Evening star., 1918-01-19
COMPANY SINGING
URGEDFOR TROOPS
Kenneth S. Clark Tells Officers
at Camp Meade of Morale
Value Of Song.
ENFORCE REVEILLE ORDER

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
CAMP MEADE, Admiral. Md. Janu-
ary 10-Every company in the liberty
division will not only be a fighting unit.
but also an organization of ensemble
~warblers."
Company singing that will rival the
'.saengerbunds" Of the Teuton regi-
! ments are to be organized under the
direction of an of1cer in each company.
This plan was evolved by Kenneth S.
Clark. song director of the cantonment.
who told the officers at a meeting of
the morale-building value of song.
when the boys get over there, COM
mented the song director, they will
not have theaters and entertainments
every night. A large part of their
amusement must originate with them
That is where singing comes in handy
'sIt may not appear on the surface a s
\ real heroic work to teach your men to
form company singing clubs. but the
/ effect on their future existence is GER
! tainly worth while
! Rut the bows of the division will have
! to get real busy il they want to carry
away the premier honors in song at
(. this cantonment, for the colored SOL
i diers In the 36Sth Infantry. who are
Have Formed Singing Club.
Under the direction of Max weinstein.
Ia well known New York baritone and
teacher, the negro ''Sammies" have de-
veloped accomplished song clubs that
will be hard to rival.
One of the striking parts of the work
is their renditions of the old darky spir-
itual songs, such as Roll. Jordan Roii.
during which they get wonderful roll
ing effect of song. In the evening they
gather around their quarters and out
No -, Eat hair
away with blending tone.
And there is not one company song
club in the negro regiment that is
without strummers of ban1os or other
string instruments, who play sort of
harmonizing accompan animent- But the
spiritual songs are not their only ac-
complishment, for they can jazz, In
such fashion that the whole camp be-
comes intoxicated with the syncopation.
Some sing, others beat clappers. some
/, play on washboards, combs and paper
and even boxes, in addition to the reg
ular musical instruments
Charged With Desertion.
Corp Hans p Fangen, Company A.
Sl0th Machine Gun Battalion, has been
ordered to arm himself with revolver
and take Private Cleen F. Snyder, Com
pany A, 4th Battalion Squadron. an al
legged deserter. to the commanding Of
11cer at Fort Omaha, Neb. The costs of
pay of Private Snyder.
Cant get 'em up! Can't get 'em up.
Can't get 'em up In the morning.
When the bug1es sound that familiar
call. reveil1e. at $50 in the morning,
they will get up hereafter-that is. the
officers.
The men in the ranks Of the Liberty
Division have been doing this right
along. but the oficers-weIl. they were
In the habit Of turning over-blinking
or Winking at the call and snatching
little beauty sleep. But no more.
Gen. Nicholson, the cantonment COM
nander. who Is a fighting man from
dayhreak till sundown and then some,
has declared that every officer in the
division must STAND at reveil1e
A demonstration OF machine gun
work was conducted at the division
training school by, Maj. Ldebenrod. the
machine gun expert Of the British army
Instructors attached to this camp.
Before Gen. Nicholson and members
of his stan both Lewis and vickers
guns were thrown into action with
ightning-like rapidity. The demon
stration included tests Of training by
Twenty-Five officers of the machine gun
units Of the Liberty Division, including
those OF the District battalion.