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Baker a "daughter" of the regiment and her husband, the Secretary of War, a "son" of that organization, the 310th Field Artillery gave an entertainment in "O" Thursday night that surpassed even the many notable events given under Col. Landers' auspices. Mr. Baker enjoyed his first real "Army show." It was the only time in the history of Meade that Mr. Baker had visited a single unit of the 79th Division. He came here in December for the big review just before the Christmas holidays and had not returned since. Mr. Baker watched the 310th pass in review at retreat and was favorably impressed with the bearing of the men, especially those who had joined the regiment only recently. It was really for the purpose of adding his personal encouragement to the new arrivals that he consented to appear at Meade at the expense of other engagements. Gens. Kuhn and Hero attended. Secretary Lauds New Men. "I have seen," Secretary Baker said in a short speech, "within the last two days the beginning and ending of the making of America's magnificent Army. Yesterday I saw the men of West Point at their graduation exercises; today I saw you, the selected men who comprise the great body of our troops, pass in review, ready for your work at the front. "I can assure you that I I am tremendously pleased at what I saw. Ours is a democratic Army, and we are sending out of our best. We have an Army of the United States, no regulars, no National Guardsmen, no National Army, but one body fighting for liberty. It is consistent with this democratic spirit of ours that I witness here tonight an entertainment given by the Sarsfield Symphony Orchestra. Just a few “flashes from big secretaries” from Big Secretaries. Kirby and Quinn, said Secretary Leonard, “will come across this evening with a wonderful vaudeville show of their own in the Main Auditorium. If you miss this show you won’t be able to hold up your head the next morning, for shame.” Religious Director McConnell announces that Charles R. Dram and Charles O. Miller, the evangelists, will remain in Meade with the Y another week. They are from Rochester and have been very successful in the several camps they have visited. Baseball and boxing, according to Secretary Sweet, will not be concluded with the deciding games of the championship, but other prizes even will be arranged at once. Camp Reference Library. ;rhe fact that the camp library is a place where estions of all sorts can be answered without delay impresses the men of Camp Meade, to judge from " the number of reference questions ‘asked in the last few weeks. : The camp library makes a specialty of telephone reference work. Phone fn your request to 166; it will be ljooked up and the answer phoned back to you as soon as possible. : Here are a few of the questions: What is a lesion? oe g— g BSOS * * T Q‘ o L-;‘_ i ‘,&/Mi\\-'f[;:/ X i . " qv x i Bel [ LT ROy e = G &, = “*41.4 gR\ Mik S M ” =2 i& 4 S % _ s ommge| 13 % 5‘..’ ‘.;’"";: . ; ! 5 ‘ -' ..; .3 .el .w = Q b p “ﬁ A- X HENECES Ceg o A s : o\ o B = T O s : ! o B - > . x g e o - - S . s% 2 e 2 4:( 3 2 - - i “‘\ s .‘ 4 A Py “g;“*’?“'fs";%'&@—f R R L emea () v" TRNL IS e B~ s S Sy PRI e S L A PR s P o et e sI, L eN e e eSR R e e ey SSO L T e e£ i SBTY Se R e e e ‘%’éniﬁ oi i "~ Printed Weekly for the Y. M. C. A. by Courtesy of @he Foening Star. By yourselves, you fight, but you also furnish your own amusements. I have visited many of the camps, but this is the first time that I have seen a gathering of this kind and I have enjoyed it thoroughly." As Mrs. Baker had just been nominated by Col. Landers to be a “daughter of the regiment,” Mr. Baker expressed his appreciation of this honor and concluded by asking that he might be considered in a similar light, “a son of the regiment.” Three rousing cheers and long applause followed this request and the Secretary was made to feel that his election as “a son” was one of acclamation and that he had been taken into the bosom of the family. Eoys Applaud Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Baker sang several songs with splendid effect, her accompanist being her brother, Mr. Leopold, a pianist of exceptional ability. Her selections, were of a character