Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-01
Ord Prov. Reg. VIII Have
Brass Band Besides
Regular BugIe Corps
Liberty Day Fittingiy Observed
Companies Assembled in Mess
Halls to Hear President s
Proclamation Read. False Fire
Alarm Stirs Hero Medal AS
pirations.

Other ordnance units at Camp Han
cock may continue to satisfy them
selves playing the official Irish Dan
jos,' but the 3rd Provisional regiment
is cup and hustling" for real regi-
mental brass band.
There is every favorable possibility
of forming a crack musical organiza-
ton, declares Chief Musician e. ].
Howard, of Co. D., head of the regi-
mental bugle corps, who with the as
sistance of Bugler F. l.. Sullivan, bus
ness manager of the prospective band,
has secured official approval of the
project and taken steps toward secur-
ing instruments as soon as replies are
received from northern instrument
concerns, it is expected that means
viii be adopted to meet the cost of in
strumentS, and soon after they are
procured 3rd regiment men win be
waking up to lively marches at reveille,
standing retreat to the Star Spangled
Banner" and enjoying evening and
Sunday concerts.
A canvass of musical talent has
proved there are sufficient experience
ed bandmen in the regiment to produce
band that will reflect credit on the
class musicians rather than a large
one of mediocre talent will be the first
aim of the director, with the prospect
of enlarging the organization in time
as more skilled talent is discovered
In Chief Musician Howard the band
will have a director of seasoned ex-
perience. He has played in a number
of well known bands, including the
Trumpet Notes Band. EIkhart, Ind,
and Hi Henrys Ministries, and was
leader of the University of Notre
Dame Band.
In addition to a regimental band,
the Srd regiment is promised a bugle
coros second to none in camp as soon
as more bugles are supplied. For the
last fortnight a large corps of wind
TANNERS" have been training faithful
" under direction of the regimental
chief trumpeter. The personnel of the
newly formed bugle corps includes:
Buglers Julius Wagner and Ruben
Scott, Co. A; w c, Dunbar and r. D.
Gayner, Co. B; James L. Dunn. and
Val 7, Weber. Co G; E, L. Sullivan
and John Sorenson, Co. d; G. Van
Buren, and H E. Smith, Co. e; win
Campbell and Thomas Mclaughlin.
Co. r; Charles Wunceh and Oscar
Carlson, Co. G; Ira L. Stenson and
Carl Burge, Co. H; and Donald Hit
Co. I.
| In the corps, Edward L. Sullivan en-
lgjoys the unique distinction sof being
! the only bugler in camp playing two
bugles at once, his rendition of that
wonderful composition. Pop goes the
| Weasel" being both heartrending and
solemn.
Liberty Day was observed on Friday
with special exercises, at which the
| regiment was addressed by Capt w
| e. Burdette, of Co. G, who gave a brief
| ginger talk on Liberty Bonds and SOL
der loyalty. The speaker urged the
men to keep toned up to q winning
morale and to maintain at Camp Han
| cock the fine record that has already
been made by the ordnance in various
other camps through the country. Fol-
lowing the general regimental exer-
else, companies assembled in their
mess halls to hear President Wilson'S
Liberty Day Proclamation read by
company commanders
Hero medal aspirations that flared
in the breasts of 3rd regiment firemen
simmered out in disappointment
Thursday night when the first real
call that newly-formed company fire
departments have received proved on
ly false alarm. Brilliant illumination
in the engineers camp that looked to
he sure enough big fire set the bugle
fire calls and sergeants' whistles blow
| ing with sufficient no1siness to send
the soundest slumberers tumbling out
of their hunks at 9:45 o'clock, clad in
assorted boudoir apparel that would
have done justice to the most fantas-
tic college nightshirt parade. But all
the sprinting for ladders, buckets
axes and eXtinguishers presently prov
| ed a wasted burst of double time.