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g & A’* i No D7 | ‘ \" . ‘~"\‘ ~—t Vfl';@\:. g e eSS Published Under Auspices of Nariorar War Work Councir Y.M.C.A. of the United Stajos Vol. 1. 5 : JUNE 13,1918, - - No. 36 y 3 ’ 1 i ATI UFERI id g ' k. Y e s Edward A. Davies of Philadelphia Has Sung With Vivien Segal and : Knows Soldiering. = Every soldier is a soldier, but some times a man comes to the Army with a special ability which makes him a . great joy to his fellows. Such a sol dier is kEdward A. Davies, B, 315th Infantry, formerly of Philadelphia. Davies' voice is the contribution which he makes to the Army aside from his knowledge of fighting, gain ed in a four-month officers’ course at the University of Pennsylvania. He sings superbly. His notes contain that quality which commends them to grand opera and already he has sung in “Faust,” “Madame Butterfly,”” “The Mikado” and “Pinafore.” The formal debut of Davies in Meade was made last Sunday in “S” Y, when he sang at the religious serv ices in the morning. His experience in sacred music was obtained in Phil adelphia churches, notably: in the ~ noted Jesu Catholic Church, where he was omne of the soloists. Thosge who have heard him declare that he reads with great intelligence, that his ear is sensitively attuned, and that his work is marked gener ally by a superiority which is a dis tinct pleasure to the hearer. The Philadelphia Operatic Society, which discovered sooo many distin guished ‘“artists,” claims the just honor of turning out this singer and he is rather proud of the fact. He sang with Vivien Segal, who has now reached fame in her prima donna part in “Blue Paradise.”” Henri Scott, the Metropolitan Opera Company star, also received - his start in Davies’ so ciety. One of the favorite parts of the sol dier is that of “The Drunken Uncle” ir “Butterfly,” while k= enjoys im mensely the wonderful opportunity afforded in “Faust.” Most of Davies’ training in music was under thet direction of Henry Hotz of Philadelphia. He gives Hotz : credit for his progress; although he studied a short time in New York. It has been little more than a month since Davies arrived in Meade, but he has made many friends with in that period among officers and men because of his enthusiasm and efficiency. He is now doing the. work of a non-commissioned officer. : W. F. Rochester, Fosdick commis sion~ director, in charge of camp theatricals, has appointed Davies manager of the musical part of the plays to be presented by the 315th Infantry. Davies’ father and mother are both singers. Reporter Now Captam. % ; 7 @,}*", $ ‘r'..,%; T S RS P T T - " - ) X% e Y A A Recently promoted from first lieuten ant, Capt. Maurice V. Patton, Depot Brigade, was formerly on Baltimore News. o : > _:;——.-'r-—" ".. -—w——-rr-———.""f--m - " . 1 * ; : - o . ‘(, P~. \ :jt & ’’!‘?i’f; = X . "y A D . <R e\ ?’g\: N DEFEEET "’ 1, B s \. o £ [,l" "‘”s"'%:’-" fl P;Ui S R w \ B 5 & AT iRI Printed Weekly for the Y. M. C. A. by Courtesy of @he Foening Sfar. AN i - 2 3 ¥ R iy TOHELP WHIP KARER ; : P AL [l . l Jarge” Offutt Believes DBoches Wil “Done Run to-Red Sea” ‘ Before He Arrives. ““Sarge’ Offutt grinned to the width of his gilded ivories when it was suggested to him that a negro soldier’s “roll” or “puck“' ought to include an extra razor or two as “a matter of pertection.” In headquarters, 351st F. A., colored { troops, the “sarge’ was showing his subordinates how to pack up ‘their troubles” so as to be least in the way in their mareh against the boches. He is a fine looking soldier, a good specimen of ‘the Montgomery county, Md., negro, which describes him. An officious private near him remarked that he was not showing the art of packing in- its_true form and the ‘‘Sarge” just gave him one look and good naturedly though warr}lngly raised his right el bow in the cther’'s diregtion. This stopped the comments on the “Sarge's’’ efforts. Boches Will Be in Red Sea. Looking around him proudly, he said: ‘“you see dese niggers here. Well, wen dey gits to France dere won't be no more kaiser. He'll be done slunk back in his castle, and his army’d be dun run to the Red sea.” | It was evident that the redoubtable “Sarge’’ had not measured the exact dis tance from the western front to Asiatic climes, so his questioner said rather seriously that news had just arrived of the discovery of a new part of Germany containing 5,000,000 soldiers, making the total against the allies, three to one. The “Sarge’’, swallowed the story and was thinking it over deeply. “iDat being =o0,” he said, ‘“Ah doan think they needs me on that side of the water. It am very healthy over here.” It was remarked that the ‘‘Sarge” could go home on French leave to Mont gomery county very conveniently before sailing time, that the Army would put him behind the barg for the period of the war or longer and that he would not have to face the Germans. Again he looked thoughtfully into space. Might Get Tired of Fceding Him. “But den dey might get tired of feedin’ me,” he answered, ‘“and den Ah maght be lined up again’ a tree and shot just to make one less mouf'to feed. Ah dinks Ah shall go to Paris. “Ah got a friend, heah, name Chris jian Gousse, a nigger what speaks French and you bet Ah am goin’ to stick to him wen we gits over dere. Course, if Ah gets real hungry guess Ah kin talk a lil’ French, too. But if Ah got to achin’ for a hen roost and got in trouble he maght be maghty handy.” “Sarge’” Offutt receives calutes regu larly and he says it ‘“‘am all right as long as dey makes em snappy.”’ e———— e———— SAVED FROM THE CAROLINA. Parent of 315th Boy Is Gaved When Ship Is Torpedoed. In the sinking of the steamer Caro lina by a German submarine in Amer jcan waters several days ago, the father of Private Eugene Roberts, H, 315th Infantry, was in imminent danger of losing his life. Roberts heard from Washington that his father was safe. - Flournoy Roberts, the parent of Private Roberts, was commissioner of labor in the government of Porto Rico and was on a special mission for the administration, having resigned his commissionership some time ago. He has long been associated with the De partment of Labor at Washington. Soldier Roberts is a native of Savannah, Ga., conceded one of the prettiest cities in the United States. He has lived in Washington several years and served about ten years in the National Guard of the District of Columbia. . e e “Science and Health,” by Mrs. Eddy, can now be found in the camp li brary. Edition for CAMP MEADE = Admiral, Md: | DR. MOTT PREPARES AMERICA - FOR_FURTHER “Y" NEEDS 'prais§;s‘;jgrherican Soldier and Announces - That Y. M. C. A. Will Ask People - | ~ Soon for $100,000.000. I Why the “Y.” must raise more than $100,000,000 during} the coming drive for funds to maintain war activities here and overseas was outlined by Dr. John R. Mott, general secretary, at the annual meeting of the national war work council, held at the Bank ers’ Club, New York city. To begin with, unexpected losses have to be met. Within the last five or six days the Germans have cap tured one-fourth of the 550 foyers du soldat—known to the American sol diers as “Y. M.” huts—which have been maintained by the American “Y.” for ‘the French forces, Dr. Mott said. The association has appropriated half a million dollars to repla!e the eighty * nine huts and dugouts lost by the British “Y.” in Flanders and Picardy during the recent enemy drive. Do Work of Many Agencies. ‘“The first reason is that we are the only agency able to do this work on any adequate scale. We have to do ‘over there’' to a large extent what twelve or fourteen agencies are try ing to do on this side of the Atlantic. ‘“The second reason is.that over there the forces are scatfered. Over here we are familiar with the great cantonments, where 20,000 or 30,000 or 40,000 men are massed in each. You will find in France a division of less than 30,000 scattered in thirty to sixty villages. 1 heard of two divi sions that had arrived in France and the association had only one secretary to place at their disposal. These sol diers are billeted in small groups all over the villages. One bitter cold day forty of our hoys were assigned to a hay loft. The floor of the stable that the cuttle had occupied was cleaned up and 160 more were put there. The chicken house held seven more and the carpenter’'s shop a dozen more. Eight hundred boys were parceled out in that particular village. The father or mother is not in this land who, if he or she had been with me and seen their boy, as I have seen him, would not be willing to mortgage house or .