Milford chronicle., 1916-07-21
CO. B IS ANXIOUS FOR
BORDER PATROL WORK


Announcement has been made thai
the Delaware troops would be sent tC
Deming, New Mexico, where they viii
be stationed as border guards. Dem
ing is one of the few places in the
state which has an excellent climate
1t is a town of about 1000 inhabitants
is the health resort Of that section OF
the country, is located on two import
ant railroad lines, and the tempera-
ture is said to seldom reach higher
than eighty degrees. Winter tempera-
lures are said to be seldom lower than
35 degrees.
The members. of Company B, of Mil
ford, are in excellent condition, and
all of them are anxious to leave the
State Rife Range
Letter From B Company.
The Chronicle has received. an in
teresting letter from Henry M. Den
ming. company clerk of B Company
and it is being published for the in
formation of the public. Others Will
follow each week no matter where the
troops are stationed. The letter fol
lows:
State Mobilization Camp,
New Castle, Delaware,
July 18th, 1916.
The Milford Chronicle,
Milford, Delaware.
The members of Company are
eagerly looking forward for the order
to move and are becoming the best
trained Company in Camp, both from
a military and physical point of view.
Harry B. Thaw, formerly member
of this company, was a visitor to
Camp this week, and enjoyed hearty
handshake with every member OF the
company.
Captain Snyder, U. S. A. Medical
Corps. who was detailed to examine
the First Delaware for muster, COM
plimented Captain Cannon very high
ly on the good condition of the teeth
of the members of his command.
Thanks to the good work of The Caulk
Dental Company and the Milford den
fists who assisted them.
It may be of interest to some in
Milford, particularly those who no.
ticed the article in last Saturday
Philadelphia Inquirer, where a Miss
Cecilia Sommers of Philadelphia had
endeavored to join the National Guard
of Pennsylvania, to know that she IS
sister of Quartermaster Sergeant Pet
er ]. Sommers of this company. Miss
Sommers was visitor to Camp last
Sunday.
The weather generally has been
very good, but the very hot days have
been accompanied by the usual cleo
trio storm.
Last weeks visitors from down the
State include the following: DR.. and
Mrs. G. F. Jones visited their son, Pri-
vate N. c. Jones; w. E. NAPLES of
Georgetown visited his sons, Harry G.
and George R.; Mr. and Mrs. James
F. Pierce and son Herman, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs David Boyce
and Miss Capehart, visited the for
mer's sons, First Sergeant Geo. F. and
Private William F.. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Bryant, Mrs. Helen Boone and
MyrOh Boone, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
P. Ratiedge were the guests of Capt.
Cannon last Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs
George S. Grier and their children
stopped off at Camp enrOute to Cape
MAY. n. j., where Mrs. Grier and the
children will spend the balance of the
summer.
The boys of Company B are very
fond of Mrs. George S. Grier as she
presented each member of the COM
pany, and each officer as we'll. with a
very complete Housewife, which is
even more complete than the one fur
nished by the War Department.
Private John W. Plummer of this
company has taken the prize as the
greatest ladies man.
All the boys of Company B and sew
eral from other companies received
their third and last incubation of ty-
phoid porpyhlaxis (bugs) last Satur-
day, and are getting on nicely, onely
one of our boys, James A. Hart, Jr.,
being i'll, having spent two days in the
Hospital this week.
At night time one hears the follow
ing chorus which one of the members |
wrote and set to the tune of "Har- |
ward" and which all the boys of the |
company have memOrized:
Were from Sussex County,
Loyal to our land.
Each and every man signed
To fight for Uncle Sam.
Our Armory is in Milford,
Just across Kent COuntys line.
We're the Blue Hens Chicks and
Proud to fight for Uncle Sam"
First Lieutenant Joseph A. Davis's
son. Joseph Burke, has been quite i'll
With typhoid fever, but is now recov-
sring.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Grier. Miss
Elizabeth Carlisle and Miss Mildred
Truitt were recent guests of Second
Lieutenant Page P. A. Chesser.
Lieutenant Davis entertained Miss
Bowman, of Wilmington, last Satur-
lay.
Former Sheriff S. L. Shaw, Mr.. and
,Irs. Harry f. Murphy, N. T. Shaw and
rohn B. Baker, of Harrington, motor
ID to Camp. Sunday, and visited the
,ovs of Company B, whose homes are
n Harrington and vicinity
Private Chas. B. Knox. of Harring-
on. has been appointed Company Bar
,er and Captain Cannon has had a
ent set up for his use.
The Milford Chronicle is eagerly
waited each Friday, and by the time
he one copy we have been receiving
Al. AL &