Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-11-28
RED CROSS FIELD DIRECTOR AT
CAMP JACKSON DID NOT
VOLUNTARILY RESIGN. M
WORK IS STILL ONOER WAY
South Caroiinians at Wadsworth Arc
Being Rapidly Discharged and
Returned to Their Homes.
Camp Jackson.

One OF the most impressive services
ever witnessed at camp was that OF
communion service. conducted by
Chaplain Roswell c. Long OF the
Fourth regiment. The service was
held in ~" building 1873, and the
chaplain was assisted by the pastor
of the First Presbyterian church and
the STAFF of Y. NJ. c. A secretaries
OF the local building
At a recent meeting OF the religious
leaders OF Camp Jackson it was agreed.
that the observance of holy commun-
ION should be effected in each Y. Nj.
c. \. building at least once a month.
Charged before the general court
martial with wilfully disobyeing the
orders OF IA superior officer. Private
John b. Woods of Company X, Second
provisional Regiment. was sentenced
to serve ten years in the United States
disciplinary barracks at Fort Leayen-
worth. Kan. and to be dishonorably
discharged from the service. as we'll
as forfeiting all pay and allowances
now due him or to become due.
A recent article announced that T..
the Red Cross. Camp Jackson, was
compelled TO return to his home at
West Chester. Pa, as result OF ner.
vous breakdown.
The military authorities deem il
imperative that the erroneous impress.
sion caused 'by the publication of this
article be corrected, lest it be used in
the future to place f. II. Gheen. Jr..
in position where he might be det-
riment to society.
The military authorities, after full
investigation demanded his immedi.
ate expulsion from camp Is He was
dismissed by the Red Cross with the
assurances that his services would not
be used elsewhere. ~
Mrs. b. NJ Boykin of the iwoman's
department OF the Y. n. CHA from
Atlanta. was at Camp jackson In the
interest OF placing some women Y. NJ
c. A. secretaries in Camp Jackson
The matter will be taken up With the
military and with the local heads OF
the Y. NJ. c. A.
DIR. Raisin of the Jewish Welfare has
been delivering number Of inter
esting. lectures in the camp during the
past few days on Jews in Many
Lands" and The Jew in Russia" The
lectures have been highly enjoyed by
the Jewish soldiers and ohers.
Camp Sewer.
Instructions were received from
Washington by the construction quar-.
termaster at Camp Sewer to suspend
construction operations OH the can.
tonment building which were under
way for the 156th depot brigade here.
The work was held up until further
adVices. Other construction work in
the camp, however. is still under way.
The cantonment buildings include q
large number OF wooden barracks and
smaller huts for the housing OF tho
men OF the depot brigade
Camp Wadsworth.
Herbert McCutchen died at Camp
Wadsworth from pneumonia. follow.
ing influenza. The young man was
drafted into the military service a
few weeks ago and sent to Camp
Wadsworth where he was taken i'll the
next day and sent to the base hos
pital.
South Carolinians. numbering mora
than 1000. who arrived in Camp
Wadsworth two weeks ago under the
last draft call are being discharged
from the service and numbers OF
them left for their homes in various
parts OF the state. Their discharges
read. however. that il the terms OF
the armistice should not be lasting.
the men may be recalled and again
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