Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-22

Presented 20
1shs Machine Gun Tgainine CamSsr.
GEanthanl, England.
ny
The Officers ef the Machine Ggm
TTaiHiHg Center, Camp Haaaoalg,
Georgia, United States Of Anaapssa.
As a token, Of their appreciation
ia tina organisation and 9eveseE-
meHt at the AmeFiaaR AsaeAlHa
Gun Training 6eater during tha
year MiReteeH Hundred EJsghtaan,
A, p, by the Officers of Tahe BFsf-
tab Military Missiea,H whass Rsmaa
are haFeen inseFibsd
M5ieFs
r, r. Jenisan. 7G.Gq.
W, stanley p.ao.. 2sGG
g. HI. Hagbss. essnlth. M.HsI
H. 8, 81; q, Magma, M,R.a
A, q, Ednnnds, M6,G,
y. 4. jackson, M.G.d
l. II. 'RFaithwaite, B,s.a.. a, a.
GsEtsiHs
/: e. PFIea, N.G.g.
i; e; 1aas, M,a6.
j: q; g, Smith, Nc, Af.G.C.
NJ g: I'tbhEtEt IA .tiEj
II: Cartwright, M.G,G.
x: 3, AeHeliar MOI.
r, #; q; 8Fmred, M,6.O.
8, - A4esFe, N.G,C.
II, a. Iamac
H, Daniels, v, @, If, e., Rssa nwaa.
lieutenants
A. Il, Boyd. MgC.
G. Fl, Brown, Mo, M.6l ~ u
W. Baid, M.G.C.
l.. A. IoneH
On che back there is engraved tfa
daehipe Gun insignia--whiein la a de-
ign OF the latest model of BpaWaiRe
.uR with an American spread eagle
leFehed on the water jaeket at the
run; On the outside of the beFEa ads-
ng the ton on heavy band of stiyarj
the piece is inscribed the
James ana ranks of the officers wha
~ape members Of the missisn which
instructed at Camp Haneaek.
seHd by Special MasssaaaE,
General Oliver Edwards Eha camp
while in New EeFk thus
week, Inspected and accepted the fpe-
ohF and wired the chairman es the
committee in charge that the giH ygssa
he, finest thing in workE1aRShiD 40
esteem tor the English qffieerS.H weEe
3eGided it would be mora aEfiszr IA
make a formal presentation, and tina
oPwi is to he sent to GFanthaFR ERa-
and, hEha SPECIAL messenger. a Nau-
.enaPt from Colonel Wickhamia staE
mas bean seleGted to make the tFin. He
s na!F on his way to New York; sh th~
irst Lex &c the Journey and win leave
from a point Of debaEkAa
ion near there.
0Ioa ofsfcarS a1pofD+e3 ~, a. &C. 2
7ral to select the form OF sxpEgssinR
i a sentiments that existed vera CPL
mel Geo j. Holden, the commanding
officer Of the Machine Gun School;
Major WILEY l. Dixou- the comma ma
ng officer the Training Hatt2fian,
N. q. r. c.. and Lieut.. STANLEY n.
adiutant the MaiR &EaiE :
nR Depet. the last named being chosen
% make the formal presentation Ia
England.
During the period or their STAG shs
british officers gave the efkiesra and
unlisted men here the sum total OF
.hstr three years experiences sainea
N fiehtiuR the Hun. An OF the Enen
whose names appear on the bowl saw
active service in the front line trenches.
Most all wore wound and gas stripes.
Captain Fl, Daniels wore the We
-aria Cross, the highest honor that
-IuE1dIt0 GtR uCSAO@ hDAH AA0A Wstt
'iors At that time the captain Vgas
he only man in America wearing this
1onor. He had spent gear Id the
and was both gassed and
Two other members, Ma3ar
w. A. Stanley and Major a. u. BrAith-
waite, wore the %. S. Oh HistEn-
Service Order, awarded for
unusual daring and bravery.
Every officer mad rendered some
marked" serVi4e d4ring aet1ye war
are. which was the re&sGp Far bis
icing chosen to represent gFeat Brit :.
lin in carrying out the polteiss At the
,Vicg oAe for all, an Cor one, 70 beat
he Hun.
Befor leaving the Machine G4In
Center at Camp Hapc0ck, the
English paid high tribute to flfeiT
american pupils. They remarked upon
he untiring pep" and quic9ne-s Of
he young American to grasp the prin-
,plas n tho gunneTy Snd machine gun
actica Befor' the mission left, ite
nembe7s e'itre"sed an exhih ton Of
Iach.n Gun contests in which their
w n standards and records were
,roken.
This. they SAD. was as pleasing to
hem as the re.Clts tc ourselves. This
asst expression Of sentiment was txpi-