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- SINGING MEN ABLE TO CONQUER “IN GREAT FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY ‘ m\{ ) ol 1‘ o % 'What has singing to do with win “ Bing the war? Why promote social ; -Bnd’artistic stimuli among the sol .4dMers of the great Ameriean Army? ~+Shouldn’t they be putting every ounce 4. 0f ‘emergy into “squads left” and .. Ysquads right"? How can mass sing :’fiw ‘Play a part in tuning the morale - ‘And in increasing the efficiency of the * sboys in khaki? 3 j _“°A visit among the boys of the 154th " Depot Brigade will cléar. awsy all .Mavu to the psychology of the ef fect of mass singing. Stand before ““Several hundred of these boys as they " put their heart and soul’ into sing - ing “Pack Up Your Troubles” and one - Will at once understand why the United .. Btates government lost . little . timé --4 n catching the tip from England and . “France tqQq make our army a singing -army. Singing men are fighting men. - lt is a fundamental truth that sing 'l-;f is essential in keeping up the 'Mrtlu gt tht.im aoh}'icrs. It is as sa , a fact t the army. that_sings is bound to win.. Morale is in . creased through pouring out the emo tions in song. The same spirit that * promptéd the boys of '6l to gather ' around the campfire to sing, thus for- ; - getting their discomforts, is just as - apparent and alive in these days. .. Song puts life and power into the ‘hearts of the fighters. Pep will win ‘-~the war, and pep is fostered through song. ' : © "Boys Are Always Ready. . Camp duty make it necessary for . the song leader to carry on his ‘work whenever and wherever he may ‘find .‘& group. But the boys are always ready to sing, no matter where the ' singing may be started: or when. “There’s a big reason behind it. ‘Maj. | * Gen. Wood gut it this way: ";'n:;ro - Is nothing, not even letters from , home, that will drive away the blues 80 effectively as a good, cheery marching tune.” R sy < #*The practice. march or hike affords - B;splendid opportunity for ‘the lead ,-Q_t-;%;,_put iltl l;me ht?:“’ work. It is .. t - him to keep the boys si £, & 2‘ the way “Onward cnrmun""s:f --= diers,” “The Battle Hymn-of the Re- | ior. “Keep the Home Fires ‘= Burning’” are sung would ‘dispel any ,‘doubt.as _to the value o: song yhlu' .~marching. ' To' keep thé boys 'light -aesrtéd and at 'the: same' time to ! - arouse a sense of comradeship is the .“Purpese- of hiking songs, - . .. “:Unéle Sammy, he the infaptry, g sy gueiin, = now, rmany, L 5, "'Mhn’&t, Bill! 7 : v “or “There’'ll Be 2 Hot Time in the g OI:' ’l':wnfi" never fail their k;:nmo? .. A short.chorus may. lept go 5 fi_.%‘klke for some 't‘;:ie l?y,(llvll;‘-~ - ing - * colummmi - into" gections, each - seetion -singing in turn. Here the ¢ mpt_mvb spirit comes in. One sec will always try to surpass the | < ;‘flpv. - Thus t::'od u‘sllle_n a;ol‘ for‘otttten. ! me passes s y;-and less atten + tion is paid to the “five-inch erust of l + Clinton counmty dust” or to “the socks | . of sister's that raise the blooming | . blisters”—the ‘“last long mile” finds ‘ the men cheery and fit. In “keeping | -~ things humming all along ‘the line, the., leader may hike a far greater dis ~ tance’ than the total lengtu of march.l but the satisfaction in _he?lng to ‘k the time enlivened and spirits - hm will be compensation _enough. - Ills of Day Fade Away. ! ' Another golden opportunity for the - song Jeader is in the Y. M. C. A. + building, particularly in the evening whea the crowd is gathering to en- Joy bexing, movies or an entertain ment. ‘The ills of the day soon fade " AwWAy as soon as songs are started 32 a mumber or two will attract the . boys in from the social room or from * the outside. Presently the hall is re . sounding with exhilarating song. * . Here is a splendid chance for the jeader to spend 2 moment or two in + coaching, to encourage