Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-02
LECTURE ON EGYPT
AT ], W,B. HOLDS
AUDIENCE SPELLBOUNl
Yiddish Entertainment Affords
Unique Departure. Many
Participate in Performance.
Dedication of Building Post
poned


That the activities Of the Jewish
Welfare Board on camp are anything
but circumscribed is evident by the
widely different and successfully car
Ted out programs that are prepared in
the course Of each week. Scarcely an
evening passes when there is not an
event of more than usual interest
which draws audiences widely differ
ing IN taste even as the programs that
are arranged. Hence literary and mus
ical evenings are Of daily occurrence.
These are supplemented by refresh
ments as often as the secretary, Mr
Gilbert Harris, sees fit, and il there are
any prese whose literary or musical
tastes are not satisfied to the utmost
degree of perfection, their finer SEN
timents give way 10 the refreshing
odCr Of California oranges and Georgia
peaches the interest in which Is alb
sorbing almost without exception, re-
CARELESS of their literary and musical
taste.
Tuesday night Of last week was one
occasion when it was not necessary
to supplement the event Of the even
ing with refreshments. Prof Camden
NJ Cobern religious director Of the Y.
NJ c. A. of this camp, delivered a lee
ture on the Startling Discoveries he
has made in Egypt and In Palestine
With unusual eloquence and with a
knowledge Of Egyptology and the
reading of sanscript almost unequalled
In profoundness. he related some Of
the most ttartling historical data, dat
ing back as far as four thousand years
he has unearthed ON his excayating eX-
petition in Palestine and Egypt. Al
though the subject is one which would
90 ,Itt IN nH
dience. his compelling manner and
vivid description of subject seemingly
dead to an average audience was list
ened to with the utmost attention, His
reference to the victory of the British
and Judeaa forces fighting under Cen
eraI Allenby in Palestine was the sig
nal of applause that lasted for several
minutes.
Following the lecture, vocal solos
were rendered by Mrs. Bacller and
Private Estuken, accompanied by Miss
Stark
On Wednesday night was the weekly
Yiddish entertainment which is under
the supervision of DIR, Leon Spitz field
secretary of the ]. 3. w, The pro-
gram of the evening was unique in
composition. There were readings of
Yiddsh short stories. humorous and
| otherwise, and singing of Yiddish folk
songs, Those who participated in the
program We're as follows; Private Es-
tuken, Klein, Miller, Lang and Bran
ner Piano recital by Miss Stark. Re-
| freshments were served
On Friday night religious services
were held at the building and most
! interesting address was delivered by
! Lieut.. Handler on the role of the Jew
| in the army. He spoke at length of
| the duties of the Jewish soldier and
pointed out the fact that in this war as
/ in no other war the Jewish soldiers are
/ fighting not as individuals but as SOL
! diers belonging to a people which is
| recognized as such by the allied pow
! ers and which has thrown its lot with
| that of the democratic nations of the
world.
! Religious services We're also held on
Saturday morning and evening and
/ Sunday morning, these being the last
| two days of Pentecost. or SuccotE as
| it is called in Hebrew. AT each of these
| services Or. Leon PITT delivered in
! spring sermons.
In view of the quarantine, prohibit
| ing the holding of any meetings, the
activities of the Jewish Welfare Board
| for this and next week are uncertain.
| Announcements viii be made in next
weeks issue of this paper
| Dedication of she new building which
was to have taken place Monday even
ing Will be announced when the day
can be arranged definitely.
Say you saw it in the Trench and
Camp.