| land, if necessary, in order that the Y. M. C. A. might be established in that particular section. He or she would be saying, ‘You have got to get down to the unit of 300 if my boy is there and not stop with serving large units of 2,000 or over. Quadruple Camion Service. “Another reason is the broken down meairs of communication. I saw the Splendid double line America as stretched almost across France, nd I saw what America is trying to o with some of the French roadls. ut if we had not established our own transport system we would not be in 606 places now. We have our own camion and our own automobile service. But it is expensive, when you think of the prices we have to pay. However, without that service we couldn’'t extend our ministry to the boys. And we have got te in creage this service four-fold before we can serve adequately the first million men overseas. ‘“Another reason why it is going to cost so much is that prices are far higher over there for everything than they are here, and they are con stantly rising. Apparently this will continue to be the case for the dura “ tion of the war. “But I suppose the great reison why we will gpend anything that is needed is because of the extreme de votion of these men. One of the boys said to me, ‘I have had it out ‘ with death.” That is true of every ] American boy. They have thought | the thing through and are ready to pay the extreme price, and that is what has put the strain of grandeur in every one of these boys. “We must get more than one hun dred million dollars. We must get overseas by September at least 4,000 more American workers, of whom about one-fifth should be wom en.” Ia 4<we course of his address, Dr. ARMY NEWS FOR ARMY MEN AND THEIR HOME FOLKS . Mott paiil cloquent tribute to* the high character of the personnel -of the American Army. Perching’s Vibrant Voice. N “I had luncheon recently with Gen. Pershing, and with great ea.gerngss he ventured to say that in his judg ment not in the history of mankind has there been a body of men aver aging higher in personality and char acter going forward on a more im portant errand -and animated by purer motives or higher principles. I wish the whole American people could have looked into hi 3 eyes and have heard his vibrating voice as he spoke with such intimate knowledge and con viction.” Dr. Mott urged that activities at the American rest camps overseas be expanded. He told of his visit to Aix les Bains, sometimes called America’'s “Blighty.” ; “A man is given seven days’ leave at the end of every four months,” said Dr. Mott. “I understand this time is not allowed to accumulate. So these men will not be allowed to get home for their vacations. What a godsend it is that the Y. M. C. A, in co-opera tion with the government, is placing’ at their disposal for those days every* thing that is best in American life— everything in the way of recreation and inspiration, and everything in the way:of nerving the men fer the great ordeal to which tkey return!” o Dr. Mott revealed that Germany has placed the ban on the Y. M. C. A. L “Germany has passed the word a.boutl that we are not to be permitted to stay in Russia,” said Dr. Mott. “Some Americans have wondered whether we should not withdraw the American secretaries from Russia. The only otner people I have heard suggest that were the Germans.” e ————ema——————— b 35,000 VISIT MEADE. More Outsiders in Camp Than on Any Previous Sunday. According to officials of the W., B. & A. railroad, the crowd which vis l ited Meade last Sunday was neGu'ly | 25,000 persons, the estimate inclu lngA trains leaving camp as late as 8 p.m, This is the largest number of per sons to come here on any day in the Kistory of the camp. In the 315th In - fantry, the all-Baltimore regiment, theA friends of the soldiers were so numer ous that it was difficult to see the en trances to the barracks. ’ : e ————————————————— O A A A A A I NP~ it PGS .St Flashes From the Big Sccretaries A general communion service, open to men of all Christian creeds, has heen arranged for Sun day morning in the main “Y" audi torium by Reidigious Secretary - McConaghy. The chaplains will ““} be assisted by oflicers, and it will be the first service of this kind held by the “Y.” Educational Secrctary Cochran says “by all means try to hear Representative Clyde Kelly of Pittsburgh at ‘CC-Y.’ He is a great orator and public-spirited man.” This will be tonight. ; “Hot Shot” will be the title of a play to be given by old stagefolk from Washington tomorrow (F'ri day) in “E-Y.” Secretary Leonard says this is the best thing on a fine week’s program. .Secretary Sweet says ‘‘don't for get to root for your team in the regimental base ball championship being played each Wednesday and Satun&)'." I A I I IO AP AP PSP PPPPPIIL ¥ i A " it s oy N i f"ul | M| 4 ‘!v Mis:! "[iu,ifl_f!fi? ‘/‘li':fll .4 il“” ; Illlll”? 3,5‘ s | P | ’..im??{ i I NN 'ti\‘l‘as ? N ~’! l!g z A “il" ; ,H'Wl"g ; N W 3‘; RS {' N EE l‘l.f Ny wfi | 7 fil &{* o /Wfifif* E‘é ..é!f& u.!:fi Kl e ‘ i A | N Sl