Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31
GEORGIA'S
WAR WORK FUND
Six Y. M. G. A. Men at Han
cock Help by Touring Towns
by Automobile.
lRy Probyn.l

(By Probyn.)
When the call came for helpers to pro-
mote the Army Y M. c. A Fund Cam
paign six Camp Hancock Association men
were released from their duties and sent
forth on tour of Georgia-two men to a
cam in automobile provided for their use.
The towns of Georgia are being organized
for share of the $35, GOO, 900, which the
Army Y. NJ. G. A. must raise to continue
its work up to July LIST, 1918. These men
were Messrs Tracy and Berg, Messrs.
Brandon and Lunt, Messrs. Curry and
Probyn. This article deals with the adj
ventures of the east team. recruited from
The Tour Begins.
Ford cars are at premium in Georgia
and 1t was with great difficulty the teams
were supplied with cars. Through the
kindness of Mr.. Lombard of the Lombard
Iron Works, Team 70 is now on tour in
a Ford runabout, with a box on behind
announcing the merits OF the Lombard
Iron Works
The combination of two Army Y. M. c.
A. men in uniform chasing about the
country in a Lombard Iron Works car is
too much for the natives and we have
been under more or less suspicion from
the time the tour began In fact, the GU
riosity aroused by our presence in the
small towns is pitiful and whenever we
engage in conversation with a citizen, a
crowd invites itself to listen to the re-
marks
Some Of the natives undoubtedly class
us as deserters, ard in one hotel keen,
alert travelling man, with a scent for the
sensational like Sherlock Holmes, said
abruptly, and in stern tone; What are
you doing up here?" Naturally, we were
cornered and we had to confess we were
which his frigid and searching gaze re-
Taxed into gentle smile-and we were
safe from the clutches of the law.
Hearty Cooperation.
Wherever we have gone we have found
the heartiest cooperation. Our first
move is to locate the local ministers and
1nasmuch as the religious welfare of mid
die Georgia seems to be in the hands of
the Methodists and Baptists we nvari-
ably inquire for the home of these domies.
These men of God have gone out of their
way to assist the cause. They have set
aside their own services, even though in
the case of the Methodists the annual
have done everything possible to assist us
in securing the most representative lay
man to act as chairman of the campaign
in their town.
Fine Men Enlisted.
Sometimes, the man desired was too
busy. In fact, that has been the plea
of every man approached but upon list
ening to the needs of the soldier boys in
the camps and hearing our plan of cam
paign, many of them have consented. 1t
has been our good fortune to enlist the
services of the finest men in each COM
munity-men like Mr.. Lazenby, president
of bank in Harlem; Col Burwell ex-
ta's busiest mem E. y. Borders, manager
of the cotton mill in Thomson, Tom Wat
sons town; H. T. Shaw cashier of the
Bank of Madison; A B. Mobley, insur-
ance live wire and eX-mayor of Monroe;
: Or. Rice, town booster and Superintend-
ent of the Bell Telephone Co. at Green's
boro; Prof. Swain, county school super
intendent OF Warrenton; ]. O. More, of
Culverton, one of the biggest anr bus
lest farmers, fruit growers and agricul-
tural experts in the state.
Pastors Yield Services.
At Monroe, Pastor Edmondson, of the
Methodist church, gave his entire morning
service to Curry, where the work of the
Army Y. M c. A. was presented to a
large congregation. DR. Key Of the Bap-
fist church, gave the writer permission to
speak twice at the morning. service and
three times in the Sunday school,
Both Monroe and Madison were visited
late on Saturday, but despite this fact
the ministers at Madison beautiful
church. and the church was filled. Cur
ry and the writer addressed the congre-
cation, telling of the work at Camp Han
cock and the needs of the War Wark
Council, for its work among our own boys
and abroad Corporal Ruff, of the regu-
lar army, who is recruiting officer in
Madison, and Private Boughton, of Camp
Wheeler, were present and spoke of the
helpfulness of the Y. M c.. A. So inn
pressive were the appeals, that Cashier
Shaw, of the Bank of Madison and Ben
Thompson, leading business man, in
sisted on raising money the next day.
Mr.. Shaw said to the writer: II can get
you $4,000 if we go after it tomorrow"
proving the earnestness and willingness
of the citizens to cooperate.
100 Miles From Camp.
At Monroe the two pathfinders were 100
miles from camp, with Athens as the
objective. When this issue appears, we
shall be in Athens and we shall join in
the refrain of where Do We Go From
Here, Boys?'' As result of our visit
to these towns of Middle Georgia, we are
certain that Georgas quota of $780,
win be exceeded, for people are keenly
interested in the life-saving work of the
experienced the most Strenuous, organic
ing four and five towns every day we are
glad of the opportunity to see Georgia
and serve the men in the camps.
BUSINESS VS.. PLEASURE.
On a recent visit to Camp Hancock,
Fred S. Goodman of international Com
mittee. recalled the following incident of
the Boer War;