Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-11-21
THE THlRTEENTH REGIMENT HAS
sNAPPIEST TRUMPET CORPS
IN CAMP JACKSON.
TAUGHT TO READ AN3 WRITE
soldiers Performing Regular Duties Il
the Camps. Just as IL No Arfnistics
Had Been Signed.
Camp jackson,

Ohe or the chief factors in good drill
Is snappy music. Starting with only
two experienced drummers and ne
Duglars. the Thirteenth Regiment has
bulit up the snappiest trumpet corps
In camp Jackson. 1t has attracted
most favorable comment from all who
have heard it, Including some OF tho
ranking officers OF the camp.
Work is progressing nicely at For
est University" the Y. NJ. C. A. school
for iliiterates, under the supervision OF
Secretary Wisman and Secretary Long
or the Y. NJ. G.. A. and a corps OF
teachers
In this school many illiterates, both
white ard blacks. are taught to read
and write. These men come from the
development battalions and the deten-
tion camp. They are all eager to learn
TO read and write and they do learn
with remarkable rapidity.
This school is taught outdoors
among the pine trees. The past few
days have been rather cool for out
door teaching, bN the men have been
kept comfortable with camp fires burn
iR% When the weather gets cooler
the schools will perhaps be moved to
the y. NJ. c. A. auditorium.
Under the supervision OF Prof.
Beziat the teaching of French among
the soldiers at trCamp Jackson is pro-
crossing ricely. \ number OF new
classes have been organized during The
past few days and the officers and
men are taking much interest in these
class =.
Military matters at camp are moving
along the same as they were before
the armistice with Germany was
signed. The men are drilling, much
work is being done over the camp iS
the way of laying water pipes, build
Ing fences, etc, and work on the new
camp, which is some two miles from
Camp Jackson proper, is still going on
There was a review OF the Fifth
Brigade on the drill field near tho
camp post exchange and the men
showed up in first class order. show.
ing that they had been well drilled.
Camp Sewer.
A new headquarters building 10 be
used by the camp administrative Of
fcers is 10 be built at this camp at
once in order to provide ample room
for the rapidly increasing camp ad-
ministration stan. The new building
will be as large as the present "divis-
ION headquarters" and will leave that
building entirely free for the admin
istration OF the Twentieth Division and
other divisions which may be Organix-
ell after the Twentieth leaves this
camp. The transfe. to Camp SEWER
OF the One Hundred and Fifty-sixth
Depot Brigade makes necessary o
great deal or additional room for the
management OF the affairs OF the camp
organizations.
In addition TO the camp administra-
tive building. four administration
buildings for the headquarters OF four
infantry regiments are TO be construct
ed. Considerable other construction.
in small items. has also been authorix-
ed recently. These include u coffee
grinding and roasting plant, altera-
tons in officers quarters at the base
hospital; two new gas instruction
houses, the flooring OF number OF
tents and some additional concrets
road construction
Lieut.. Joseph r.. Cummings OF the
One Hundred and Fifty.sixth Depot
Brigade. has been appointed morale Of
ficer for Camp Sewer and has been
transferred to camp headquarters. He
will have charge OF various forms OF
welfare work in the camp. and will CO.
ordinate the work OF the Red Cross.
y. NJ. G. A., Y. VI. II. A.. Knights OF
Columbus and other welfare organiza-
tions which have representatives in
camp.