enjoyed
Autumn leaves, southern pine and holly
gave picturesque setting to the ban
quet, while table covers of red, white
and blue shield designs added a patriotic
touch. Consequently, with such a fine
menu as Mess Sergeant McMulen pre-
pared and a good program such as Cor
poral Holiday arranged, the fellows never
grew tired. and 10 o'clock came around
all too soon.
The cold wave that arrived on Fri
day bringing the severest weather the
camp has had, brought out overcoats and
made the fellows feel as though they were
up North instead of in the so-called sun
ny South. Stoves have been removed
from all tents because OF a division or
der, and will not be replaced until a
wood supply is available. it is learned.
1t isn't very often that any company
has two brothers among it's five aor six
officers. Such is the case with Company
G. Lieuts. Charles NJ. Robson and Har-
old r., Jr., are both on the commissioned
staff of that organization.
Company L, as wen as Company NJ,
just week ago, and is being put to to good GOD
use. 1t viii be recalled that Company G.
has long had touring car for the use
fund raised before the boys left their
home station in Erie.
The whole regiment underwent a whirl-
wind examination for teeth last Mon
day, and passed with good record 1t
only goes to prove that the physicians
VINO qua the examining before the boys
well.
The photographers who are working
for the Philadelphia concern, now busy
preparing the History sof the 112th Reg
iment, which will be work of 1876 pages
started taking the individual pictures of
the men. When the big job is COM
pleted every enlisted man and officer
will find his photograph in the handsome
volume, together with a wef1-Written his
tory of the regiment and its beloved COM
mander, Colonel Richards.
Chaplain Hall is happy since his wife
and two children, Russell and Marjorie
arrived early last week. They are stay
ing at 1856 Broad Street. where they have
a nicely furnished fiat. Chaplain and
Mrs. Hall We're guests on last Wednes-
day evening at a delightful party in their
honor in the Second Methodist Church
A delightful program was presented. and
several hundred members of the congre-
cation, who have become well acquaint-
ed with the 112th's chaplain, were pres
ent to extend a warm welcome to both
him and his wife.
From every corner of the 112th Reg
iment on these moonlit nights, as fellows
gather about in their squad tents they
talk of everything from the possibility
of furloughs (which is so slim as to need
no mention) to the departure for France
some of these days-hut just now atten-
ton is being centered on the topic of
those non commissioned officers who are
to be given the opportunity of trying for
the Division School of instruction, to
open January 5th. AS was explained to
every company q few days ago, the nam
ing of twenty-five men from each or
ganization must be completed by the cap
tain of each company on Recommended
ton of his platoon commanders, by De-
cember 22d Every non commissioned
officer in consequence is doing his best
and is hFifSbiOar an al M ay1J,e 81