Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
SAND SHOTS OF
THE 18TH REGIMENT

HE iIZIH REGIMENT
Between Saturday reviews of the Di-
vision, Regimental parade once a week
! and battalion paradeS on evenings other
| than holidays the 112th doughhoy is
learning. to appreciate the features of
looking better every time he passes so
that the officers can give him the "once
| over"
| Pay day arrived March 23d and s24th
for all companies of the Regiment. Some
! had long since believed that the govern
until April Island then fooling the
fellows sure. But now everybody's feel
| ing like a millionaire if he was wise
| enough to hold on to the dollars. Some
| have cents-and some haven't that
/ much.
! There's a Chocolate Soldier in the 112th:
he's not of the Bohemian variety either.
| Fondness for chocolate dressing on bread
| pudding, and his mistake on day in using
| it for gravy proved costly to Sergeant
| Davis, foremost postman of the Regi-
ment. Due to all this unexpected COM
| bination of circumstances-or pudding
| and acknowledgement Davis has attain
! ed more prominence than if he had been
awarded the Medal dHenneur, Croix de
Guerre, etc, etc, decorations too numer-
| GUS to mention He wouldn't feel right
the Chocolate Soldier9' And it wouldn't
be Davis-li like, if he didn't smile, Hershey
like, and look as sweet as chocolate
bar.
Private Babe Stewart reads with in
! terest in local papers of a visit he paid
honle while he was still doing duty in
the trenches and tramping to the rifle
range; and Babe is convinced that Mark
Twain story of the man reading his own
death notice the next day is not eg2G-
gerated.
Major Smathers left last week for
ten-day visit at his home in Oakmont
Several other officers of the regiment are
now away. but only four or five are per-
mltted to go at time.
1t won't be long now until the b,ua
Keystone, with the red torpedo-loolxing
object in it's center-syrnbol of the I12th
Regiment-will be stamped on everything
that IS reginental property. Barracks
bags will be among the first to bear the
new insignia of Pennsylvania spirit.
Lieut. James R. Thomson. Of Con1nanv
f, and Miss Margaret Underwood, Of
Boston, talented daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William O. Underwood were mar
r1ed at the Church of the Good Shepherd
ing. Only members of the immediate
1arnllleS were present, and the wedding
was very quiet Rev. DIR. William John
son was the officiating minister Fol
lowing a wedding supper the young
couple left for St. Augustine Fla. on a
snort honeymoon, intending to return to
Ihey VIII have rooms at Partridge Inn
Among the, recent visitors to camp
We're Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Sp1aIs. and
SON. Howard, Of Oil City, who have been
VISITING their daughter and son-in-law
Lieut.. and Mrs G. r: Galbrath, Jr Lieut.
home last Wednesday. He has visited
the boys at all camps-Mt. Gretna. El
Paso and twice in Augusta.
Much to the surprise of his sons John
and George Johnson, popular members of
the 12th Infantry Band, Alexander
arrived in Augusta early Wednesday.
Three johnson boys are in the service,
the other brother being in the Marine
corps Mr. Johnson was anxious to see
orders came to move; hence his surprise
visit. Like all visitors he is enioying
mess with the boys.
What should an enlisted man. eating
soup, say to an officer addressing hirn?''
IS question whose answer isn't in the
L D. r.
Things are speeding up at the rifle
range these days, and an effort is being
made to have every soldier a qualified
nlarksTnan as early as possible Many of
the boys, including those of Company A
and headquarters, were out on the range
saturday and more will go this week
I'VE fell in so many times today" re-
marked a 112th rookie, that / was nearly
drowned"
mo kick ON the grub these DAVIS. YOU
ocan bet, said Headquarters Company
soldier the other day. who, while express
ing the sentiment of his unit, might just
as well have spoken for the whole outfit
For the fact is, the Regiment is being
fed better at present than ever before
The schools for cooks and mess sergeants
have accomplished much, and with an
occasional unavoidable off day, the food is
twice as well prepared as in the DAYS
when the camp was Just being estab-
A W0MAN'S PART