The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-09-04
Camp Dix Affairs.


In forming the companies and bat
talions, conscripted men from each
community will be kept together as
much as possible. This will allow
friends and acquaintance to be group
ed and will have tendency to prevent
homesicknms.
There was flag raising at section 8
on Tuesday afternoon, which surpassed
other similar events thus far. The
affair was under the direction of
Charles Benson, superintendent of this
section. The flag is IS "a feet in size.
There we're appropriate exercises at the
raising.
This week the first of the conscripted
men for the new national army will
Iarrive, but not in large numbers. The
vanguard will comprise five per cent.
Of the New Jersey, Delaware, and
New York soldiers who are to be train
ed here. This percentage will amount
to about 225O.
AC L NIs " a. 6uhCk WAS Hll6Q 10
capacity, on Sunday morning, at
Catholic mass and Protestant services.
In the evening the services had the
record attendance in the camps his
tory. Soldiers and workmen Joined
heartily in the singing and seemed to
derive much benefit from the service.
There are about 900 officers at the
camp now and this week the men to
compose the new national army begin
to arrive. But the camp is not ready |
for them and will not be completed for
a month. Too much was attempted |
when the war department set out to |
have the work finished by September |
LIST. Money has been spent in lavish |
manner, considerable of it wasted, in |
the attempt to do the impossible.
1t is expected that there will be good |
leafs" for the conscripted soldiers |
when they reach camp as consider
able quantity of food supplies have |
arrived and 300 civilian cooks and |
bakers, especially selected for this ser
vice, have been receiving training for |
this work. Captain c. ]. Kalberer is
in charge of the school for cooks. Some
experienced army cooks have been
giving instructions to the students in |
the culinary schools.
The organization Of the general staff,
headed by General Chas w. Kennedy,
was completed on Tuesday, and is
composed of Lieutenant Edgar It. Col
Inns, chief of staff; Lieutenant G. Sou
lard Turner, division adjutant; Lieu
tenant Colonel Patrick w. Quincy,
division quartermaster Lieutenant
George NJ. Ekwurzel, division surgeon;
Lieutenant Colonel ]. w. Hammer,
sanitary inspector Major Sebring
McGill signal officer; Lieutenant Col
onel Arthur w. Brown, Judge advo-
cate; Major George w. Cochen, divis-
ion inspector.
]. t. Alling, a Rochester millionaire,
has volunteered his services and been
accepted as general business manager |
of the Y. NJ. c. A. work of Camp Dix |
He is 60 years old but looks like man |
of As. Dressed like laborer, he has
been fraternizing with the workmen
and soldiers of the cantonment the
last few days, in order to 'get a line
on affairs and meet the fellows" His
friends say that, while he is too old to
carry gun, he is determined to make
as much Of a personal sacrifice, if pos
sible, as the boys who go to the front.
Henry r. Johnson, of Montclair, an
other layman volunteer, has arrived in
camp and has been made secretary in
charge of the first Y. M. G. A. hut in
operation. Later he will take charge
of the hut for which citizens of Mont
C lair have contributed SIS, 900.
Quite number of officers, principal
ly lieutenants, arrived last week. They
are to train the recruits who will be
stationed here. This week more of the
officers will arrive. They comprise
principally the young men who were
instructed in the officers training
camps during the summer. By order
of the War Department two hundred
reserve officers from New York, sent
here early last week to aid i'll training
the drafted men, on Friday were trans
ferred to the Twenty-eighth Army Di-
vision at Augusta, Ga, where the
Pennsylvania National Guard is mobi.
lizing. The announcement, made
through the Office Of Lieutenant Col
onel Turner, division adjutant, came
as big surprise to the men affected,
who were busy getting acquainted
with their duties here when summoned
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