Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-13
Camp Hancock AS Seen By the
Eyes Of q Pennsylvania Civilian
By @. L. Goodwin, Greensburg, Pa

that are often given. Eminent men are
often heard in these places. Eight hun
dred men filled the seats, all the stand
ing space, crowded the doors and looked
through the windows to hear the illus
trated talk by DR. Read at No. 70 on the
horrors of venereal diseases. This lecture
should be heard by every young man in
America. Don't know what we would do
without the Y. NJ. c. A." seems to ex-
press the feeling of every soldier. The
American Library Association has 10000
to $4,000 volumes and a nice library
building for the men. Many of the books
are given out at the Y; M. c. A. and K. of
c. buildings. These buildings also have
small collections of books of their own
as has che hut" of the 10th Infantry,
The hut" is unique in army camps, be-
10th and their friends. Officers dances
are given weekly in this building and the
regimental band furnishes musical. '"The
hut is ably managed by Chaplain Schall
Miller The War Department has taken
notice of this nut" with approval.
The men are in need of books. They
read much friction, the new war books
those by Ian, Hay, Empey, Dawson, the
number of Mark Twain, the poems of
Kipling and Servis, They like love stories
and stories of adventure ITO tired to
read books that require much thought"
somesay, yet the librarian at the A. L. Z.
| library said many technical books on
war, We're called-for by men as well as of
licers. They incline to Jack London and
Zane Gray in fiction, rather than to Mrs.
Humphrey Ward. Stevenson is q favorite
Many are delighted with such stories as
the Olive Optic stories, showing the spirit
of boyhood still among them
The observer cannot fail to note that
this is great school in citizenship, in
courtesy, in manlness as we'll as in things
military. The salute seemed to be cor
daily given by men and invariably re-
turned with courtesy by the officers. He
who wears the mantle of courtesy strews
his pathway with flowers. The standing
at salute as the national air is played at
evening, the singing of Onward Chris
tan Soldiers and other hymns by the
great chorus of soldiers as they stood
facing the secretary of state. and the
commanding officer General Muir and
surrounded by thousands of other soldiers
and spectators (after the bayonet and gas
drill in the old reservoir) was inspiring.
Back Home Again in Pennsylvania"
sung in conclusion added a touch of pa
thos and home memories, recalling the
scenes of the old SONGS of army camps in
Civil War days when the soldiers sang
Annie Laurie" = and do They Miss Me
At Home, Do They Miss Me?' A mu-
sician mentioned that it seemed odd the
band never played Marching Through
Georgia. They often play Dixie
The great development of national spir-
IT IN these training camps, especially upon
the young men of foreign birth or parent
age will be one of the rich compensa-
tions for this war and for some dread
days which the future may have in store.
One notes how glad soldier seems at
being greeted especially by somebody from
the Old home state of mountains, blue
grass, trout streams, coke ovens, steel
mills and coal mines. One California boy
was greatly pleased to talk with one who
had lived in sight of the mighty sierras,
vineyards and poppy clad slopes of his
native state. They get tired of seeing
uniforms and want to talk to civilians"
This is quite a contrast to the civilian
who is spell-bound by the scene of March
mic step marched past the Secretary of
State, the Commanding General, and a
great crowd Of spectators for hour after
hour, followed by engineers, machine gun
great trucks, the hospital units and ali
the other parts of the great engine of war