Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1917-08-02
SEA GIRT
BUSY PLACE
Soldiers Are Up and at
1t.
SOLDIERS PURSE
program for Soldiers Is One That
Keeps the Men Constantly
Busy These Days.
Especial correspondence from Sea
Girt Camp Grounds)


Girt Camp Grounds.)
Sea Girt, July 30.-''Up and at 'em"
was the password at the state camp
today, the first on which the work of
making of the part of the state troops
! that are here seasoned campaigners.
mas taken definite form. In practical
ly every organization in camp drill
began in earnest, under schedules nre-
sented Saturday night by unit COM
manders to Brigadier General Charles
W. Barber, camp commander.
There were literally thousands nm
the parade grounds this morning.
working like Trojans at the direction
OF dozens of drill sergeants. The
broad, green expanse stretching from
the Little White House to the rife
ranges was almost hidden by the
Drown uniforms of the laboring
troops. Through the air rang the
raucous commands of the officers.
:. 1t was the first day, and the men
swung at it with will, eager to per-
rect themselves in the business of
soldering. There have been grum-
Ding In camp at the delay incident
to muster-in and the beginning of
hard work came as a relief. With a
spirit born of their desire to make of
themselves genuine soldiers. able to
night side by side with the best the
Allies have, they tackled their assign
ments.
These programs give a general out
line OF the work the men have to face.
colonel Thomas D. Landon of the
Tnlrd Infantry, has a big assignment
ahead of nim to make skilled workers
of his hundreds of rockies, but he ex-
poets to work relentlessly until it
is accomplished
Enlisted men whose wives and lit-
tie children came to see them found
new refuge to which they could go to
talk and rest-the recreational can
teen established in Washington boul-
.Sevard, north of the camp grounds, by
the National League for Woman's Ser
vice. The canteen, ten-room house
surrounded by large grounds, was
thrown open Saturday to meet a need
tnat has existed ever since guard
troops were modified at Sea Girt.
In other years, enlisted men have
had nowhere to take their visitors
save to tents, where facilities for en-
training them are limited. At the
cottage, loaned by Alvin H. Sweeney
of New York, are rest rooms, library
containing books and magazines, and
upstairs places for the little children
to lie down. The house is screened
against mosquitoes. The furniture in
it was loaned by women living in
town nearby. Sandwiches, coffee and
tea were sold.
The canteen will be open as long
as the camp is here, from 10 o'clock
in the morning until taps. Fourteen
detachments of women, each working
one day every two weeks, will have
charge of it. Later, a tennis court
may be built on the lawn in the rear
and moving picture apparatus in
stalled near the same place. The
camp authorities were notified Satur-
day that the canteen was ready and
it was announced to the various or
ganizations.
Miss Margretta Fort, daughter of
formr Governor Fort, has had an i'm
portant part in the establishment of
tn canteen and was directing prepar-
ations Saturday for receiving the
crowds. Mrs. Victor Parsonnet of
Newark, was in charge yesterday.
Other women handling the house were
Mrs. Viola Arguero of Bradley Beach,
Mrs. Jeanette Beerbott, Mrs. Nathan
iel G. Price, Miss Florence Fisher and
Miss Mary FEEDER of Newark.
Included in the plans of the women
are French classes for the men in
camp. Miss Fort has promises from
a number of women who have volun-
teered their services to teach This
. will be announced in camp later and
efforts to enroll men anxious to learn
the language will be made.