7£F. £ M CLlSL. ^AiULX^J <=x^^A> Vu Cu_£ \ m i H U^ MR -e--»4 LflBfo'ASV mm gonlmiir of (Samp IflarMar 1918 ■ Q ° ^ & H H H jforruiorb HE purpose of this publication is to render to the American people such information that is within our limited bounds to give concerning the life and work of the many young and true blue American men that have so generously and willingly sacrificed their every other interest for such a great and noble cause. We fully realize and appreciate the fact that thousands of brave mothers, sisters, wives and sweethearts spend many long and dreary hours waiting for these gallant and noble Americans who have responded to the call to save this world of ours from autocracy, and with this also in view we submit to you this publication, which we sincerely hope will bear its part in information to you and helping to console those at home that are affected by this great conflict. In conclusion we wish to thank the many commercial firms, whose advertise- ments appear on the pages of this book, for their hearty co-operation which we have received and very much appreciate, hoping that the people of Waco may become better acquainted with the boys of Camp MacArthur and they in turn with the good people and business firms of Waco. The Base Hospital Post Exchange J. H. Mullin, ist Lieut. M. R. C, Exchange Officer. T3 o. .□ •COL. CHAS. F. BATES, COMMANDING OFFICER CAMP MacARTHUR, TEXAS' All Photographs in this Book furnished .. by .. F.A.GILDERSLEEVE Camp Mac Arthur Photographer, by War Department Permit Commercial Photographer 4 2 1 lA AUSTIN STREET Telephone 2222 Central Ttxas Hotel Co., Owners Robert Emmett Pellow, Pres. 6C Mgr. The Raleigh WACO'S LEADING AND ONLY ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF HOTEL ROOM WITH DETACHED BATH $1.00 ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH $1.50 UP 10 Stories of Comfort and Safety :: Sleep Where Life is Safe WACO STEAM LAUNDRY CROW BROTHERS Proprietors * * Corner 2nd and Frankl'n Sts. Phone No. 3 * * WE WASH EVERY DAY WACO, TEXAS LT- COL'S W FRENCH, COMMANDING OFFICER BASE HOSPITAL, CAMP MacARTHUR, TEXAS The First National Bank of Waco, Texas Capital and Surplus .... $750,000.00 ((HPHE oldest and largest bank in Central Texas We Are Always Glad to Serve the Soldiers of Camp MacArthur ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Flash Lights - Batteries - Lamps Toilet Kits - Cutlery \)C^aco Electrical Supply Co. 616 AUSTIN AVENUE Post Exchange Coupon Books I have the cheapest and most satisfactory coupon book used at Camp MacArthur. Rubber Stamps Made the way you want them and when you want them. T C I-JCISJDV printer and Li. O. nClN IV I STATIONER 208 South Fifth St. Phone 437 COMPLIMENTS -----------------OF .. The Turner Coffield Company WHOLESALE PRODUCE 1II1' II!' Ill: ilM1 MM III! ill! :lll' illl.:llir ill!' illM !lll! !lll II! i 11! II 11:111!! III!' Mil! 'IIIM.IIIi; ;ill! Mil!' 'Mil1 INI! -Ill: .III! IIIM'JIli: illl! and GROCERS' SUNDRIES WACO, TEXAS POST EXCHANGE OFFICER AND ASSISTANTS Sanger Brothers lillllliiililill The Leading Department Store for Nearly Half a Century and still Far Ahead iliiiiiiii —a department store catering to almost every human need with special departments devoted to apparel and all equipment for men in all branches of the Country's Service. —a store that operates every day in the year under the policy of "The Public Be Pleased." iliiiiiiii Sanger Brothers WACO, TEXAS Austin at Fourth Street and Next Door to the Army Rest Rooms Sam preund 6>C (^o. Pipe s-CICjAKo-Candies Wholesale and Retail Our Cigars are on sale at all Camp Exchanges and Canteens. t|*V4't- 5S» ' *% , * if* (§£■' **'''4 RECEIVING WARD, BASE HOSPITAL, CAMP MacARTHUR, TEXAS m YOURS FOR SERVICE WACO CITY LINES and Waco to Dallas, Corsicana and Denison via Interurban Lines Texas Electric Railway The Inner Secret of Plumbing Durability The things that you don't see that are hidden beneath the enamel and nickel are what give Hill Bros. & Co/s Plumbing Fixtures Such wonderful wear-resisting qualities. Quality in Plumbing Goods as in no other line is Economy. ESTIMATES GIVEN ON ALL