Trench and camp., 1919-01-23
63D BOYS MAKE EN- KEEP
''BUTTONED UP" IN NEW YORK
Hoffman of K Company, at 42d and 5th
Avenue, Says Regiment Has Hard
Name Among Soldiers Who Dis
like Real Provost Guards.

The editor was passing along 5th
avenue at AID street. New York city,
several days ago, when the wind was
high and the cold very severe. He
saw a tall, husky soldier standing on
the southeast corner and saw in him
a typical member of the 63d Infan-
try, sort of "out- of the heart of-the
west fellow"
Pretty soon the editor was talking
with the soldier, and sure enough he
proved to be Hoffman of Co. X, 63d.
Hoffman was shivering, but he was
on the job and declared that the SD
had hard name with the other SOL
diers of New York because the other
soldiers recognized in Its members
real provost guards"
The tall fellow who wore the P. G.
on the red band said the SD boys
did not wait for a soldier to get
drunk and diSorderly before arrest
ing him, but "jugged" the first fellow
who argued when told to button his
coat.
Stevens of the same company was
seen up at Columbus Circle, and he
said the New Year crowds around
Child's at 59th street were worse than
those at the hostess house on a sunny
Sunday afternoon.
Incidentally. Col. Croxton called on
the boys as soon as he got to New
York, and they were mighty glad to
see him.
Col Rheineke of the 211th Engi-
neers, who has just taken the place
of Col. Ladue, Is an old friend of Mrs.
Burr at the hostess house, having
been under command of Gen. Burr in
the engineers several years ago. The
al ic irh An q d
very young. He spent much time on
the Mexican border and is very fond
of music.
Col Rheineke' was one of those
present at the musical given at the
hostess house Sunday night by
camp surgeons office. and Paul K.
Whitaker of the 211th F.. s. B., one
of the editors Of this paper
1t was a wonderful treat to hear
them, and they had such an apprecia-
tive audience that they played until
leave shortly to do solo work with
the Russian Symphony. His playing
was of the kind which made one feel
how delightful he would be In the
presence of truly large audience
such as the symphony demands
Whitaker's voice, always charming,
was especially pleasing on this. occa-
sion, and his songs were so beautiful
as to make one wonder how he could
have gained such a fine collection or
one so we'll suited to his work. Both
these boys are really artistic souls.
Brooks Shackley has left the "Y,"
and Trench and Camp has lost one of
it's best and most reliable contribu-
tors. He went west with a troop
train and will remain there in a busi-
ness position. He was one of the real
men in the "Y" in Meade, one of the
fellows who will live long in the
hearts of hundreds, even thousands, of
soldiers. He was just the sort for
all-around work, and was just as good
at leading song service on Sunday
as he was at leading the boys through
the mazes of the camp songs. He was
a fine boy and will be missed sorely.
Dr.. T. S. McWilliams delivered his
farewell address in the main ''Y" as re-
ligious director of the camp Sunday
night. He said the Army and Navy had
been criticised severely at the opening
of the war and had come through with
flying colors. He declared the "Y" will