Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-03
JEWISH BOARD OF
WELFARE WORK

Thursday marks the end of the Feast
of Passover. The government has been
unusually conSiderate towards the Jewish
men in the army and navy III permitting
them Matzoth rations during the week
and in allowing them the forty-tWo hours
pass for the first two days of the Feast.
Practically everybody in the camp took
advantage of these privileges to celebrate
the holiday. About two hundred men
were accommodated in the homes of Au-
gusta and the nearby towns of Langley,
Aiken and Waynesboro, and as many
more were taken care of during the first
two days of Passover in the Orthodox
Synagogue at Seders and on Thursday
for dinner The representatives of thei
board at Hancock wish to take this meansI
Of thanking the people of the above men
toned cities for their consideration forl
the soldiers of Jewish faith on behalf oil
the Jewish Welfare Board, and are con-
fident that those men who were enter
tanned join with them.
The men are cordial, invited s, to come
where Mr.. Landman is quartered per-
manently, and where Mr.. Luchs can
usually be found in the evenings, also.
fantry right across Wrghtsboro road
from the Camp Library. The men are
welcome to come up at any time, if for
nothing else than to chat with the repre-
|sentatives Of the board.
Religious services will be held here
after only at Y. nj. c.. A Building No n
on Friday evenings, beginning promptly
at Z O'Clock. Special services can al
ways be arranged with either Mr.. Land
man or Mr.. Luchs provided they are no.
titled in time.
The Sunday Morning Bible Class UNI
der Chaplain Futcher grows more inter-
esting every time. and the attendance is
are missing valuable instruction; and at
the same time they lose the opportunity
of meeting other men in social way.
SO make up your minds that you will be
at the next session of the class at the
lnfirmary Building of the 109th Infantry
at the end of Pennsylvania avenue Sun
day morning at 10 O'clock
There is a supply of army and navy
prayer books, as well as regular Ortho-
dox Tephillahs on hand, which the men
may obtain by coming up to Mr. Land
mans room and asking for them.
In the near future the Jewish men will
be handed two missionaries to be fill
ed out. There will be one, or possibly
two, men in every regiment taking care
of this; and the men are urged to CO.
prate in this work.
The one form to be filled out is for
statistical purposes. The central office
Of the Jewish Welfare Board aims to
army and navy participating in the pres
ent war, which will be of great historical
value.
The other blank to be filled out is to
give the board an idea as to the kind of
books on Jewish subjects the men in camp
desire to read. If you are not inter-
ested hand in your QUESTIONABLE any
way Fill it out for the sake of the
thousands of Jewish men throughout the
country in environments who do wish to
keep in touch with things Jewish and
who wish to study Jewish life and prob
lens as a form of recreation after their
hard days work. 1t will only take five
minutes of your time to fill out beth
questionnaires; and that five minutes
a real service to thousands Of others.
Watch for the notices of the Jewish
Welfare Board on your Company Bulletin
boards every week, and also in Trerch