clear enuncia -~ tion and correct breathing; to stimu ’.W " STAR VAUDEVILLE AT G-Y Men of the 313th Infantry Present " Program Equal to'Best Ever. On Thursday evening the men of the , 813th Infantry presented an all-star -yaudeville show -equal to any -ever given in any of the big vaudeville . Every man in. the audience, which crowded the auditorium, realized from ‘the minute the unsurpassed Peraino -Jasz Band started the opening overture that there was a real treat in store for them. : The first number on the bill was a bone solo,~.by Private Cramer .of Com-’ pany C. .He showed unusual ability, and convinced the audience that even ‘bones in the hands of \¢- skilled artist can be-made to produce sweét music. " _ 'This -was: followed by Private John Wilburne of Company C, whose beau tiful tenor solo was greatly appreciated By the critical music lovers present. " Private Homer Bible of brigade head quarters added a dramatic touch in his recitations, and proved that the 313th | is composed of artists in every line. Private Charles Murray of Company “G -wasat his best in popular songs, alnd : < ; T~y ; 7 : ; e g # 4 ; A..,.’_l‘ bl [ T ey XN A et T— SO i -,L. - 4 "f"~4 - h.,‘--’““]l‘\ -= o 5 ’." 3 ,‘ \QK—._A"‘. g RN E S _, 5 B wa % i) S E1 2 N ie/| oo2R B " P ) : b TeP R R 3'{*’s*%",4;/\;3{“ ’ ‘ : ~ wim \s,U ol X o ’e, wwfif‘“i ~ ;e&A; P P :‘ts o w7 *--*a7iLK T}' o I eSN s T 2 DR g}g‘-,:.r,r;' Ao ,;;“l__' v %';‘v{:" AR -.as“f;’,a" Sy g~ g e-i 2” Bey NRI eiSg,AT RS S 3 ek be L eO3 ‘;:, NoS w s SW e _3\:} s TSSRT Se e < . . ! late concentration by whole-souled l endeavor and to let the singer really prove that all troubles have been packed | up in the old kit bag. Competitive singing plays a ' part during these sings. Having those on one side of the audience attempt to surpass those on the other side never fails to arouse interest and fine team work. The boys like competition and - this spurs them. on to enthusiastic sorg. Inviting some one to sing the verse of a number: and haviag:al come-in on the chorus is: great-.fun and permits the leader to. discover solo talent. R S Tk On 'a movie night as much enjoy ment is secured in singing while the pictuies - are o? as from the screen j itself. - Night after night the boye will keep pace with the piano player in 1 singing every number played. Songs between the reels are introduced by means of song slides and the manner in which they are sung lerwhl"u a criterion to guide one as to w ‘ the boys really like. Out on some of the old songs, “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Suwanee River,”” “Oid Folks-at Home" or “Old Black Joe,” and what a vol ume! The rafters fairly ring. ‘ Chance for New Song. Then there is. the outdoor mass. singing. ' This is always a great suc ! cess. There are times, however, when they like “to stay at home’” and they will sing for an entire evening in the corner of a barrack room, ¢rouxed 1 around the bunks. Here is a 'fine chance for the leader to introduce a ‘ new song, because of the fact that hé has a- smaller group.to work ‘with | than usual.r New.songs are sucecess fully introduced by haying the sing ers whistle a tune until the melod‘y is well fixed in their minds." Whistling on the march is likewise put into op eration and. never fails to make a “hit.”- It has been the.custom at the Depot Brigade Y. M. C, A, to intro ‘duce a new song each week. Thus the repertoire is constantly growing. . Marching songs, those to be used on the hikes, are many times rehearsed during the barrack music period. -An | interesting method in this connection fs to have the beys #tand while sing ing and mark regular marching time. This acquaints them with the rhythm of the song and familiarizes "them with the correct accent. '- =~ Little time -has’ been lost ‘among - THe hove of-the -154th -Depeot. Brigade. in learning the national anthems of America, kngland and