The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-12-12
GENERAL DANFoRD SAYS THAT
HE TAKES PRIDE in PLACE, =
OFFICERS AND MEN.
GREAT PIE EATIAG G0NTEsT
Mortality at Camp Wadsworth Among
South carolinians Especially Is
Serious and Alarming.
Camp Jackson.


and the men," said General Danford to
a party of Columbians at luncheon
Win MIN after he had shown them
over Camp Jackson. "And wish to
say" said the general, addressing
Mayor Blalock, that to the people of
Columbia is due some of the credit"
Secretary P. Fl. Wiseman has Just
received letter from the headquar-
tiers OF Association Men, the Y. M. G.
"A. national magazine, congratulating
him and his co.workers upon securing
over 5000 subscriptions Tor the maga-
zine in Camp jackson. S
According to the New York head.
quarters Camp jackson sent IN more
subscriptions than any other camp in
the United States for Association Men
during the recent drive for subscrip.
t8ons.
According to the report handed in
by the health authorities at Camp
Jackson to DR.. G. e. Smith, city health
officer, measles is the most prevalep
communicable disease at the cant
ment at present.
One of the most amusing 80
y
was held at the Remount ~
opening feature was pie ca. OF
test by five volunteers. Five
delicious blackberry pics were ba
by Cook Carlos Dyer and the way Il.
boys went after them threw the house
into commissions OF laughter. Each
contestant had his hands tied behind
him and was required to stoop over
and eat his pie off OF the table in
front of him.
Camp Scvloc.
A great celebration was held at
Camp Sewer Thanksgiving Day and
the program Of events echpsed any
thing of the kind ever attempted in
this vicinity.
Two army aeroplanos. which were
recently driven here from Camp Jack
con for instruction work, took an i'm
ports'nt part In the Thanksgiving Day
program, whioh began at 8 O'Clock.
The planes did a nunraeer OF thrilling
adr Stanta. In addition to the airplane
woEtk. the program included two box
ing bouts OF four two-minute rounds
each, a push bah game between the
Bfgtty VA snth and Mnetieth Infantry
regiaaents, q big cake walk, football
0aeae botweea the Forty-eighth end
Mf&ieth Iaeaatry regiments and a
slsaaa bottle by the dehaenstration bat
taken OF the Twemtieth division.
oarnp Wadsworth.
Unoertaiaty appears to prevail In
beth city and camp concerning tho fu-
tare Of Camp Wadsworth. Ramors OF
every kind are TO to heerd, but thus
far nothing oSftoial has been received
here oencernisae' tho disposition the
govegnmett will make Of the local
1niiitary establishment. Construction
work Is going Ga unabated, no orders
having come to hold up operations OF
any kind. Work on the Liberty the
ater. new hostess house. Laundry and
other buildings COOS ON apace.
Orders have been received looking
towards tho rehabilitation OF the de-
velo4ment battalions. but carrying out
OF these orders depends upon further
orders to be received.
The following deaths have occurred
at the base hospital at Camp Wads-
worth, during the past three days, OF
Spanish influenza: Privates Allen
Owensby, Woodruff; Claude Williams,
South Carolina (place not given);
Glover C. CLANCY. Swansea; Frank
Bristow, s. G. (place not givem Jno.
E. Young. Williamson; Frank M.
Blaclsmon, Darlington; Armon Cook,
Allsbrook; Virgil Blackwell, Chero-
kee; Derieur Edge, Moore; Eugene
Weathers, Fountain Inn; John 7. Hal
lday Toney Creek; Ryan Mcdaniel,
Laurens;; James Presley, Walhalla.
Thanksgiving Celebration.
Camp Jackson. The advance
Thanksgiving celebration given at the
Il Dot Ioli ton