Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-30
FLASHES FROM A REPORTERS
NOTEBOOK AT MT. GRETNA
Men and Things at Camp as Seen by Quick Eye
of Evening Ledger Man With
States Soldiers
By FRANKLIN R. g. FOX

For don't give d for Mexico, that's
why"
There will be another war bride from
the 2d Regiment when Corporal Charles
Leigh, 66i East Clementine avenue of Com
pany v, of the Second reaches the border
He is hoping, according TO his statement to-
day to make Miss Clara Vobel, OF Phila-
delphia, Mrs. Leigh II he can get her UP
here in time.
Chicago girl and a Philadelphia man
will marry when he arrives at the border
He Is Quartermaster Sergeant Joseph
Rooms of Company u. of the I'd. The bride.
to-be is Miss Alice Craig.
There are five Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company men from the car barns at the
corner of 26th street and Allegheny avenue
in Company E, of the I'd Regiment.
Many N. G. p. men who escorted the
Liberty Bell to the Coast when It went In
state to the Panama Pacific Exposition are
In camp. Nine men from each of the fol.
lowing companies in the I'd Regiment
went: A. b, c, ID, E, +, G, II, 1, X, l.
and NJ.
Eating too r any cherries almost proved
the death of two of the Philadelphia re.
cruits. Martin Conlln. 3147 Hemberger
street, and James Keenen, of 4th street and
Susquehanna avenue. Both are recruits In
Company Il. of the I'd Regiment. They
were found writhing in agony and almost
unconscious by First Lieutenant John Peo.
pies, of Philadelphia. who carried them to
the camp and gave them first aid. They
are all right now and laugh about the ex.
perience
Corporal Edward j. wynne, 2733 West
Seltzer street of Company +. Is the only
man in the whole brigade who works in
cemetery. He hopes that he will not he
called to work at his trade" in Mexico
unless II is in Mexican one (full of Mexi.
cans, he says
Fine specimens of manhood were found
In the Fighting 3D." according to the doc.
tors. Second Lieutenant William s. Houser
9O2 West Moyamensing avenue, of Company
f. passed one of the finest of exams But
then, he captaned three winning athletic
teams at the armory not long ago
TENTH REGIMENT
Sergeant Major Dale b. Lelar, of the
I'd Regiment, has to run the gauntlet of
friendly Kidding. because he gets so many
letters from his gal" There are others,
indeed.
Captain w A Hargeshelmer. 1895 Skunk
street, of Company T. (for efficiency they
say), besides being the senior ranking cap.
tain In the regiment, has been voted the
Apollo OF the company, II not of the regi.
ment Also. he is said to be the best.look.
iH6 oilcer Wltnln mile
Robert s. Hopkins. 2426 South Clarion
street of Company F. was envled by the
doctors for his classy" chest
If we don't get to the border SOON" one
rookie remarked they'll have to move the
border up to us!
Company # boasts of the former 1885,
pound champion boxer of the navy in
Private Charles d. Hoskns. 363l Locust
street He will lick three Mexicans of
any weight single handed, 1t is said.
Nine men in Company F. are Spanish.
American War veterans They know the
fighting game thoroughly.
Mark S, Kriebel, of 1914 South Bucknell
street. of the Regimental Band. passed the
physical test with the mark of 100. Doctor
Rodman said he was the best specimen of
manhood he had ever seen.
All the boys in Company b, Of the Fight
ing Tenth, have Bibles given them by the
Y. NJ. c. A at New Brighton. Many of
the lads read them every day.