Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-01
K. or C. WELCOME
new YEAR WITH
GALA DANCE
Christmas Week Busily Oh
served-Big Events Scheduled
For Coming Days

Building No. One on Wrightsboro Rd
was the scene OF q gay revel on New
ears eve. with spirit Of friVolity as
! betting the joyous holiday spirit the
soldiers and "A number Of charming young
ladies from Augusta who thrOHged The
building. danced Old 1918 the year Of SO
many glorious and wonderful memories.
out and welcomed the New Year. The
scene was a very beautiful one; the au~
ditorium in its holiday attire, the SOL
dlers in their sombre o D. uniforms,
MAKING beautiful background for The
| fairy, iulle-like frocks worn BY the
ladies. a short while before the midnight
hour spiras OF confetti were thrown
over the dancers, wrapping hem about
in eniwining coils until 1T vas knee deep
on the floor few minutes b4fore the
stroke OF ~ Bueler Fred DIESEL sounded
taps. Immediately all lights were ex-
tnguished; hidden gong then an
nounced the midnight hour; the orchestra
sounded the strains Of Aud Lang $yne, "
which were taken up by the voices Of the
thousand guests a brilliant sign Of glow
ing elactrcs flashed welcome 1919 FL
/ Lights were then turned on and. 10 the
ar OF our beautiful National Hyrn, with
every soldier at attention, the New Year
was gwen most enthusiastic welcome
the prevailing order Dancing was con-
tinued until 1 O'Clock
The guests who were present win re-
member this dance as one Of the most
beautiful ana ENJOYABLE they have ever
attended at the Knights Of Columbus
buildings al Camp Hancock They have
attended many before and enjoyed them
an but TINS one, in a particular manner;
as II was the last one which q number
Of the boys attended ! cfore leaving for
their homes. and the last opportunity
they had for saying farewell 10 their
friends among the fair sex from The city
OF Augusta. II far outshone the others.
Saturday evening, January The fourth
Mt Building No One through the courtesy
of Mr.. Scion J. Rieser. representative in
charge Of the Jewish Welfare Board
The J. w. y. Vaudeville ana Concert
company VIII give q vaudeville program.
This evening should prove a red letter
one IN the entertainment annals of Camp
Hancock
Christmas Day was a particularly hap
py one for the boys who partook OF the
hospitality Of the knights Of Columbus
Mass was celebrated in the morning att
y 30 O'Clock by Chaplain II j McNulty
First Provisional Regiment O.T.C. The
Machine Ciunners thronged the building
at this mass, and the soldiers spirit was
evidenced by the fact that there were
Two thousand in attendance and four
hundred soldier communicates The sing
Ing at the mass was congregational. and
Included Christmas anthems and cou-
GUIDED with the singing of Holy God,
We Praise Thy Name"
Santa Claus in the morning sent as his
ambassador, Mrs S, M. SylVest r, who
chaperoned the party Of young ladies
from Augusta who assisted In the dis
trihution OF candy, oranges, apples and
cigarettes. Popular songs were rend-
cred by the three little Misses Sylvester
who charmed the boys with the attract
I've manner which fell little short Of a
professional one, In which they put
over their songs. Christmas carols
sung by the young ladies' of the party,
were also a feature of the entertainment
After the festivities the ladies' invited
and took home with them number OF
the soldier boys, for dinner In Augusta
Feature films were shown every even
ing to crowds which taxed the capacity
of the building
Secretary 7. J. Ruffin win accompany
a troop trai nto Camp Dodge lie win
be provided with the usual good cheer