Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-21
Mess Hall deliberately Dec
GRATED Under Direction of.
CamoufIage Section. Tables
Filled With Tempting viandS..
Many Officers and Special
Guests Present, Including
British and French Missions /
HEADQUARTERS JAZZ or
CHESTRA FURNISHED
RARE MUSIC IN
Vaudeville Stars Disport Them
selves on Real Stage Amid
Real Scenery From Local
Theater to the Great DeIiuhtl
OF the Khaki Clad Banqueters.
After the Feast

=, Anyone laboring under the hayluc,n..
lion lion mat army life is droIl or ifisomei
llluAoned of the thought If thev bag a uis
Yen t glimpse of the second monthly sef-t
osether banquet Of the HeadulIaTfersl
WWGa,a1pany M. g, t. G., Camp Hancock.
list tedp' S,a nlght; when officers and en-
s-ntet men, together with few invited
guests. made merry from D. m. until
close to the midnight hour
:, Tho festivities began with sumpt1ounl
TTlil NM served in the company mess ham
Ihe long mess tables fairly groaned ~
der their burden Of tempting Vi nds
which were served by two dozen or niorel
rs +. s" (kitchen Police) natfilv $50
u ,s IN white coats and caps. and who
gltded about the crowded han sarsyi,ssi
the feasters with all the dignity AZ yat
Grams OF the craft. James Morrison foy.,
instance, the noted movie star. recenfIv,
p Hsmereu INTO military life, was there with
peiIs on and although he has possibIvi
never appeared in the role OF walter mi
any OF nus screen productions, he proyedi
IIhself star, nevertheless fossbhf
t td the popular Camp Hancoes car
toonlst, also proved that he could ynan-t5
age tray loaded with dishes lust as
sklllfuuy az he sings ink. All this ~
way way OF parenthesis, and get ing back to
the banquet itself, it was erf9uneed H
grand success by both officsts ana mon,
me mess han was elaborafely decorated
TOT inc occasion, the raw lsae5HssY eff4, u
ne ,nR the wallis and ceilings iaeing es4
80 ttStANNfffttA bF effNEE44E u34k ~
decorative paper while the lights NJ
shaded, electric fans keeping the place
cool The pleasure Of the affair was ae-f
centuated by the Jazz music furnished 81
the Headquarters Orchestra. and toward
the close OF the dinner the invited guests
were delighted by the singing of popular.
songs by the men, with Accompaniment
by the orchestra.
Before the conclusion of the handuet.
speeches were made In which Cantairli
Stanley G. Blanton was warmly praised;
Tor anording his company such rare,
pleasure.
The boys were then given real treat
When Frank (Ja8z) Welch's gathering of
comedians and singers from various parts
OF the camp and local theatres presented
a vaudeville show that reminded thenYt
OF the days when they wore straw hats,
and did not care how they spent their
money
THIS event took place on the company
parade ground where a huge stage had
been built especially for the occasion with
footlights and scenery and a large nit IN
front to accommodate the orchestra
over five hundred chairs had been placed,
at the disposal Of the officers and men
but even with this accommodation thal
show played to a packed house.
Captain BlantOn was there as the gues4
OF honor az well as Captain Barton, cap-t
tain Scott and many other officers wen
known throughout the camp II is need-i
less to say they enjoyed the show as
the applause from their section was loud
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