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i8 GAS ATTACK In Division Society Mrs. Charles P. Loeser* Editor. Mrs. J. W . A llen, Mrs. W a lter M ontgom ery, A ssociate Editors. OFFICERS OF THE 105TH ENTERTAIN. Officers of the 105th Infantry gave a dance in their clubhouse on the regim ental grounds. The patrons and patronesses were General and Mrs. G’Ryan, General and Mrs. Michie, and others prom inent in the Army circles at Camp W adsworth. The m a rriage is announced of Lieut. U. S. G rant, 4th, and Miss M atilda Bartikofsky, of New York City. Lieut. G rant has been transferred to W ashington, where his bride will join him at his new post. FIELD HOSPITAL HAVE BENEFIT DANCE. The 106th Field H o spital had a delight ful benefit dance at the Country Club. The patronesses were Mesdames C. E. Low, Keith, K n a u th and Edwin Johnson. Maj. General and Mrs. O’Ryan returned recently from New York, where they visited their two daughters who are attending school there, Mrs. G. G. H ollander, wife of M ajor Hol lander of the Second Pioneer Infantry, is a recent arrival at the Finch Hotel. THE SECOND PIONEERS GIVE DINNER DANCE. The officers of the Second Pioneer In fantry, form erly the 14th Infantry, gave a b rilliant and elaborate dinner-dance at the Rock Cliff Club. Music for the affair was furnished by the Second Pioneer Infantry Band. The patronesses were Mesdames Jam es R. Howlett, T. F. Donovan, W illiam S. Baird, W illiam R, Jackson, G. G. Hol lander, Reid O’Neal, Andrew Lane, W a lter M ontgomery and W alter Allen. OFFICERS’ DINNER DANCE GIVEN AT CLEVELAND HOTEL. The dinner-dance given at the Cleveland Hotel for the entertainm e n t fund of the enlisted men in Camp W adsw orth was a de lightful affair. A delicious supper was served and attractive souvenir menus were p a rt of the evening’s entertainm e n t. Regi m ental music was furnished for dancing. DO YOU BELONG? All members of the fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta are requested to send their names and addresses to: Major F rank Keck, M ilitary H istorian, 29 Broadway, New York. Kindly m ention present rank, and organization. The Gas Attack m akes them all surren der a dime. One dollar and a half buys an interest in the Gas Attack for three months. OUR SWEETHEARTS’ SONG. MY HOSIERY. “The hours I spent on thee dear socks, Are as a string of purls to me, I count them o’er by the weary clock, My hosiery, My hosiery. F irst, two I knit, then two I purl And around the leg I slowly reel, And now joyful peans to the Heavens I hurl, I’ve turned the heel. Oh, knotted ends th a t scratch and burn, Oh, stitch th a t dropped, uneven row—• I kiss each blight, and strive at last to learn, To reach the toe, sw eetheart, to reach the toe.” —Exchange. TRAINED AT HOME. The top sergeant—So you fellows don’t like to have your mail censored. The offi cers stand it all right w ithout a kick. The private—But they’re all m a rried men and well used to it. Confidential B a rber: W ould you like to try a hath? The Much H a rassed Soldier: No; I tried one once. NEW SIGNAL BATTALION IS AT FULL STRENGTH. The 326th field signal battalion is now at full w ar strength. The last of the men needed for the battalion have arrived from F o rt Leavenworth, K ansas. The men, 125 in number, have been attending the signal school at the fort. CURIOSITY. L ittle Mary, seeing a cow : “Mother, is that the cow I saved a part of last m eatless T u e sday?”—Chicago News. A SUPPLY SERGEANT ON THE DEFENSE. “The rains descend upon the ju s t and the unjust.” W ith naive and artless self-satis faction I, of the brotherhood of Supply Ser geants, down-trodden and much abused, take the stand in our defense. T ruth compels me to adm it that the very nature of the job in duces a parsim o n ious and saving attitude of mind, a negative “show me” disposition as it were. Some I regret to say, it affects more than others, and some pretty shady deals are pulled off a t tim es by certain erring brothers. Sweeping aside for the moment all the rail lery and jesting let us consider a few salient facts connected w ith the case. It is axiom atic th a t all progress, education and civiliza tion of m a n k ind depend on three essential things—interdependence, co-ordination and co-operation. We m u st all help one another if we are going to get on. Let every man read that over to him self five times and let it soak in. Then the next time he takes out a tool or any article of common company property consider th a t not only does some one else w a n t to use th a t particular tool after him, but the chances are very strong that he him self will be back again in a few days for it. Likewise, in all a m a n ’s life there is noth ing of greater im p elling power than force of habit. If a man is sloppy and careless about his clothes and equipm ent here and now, I grant it may be nothing to pay for an ex tra knife or fork, he is laying the founda tions of habits which are going to hang on his back like a deadweight when he gets back and exercises private ownership over the tools which he uses in his daily work. It is a fine thing for a man to volunteer to go out and fight, hut he is going a little better when he assists the Government in getting a dollar’s value for every dollar spent, espe cially when it’s so well known we are dan- generously short of supplies and equipm ent. On the other hand, a man is not only playing up to his best when he accepts as a personal responsibility the care of all property en trusted to him, but he is being paid a hand some dividend in the form of a good habit which is going to benefit him self more than anyone else in his private life after. It is inconsistent to ask and expect the folks back home to cut down expenses and consumption of foodstuffs and be ourselves w asteful and needlessly extravagant. I should suggest th a t every Supply Sergeant have posted or hung on or near his tent a concise, penetrat ing little rem inder to think of the other fel low. ' * For exam p le: “You’ll w a n t these for th a t little job in your tent next week. Bring them back!” M. T., 51st Pioneers.
