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1 4 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK a n d RIO GRANDE RATTLER CHARLES W. DIETRICH. , Charles W. Dietrich, Camp Executive Secre tary of the Army Y„ M. .C. A. at Camp Wads worth, was born in Altoona, Pa. He was educated there in the public schools and in Lebanon Valley College. For six years he was in the men’s clothing business in H arris burg, Pa. During all this time he was very active in church work and was interested in Y. M. C. A. m atters, later becoming a director of the Harrisburg Association. In 1890, he went into Y. M. C. A. work as an employed officer, and his record as general secretary in Stamford, Conn., Troy, 1ST. Y., and since 1901 in charge of the famous Central Branch of Brooklyn has been an enviable one. Mr. Dietrich was especially successful in his part in the planning and erection of the new building of the Central Branch, which is recognized as the last work in Association architecture. Mr. Dietrich was released by his home Asso ciation for four months to inaugurate the work at Camp Wadsworth and to push for ward the erection of the Y. M. C. A. buildings, two of which were dedicated last week. The latest honor which Mr. Dietrich has had thrust upon him is his being invited by the National War Work Council to sail soon for France to start work in certain sections among our American troops * ‘ over there. ’ ’ Air. Dietrich says he is willing to go over if his home Association will release him for a longer period of time. Theodore Ellsworth, a prominent business man of Chicago, has arrived at Camp Wads-, worth to ‘ ‘ do his b itJ ? by serving in the ranks of.-the Army Association. He. probably will be assigned to building No. 95. E. W, LESLIE, Editor. Y. M. C. A. IN DEMAND AT FRONT. The Y. M. C. A. is in demand not only in the United States, but abroad as well. Gen. Pershing, commanding our troops in France, has called for 500 American secreta ries to serve our boys abroad. He also re quests secretaries for work with the French troops. A similar call has come from Italy for 200 secretaries and Russia is begging for us to send over as many secretaries as we can spare to work among the Russian troops. In addition to all this, the Y. M. C. A. seeks to serve the 6,000,000 men already in the prison camps of Europe. Permission has been granted by all the countries involved in the war for Association secretaries to enter and work in their camps. PLAYERS FROM BUFFALO. The War Time Players, an aggregation of prominent amateur actors from Buffalo, have been touring the military camps of the East and Southeast, putting on three one-act plays for the entertainment of the boys in khaki. These players appeared at Camp Wads worth three nights last week and were, w ith out a doubt, one of the best companies which has visited the camp. The plays were clean- cut and clever and the players well received at each presentation. In the company were the following Buffalo- nians: Miss Lucia Schoelhoff, Miss Kathryn Park Lewis, Afiss Charlotte Beecher, Miss Sylvia Spencer, Mrs. Spencer, Mr. Sherrill McWilliams, Mr. A lbert II. Zink, Mr. Robert Dempster. A NEW Y. M. O. A. UNIT. The Y. M. C. A. is to establish a unit at Glossy Afountain to serve the boys on the rifle range. One of the big white tents has been sent up to the range together with a complete “ Y ” equipment consisting of writ ing tables and material and everything a standard Association building has to make for the comfort of the boys. Two secretaries from, Camp Wadsworth, Alessrs. Bonk and Dame, have been assigned to duty a t the range and left Saturday to take up their duties there. RED TRIANGLE TENT APPROVED. Air. Paul M. Pearson, of the National War AVork Council, sends the following letter to Mr. Wickes, the manager of the Red Triangle Tent: ' ^M y Dear Mr. Wickes: You will be in terested to know that you have the best record of any camp superintendent. Paul M. Pearson.7; . I DOING HER BIT WITH HER VOICE. Miss Afarion Davison of Albany, N. Y., who is the daughter of Mr. W. J. Davison, Y. M. C. A. Physical Director, has been giving con certs throughout the Camp for the past two months. She has visited every Y. M. C. A. unit in Camp and rendered evening of song, much to the delight of the men. Afiss Davison is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music and has a certificate as soloist and teacher. She has a fine mezzo soprano voice and delightful per sonality. Her rendition of Scotch and Irish ballads has been especially well received; her interpretation of Angus MacDonald has been called for again and again throughout the Camp, and no concert has been closed w ithout a call for the Marseillaise, which Miss D avi son sings in French. French officers and men in Camp have complimented her highly on her rendition of the French National air, saying she sings it as the French do, with spirit and expression. Miss Davison also possesses a happy knack of getting men to sing with her the popular camp airs. Miss Davison leaves for New York City the first of the month, but it is hoped by the music lovers of Spartanburg and the boys at Camp Wadsworth that she will again favor them with her presence and gifted talent. Rev. A. R. P. Hegeman, of Unit No. 97, has been called back to his parish in Bing hamton, N. Y., and has been succeeded in his work at that unit by Rev. Chas. H. Ford, of Cortland, N. Y. Air. Hegeman has done a fine work with the artillery boys and all regretted seeing him go.
