Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-23

TRUE MACHINE
GUN SPIRIT


In these trying times of war. when the
civilized world is intent upon overcoming
the forces Of darkness, when precedents
are put aside and Zach succeeding day
brings forth the necessity of more and
more attention to the business of defeat
ing the Hun, one is apt to think that the
more aesthetic duties Of life are forgot
ten, that in teaching the sons of democ-
racy to fight they are forgetting the lit
tie kindnesses OF their former peaceful
life.
A very forceful demonstration TO the
contrary was shown a few days ago.. when
group of soldiers from camp Hancock
were on a Liberty Loan campaign in the
adjoining counties of South Carolina. The
trip was an exceedingly exhaustive one.
requiring their best efforts in singing,
speaking and bond selling. The men had
done nobly, had assisted several districts
in raisir and exceeding their quota,
Wen had they earned their right to rest
and recuperation, and they returned to
Aiken conscious Of a duty well done.
The day previous however, Mr.. J. L.
McCarter, in charge Of the party, had
mentioned that a short distance away
there were number of people whose ex-
iStence was one of drab sordity whose
comings in and goings out were marked
by no departure from the daily routine,
and to whom the evenets Of the outside
world meant but little. These people,
through no fault Of their own, were de-
pend Mt upon the county for existence,
in other words, We're inmates of the
county almshOuSe Some were halt, 9TH
exc out an existence for themselves, and
to the boys in khaki this story carried
peculiar appeal
About the time they arrived in Aiken,
one of the men suggested that it would
mean but little more exertion for them
to go over to the almshouse and while
away an hour or two for the inmates, and
the suggestion was acted upon imme
diately and in a short time the party,
consisting OF Sgts, Quinn, Casey and
Bales, Corporal Handman and Private
Bolger were at the house of Superinten-
dent Gregory.
The inmates were soon gathered to-
gether in the superintendent house,
and the net hour was one which un-
doubtedly they will long remember The
soldiers sang, played and told funny
stories; their fatigue was forgotten, and
they put their very souls into the task
of Frightening the cornere for their
audience. Some Of their hearers had not
seen a soldier since the war Of the states,
others had not heard those popular songs
which are so common to the most OF us.
To all of them the performance was
real treat, and their appreciation of the
performers was only exceeded by the
Joy which the performers found in making
them forget their cares
A small thing, you say, to turn aside
for mere hour or so. Perhaps, and yet
to these folks who have not the oppor-
tunities which you enjoy, the songs and
music brought a message of cheer, a re-
hinder of the fact that 10 the press OF
modern times they are not overlooked,
and greatest of all, a realization that
"inasmuch as ye have done it unto the
ie,,st of these - &c 20 =
When Eve first started out to dress
to cover up her nakedness, she picked
the fig leaves soft and green--admired
perhaps, their dusky sheen. But soon
her daughters found this shade quite
llnbecoming to a maid with tresses
neither gold Cor red so substituted
grass instead Which made them yell
low skirts when dried and satisfied
primeval pride And then the blondes
found peacock blue was quite their
most becoming Que, and robbed that
bird of plumage rare to to decorate
their sunny hair; while raven locks
of the brunettes were strung with
bright red featherettes, From beasts
they took both fur and hide, and still
their wants were not supplied, they
found the silk worm at his looEl, at
which his business took boom; they
sheared Angora sheep and goats to
make therefrom their winter coatsi
from fields of cotton and of flax came
fabrics to adorn their backs; and now
to Hooverize on waist, they've spider
webs with beadwork traced! Ewes
modesty is quite forgot-we've evolut-
ed such a lot-Mrs. V. w. S, in the
Kansas City Star.
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