CLASSES OF WORK HILL BROS. Sc COMPANY Phones 5117 705 Austin St. WORK WE DO STAYS DONE The Central Texas Exchange National Bank WACO, TEXAS CAPITAL $500,000 SURPLUS $100,000 U. S. DEPOSITORY OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS ACCOUNTS INVITED .a . - • " .' ' ■ : ' NURSES' QUARTERS, BASE HOSPITAL, CAMP MacARTHUR, TEXAS □ Purity Creamery COMPANY WACO .... TEXAS A. C. Wiebusch & Co. WHOLESALE FRUITS VEGETABLES and PRODUCE 7th and Mary Sts. Waco, Texas THE ===== D.June Machinery Machinists and Founders JMHII ill I J! ;i: , ,i M. 1 Jllil\;lli\;i. ,,i I i i .11 ,,i ? ,, Co. Pattern Makers and Brass Founders Corner First and Franklin Sts Mill and Gin Supplies Plumbers' Supplies Dealers m XWO^ DOZ. GINGER ALE ^ 1 if^ 1 rf?ft 21 BLUE RIBBONS AND GOLD MEDALS BLUE RIBBONS AND GOLD MEDALS ARTESIAN MFG.&BOTTLIN(jCavAC0.TEX.U.SA OCAL and long distance Telephone located thru- out Camp MacArthur & Rich Field for the con- venience of the soldiers. IIIIIIH Texas Telephone WACO ... rs TEXAS ... V_y(J. Fred A. Jones CONSULTING AND CON- STRUCTING ENGINEERS Q construction Company Interurban Building, Dallas, Texas DESIGNS - REPORTS - CONSTRUCTION Power Stations, Electric Light and; Power Systems, Transmis- sion Lines, Water Power Developments, Water Works, Reservoirs, Electric and Steam Railroads, Gas Plants, Industrial Plants, Buildings of Steel or Reinforced Concrete Local and Long Distance Telephones located throughout Camp MacArthur and Rich Field for the convenience of the soldiers. : : : : Especially Efficient Service in "COST-PLUS" Contracts BASE HOSPITAL BAND, CAMP MacARTHUR, TEXAS D L/iberty INational Dank "The Bank of Personal Service United States Depositary WACO, * * * * * TEXAS § LEAVE YOUR LAUNDRY AT THE POST EXCHANGE. WE CALL FOR AND DE- LIVER SAME TO THE EXCHANGE, MAK- ING IT CONVENIENT FOR YOU. 1 he /\rtesian L/aundry 213 South Fourth Street Opposite Postoffice E.J. Vance & Co. LUMBING CONTRACTORS Repair work given prompt attention. Contract work a specialty. Full line High Grade Plumbing Fixtures BOTH PHONES 205 722 Washington Street . . . Waco, Texas F. M. COMPTON luneral director AND EMBALMER .. Private Ambulance .. S1&2&99 ::: Waco, Texas D. Quality Service Satisfaction LUMBER ! III!, III! ::ll!!l 111 II, i: I ::; i :,,'..,,::. ,,'............ -.....,.,:.,„ i, 1 i l!!''!...... ,. „ ' WM. CAMERON & CO., Inc. The Pioneer Lumber Dealers J^odaks and 3upplies KODAK FINISHING Films Developed Free 24-Hour Service Prints 3 cents Each, Any Size W. E. GAYLORD & CO. 615% Austin Ave. :: Waco, Texas The McKnight Sundries Co. 702-704 FRANKLIN STREET Wholesale Sundries, Notions, Novelties, Etc. ~^m Large Stock :: Best Prices C aurteous Treatment ED. C. MACKEY, Camp Representative M. B. Ise Kream Company ggg8>§§ <^v <$& WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS ~'~J3CE CREAM 6>C Creamery Butter WACO, © © TEXAS Wall Paper Paint Hardware NASH ROBINSON & CO. Our Picture Framing Will Please You 912 Austin Ave. : : : : Telephone 71 SPECIAL OFFER = TO ARMY MEN ONLY--- Have Your Photograph Made at One of Our Studios BROADWAY STUDIO CRYSTAL STUDIO 612 AUSTIN STREET 615'/4 AUSTIN STREET WASHINGTON STUDIO 606H AUSTIN STREET OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Herrick & McLarty ----------AUTO GO.---------- Largest Wholesale & Retail Dealers in the South OAKLAND and NASH Motor Cars T. D. HUMPHRIES 213-217 N. Side Square Gen'l Mgr. Waco, Texas Phone 394 BASE HOSPITAL, POST EXCHANGE, CAMP MacARTHUR, TEXAS _a NAMAN'S, Inc. "fl . 77ie Largest Stock in Central Texas J 2nd door from Amicable Bldg. 421 Austin Street D.M.Wilson Incorporated Capital p K FULLY A I D umber Co. 50,000.00 E. Nelson Manufacturing Co. Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Interior Hardwood Finish BANK, OFFICE AND CHURH FIXTURES, MILL WORK of EVERY DESCRIPTION Cor. 7th and Mary Sts. :: J. C. Kilgore & Co. AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES and SUPPLIES **** GARAGE Waco, Texas 620-24 Franklin Street Phone No. 4994 The Sherwin-Williams Co. -------------------- OF TEXAS ------------------- BRIGHTEN UP STORE Paints, Varnishes, Brushes, Oils, Leads Wall Paper, Glass, Etc, 720 Austin Street Telephone 783 WACO, TEXAS MORRISON'S DRUG STORE — —is Waco's Rexall Store, and is the place where the soldiers are always welcome and given a square deal. —This store is the Eastman Kodak agency and con- ducts its own kodak studio—developing, finishing and enlarging kodak pictures the best in the city. The Big Drug Store in Amicable Bldg. SLEEPER MILLING & GRAIN CO. Makers of High-Grade Flour Dealers in Grain and Feed w HEN you have Laundry and Cleaning Work, use the best plant to be had. ::: We will bear investigation Progress Laundry MILL and ELEVATOR Valley Mills, Texas Waco, Texas Office and Warehouse 101 Bridge Street DRY CLEANERS AND DYERS Phone Lucky 13 Hundred. 820-828 Franklin St. ifftstory of past £xchang£ HE POST EXCHANGE of the Base Hospital, Camp MacArthur, was organized under the supervision of Lt. Col. S. W. French. On September 18, 1917, Lt. Col. French appointed 1st Lt. J. W. Henry Post Exchange officer—and gave him permission to start the "canteen." He started it with two clerks and a very small stock. The counter space was only eight feet. Having a patronage of from 300 to 6co corps men and four to eight hundred patients, it was soon seen that the stock was too small and also counter space. The stock at that time was about $500 to $600 with few varieties of merchandise. The sales at that time amounted to approximately $200 per day. In November, 1917, the counter space was enlarged to twice the former size and two more clerks added. The stock was increased, with more variety, amounting to about $3,000. The daily sales increased accordingly to about $350.00. On January 25, 1918, Capt. Otto W. Koch succeeded Lt. J. W. Henry as post exchange officer. In February Capt. Koch, with the approval of Lt. Col. French, built a new building alongside the old one, increasing the capacity of the exchange to twice its former size. A modern six-chair barber shop was installed, six pool tables; the counter space was increased to fifty feet. The stock was increased, carrying a full line of everything useful to a soldier. A news stand was installed and the city newsboys were prohibited selling papers on the reservation, putting all this in the hands of the Post Exchange. The stock at the present time exceeds $6,000.00 and the daily sales amount to about $500.00. A tailor shop was installed in connection with the Exchange. Now laundry and tailor work can be done through the Post Exchange, making everything convenient for the boys. From the funds of the Post Exchange a swimming pool (one of the finest in Texas) was built, costing about $10,000.00. It has all the modern equipment and conveniences of a swimming pool. It's at the disposal of the officers, nurses and enlisted men of the Hospital. Something to be proud of. The instruments of our twenty-six-piece band was bought from this fund. The best small band in Camp MacArthur and excelled by few anywhere. These instruments cost about $2,000.00. __ On March 11, 1918, Lt. C. T. Olcott succeeded Capt. Otto W. Koch as Post Exchange officer. He was succeeded by J. H. Mullin on April 15, 1918. The success of the Post Exchange is to be credited to the good management of the efficient officers in charge and the Post Exchange Steward, Sgt. H. W. Gillespie and Bookkeeper Sgt. H. F. Helwig, who are business men of ability. It is the ambition of Lt. Col. French to give every convenience possible to the officers, nurses and enlisted men in his command and the Post Exchange is the best asset he has to draw from and with a future as successful as the past the Base Hos- pital of Camp MacArthur need not want for finances for entertainments and luxuries for the comfort of all on duty here. T3 The Shear Co. General Office: WACO, TEXAS Established 1869 Branch Houses: Austin, Dublin, Gatesville, Hillsboro, Hamilton, Rockdale, San Antonio and Temple. Wholesale Grocers Produce Department—We carry a large stock of Domestic and Tropical Fruits in season. Cold storage facilities are the best. Manufacturing Confectioners—High Grade Chocolates, Co- lonial Dollar Box. Assorted Candies of every description, and 5c Bars.