Trench and camp., 1919-01-09

and when asked if he had any souve-
Mrs of the battles remarked that he
had had several fine ones when taken
off the field wounded. but that he had
never seen them after being taken in
the hospital
Gognfio saws that's the case with
thousands of men and that's why he
saws that the hospital workers will
have the choicest collection of souve-
Mrs to be found in the world. Corn
flo went over as member of the
320th Infantry. S0th Division. train
ing at Camp Lee. He fooled the hos
pital people, as he puts it. in retain
ing one souvenir that is a choice one.
This souvenir is ring that had
been worn by a boche sergeant. being
made out of a piece of mess kit. 1t
is extremely we'll made, and makes
a very interesting relic of Gornfo's
fighting days. He saw service in two
sectors. Argonne and Verdun leaving
America last January He was
wounded on September 20. after t9k-
ing part. for nearly eight months in
the hosttlities.
That the engineers who went across
last spring as members of the A. f.
F. saw some lively fighting as well
as some. hard work will he attested
to bv John Dive who Is now spending
"few days" in camp as Der
of the overseas detachment. Dye was
member of the 9th Engineers. and
has had sufficient number of cx-
periences fl a book.
How important port in the
Choteau Thierrv battle the engineers
took. Dye can tell in most interest
ing wav. He speaks of the trench dig
ging, the barbed wire ENHANCEMENT
work and the railroad construction
work quite dramatically. That the
en- nyincers were important factors in
the American success during this
strategic engagement no one will dis
pute after talking with Dye. He was
sent TO the hosDital la'e in August
suffering from shell shock.
Here's one hoy who is going to be
hanpv when they hand him his hon
orahle discharge. He's been away
from the states for many months now
and the last time he heard from home
was on August %. He knows the
folks have written. but he hasn't any
idea where the letters have gone. Roy
Smith is his name and he'll be all
ready when the midnight choo-choo
leaves for Alabam." He went across
with Replacement Unit No. 5, Medi-
cal Department and IS now enjoy
ing the governments hospitality as IA
member of the casualty detachment
up in the N block. His home is in
Lexington, Va.
Army life wasn't ANYTHING new to
T. Carer Dodd. another overseas
man. who is now a member of the
casualty detachment here. when hel
went to Camp Glen BIrnie TO train.I
He got his initiation into Army life
as a "Y" secretary last winter at
Camp Dix. When he was turned
down upon irving to enlist, as many
others have done, he went into ''Y"
work as social secretary He had
some fine experiences at Camp DIX,
at Hut No 6. When the Army called
him he became a member of the Med
ical Unit, 604th Engineers. going
across in August. His brother-Alex-
ander was a "Y" secretary at Camp
Dix last winter
The new "Y" educational features.
discussion groups, have thus far
proved a great success at hut. Two
sessions have been held and they
have attracted a large number. in
Guiding a number of overseas men.
The first, conducted by DR.. T. G. Nc
williams, camp Y NJ. c. A. religious
director took up the subject. "Democ-
racy and the War" The second was
conducted by\ Secretary Harvey of
hut This time the boys discussed
Alcoholism" and several took active
part in the meeting.
Here's another ail-wool. full -f1edged
patriotic family, each member of
which has been doing most commend
able work in connection with ham
mering the horrible Hun. The boys
who frequent o hut will recognize the
name MISUNDERSTANDING NJ. p. Met
calf. educational work director at
hut For some time now each mem
Der of the Metcaif family. four in
number. has been hard at work lend
ing every possible assistance to ad-
vance Americanism.
Secretary Metcalf went into "Y"
work manv months ago at Camp
Funston. Here his wife served in the
hostess house. The eldest boy is
lieutenant in the Signal Corps and
went across early in October The
other son, a student>at Oberlin. for
some time has been a member of the
s. "A. T. c. there. Lieut.. Metcalf
trained at College Park Nd, and
Camp Vail. N. j. Mrs. Metcalf has
every reason in the world to be proud
of her three boys" and they are the
three very finest reasons why she
should be proud of the little three
star service pin she wears.
An overseas man approached the
desk at o hut the other day and re-
marked: Il sure feel like a 1910 Ford
jitney."
"How's that?" returned the secre-
tarN.
We'll. I've only one good lung, I'm
wearing a glass eye, and you might
say that I'm running on one cylin-
der"
The secretary thought to himself
that one cylinder was working about
as we'll as some two-cylinder models
he knows about
This bit of interesting information
was obtained during the last midweek
religious service at o hut: The boys
a