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i 8 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK a n d RIO GRANDE RATTLER MBS. CHAS. P. LOESER, Editor Associate Editors Mrs. W alter Montgomery Mrs. J. W. Allen T h e Gas A t t a c k l i a s decided to print a page of division social news. This is its first society page and the editor is Mrs. Charles P. Loeser, wife of Lieut. Loeser, of the 107th Inf. We are fortunate in having Mrs. Loeser as the editor of this page, and we are triply for tunate in having as assistants to ^her, two women prominent in Spartanburg society, Mrs. Walter Montgomery and Mrs. J. W. Allen. Send your social notes to the society editor, T h e G a s A t t a c k , Camp Wadsworth, who will he pleased to give all information her personal attention. OFFICERS’ THANKSGIVING BALL. The Officers’ Ball to be given Thanksgiving night at the Cleveland Hoted to raise Christ mas funds will be quite the most elaborate affair of the season. There will be general dancing in the ball room and lobby of the hotel. Music will be furnished by the Artillery, 105tli Infantry, and Jazz band of the 74th. Tables will be arranged for those desiring to play bridge. A supper with cabaret will be served in the dining room at eleven o’clock The followink ladies will act as patronesses, Mesdames O’Ryan, Phillips, Lester, Michie, Andrew, Norton, Bates, Wainwright, Manning, Montgomery, Allen, Law, Carlisle, Gantt. Those serving on the dance committee are Mesdames Riley, Gantt, Seligman, Sehoelkoff and Miss Michie. CHRISTMAS TREES FOR SOLDIERS IN CAMP. A lively campaign is under way in Spartan burg to raise money to provide Christmas trees for the soldiers at Camp Wadsworth. At a well attended meeting of the wives of officers and enlisted men of the 27th Division, and many women of Spartanburg, arrange ments were made for making Christmas a merry occasion at the camp. Mrs. J. N. Allen presided over the meeting. Mrs. Leon Gans was appointed chairman; Miss Margaret Michie, secretary; Mrs. J. Seligman treasurer and Mrs. Hamlin chair man of the finance committee. Sub-commit tees representing every department of the 27th Division have been appointed to co-operate in working out the campaign It is proposed that every mess shack in the entire camp shall have its oven Christmas tree and entertainment. The plan is a big one, and to be successful, will require the help of every one who is in- tere'sted in seeing the soldiers happy at the coming yuletide. All the ladies of the Army and Spartanburg are appealed to for assistance in raising the necessary funds, and the fam ilies and friends back at home, if they can be told of the plan, will be glad to contribute generously toward giving the boys a good time on Christmas day. This is one way of bring ing the home nearer to the men in training camp. The following wives of officers and enlisted men volunteered to do all in their power to make the Christmas celebration successful: Mesdames O’Ryan, Phillips, Munsill, Kil patrick, Allen, Michie, Andrews, Seligman, Nichols, Hayes, Taylor, Billings, Norton, H ild reth, Morrison, De Peyster, Quackenbos, Crimenius, Carlisle, Sehoelkoff, Riley, Haven- meyer, Decker, Hallahan, Bates, Palmer, Waterbury, Salisbury, Loeser, King and Stevens. Mesdames Ireland, King and K ilpatrick have been working untiringly to get bids on va rious articles required for the tree, and if there are men either in Camp or in Spartanburg who can assist this committee in securing the lowest possible prices obtainable, they would not only be a great help, but a great saving to the finance committee. Each individual’s assistance, be it large or small, will do much towards making Christ mas a day of cheerfulness for the 33,000 sol