Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-31
ALL AMUSEMENT PLACES At
CAMP STILL CLOSED WHICH
MAKE IT A DULL PLACE.
AEW JEWISH WHITE HOUSE
Large Individual Purchasers and Base
Hospital Buy $4,000 Worth Of
Liberty Bonds.
Camp Jackson.

All amusemets at camp are still
crossed and no crowds are yet allowed
70 coiiect either in or out OF doors.
Many baseball games are being play-
ed however, but they are not being
attended by large crowds. ONLY a GER
tain number OF men are allowed in
the Y. M. c. A, X. OF c. and other
welfare buildings within the camp.
Military police still watch the street
cars TO see that they are not crowded.
Only limited numbers are allowed tn
enter the Hostess House for meals
also.
Ihe quarantine within the camn
VIII not be raised until the camp sur
geon's office is fully satisfied that all
danger is over
There is still quite a large number
OF patients IN the base hospital. but
the most OF them are reported as do
ing nicely
There were four deaths from pneu-
monia following influenza reported at
the base hospital. Those who died
were all white soldiers and were as
follows: Vivian l.. Cave Blackville:
=. {. Wethers. Spartauburg; Grady
l.. Sullivan. Zebulon. Ga: George
Luiler Manchester. n. II.
The 1nter-Battery Baseball League
games, as well as the big regimen
tai game had to be postponed because
of the large percentage OF men who
received their final inoculation.
cant even throw to socend." said
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wanted to play.
Pitcher Fred Stout has returend to
the Fighting Seventh from the clerk
school and will strengthen the pitch
ing staff for the coming games.
Work will commence at once on two
new buildings for the American Red
Cross at Camp Jackson. The lumber
is already being hauled and placed on
the grounds and the contract has been
let
One OF these buildings will be a
home service building and will be built
near Jackson Circle. just back OF the
Hostess House. This building will be
Is by 40 feet and will be modern in
every particular
The other building will be an ad-
ministration building and will be
erected near the supply rooms OF the
Red Cross. not far from the base hos
pital. This building will be "a by so
feet and will he used as the official
headquarters of the Red Cross.
"The White House" is the name the
Jewish soldier boys have named the
new home of the Jewish welfare on
Jackson Circle. The name is suggest
ed from the fact that the building is
painted white, this being the only
white building on the circle.
F.. M. Cramer, who conducts a can
teen outside OF the camp and just be-
yond Post No. s. has just presented the
Red Cross Convalenscent House with
a Singer sewing machine of the latest
make. The gift is highly appreciated
by the nurses and they say this gift
will be a moving tribute" to Mr..
Cramer.
Mr.. Cramer is warm friend OF the
Red Cross. For some time past ne
has been giving the Red Cross one
per cent OF all his sales at his can
teen.
Among the heavy buyers OF Liberty
bonds at Camp Jackson were the fol.
lowing: First Lieut. w c. Syming-
ton. $4,000 Captain Hodge OF the
Third Regiment. $1,000; the Base
Hospital men. $50, 900.
The Base Hospital has connected
with it about 1000 men and their sub
scription to the bonds is considered a
most remarkable showing.
The soldiers in general at Camp
Jackson have all done their part In
subscribing for Liberty bonds.