France, Effort has been made to get the mén to sing | these -anthems correctly, giving -each~ nhoté s proper stress and-time, with clear enunciation of every word. The numbers have been taken up with un usual interest and the result has been exceedingly - grasifying. Of especial : interest is the manner in which the singers have caught the spirit .of'- “Marseillaise.” ‘“To Arms, to Arms” . neyer fails .its purpose. : - Gather Around Piano. .. " A word about the part hymn sing- - ing is playing in making the Ameri lran Army in a sineing army. How the 'boys like to sing the good old hymns! | Huw they like to shout “Number Thir | teen,” “Let’'s Have Ten,” when given an | opportunity to call for their favorite | during a meeting. Frequently a crowd may be seen gathered around tha piano at the close of a Sunday night | service, singing hymns for nearly an hour. : | Thé favorites, “Abide With Me,"” “All Hail the Power,” “I I.ova ‘ Tell lthe Story” and “True-Hearted, Whole- 1 Hearted.”” atre called for ita ¥ 1 | regularity. And a Sunday rarely passes on which' “Fifty-eight” is not called for. “Where Is My Boy Tonizht?"’ Cultivating the joy and pleasure in singing amorng the soldiers is bound to result in a closer bond of brother hood. American truths will be in stilled into their hearts. And of this be sure, as one song leader has put it, “the men will not leave their music behind them in the camps.” {z“ singing will weld many into a it, the better to face danger. L.et us en ourage army singing with all our hearts, knowing that it is a great factor in keeping our boys contented end cheerful. W\ scored a tremendous hit by rendering ““The Last Long Mile.” '~ Perhaps the most unique feature of the bil was the tricks of the mys terious Polly of Company E. Polly is a magician of the first caliber. He per forms his stunts with all of the alert ness and agility of a Kellar. He has a line of droll talk that is probably surpassed only by an Eddie Foy or a De Wolfe Hopper. Polly does full credit to the Natfonal Conjlirers’ Association of New ' York, an organization of professional magicians, of which he is a member. ~__The last number on the bill was ~ Private Emil Gremlich of Company I, who pleased 2all with his chargqgter songs. Gremlich is, without doub't?ethe .Henry Lewis of the 313th Infantry. His rendition of Spanish Joe will long be remembered by all who were fortunate enough to hear it. ; - : A ST Suply Company, 2; Battery A, 0. Supply. H.O.A.E. Bat'yA, H.O.A. B, s sunc.. 916 @ O Jepkinsec..'lll 0 O Johnson,p,. 0 0.8 O Touch,p... 1 0 2 1% McAlone,db 1 5 © O Ronmey,lb. 1 '1 0 0 Kichline.2b 2- 2 0 O Finger,2b.. 6 71 0 Brown,ss.. 0 1 0 1l iugges... 2 1 0:0 - Mcheon,3b. 11 1 0 Jones,3b... 0.0 0 0 Harr'g'nef 2 8 0 O Thomas,if. 0 2 0 o McGrew,lb, © 0.0 O Rutt, F.ef 0 2 0 0 Scholl,rf... 6 0 0 O Wii's, R.,rf 0-06 0-0 Totals .. 627 4 1 Totals .. 524 3 1 “Supply ......:..0 1 010 0 0 0 x—2 Battery A ......o'o 0 0.0 0.0 0 69 - Runs—Brown, 1; McKeon, 1. 2 ‘ INOTES GATHERED AT MEADE, - PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE “Joe” McNichols Satisfactorily Establishes His Identity— Several Popular Officers | Transferred-"Talfest Men” in - s Class by Themselves.~ - , Joe _McNichol, son of the lite 're-. | publicah ; ‘boss’” of Philadelphia, . | walkéd “into “0” Y not long ago. The Y man asked if he belonged to the famous democratic family of that name. Joe said there were not many | such animals in the Pennsylvania me | tropolis. Then, by way.of continuing the eony.mtlon. the qutloner-ukod: *“Are you by any chance related to Sen ator M¢cNichol?"' 