Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-03
NORWICH BOYS IN U. S.
 AMBULANCE CORS CAMP
Loue SteeLoAheil Writes Interestingly
 About the Camp.

Friends here have received an in
 teresting letter from Loue Stockmell
 of this city, who is a. member of the
 United States Ambulance corps
 Brown unit, under training at Allen
 town, Pa.
 Besides Mir. Stcckwen there are two other Norwich boys at this camp, Ronald Kimban and John Noyes-
 MT Stockweil writes as follows:
 The United States Ambulance Corps training camp is located a AL lentown, Penn, a city of about 80 600 in the coal district of Pennsylvania. and only six miles from the famous Bethlehem steel foundries- The city is pleasantly situated on a miniature plateau and overlooks q beautiful fer tile valley which is terminated by the foothills of the Allewhenies.
 The camp itself is located just out side the city on the fairgrounds At representing over thirty different col leges and universities from every par. of the country.
 The purpose Of the camp is to train France. Since these men are needed abroad at once, the training Is very vigorous and intensive. Reyeiiie sounds at 5.3o a. m. and the men are then given fifteen minutes in which to dress. wash. make their hunks, and fall in for the morning gymnastics. At 6.30 mess call sounds and after eating the men are free until O. clock, at which hour drill begins and lasts until 9.30- Inspection comes at s.4o, and the time from 10 to 11.Se is taken up by lectures on sanitation, hygiene, first aid, etc. Mess sounds again at quarter of twelve. followed by a resting spell until 2. The after noon is almost entirely taken up by drills, lectures. and instru ctiens in driving and repairing Ford machines. Colors at 5.s0 marks the end of the days work and the men are free to do as they please until a.so at which hour lights go out. At II ta ps sound and by that time the camp is sound asleep, recuperating for another days hard work.
 Of course the thing uppermost in our minds is when viii ve go to France?" Without doubt the Brown unit will be one of the first to go since we have been picked, together mia, Cornell, and Leland Stanford, to compose the first battalion
 One might think from the descrip- ton just given that no provision is diers. This is not true. Two or three nights each week the Y. NJ. c. A. provides moving pictures in the open, free of charge, and every Saturday between two college units. Sunday is entirely a day of rest, and most Of the men use it to lay around and write letters.
 Whereas the ambulance corps is strictly not fighting unit yet all carry side arms, and have for their modest ambition the desire to give Kaiser Bill ride in the back of good old Uncle Henry tin hiver
 The entire body is divided into units Of sS men-two sergeants, a corporal, three mechanics, two crderlies two cooks, two clerks. and twenty four drivers. Instruction is given usually to the separate units although once a week the individual work gives way .o battalion drill.
 CnocSGal reports are that the pres ent routine will continue until the 18th of July, when the first battalion Is to start off into the country. with am balances, motorcyc1e and full equip 1 rnent for a weeks hike, the object be- Ing to have everything approxirnats | the field conditions in France After that there can be only one place where we can be of use and that is of | the front.