Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-03-27
DoINGs AT N. 81.
"The BFiar BOys' Give q Swell Enter.
t0inmcmf and Dance.

"The BFiar Boys" Give q Swell Enter.
tainmcmt and Dance.
BY GEORGE HI. w. BULLOCK
The Headquarters Sanitary Corps,
self-named 1.-THE Briar Boys" proba-
bly, because of their distance from the
center of the camp, gave a very
creditable entertainment and dah
Wednesday, March IL. at the colored
ton.
Mrs. Gilbert of Baltimore chaperon-
ed party Of Baltimore girls out.
and, together with quite a number of
their kind from Washington and
Philadelphia, gave the boys a swell .
time. VS.
There was nothing spared to make
tons jazz band furnished the music !.
and take it from the writer. Duke
certainly did "jazz' some that night
Refreshments were served in the
nature Of ice cream, cake. cocoa ana
punch, and no one went away with &
out a plenty except certain William
Palmer, known as "Pennsy." who
took a fancy to the maraschin0
cherries served in the punch, and,
wishing more of them, asked that
they put some more Of them RED
pickles" in his punch.
Bass, known by his comrades as the
"lady's man.. and the dance nend.
was master of ceremonies and seemed
perfectly at home on the job. he
smailWood, mammals proper boy
threw away his crouch Tor the night
at least. probably he tiled II" out
side with the guards. He made.
. tremendous impression with certain
Dixon. the Mule Specialist and
''The Rough Stun Artist" as his Y. ID.
C. A. secretary calls him, was there
with his small. one, but Dixon left All
his fellows predicted that Dixon
would be found on the dance foOr
saying, whoa muller but the writer.
who was a very close observer OF him.
can testify to the contrary.
Tom Wheeler, the kaiser Of the city
Of brotherly love-" was there Wheel
ing everything in sight. The writer
is inclined to the opinion that old
Wheeler turned all of his wheels on.
Stetson Anderson. known a.
Smokey the minstrel magnet, was.
appointed by the writer as toastmag-
ter, but before the first dance was half
over. evidently the fair one with whom
he was dancing had caused him to-
change his mind, and the writer very
d seriously doubts that Smoke could
toast q peanut afterward.
His Excellency," the Hon. L. II.
Price, the governor Of the barracks.
was down looking 'em over" The
writer regrets very much he DID not
think to take his kodak in order to
avail himself Of that wonderful pose;
which this governor made.
William Terrell. known as Eating
Flukes." was there to prove that he
was not only the champion eater of
the barracks, but that he was an ex@
cellent dancer as well.
We regretted very much not to
our living graphophone, J. W. HaW-
kins Old Hawk was engaged for
the base hospital. He Is a graphic
phone with an endless record. Hawks
day is a preacher. and the writer
is inclined to the opinion that
all respects except religion. He 10
the life of his unit, and the boys
rather enjoy hearing him blow on
his Washington gas.
Frank Brown, known as the .Phiia-
delphia optimist," was there with his
characteristic smile, which never
leaves him-not' even when he -
A. w. o. l. The writer has some
acquaintance with the high position
this gentleman holds in the company
and is convinced that water does not
always seek it's own level.
Hudnell. known as the Rappahan-
mock Oyster King" graced the 0c-
casion with his presence only at the
beginning and end. The writer ie
thoroughly of the opinion that old
'Hud" can't stand much strong
drink, for it was when he had sipned
only two glasses of grapejuice rS5Sh,
pure and simple, he began TO see
automobiles and airships all In his
possession and chauffeurs to run
them. Now the writer supervised the
making of the punch and can vouch
for its ingredients being bone dry"
Chef Waymond Johnson had abs0-
lutte control of the eats and did great
credit to his job. Johnson Is the chef
of his detachment. and to the casual
observer he would seem to be the
major general. Our good friend
stammers, and some; fellows pug>
gested that he be asked to sing
: >K-K-K-Katie" at the next enfer<:
tainment. ali that would be neeo6z.
RaHv to 40 this would he ADv him co.
talk an1 ne tune - ever 8keNs4z