Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-02-20

tached to the chief signal officers office
in Washington. 1t was he who took the
picture of the division when it formed
the bust of Gen. Lafayette.
This photograph appeared Sunday in
the rotogravure section of the New York
World, the rights of publication having
been sold to the Western Newspaper
Union. 1t was enlarged and looked es-
pecially well in the brown ink.
incidentally, it is declared that more
than thousand pictures have been sold
in the Officers Exchange, adjoining the
post office, not counting the other
places where 1t has been placed on
sale.
Corp. Richard May of Akron, Ohio,
who has been popular among the
troops on Rivers hill several months,
has been transferred from the 18th to
the 9Th Company, Depot Brigade, and
Will continue to help in the work of
Rehabilitation.
1t is source of satisfaction to the
many admirers of Lieut.. Col. Hoffman
that he will remain as one of the MEM
bers of the staff of Brig. Gen. Schindel,
the new camp commander. He was as
sistant chief of staff for Maj. Gen.
Carter.
Capt. H. c. Boehme's article on the
History of the 18th Division" APP
peared in the American Army Gazette.
OF FEBRUARY Is. 1t is a very readable
story and one which does credit to the
men Of the unit.
A delightful dance was given on St.
valentines evening at Epiphany House.
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which Rev. Romilly F. HUMPHREYS Is
now the head. Brig. Gen. Schindel was
among the guests.
That the men of the 313th Infantry
are not forgotten by their former
commander and chaplain, although
separated from them by the breadth
or an ocean, was made evident yester-
day during a chat of an hour and a
half between Brig. Gen. w. J. Nichol-
the lighting chaplain who has not
yet entirely recovered from a wound
he received when the regiment went
over the top.
The meeting took place at the Bel
vedere Hotel. amid surroundings In
last conference at Champlitt, while
the ground was still strewn with the
wreckage of battle. The subject of
discussion. of course. was the 3f3th
and the high courage of the home
boys, but more particularly it con-
cerned the proposed formation of an
organization of Maryland's war vet
Grams. with the regiment as nucleus.
Father Moore announced later that
he will call meeting February 81 at
the Knights of Columbus Hall. at
which plans for the organization will
be discussed. Every member of the
313th now in Maryland is asked to
be on hand. Gen. Nicholson will at
tend the meeting. which is scheduled
for $3.50 o'clock, and will tell the
boys how proud he is of their stick
together spirit on the battlefield. at
the same time requesting that they
show a similar spirit in the new orr
ganization.
Down at the Hostess House things
have taken on q much more lively ap-
peArance since the arrival of the
were not wounded, and they. seem to
be mighty glad to be home again
after being among the old units in
France
Music was started up early. It be-
gan with the playing of Briggs from
the headquarters of the Depot Bril-
gade. He is a lad from northwestern
Pennsylvania who certainly is an ac-
complished pianist. After he had re-
tired Harry Simpson of the "Y'' Of
fered to play dance music. and the
chairs and tables were pushed aside
for the ball" to begin. After Harry
had covered his repertoire, Private
Jones Of the ordnance department be-
came the impromptu orchestra. and
he was kept busy until after taps.
The overseas boys WED with one
another, and there were many calls
for the Paul Jones'" AS there were
just about FIVE girls to fifteen SOL
diers the competition was keen-and
it was enjoyable.
The following is taken from the
Trouble Buster" published by the
wounded boys and medical detach-
ment of Fort McHenry Base Hos
pital. Baltimore, and Is mighty fine
specimen of the feelings up in that
neck of the woods:
For those who will be seeking the
wherewitha1 to purchase a coffee
and" when they find that they are so
unfortunate or fortunate as to be
discharged. as the case may be. here
are few peace-time problems to
solve for the public in general. No
doubt there will be many millionaires
made within a very short time X
these solutions can be made:
l. Training ex-soldiers to stay
awake after 8 o'clock.
2. Teaching the population to eat
meat
8. Establishment Of $4,000 expert
war writer's in new professions. The
weather bureau can't take all Of
them.
4. Teaching the four-minute men to
speak in an ordinary voice when
talking to their wives and friends.
5. Heart-rending exertions Of res
taurant proprietors in trying to ham,
mer down prices on their bills of fare.
8. Making the war profiteers believe