The sun., 1917-08-18
VANGUARD OF 69TH
Is NOW AT MTNE0LA
Company L to Prepare Camp
to Which Rest Of Regiment
Moves Monday.
COL. HINE rs COMMANDER
West Pointers Appointment
Announced as Troops
Leave the Arm0ry.

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Filing past shouting comrades ana
hundreds Of relatives ana friends who
lined the sidewalk opposite the build
ing. Company L Of the old slxty-ninth
Regiment. N. q. n. T.. ief the armory
yesterday afternoon for Mineoia. the
first leg Of the course which leads to
France ana the war. Company l. was
sent as the vanguard TO put the hnish-
Ing touches on the camp to which the
entire regiment 10 expected to move On
Monday.
Company L arrived At Camp Miiis.
near Mineola. shortly before supper last
night After detrainins at Hempssead
Crossing Il hiked the remaining mile
and q half The troops were royalty
GfUeted BY q score Of aviAtorS, who
circled above them along the line OF
march and went through many fancp
stuats to the delight of the men OF the
Fighting Sixty.hinth.
Camp Minis is shout two-thirds COM
piete now. all the water ana sewerage
work having been compseted by the
1900 workmsn who are toiline In three
shifts. 1t is expected that 10000 men
win arrive from Indiana. Iowa. Mithi-
gan and wisconsin either to-day or to-
mosvUw, and all wal be- taken care Of.
Work on Camp Mills was only started
last Monday. Each regiment IN the divf-
sion must he recFuited up TO French
war strength Of $500 men before going
Abroad The Sixty-ninth has now It's
fun quota.
New York Soldiers Jubilant.
Apparently the thought Of conflict
holds little Of terror for those hardy
. sons or grandsons OF Erin for they
were not dowrteafted at the prospect
of leaving horne and friends for good
and all until the war II ended. Heated
by Capt ID. S. Merle-Smith. formerly
I Of Squadron A. they swung up Le1ing-
ton svenue from the armory NJ Twenty
sixth street yesterday. smiling cheerfully
as their friends waved and yelled good
bys.
In the crowd Of civilians were a few
mothers Of the departing men who
sweeping aside All military discipline
rushed into the Tine and gave their boys
hurried embrace and kiss before thefI
| departure. The company proceeded te
Thirty-fourth street and thence east &c
| the Long Island train ferry,
Soon afterward Lieut. Col Latham
Reed also left for Mineola to inspect
the camp site. leaving the armory few
minutes before official notification cauit
Of the appointment OF Col Charles Hins
as commander Of the newly designated
/ 1S5th Regiment.
! Capt. Sidney J. Ryan Of the Ffrsl
Infantry has been named to succeed
Capt. Dillon. who has been transferred
from the lSSth. A. for tina other officers
needed for rsgimental strength unde,
| tie nav Attainment LSsut-Col. Reed Il
! in thu dark. He has requested that al
Of the former SIXTY ninth men who re-
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