Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-04

aiti!leryman Is ready to take his place
at the front, and he is justly proud Of
the distinction of his uncle, who was
wounded in the first great victory of
the Navy in the Spanish American
war, and who died as a result of 1t.
The 311th F. A. weekly letter says:
You don't mind setting reflections.
ranges, sites, ETC., when you hear the
piece go off and see the burst" Corp.
Robbins has another new command:
Fall out for ten or Eve minutes, but
don't go some place"
When the aviator from Washington
was dong long signal work with
side dips and about faces and things
with the Artillery Brigade, the other
day, a southern Maryland farmer
boy said: eff that birdman would Just
come down while we fellows might
be able to do little artillery work.
The French band was playing one
OF It's best pieces in that wonderful
pianissimo which Capt. Pares knows
so well how to deliver, when a boy
who had been listening earnestly, and
with an effort at enthusiasm, remarked,
They don't make enough noise to suit
me-" and walked away.
Officers of the s10th f. A., led by
Col. Landers, gave the men at the
bandstand lesson in military cour-
tesy by their conduct in the course
or the playing of the national airs Of
the several allied nations. Each off,
Ger stood at salute, and the men, fol-
lowing suit, stood at attention, the
band playing while standing on each
OCCASION
One of the band, who understood
italian quite well, was talking at the
station about his Impressions of the
AnARfN4n
'grande sensation" whatever that
means. But when pressed as to
whether he was willing to forswear
the ladies of his own fair land of
France he replied with gesticulating
emphasis: "Ah. non, monsieur. Re
like re French mademoiselles."
The audience was quite formal dur
ing the playing of the band Even
when '"The Long, Long Trair' and
other popular American Army songs
the words, although one Frenchman
in the band was waving for somebody
to start 1t. The boys seemed to keep
silent as a, mark of respect, and the
French rather appreciated the COM
pltment
Just about the time the band was
playing. the dance Of the 315th In
fantry was booked to begin at the
main Y auditorium. The ladies were,
however, SO interested in the music
of France that they had the dance de-
ferred at least an hour.
Secretary Coe of the "O'' Y got this
one from his wife the other day: IA
Scotch friend of mine went out with
o friend a-fishing. They sat on the
river bank. as usual. by the hour.
until finally the Scotchman. new at
the sport, remarked as he got bite:
Say, laddie, does it cost much to
get another bobber? Mine has disap-
peared.
Lieut.. Korth. Battery E, s11th F. A.,
was starting on little trip the other
day with one of those new style trav-
cling bags with a red end, his name
being printed on this in black letters.
"See you've got the danger signal out
already" said friend. q.
Capt Floyd Rogers. Ambulance
Corps. got sick the other day and
went to the base for treatment. He
was called on the phone by somebody
in Baltimore, who, hearing that he
was i'll, sent a messenger to see him
the next day. The messenger found
the captain well and back on the job.
Dean, the 315th Infantry lad who is
one Of the volunteer workers in the
evening at the Hostess House, is one
of those fellows who is willing to do
anything II he can be of service.
When the cashier is away he runs the
register: he is waiter when neces-
sary. He has not yet undertaken to
take the place of the cook.
Some of the organizers of the camp
dramas were anxious to have the
S13th and S15th Infantry regiments
combine their productions and give
them one evening in the Liberty The
ater. The boys of each regiment re-
belled, as their efforts, they considered.
should be seen separately. They
might contrive two spotlights.
Secretary Hyde of the main Y
building is now a notary public.