Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-21

Almanac men to the contrary not
withstanding. Mail Orderly Dill. 310th
F. A., says spring has come and, being
an eastern shoreman and wise to the
ways of the weather. he should be re-
lied upon.
Dill was the first man in Camp Meade
to see the robins. those sharbingers Of
good weather. and it was Wednesday
of last week.
Corp. Kerns, an old business office
man on the Sun. Baltimore. strolled
into 90 Y and asked for paper and
Your girl. suppose?" queried the
secretary.
Nope" he said, my wife," and he
looked very happy. as he said he was.
He used to be a travelling salesman,
and that. perhaps. is why he sort of
breezes along in the Army. He's in
Company K. 313th Infantry.
Referring to Company X. s13th In
quite boy. His name is George Brown
OF Baltimore. and he used to be deep
sea diver. Earning $1,000 a month at
200 feet below the surface was nothing
to him. The boys think the world of
him: He gives them good "bawling
OF finance the company fund in a quiet
way, and the boys can't help but like
him for his big-heartedness. If some
body would rig up a tank Brown would
gladly give some thrilling exhibitions
Teddy Egerton Of Wilkes Barre and
Charlie Baumah of Scranton, now of
the 311th Exchange. are demons" on
getting athletic cups. They got two
beauties in silver from Little joe" the
n a. n rN4~ Il IA. NSN-
will go for clever boxing.
Joe Black and Guy Roberts of B,
311th, F. A., were buying stamps at
the 20" Y. Roberts handing over 80
cents. Black said Make it five more"
stamps.
what is this game" said the Y man.
'Oh, we do everything together" said
Black.
The community fund" is used also by
Daniel Barron, w. d. Faust and Charles
Ashman. See them for the details of
the system!
Somebody asked Tom Collins, the
singer Of Scotch songs in the 311th,
F. A., IL he was hoarse the day after
his big night recently at the TO-" Y.
mot Bit" he chirped, "as | use my
head more than my throat" Hammer
stein ought to hear Tom.
Two "whoppers" came in from New
Mexico for the 9th Engineers March
IL. They are Charles E. Beasely, six
feet two inches, 1870 pounds, and Ro-
maid Fitzgerald, six feet three inches,
$40 pounds.
Midgets do not land IN the 9th Engi-
neers, generally.
Private Minehan's latest information
from Globe. AriZ., Is that a battalion of
death has been organized there by
women, after the model of the Russian
lady" soldiers. They are ready for
service.
Savannah, Ca, is in a prohibition
state, but according to Private Pass
more, 28th Engineers. the boys who
bend their elbows down there have no
trouble getting drink.
why" said Passmore. who lives near
Savannah, "a fellow took me around to
the back door of q church one day
when the subject of a drink was mem
toned. and I said. You do not mean to
say that you can get a drink In a
church here, too
THE fellow replied. I was just going
to show you the only place in Savan-
It might be added that Passmore does
not approve such methods.
Mess sergt. Quinn and Quartermaster
Sergt. Rafferty, of Supply Company,
311th Field Artillery. were talking.
They had quite a big audience when
Rafferty, asked If anybody knew how
to measure the required amount OF
heat to raise a pot of coffee one de-
gree Fahrenheit. Nobody answered