—Peanut, Cocoanut, Marshmallow and Caramel. COFFEE Roasted in Waco Leading Brands— Colonial, "1869" Brand. Crane—and full line of Bulk Roasted Coffees. TEA '"1869" Brand Ceylon and India—i-lb., y2-\h. and %- ib. tins. Blended and packed in Waco. We carry a complete line of all grades. ANCHOR MILLS D. L. COUTTA, Prop. : : : Manufacturers of High-Grade Flour, Meal and Feed Products llth and Mary Sts. Waco, Texas THE G. M. TRAUTSCHOLD CO. = PLANING MILL^^ Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Frames, and Interior Trim. Made to order: Window Screen and Screen Doors, GENERAL MILL WORK Dealers nnd Jobbers of CORNELL WALL BOARD and all kinds of Glass for Builders' I'u'poses «j* 'f Now locaffd in our new factory building Telephone No. 1534 FII-T1ENTH & FRANK1 INS I REE I S WACO, TEXAS Compliments of DAVIDSON & EUBANK Merchandise Brokers WACO, TEXAS Hudson Super Six—Republic Trucks—for Service PERCY WILLIS AUTO CO. Subscribe to the Fourth Liberty Loan O. HOSTESS HOUSE, CAMP MacARTHX'R, TEXAS —To feel fully fit ^ —To do your bit —Drink COOPER'C =BEST=0 COFFEE Quality Tells ROASTED AND PACKED ----IN WACO HY---- The Cooper Grocery Co. Wholesale Grocers Coffee Roasters WACO SASH & DOOR WACO, CO. TEXAS Manufacturers and Dealers in Lumber, Sash & Doors Mill Work of All Kinds irrors Wall Board Window Glass Building Paper Plate Glass Roofing Art Glass Door Screens Fancy Glass Window Screens Etc., Etc. Telephone 885 ALL ORDERS EXECUTED PROMPTLY ., _ ....... ; \ ^* ^^I^^^A'^^^ ".?.-• Y. M. C. A. AT NIGHT, CAMP MacARTHUR, TEXAS Paye & Baker Manufacturing Co. MILITARY AND NAVY INSIGNIA and DEVICES Insignia, Devices, Whistles, Surgical Sundries and Other Small Metal Goods for Army, Navy Marine Corps, Pubilc Health Ser- vice and all Other Govern- ment Departments N. Attleboro, Mass. Drink Iron Brew HE Toilers' Beverage Brings Rest and Refreshment with Retrospection Waco Bottling Works ESTA BLISHED 1876 T5 E. A. Fretz Sam Smith C. E. HOFFMAN CO. Barber Supplies and Furniture High-Grade Cutlery and Toilet Articles .. Folding Chairs for Camp Use. .. Complete Shaving Requisites for the toys in the Service. «f «f *f •f Your Patronage Solicited and * ppreciated Wholesale Retail 171 i Live Oak St., Dallas, Texas Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention! Geyser Ice Made from Waco's Pure Health-Giving Artesian Water "None so good. " "IS'one near so good. " Call the Red Wagons Phone 54 G. H. Luedde, Mgr. A. _\I. Fitzpatrick, Asst. Mgr. Little Frenchman's Dye Works ESTABLISHED 1882 High Class Cleaning, Dyeing, Repairing, Altering and Pressing ARMY MEN'S WORK A SPECIALTY 114 NORTH FOURTH STREET TJ0„U^v,a rvT~ «0 Opposite Sanger Brothers 1 elephOne INO. 52 HILL PRINTING and STATIONERY CO. printers, Stationers, Blank Book Maker *~y Pnnti Lith ographing : Engraving : Embossing) 809-813 Austin St. WACO, TEXAS W.F. and J. F.BARNES LUMBER COMPANY "Everything in the Building Line" m EIGHTH and WEBSTER £mSfBSTER ::: Telephone 267 Waco Oil Company ARMY MAN'S HEADQUARTERS for GASOLINE and MOTOR OILS The Best Gasoline and Lubricating Oils at your service that money can buy. Principal Stations: 512 Washington St. (opposite Court House) ; 222 North Fifth St. Phones 707-216-1045 COMPANY KITCHENS, CAMP MacARTHUR, TEXAS lVlcLendon flardware v^o. WHOLESALE AND R ETA IL ll 111111 ll iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii SHELF AND HEAVY HARDWARE lllllllll[l!lllll!llllllll!!!lllll!lllllll!lllllllllllllllllllllll 'I I' 3rd and Mary Sts. :: Waco, Texas □ Greetings and Good Luck ®o THE MEN of MacArthur Potts-Moore Gravel Company PHIL GOLDSMITH THE HOUSE OF HONOP' 4-13 AUSTIN AVE. V&eo, Texas The Compliments and Best Wishes of F. A. Hardy & Company ----------------OF TEXAS---------------- Wholesale and Manufacturing Aviation goggles, dust goggles, compasses, binoculars, and every- thing optical. Third Floor Praetorian Building, Dallas, Texas. Complitnen ts ... of H. NOVICH 509 Austin Street Waco, :: Texas STANDARD Printing Company 0 rinting that Pleases TELEPHONE 108 205 S. Fifth Street Press ol ^•V STANDARD PRINTING CO. Waco, Texas