Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-10
VOORHEES, LEARNS "A "" MAN IS
NECESSARY. AR TICLE ON TRAIN
Went With Troops to Kentucky and Settled
Row, Besides. Doing Other Stunts
General Notes of Camp.

Secretary Voorhees, of CC-hMt has
:. just returned from Fort Thpmas. KY,
where he took trainload KilAnnited
service men from Baltimore, Pitts
burgJ, Cumberland and OtheE citaes.
81. 1T. was the greatest experience. Eve
had In Y work." no said. "and I stop
ped.an incipient. riot that thEeatened
to extend through the wh9]Sp ,tGain.
Tho draft boards had provided
enough money for certain number
OF meals, but when moro meals were
required the boys took up collection,
1t was decided to tell those IN charge
of the kitchen to get the draft board
to refund the money. - q"
,"rhis started the row. THE meals
were, called off and the boys Sheuted
to have the{r money returned. i
qdiGted the rumpps by telling them
To- Give the money to some welfare
aOeae&y like the Red Crosse 'Ae'' they
"had no record of those who Had CON
fribnted. They suggested thosY, but
I baIked at this. and ey',flnally
chose Nhe Red Cross. :.,a.'..
IT got an accurate record Of oil the
entertainers among the 400 men.
There were pianiists. jugglers, aero
bats. movie men, aingers, boxers and
whatcnot.. It certainly pays to- have
az man on troop train'"h's"' q;
x"l0ne!.ef the newest officers m camp
"a, Lieut.. Coils Davis...- wh0. arrived
about week ago. He is a .s' Ss a. to
:, ThS, departure of Miss OBryon and
Mrs Anthony from the Meade hostess
7 Iou9SSr will be sincerely regfetted.
= 'AkSbS 'tpBryon, it Is understood, win.go
=. Gbfoisd. shortly. with the ;; 6alEat ION
Army; while Mrs. Anthony: Mill. re-.
sumo eeoretaria1 work In New York
= Each of>-these ladies was ready at
all-times to be Of assistance, and they
were pretty close to being ideal, in
theiswork, 1t Is difflcpltetQ silnagine
who a,in Meade. might have more
1r xs s,e ena tim sasi these two Se left
i. Mfs. s(sAar1es Woodruff Of Newly eEk,
also with the hostess house Rta5f, Ee-
eigfedito go as manager OF the OIL
cersI mess at the base hospital Mrs.
Woodruff, like the others, made a
great many friends here bytheH ,c0uE-
tesies to soldiers and their fFiends:.
Speaking OF the hostess: house. the
building is being enlarged and when
completed will have almost double the
capacity it had before. This Is IN line
with the general policy of sinoreasin6
the service. 1t is rumored in New
York that the plans for the building
of the house intended for the Signal
Corps camp have been held up. 1t rs
hoped that this is only temporary, az
the need is great: The mouse for
colored persons is being constructed
' at Midway station. - ;.
.'"Firstf Lieut.. Turner of Battery a,
33d Ffeld Artillery RIGGS, TO declare,
quite vociferously, too, that his; bar
tory is making a great name for itself
on the athletic field. In base bail, ne
says, there is nothing like it in camp,
and that o former Oriole,. Lefty
Herbert, Is doing the Ringing, which
accounts for the. success attained:
The recent, promotions in the $3.50
include the elevation of Lieut.: Knapp
Of the personnel office toa capta1ncy'
This ID one of the most popular moves
ever made in the :. regiment ameng
men and officers Second lieutenants
who. were made ."fiEsts", include sTpr-
ner of Battery A. Gould of d, Perkins
!. .ofID and 'Afrants OF the canteen n.
II is .auite' a joke the way they ktjci
the .scashals :. on. .'ofaceraf- the-dAy'
1Shs.. especially over Sunday. 1T 10 al
ways welcome neWs to other Officers
" INT