Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-09-11
THIRD REGIMENT GIVE
SPLENDID PRORAM
" rs damned for Friday
Evening Program. Mrs, Mar
tin Delights Huge Audience.
Entire Program One of Merit

Despite the demoralizing effect of NOV
ing camp twice in one week and all the
labor Of getting settled in the new quar-
ters Of the Ordnance camp in the old
artilleryarea. the Third Provisional Regi-
ment, composing the Ordnance Supply
School and Machine Gun School came
/ through with its usual Friday night en-
tertanmeEt last week The program was
quite up to par, and y NJ. G. a. No, 49,
1 where the programs will be giyenN during
| tho coming months. was filled to over
flowing.
/ ranged by Corporal Ralph f Hartz of
| Headquarters Company under the super
/ vision Of Chaplain Spariing. will continue
/ to be q weekly feature as long as the
present regimental organization exists.
Last Fridays entertainment was feat
ured by the temperance of Mrs. w. II.
Martin Of New York, the soprano soloist
who was kept busy responding to en-
cores at the entertainment two weeks be
fore, and Of two members Of the old
Supply School organization, Private
Fields with his saEophone, and Sergeant
Lyons, who was formerly the organizer
Of the Friday night entertainments, who
accompanied Fields at the piano.
The jazz band, composed Of Sergeant
Mac Williams, Corporals Baum and
Steelhammer and Privates Stratton,
Fields and Tyson, has supplied the initial
pep for the program Of several weeks
past They started things moving last
Friday with several very lively rag Sc
lections They were followed by Mrs.
Martin and Corporal Hartz, tenor, with
. vocal duet THE Magic of Your Eyes,
which met with the approval Of the audi
ence to such an extent that they followed
it up with I'm Sorry 7 Made You Cry,
and THE Long Long Trail"
Privates Fields and Tyson saxophou-
lists, who left camp Monday with the
other men I'm the Machine Gun School,
made their final bow to Camp Hancock
audiences with several duets which ap.
peared to be more than satisfactory. Pri-
waite Halperin followed with readings Of
the enjoyable kind that have made him
welcome performer on the Friday night
program.
Private Fields and Sergeant Lyons
were heartily welcomed back, and with
saXophOne and piano proved nightly aC-
ceptable to the audience, bit Of rag,
more than well played, was Sergeant
MacWiliams' contribution on the piano.
"Where'er You Walk" was the seIec-
ton given by Corporal Hartz. Corporal
Henderson Of Headquarters Company,
who has long been suspected Of being
talented pianist, made his first appear
ance before a Third Regiment audience
as Harris accompanied, Private Stratton.
considered the best Vi0inist in Camp
Hancock, whose talents have been some
what hidden in the Ja-1 Band, was in
duced, on the spur Of the moment to
play a solo, and he responded with
Loves Lullaby" and followed this uu
with several selections from well known
compositions Of Carrie Jacobs Bond,
Stratton is no mean virtuoso and Supply
School audiences viii appreciate any fur
Their appearance.
The program was concluded with the
jam band and ensemble singing which
is one Of the best features Of these en-
tertanments. Mrs. Martin added enjoy
ment by singing the verse Of the songs,
in the chorus Of which the men in the
audience Joined,
FTr.