3 ‘“Yes,’"- said- Joe, -*he’s my- father.”” Joé used to be in the 310th, F. A, He's now O. T. S. ' “Fighting for Peace,” a wonderfyl exposure of the German cruelty sys tem, by Former Minister Henry Van Dyke, is one of the favorite books of Winstead, C, 28th Engineers. This western lad sdys it makes you feel I like you've got something to fight ! for,” % Fain o Descended ffom a ‘“Ploneer ‘of Pio neers’’—Lewis, who made the first ex . ploration of the state of Washington— John Lewis of C, 28th Engineers, is one of the most modest chaps in camp, yet behind him is the blood of a man who knew no fear of the forest or river and, who braved winds and storms and wild animals for his country's sake. We'll “hear from Jack, yet! Watch! - ? Ty | _ Capt. John White of the M, P.'s is a Baltimorean. A doughty ‘little fellow, the captain has won the admirdtion of his superiors anQd few think more of him - than ‘does -Col."Rogers, his commander-. _The only Pemnsylvanian in Meade who has ledrned to talk like a’” Mary land - enntern -sho’—man- is~ Ebabar~ A, o F, Ay who, slaims s ame ia, ayne county. He is lean and lanky - and has the ‘drawl.’ - ~* : In the transfer of Lieut: A. R.Carl son, A, 311th F. A, to' F of thé safhe regiment it is hard ‘to' tell ‘who suf a.e‘:'s more, * hre lo'ri Cusd to*figl Loln -l—A. ey Aar reat friendsy" e popular ‘officer h'zte‘d to leave H" old eommand and was genuinely sorry. He: knew w7 fine fellows they were. . -+ It is no refléction on the Baltimo ‘reans in the 313th. Infantry to Wave Brady, a Philadelphia. man. as reei mental.sergeant major. He’'s. just the . right man for the place,.the boys ltke him and the colonel, too, so 'there's’ nothing to it. - -7 The north and the south are repre sented in thé tallest man contest in C, -28th Engineers. where Corp. Cadeer - " of Connecticut is pitted against Ha ney of Kentucky. Cadger has it by a third of an ineH, his height being 6 | feet 31-3. And "there are plenty of white hopes up there, too. I i In the trangfe~ of Capt. Baldwin ‘ Goodwin and Lieuts. Barry, Tyree, Simpnson and Bradheer af the ' 31°th F. A. to Camp Jackson for early ser vice at -the front (e bhoyas here lose some mighty fine offlicers. As to danc ing, theysay that Barry wis the “champeen” of Meade. But Le’s mar ried, giris—he’s wed. : This King lad that the 213th Infan try workssso much in its ball games was formerly a box performer for Frederick when that team won the championship of the Blue Ridge League. And he has not forgotien the curves, 3 Ti~he says he does not mind being orde ‘v ta the officers in the I<t Rat talion, 311th F. A. In fact he likes it. A distinguished speaker was lec turing in *O0” Y on *“Who Pays the War Bills” when one soldier, accord ”~ Three Little Camp Stories. i At a banquet given by one of tHe companies of the 315th Regiment all the officers did their bit by giving a little speech, but one, when he was called upon, said, I didn’t come here to speak, but to eat.” : There was a questign of the proper observance of the rules and regula tions of the Army on one of the tours of guard duty, so the officer of the day and the commander of the guard l-koked into ‘every book and found they had not committed any viola tiou.!n' The commander of the guard returned to the guardhouse and said, - “We looked into ‘every book of authority and asked higher officers,: and even looked into the Secriptures, so we can't be wrong.” - e . One officer, afier being on 4 -hard - day wit hhis men, said, “The End of & Perfect: Day—dismissed.” 7 Vet -——-—-..——- o Sammy—How.do you manage to get ori so well with the French girls when you can’t spesk ahe lingo? - . > 4 Jackie—Yeou're dead slow. Can't ye kiss a girl without a dictionary? | e e et = v £ - ing to Fred Green from B, 27th En gineers, said out loud: “The soldiers pay the bill after it's over.,” Let us hope it's not'so.’ - . Massey, in.E,-310th F. A., whose - {ather fzu.ht.f_prb the north and 'uncle for the "south, having come from the eastern shore, Maryland, ‘says a friend of his remarked-the other day: . . > “These 310th boys do not feel com fortable at night unless they have a _Pick . and shovei under their beds. They want to have thém ready for the morning.” _ , Boys around .164th Artillery brigade headyuarters were glad “to- hear about Maj. Taylor's promotion to lieutenant colonel and gladder still to hear that he would remain on Gen. Hero's staff un der the new rule permitting an of ficer of that rank to serve as staff Quinn, who used- to manage the “entf" in Supply Company, 811th Field Artillery, is now first ‘class quarter master sergeant attached to the same regiment. Salute with both hanTa. gentlemen! Kurtz, under the change, becomes- mess sergeéant at Supply, but sometimes is movie operator at 0" Y. A 3 - Y e- ¥ One of the best newspaper men in Baltimore to be added to the roster of the 313th -Infantry is Conway, wao served on the Sun and American. e ought to scoop up the Germans after that experience, . Secretary Wilson has uncovered a new song leader. in N block. His name .{8 Young and he comes from Ohio. But the lads up there-in the woods and pear trees just naturally warble‘anyway. ... s.. .o ! In the Y buildings flowers ?ly come when uw‘ are grown by the. secre taries. In the hostess house Miss True man and-her friends have them ‘sent to them. -" “/ .o ; # Hoddinott, “wholesale man”_i{n - the ‘Meade post offic®, has the ,remlntrn | ~of ‘neyer making ah error—and he’ -demon on catching up Canadian dimes and quarters. Sort of an eye like ‘4an eagle’s, - ° : : 8 4 >3 e Y Lieut. Millerof “the Depot Brizade.' oh duty at the divisional schéel of arms, wyas a. classmate -of . Aviator Wilson, son of Becrotqu Wilson of -“0" Y, at Western Thedlogical Semi ns:y. Three of that cla:. of divinity stddents are now lieutenants in the Army. e e ¥ T Even Col.” Rogers of the military police could {g’e‘: onlg orangeade, at the Hostess - se-Thursday night— “that very hot night. It was'no night for hot chocolate., A o Avery. late of'the Y at Camp Dix, is now O.T. 8. here. Among the other | students are Frederick 8. Cooper of Rome, Ga., and Winn of Kentucky, ! both 1919 men at Princéton. They furnished - the information that the - aviation schoo) at- Princeton is mnot a part of the university, but simply a government school attached to the inslitution, Capt. Scott of division headquar ters has the Ford record from Balti- I more to the Tower-on-the-Hill, He covered it’ from Fayette and Park Tuesday morning jn thirty-five minutes. Pretty fair for eighteen miles, with many holes and ruts to encounter. Lieut. Paul Nelson, dental officer of the 312th Field Artillery, formerly of North East, Pa., discovered an old ! frie}d lniecretary Plummer R. Har vey, religious man at “O” Y. Both are good pluggers. 148 ; Battery A, 310th IPield Artillery, has i the Only first sergeant in Meade, only { that is not the only reason that he is l not firet sergeant in name only, als though his name is only Only, s Al A 8 . e A 1t B 5 B TSS Battery D Wins, 9 to 4. The effective pitching of Burk, the splendid batting of Abitfield, Y.eselski, Kontir, Sweeney and Giidea made vic tory easy for thg' Battery D team, 311th F. A., over the team of the Supply Company, 311th, the score being 9 to 4. The boys on the Battery D team in clude Abitfield, Hughes, Yeselski, Pe trilla, Kontir, Orygzdoiak, * Sweeney, Gildea, Burke. The line-up of the | Supply team is composed of Harring ton, Brown, McGraw, McAloon, Mec- Intyre, Kelley, Reese, Daubert, Johnson. | Lost Watch Is Found. : A gold watch lost on the assault course of the 316th Infantry was found by, ' Private jelf and returned. to the agent at the W., B. & A atat The watch 'belo:m: to Miss mfll .Grosse of Philad ia. . e e set i . Talking ~of pure, unadulterated nerve—but - when. a guy is mean | enough to write to your best girl and then bum you for stamps-to mail the letter, I claim he inherits the pas try. Page 5 o & i | 1 | ,’ e 7C\§ i 'fi i ! T 8 Wl - 'E!!'jfi,-a/- ' J | { s’! 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