Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-19
GROSS STARS
ON coy LIST
Musician Very Popular With His
Fellows-Other Items
Of Interest.

Depot Brigade, is another handy man
to have around the hut. His partic-
ular line is officiating in the moving
picture booth. For a time he was the
operator at the Temple Theater, Ha-
gerstown, Md, his home town.
Private Clifford B. Lee, 25th Com
pany, 154th Depot Brigade, is "some"
artist. He recently completed very
commendable Red Cross poster for
the new Red Cross building at the
base hospital and is working on a
poster which will be hung in the &C
~" social room.
Private w. r. Kyle, 36th Company,
154th Depot Brigade, can show em
thing or two about war gardens, and
string beans in particular, Judging
from sample he brought back with
him recently. The garden is located
in Huntington, w. Va. and down
there they raise "long" beans. Those
from Kyle's garden measured from
10 to % inches in length. They ape
on exhibition in the social room. Ad-
mission free.
9Th Battalion, 154th Depot Brigade,
OF Late are number of second lieuten-
ants. These include: Lieut.. Clarence
B. Goodwin, 33d Company; Lieut.. John
J:AHogan, oath Company; Lieut.. Alan
M. Hay, 34th Company; Lieut.. Daniel
Lawrence G. Bernard. 35th Company.
Lieut.. William L. Kennedy, 36th Com
pany.
Lieut.. Byron Hester has been as
signed as chaplain of the 9th Bat
III
Hester came to camp after attending
the Chaplains' Training School at
Camp Taylor, KY. Prior to entering
the Army Chaplain Hester was pastor
of a church in Oklahoma.
Several boys of the 9th Battalion
were fortunate in being called to the
the boys miss EN- a lot. The lucky
chaps were Sergts. Charles p. Trus-
sell, Leslie WortZ, Corp. W. p. Ma
gruder and Private Paul o. Mercer.
The Sunday brigade service is at
tracing many men these days. Chap
lain l.. K. Free always has a vital
message. Double C "Y' is co-operat-
ing with him in his Sunday services
in various wards at the base hospital.
Among the new arrivals in the 18th
Battalion. 154th Depot Brigade, are
Lieuts. Charles L. Pierce, 41st Com
pany; Maurice A. Regan, Asst Com
pany; Philip Zach, 41st Company;
Carleton c. Young. 42d Company, and
Robert Frazier, AID Company.
Another clever chap who is always
ready to do his bit with some ex-
ceptional piano playing is Franklin j.
jackson, 35th Company, 154th Depot
y~fr hoil VI ToC III TOW
d. c., where he played with a prom
inent orchestra. That the boys are
extremely fond of classical selections
Is proved every time Jackson gets at
the piano. His interpretations of gen.
timely artistic numbers is a great
treat.
The roster of the 10th Battalion,
164th Depot Brigade, now includes the
following second lieutenants: Victor
II. Scales, 38th Company; Carlisle M.
Groton. 39th Company; Stanley H.
Dalton. 40th Company, and Alfred j..
McNally.
Two colored boys were standing out
side the orderly room window. one
having just received a special deliv-
cry letter. His companion remarks:
"Benn gettin' some money, eh?'
mo, nothin' dat looks lax money"
well, yer got some special readin'.
anyway"
who's the boy at the piano." asked
a chap during Saturday nights pic
ture program.
The secretary offered the informa-
ton that the pianist was Clifford
Lee, 25th Company, 154th Depot Bril-
gade. Lees home is in Camden, N j..
where he was a commercial artist be-
fore donning. the khaki. His first
weeks of military life were spent at
Camp Dix, and he made lots of friends
there. especially among the "Y" sec
retaries of Hut Q. Here he served
most capably as a pianist, and when
he struck Camp Meade didn't lose any
tine in lending a hand in making pic
ture night at &C the more enjoyable
through tickling the worries. He
has fine repertoire and can handle
Between the salute and handshak-
ing George Gross. Casualty Detach-
ment, Medical Department. hasn't had
course, comes in line of duty, but the
Handwriting originated from the fact
that George thought he had saunter
down lifes pathway alone long
enough. So, silently stealing away
the other day (imagine that on the
W., B. and Al George HES himself to
his old home town. Reading, Pa, and
knocks at the home of his sweet
heart. The knock was answered by
Miss Dorothy r. Melcher herself. and
it wasn't long before taxi drew up
in front of the residence of Rev. F.
K. Huntzinger. The knot was tied
and, following a wedding trip to
Philadelphia, George returns to camp
to receive the good wishes of his many
friends.
Gross 10 the pianist and leader of
the Liberty orchestra, and when it
comes to getting music out of a