Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-11
LIBERTY LOAN PLEA
STRS CAMP MEADE
Twenty Thousand Men
Cheer When General Kuhn
Makes Appeal
SCENE is IMPRESSIVE
Entire Seventy-ninth Division
Sings "America" in Patri-
otic Demonstration

CAMP MEADE. Admiral, Nd, Oct'1t.
Twenty thousand men-the entire Sew
onty-nlnth Division-assembled on the par
ede ground today and after an address by
Major General Kuhn cheered and sang
eAmeflca" to the music Of all the bands. in
one Of the most remarkable demonstrations
Of patriotism and loyalty to country ever
engaged in by an army
II was a Liberty Loan meeting Of men
and soldiers-the greatest Of the sort held
since the United States went TO war for
their own preservation and the preservation
OF other States whose ideals they share.
General Kuhn said
you have pledged your lives and want
you to pledge your dollars to the cause
Of world democracy and human liberty for
which you are about to fight"
The 20, 900 burst forth into mighty cheers
'.You have made a wonderful record al
ready" said General Kuhn. land l want
YOU TO make more wonderful records What
you have done In the little time you have
been here speaks well for the SAFETY OF
your country and woe for her enemies You
must make your country ana clNllllauoll
safe and you will"
The Tenth New York Infantry, which
has been doing guard duty mere, leaves
tomorrow for a southern training camp, and
the mems places will be taken by selected
men.
CAMP MEADE. Admiral, Md. oct. II.
Organization of the Seventy-ninth Divi-
sion was completed today when announce
ment was made at headquarters that GEN
eral Kuhn's army contains a genuine Irish
battalion 1t Is the only 100 per cent Irish
unit in Camp Meade and is officially known
as Battery F. seth Field Artillery
Philadelphia, which has contributed the
HONS share of what is good at Little Penn,
must also have credit for the Irish battalion,
for IL was the West Philadelphia draft
boards that sent the fighting Irish to Ad'
mlraL
And true to traditions Of the Emerald
Isle this bunch, who eventually will shoot
all kinds of missiles into the Boches, has
captured first honors in the reg ment In
an exhibition drill they walked away with
the honors and are a bit cocky about IT,
Joe Mullen, i'm private life is chauffeur for
MAYOR Smith, but now that he is wearing
olive.drab he belongs TO the Irish battalion.
Il am proud Of it, too" said Joe, when ad-
dressing war correspondents.
Battery + is Irish to the core. We
have a bunch of Macs, a ton of O'Donnells
q few Murphys, and fine collection of
Sullivans. And we are waiting for nag
an Irish flag, that we can suspend from
the rafters OF our mess hall
Haregh Burliy, 1919 Walnut street,
who served on the border in the Third
Regiment n. G. p, is with the bunch and
has been made a sergeant. c. G. Mclean
court stenographer, and Mah'on Smith, a
salesman. living at SiXtieth and Catharine
streets, are sergeant5 too.
Dan Diamond, 3416 Haverford avenue
who made a reputation in athletics at tn,
Catholic High, is a corporal, and Tex Shep
81 pard also a veteran Of border service, i!
among the new sergeants
Are we proud of our Irish battcry?'
,4,I al Ta(.a - ~
arine street. who wouldn't be proud ol
an outfit like this?" Norman b. Richards
of Fifty-hrst and Chestnut streets, tinies
IN the regiment, who is not 100 per cent
Irish. chimed in that Battery r is the pures
Irish organization ia the United States
army