to please the soldiers and they did not hesitate to respond with loud and prolonged applause. Her voice has a carrying quality which enables it to be heard far away. Many groups of men sitting in the grove outside the building were thus given the privilege of hearing her performance. The Adelphi Four of Philadelphia, now of the Depot Brigade, composed of Harry Taylor, James Smith, George Taylor, and Thomas Thring, furnished pleasing entertainment with their singing. The four, with the able assistance of Marty Maley and Slim Kellum, appeared in “white faced” minstrelsy that was “painfully” funny. . Talent in the 310th was revealed in the singing of the regimental quar tet, Trevor Lewis, Charles White stine, Raymond Jones and Waldo Rob erts. The wonderful repertoire of the band under Leader Anderson's direc tion was drawn upon to good advan ‘ tage. - A dance for officers and their friends from nearby cities followed the enter tainment, 8 B sS S s What is a chasse-pot rifle? Name the largest city in West Vir ginia. How is the area of a circle found? What is the distance from Norway to Ice%and? Who-is the present King of Greece? What constitutes a contract? What is the population of Siberia? Who was the Austrian commandér at the battle of Austerlitz? Who is the President of Switzerland? What are the principal gases used in modern warfare? "How many times lis the word “mighty’’ used in the Bible? T e OSS P TN S TR Be L e e g S g N o ,ag?’;%ff’ff's’ s e %’ i % & e 8 W%ﬂ’?’ ' .'g;*”'r pB7 4;}}" § 43%'5 oA _,Z,_f o N S %4 S ‘_,”,"" i . A W 7 o oy pid. | o ‘8 -l a - Commander of 1354th Depeot Bri gade has already made friends here. Edition for 'CAMP MEADE Admiral, Md. i Robert Garland, 0. T. S., Has Won Fame by His Writings in Well Known Publications. It is not often that a camp of the character of Meade is fortunaté enough to obtain the services of a literary artist like Robert Garland, who came here recently to take an officers’ course in the medical supply. Sergt. Garland is a Baltimorean, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Garland, and has achieved fame for his verse, much of which has appeared in the leading periodicals in recent years. Trench and Camp readers will be pleased to know that he has offered his pen to that publication and will be heard from regularly during his sojourn in camp. His play, “The One Way Out,” which has been enacted by Robert T. Haines this season with great success, is now being “done” in the west, in England and in Australia. It is a story of the great war, with scene in England, and is remarkable for its dramatic appeal, oddity of execution and high moral tone. Sergt. Garland was formerly a member of the 1st Company, Maryland Coast Artillery—in fact, a charter member—and the subjoined verses were written while he was serving in that organization. He possesses histrionic skill, which he displayed in performances of The Paint and Powder Club of Baltimore. The prayer has been set to music and is being sung in many sections of the country. Following are the two poems from his pen of recent date: A Prayer in Khaki. From the Outlook, O Lord, my God, accept my prayer of thanks That Thou hast placed me humbly in the ranks Where I can do my part, all unafraid— A simple soldier in Thy great crusade. I pray Thee, Lord, let others take command; Enough for me, a rifle in my hand, Thy blood-red banner ever leading me Where I can fight for liberty and Thee. Over others, God, the glory; mine the right To stand beside my comrades in the fight, To die, if need be, in some foreign land Absolved and solaced by a soldier's hand. O Lord, my God, pray hearken to my prayer And keep me ever humble, keep me where The night is thickest, where, amidst steel and ame, Thy sons give battle, calling on Thy name. In Camp, 1917. -~ —By Robert Garland, If I Should Die. From Life, If I should die in Flanders field, If I should die in France, Oh, take me out and bury me Beneath some friendly pogling tree (Those poplar trees of France!) Oh, keep me near, where I can hear Those roaring guns of France. If I should lie in Flanders field Beneath the sod of France, There let me stay till victory Is come, and all the world is free (God grant this boon to France!) Oh, let me stay to see