Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-19
FIRST REGIMENT
I QUITS SEA GRIT
Weeks Service Ended, New
ark's Guardsmen Surrender
Camp to Fifth, of Paterson.
I PAISED FOR EXCELLENCE
WORK THEY PERFORMED
To March from Station to Ar
mory, Where They Will
Hold Reception.
IFrom a stan Correspondent.1

SEA GlRT, N. j., July 19.-After a
= week of strenuous work in drilling
and practise terminating with
the review by the Governor yesterday
the members of the First Regiment
will depart this afternoon for home.
They will assemble about 100 and
march to the station, where a special
train will be in waiting to convey
them to Newark
Upon their arrival in Newark the
troops will march from the station to
the First Regiment Armory and will
break up after a reception at their
respective company quarters.
The Fifth Regiment, of Paterson.
will arrive this afternoon and remain
next week, the second week of the
five weeks encampment.
All morning long the troops were
at work packing up their tents and
loading their supplies for transporta-
ton home
Commissary Department Busy.
The commissary department were
: kept busy assembling the supplies
and loading them, but discharged
their duties with great credit
There had been a rumor through
the camp during the week that the
tents would probably be left pitched
for the next regiment to come TO
camp. This was not done, however,
the members of the First, who were
compelled to pitch their tents on their
arrival here last Saturday, taking
Them down. The Fifth Regiment and
each succeeding regiment therefore
will be compelled to put up and take
down their own tents.
Last night Governor Fielder and
Mrs. Fielder and their house guests
were guests of Colonel John d. Fra
ger. of the First Regiment and his
staff, at the band concert given by
Voss's First Regiment Band. Several
vocal selections by some of the Of
ficers featured the concert.
Initiation Squads Cut Up Capers.
Last night was a lively one in
camp and the numerous initiation
SQUADS in the different companies
were out with a vengeance cutting
all manners of wild capers. If any
rookie; escaped initiation this year
he was a wonder, for the initiation
squads were constantly keeping
things humming The men on the
Whole though, were pretty well be-
haved and Colonel Frazer is especial
ly pleased with the showing made
by his men, both on and off the field.
II wanted them to combine work
with pleasure" said the colonel.
'and believed in putting the men on
their honor. I gave them to under
stand that anything they did out
Of the way would be reflected on the
entire regiment and the boys seemed
to realize this, themselves"
The troops left here shortly after
O'Clock today. At 1880 Colonel
Frazer and the members of his staff
as well as the commissioned officers
of each company marched to the
porch of the Governors cottage and
babe him good-by.
The Governor shook hands with
each of the officers in turn and con-
graduated Colonel Frazer personally
on the good showing made by his men
during the weeks encampment The
troops then assembled by companies
on the extreme left of the parade
grounds and after policing the field
marched to the train.
The Governor congratulated both
Colonel Frazer and Major Harold
'Corbusier, of the field hospital corps,
nv letter. as is the usual custom.