The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-10-24
BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT is
PROJECTED FOR HALLOWEEN
BY Y. M. c. A. WORKERS.
IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION
Hard, II just Sentenced Imposed on
Reca'citrant Private; Hard Labor
For FIFTY Years.
Camp jackson.

camp jackson.
The Y. NJ. G. A. entertainment ag-
gregation, composed Of Secretaries
Bowman. Prior, Hardacre and others,
Is planning to put OH a big enter
tainment for Halloween.
The program will include many in
teresting features for the men who
witness them and bids fair to be one
OF the best. II not the very best, en-
tertainments yet put on by these en-
tertainers.
The plan is to put the play or at
the big Y. M. c. A. auditorium first,
and then put it on night after night
at all the other buildings. The pro
moters are sure that the plan will
prove a good one. and that all the
men who attend the entertainment will
be pleased and profited
The Jewish welfare building has
practically been fniShed aud the out.
side painting is now being done. The
house when finished will add another
pleasant resting place for the men OF
the camp to stop at on Jackson Circle
and no doubt will prove as popular
as any Of the other buildings.
The association has occupied room
at the Y. M. c. A. auditorium for sew
eral months past, where the work has
been we'll looked after by Jacob Ber.
lin, aided by DR.. Raisin and B. Heller
The Hebrew soldiers of the camp re.
Gently showed their appreciation for
the excellent work done by the Jewish
welfare Association by presenting
both Of the association workers, DR..
j. S. Raisin and Bernard Heller, with
wrist watches.
The watches are of the Elgin make
and contain the 15 jewel moveme ent
The secretaries are very grateful for
these tokens of appreciation on the
part OF the men.
The excessive crowds which conRre.
gated at the Hostess House Saturday
might on account Of the fact that the
trolley cars could not accommodate
the large numbers who wanted to 20
to Columbia, resulted in a Gordon of
M. P.'s being placed at the door, who
admitted only limited number at
the time for meals.
The formal opening OF the colored
hostess house has been indefinitely
postponed on account of the influenza
situation in the camp.
AS means Of letting the home folks
know what the Y. M. c. A. Is doing
in the camps and across the seas, the
international association has named
this week as campaign week to Sc.
cure subscriptions to the associations
organ. Association Men" No person
who wants to keep informed as to
what the association Is doing at large
can afford to be without the paper.
Albert e. Burmelster at court
martial trial at Camp Jackson, was
convicted ON two counts. first, for dis
obedience In refusing to drill and sec
ond, for saying that he had just as
soon be governed by Germany as by
the United States. In word. Bur
meister is what is known az con
scientious objector." and the second
count in the charge also marks him
as a German sympathizer.
The trial was regular In all particu-
lars. and the accused was represented
by counsel who explained his right,
to him.
The sentence imposed is dishonor-
able discharge from the service with
the forfeiture OF all pay and allow.
ances, and to be confined at hard labor
for so years at the United States dis
ciplinary barracks at Fort Leaven.
worth. Kan.
The sentence has been approved by
the camp commander, BNgadier Gen.
eral Danford. and also by the general
Judge advocate at Washington.