Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-15
ORDNANCE men
HOSTS AT SUPPER
23rd Company First P. o. D.
Regiment Entertain in De-
lightful Manner.

One of the most thoroughly enjoyable
affairs given by Camp Hancock soldiers
was the supper Thursday evening at
which the Observation-Disclosures Preston,
Mcclure, Tholen and Mills-and members
of the Twentythird Company, First 2,
Q. ID. Regiment, were hosts. This was
the company's social debut at Hancock
and they justified their reputation
made at Camp Jackson--as one of the
best outfits in the service. The guest list
was confined to officers of the regiment
and few civilians mostly ladies',
The mess hall of the company, where
the delightful feast was served was
tastefully decorated in the national col
ors and American flags. In the back
ground was Old Glory with the tri-color
of France and the Union Jack on either
side. The table appointments also car
ried out the patriotic color scheme and
were exceedingly dainty The supper,
prepared entirely in the company kitch-
en-. was a most sumptuous one and at
tested the fact that the Twenty third
company is fortunate in the mat
ter of cooks-cooks who know good
things to eat and, above all, how to pre-
pare them. And the boys did not forget
these cooks, either. in handing out
cheers. for when three cheers for the
cooks were suggested the assembled null
Notwithstanding the guests, by all
means-arose las one man. and literally
lifted the SEOof. And another feature of
the occasion was the music. A stringed
orchestra, made up from members of the
company furnished delightful music
throughout the evening. And it was
real honest-to goodness music, too-the
Kind that gives an edge to ones appe-
tite and makes one glad he's there. But
those musicians viii be worked over
time if the folks in Augusta ever hear
them play.
The officers who were guests on this
occasion We're Major Buist of the First
Regiment, Captains Smith, Ewing and
Iy Ot4 l,
Army Y NJ. c. A., Building II, was also
on the guest list.
Lieutenant Preston, in command of the
company acted as POSTMASTER and in
troduced the speakers of the evening
Major BUST, Captains Smith and Ewing
and Mr.. Frazier of the Y M. c. A
Enthusiasm was the keynote of the eve
ming and the talks were brmful of it,
~. Major Bulsts talk was along lines Of
the proficiency of the First Regiment
He said the Regiment was not only nu-
merical;Y fret but first in every way
lie spoke of the extreme cleanliness of
the camp amd praised the men for the
manner in which they cleaned up their
camp site lie said he was a Stickler
for cleanliness and the percentage Of
sickness in the regiment was the best
argument in favor of strict attention to
sanitation. He said that he had O per-
sonal interest in every man in the regi-
ment and wanted them to realize that
what he did was for their good Major
Company on their good fortune in having
among their officers two such thorough
soldiers as Lieutenant Preston and Lieu
tenant Mcclure. Men who have made
life study of the soldier business and
who know soldering from A to H. Both
these officers got their baptism of fire
IN the Philippines many years ago and
have done duty on the border for years
The officers and men OF the Twenty
third Company have established their
reputation at Hancock as hosts and
the occasion Thursday evening will al