the day That freedom comes to France, Then ‘take me far from Flanders field When freedom comes to France; Return me to the very land I love the best, my Maryland (It’s sweeter far than France!) Oh, bring me home to Maryland And say: “He died for France." —By Robert Garland. Sergt. William Irwin Moves Up. Sergt. Samuel M. Irwin, a popular ‘non-com’ in the Medical Supply Depot, has just been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Sanitary Corps and assigned to the big medical supply depot in New York. Lieut. Irwin, commonly known to his fellows as ‘‘John Bunny,’ owing to his abundance of adipose and Jovial disposition, came to camp last January and entered the 154th Depot Brigade, where he learned the rudiments of soldiery. "ARMY NEWS FOR ARMY MEN AND THEIR HOME FOLKS Maloney Said Sound Made His "Shirt Quiver"—Battery C, 310th, First in Action. The crash of cannon, the scream of shells, the burst of shrapnel, cries of delight at the making of actual artillery "hits" were heard for the first time in Meade Monday morning, and Battery C, 310th F. A., fired the shots. Private Maloney of B said the "sound made his shirt quiver." With Col. Landerg it was different, as he knew it meant that his boys were nearly ready for their trip to France and, let's hope, Berlin. Lieut. Iredell Iglehart of Baltimore was in charge of No. 3 gun, the first shot from which struck right in front of the house on the hill, 3,000 yards away. The exploding flash was so plain that a shout went up at the wonderful accuracy of the gunners. Lieut. Gould Said "Fire." As Lieut. Gould gave the command "Fire" for the first round, No. 1 gun, the first to fire was discharged by Corp. Homer Pence of Dorchester county, Md., who held the lanyard. The echo of the detonation was heard many miles away. The battery was in command of Capt. McCutcheon, who directed the gunnery from camouflaged position in a chestnut tree. One shell burst within a short distance of the ordnance denot, but Col. Landers quickly corrected the range. and this did not happen again. Maj. Gen. Kuhn, the camp commander, was pleased with the work of the regiment. Others present were Brig. Gen. Nicholson and Brig. Gen. Hero, the latter remaining throughout the firing. Before Battery A went into action, Gaetano said that Carey was “wearing spurs so that he could get a good hold on the ground.” Cooper said the battery end was all right, but when the enemy guns were turned on them, he thought it would be “a good idea for the fellows to take boxing lessons as to ward off the shels.” Sepinski Makes a “Try.” Private Sepinski fired the first shot for Battery A, 311th F.-A., in the afternoon, and Lieut. Knopf, in charge of the gun, declared that the effect of the shell on the target was entirely satisfactory. The 311th lads were trying to “get” a lot of “Germans” along a roadside and within three rounds they succeeded in bursting four in a row right over the “marching troops.” It was a mood augury for work on the other side. While Sergeant Craze, ordnance man in supply company, bade his friends goodbye as the battery went into action, the gunners were still on the job at a late hour. The firing continued Tuesday, the two regiments taking turns at the target, one in the morning and the other after the noon mess. The batteries were placed just a few hundred feet from the 313th Infantry canteen. CONRADI TAKES BRIDE. Pianist, Now in 313th Infantry, Married to Miss Hilgeman. Friends of Austin Conradi, “the well.” Known pianist, and Miss Edna C. Hilgeman, daughter of Mr. John S. Hilgeman of 25630 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, were surprised yesterday by the announcement of their marriage, which took place last Saturday. The couple. had been enfaged for some time, but last Friday they decided to get married and the ceremony was performed on Saturday in the presence of two or three intimate friends in the parsonage of Franklin Street Presbyterian Church by the pastor, the Rev. Harris E. Kirk. Mr. Conradi is in the service and is a member of the 313th Infantry at Camp Meade. He and his bride have been spending the following, granted him at the time of his marriage, in New York. The saddest words of tongue or pen, are these, “I'm stuck on K. 