diers encamped at Camp Wadsworth. Chairmen of Christmas Trees at Camp. The following chairmen of committees to arrange Christmas trees at Camp Wadsworth have been appointed. In some cases it has been impossible to get in touch with ranking officers’ wives. Where mistakes have been made it is urged that the secretary be notified. Division headquarters, Capt. Dunbar, chair man; Mrs. O’Ryan; 52d brigade, Col., Smith; 105th artillery, Col. Wingate; 106th artillery, Mrs. Phillips; 53d brigade, Miss Margaret Michie; 105th. infantry, Col. Andrews, Mrs. Andrews; 106th infantry, Col. Norton, Mrs. Norton; 105th machine gun, Maj. Wright, Mrs. Putnam; 54th brigade, 107th infantry, Col. Fiske, Mrs. Mazet; 108th infantry, Col. Jen nings, Mrs. Jennings; 106th machine guns, Maj. B ryant; 102d engineers, Col. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Crimmins; 104th machine gun, Maj. Mc- Leer, Mrs. King; 10th infantry, Col. Kline, Mrs. Kline; 1st infantry, Cob Boyer, Mrs. Weinberg; 14th infantry, Col. Hewlett, Mrs. Hewlett; 74th infantry, Col. Kemp, Airs. Alc- Alachael; 12th infantry, Col. Foster, Airs. Quackenbos;- 71st infantry, Col. Bates, Airs. Bates; 47th infantry, Col. Janicky, Airs. Mc Adams; Divisional signal battalion, Alaj. Hal lahan, Mrs. Hallahan; Sanitary Train, Capt. Snyder, Airs. Snyder; Base hospital, Alaj. Al len, Airs. Allen; Trench m ortar battalion, Capt. Pearson, Airs. Palmer; Alilitary police, Maj. Shanton, Mrs. Snanton; Supply train, Alaj. To bin, Airs Tobin; Camp quartermaster, Maj. Grimstead, Airs. Grim stead; Ordnance, Capt. Anchinlos; Bakery, Capt. Millard, Airs. Kil patrick. COMPANY B 104th DANCES. The members of Company B 104th machine gun battalion gave a delightful buffet dance at the ITotel Cleveland. The patronesses were Airs. E. B. Dean, Airs. Charles O’Neale, Mrs. Charles Alorgan, Mrs. O IT. Haron, Airs. E. L. Miller, Airs. Edward McLeer, Airs. G. W. Hinckley . ■COMPANY K DANCE AFFAIR. BRILLIANT Company K 107th gave one of the most largely attended favor dances of the season at the Hotel Cleveland. The music was fur nished by Corporal Dusenberry’s thirty piece orchestra from the Ammunition Train. A. grand march was led by Alaj or F. AL Sherman and Airs. Walter Alontgomery. HEADQUARTERS’ COMPANY 108th TO GIVE DANCE. The members of the Headquarters’ Com pany 108th infantry will give a dance at Rasackon Hall on Tuesday evening, December 4th. The ladies chaperoning will be Ales dames Andrew Law, H arry Price, Thomas Perrin, L. T. Reid, Edwin Johnson, Frank AlcKin, Charles P. Loeser, Charles O’Neal, J. B. Stepp, Cecil Page. OFFICERS OF THE 108th GAVE A GET- TOGETHER DINNER. Officers of the 108th infantry gave a dinner at the Cleveland Hotel. Alany of the officers’ wives of the regiment are in town and attended the dinner. Dancing followed the dinner. An invitation has been extended to the families of the officers of the 14th infantry for Thanksgiving day dinner in the officers mess. After the dinner, the 14th band will give a concert in front of Col. James R Hew lett’s quarters. Among the visitors who have lately arrived in Spartanburg from New York City are Airs. James R. Hewlett, wife of Col. ITowIett, of the 14th Inf.; Airs. Janies E. Schuyler, wife of Alaj or Schuyler, 14th Inf.; Mr. and Airs. C. S. Brown, parents of Capt C. S. Brown, Jr.,, of the 12th Inf. SERGEANT RICHARDSON WEDS. Sergeant Harold G. Richardson, of field1 hos pital company 108, was granted leave of ab sence for ten days to be m arried in Indianapolis to Aliss Ethel Marie Jansen, daughter of Col. E. J. Jansen, retired. After spending their honeymoon in New York they will return to Spartanburg, where Airs. Richardson will re main for an indefinite time. (Society continued on page 26)
