Evening journal., 1917-09-19
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NNNAtAhAHa AlUlll IlIbL rage
ceived no orders for the separation
Of the regiment into various units. or
for its reassignment or for the move
ment Of the regiment south.
A despatch from Admission today
said the Delaware Regiment is ex-
pected there the latter part of next
week
I'VE are going to lose our first
colors," excitedly shouted a group
Of Delaware's knaki-clad sons
as they rushed up 10 Colonel
J. Warner Reed AZ the State Rifle
Range, late yesterday afternoon The
leader of the group pointed TO a
copy Of THE EVENING JOURNAL,
which contained a story Of the
talked-of separation OF the First Del
aware Infantry, as he spoke
Colonel Reed, like sage and sea-
soned commanding officer. read the
story, smiled and said nothing. OF
course, he admitted that all me Del
aware boys" would regret losing
their treasured blue flag, with the in
sigma OF the regiment emblazOned
on It. Further than that, he would
not go. Nor had he received any
orders for the movement Of the regl-
mept South.
There have been no cases of i'll
ness at Camp Townsend so far said
Colonel Reed. who expressed the be-
lief that his men had increased in
health and weight during their brief
stay on the Rife Range. Every
thing possible. he said, Is being done
10 conserve the health OF the men
there.
To that end, lectures wero de-
livered yesterday afternoon by Lieu
tenant NJ B. Holman, surgeon. who
spoke on sanitary regulations. and
by Lieutenant W. A. Duffy. oral
surgeon, who urged the men to take
care OF their teeth.
Members Of the Hospital Corps,
thirty-three In all, put on a litter
drill yesterday afternoon under the
direction Of Sergeant William Thiel.
Tho men gave splendid demOnstra-
ton Of the quickness and despatch
which mark the transfer OF the
wounded soldier from the field of
battle 70 the regimental hospital.
Major William Marshall. surgeon, is
In command OF the hospital unit.
Major Marshall commented favor
ably on the splendid physical condi-
ion Of the men. Barring q number
n slight colds caused by the Sudden 4
changes in temperature. the soldiers |
have been enjoying three square
meals day, he said, and looking
or a fourth.
A number of men submitted good
laturedly yesterday TO having offending
eeth extracted by Lieutenant Southland.
Headquarters Company has a chef Of
whom IL is inordinately proud. Ills
lame Is Isaac Avery Kent. and his home
3 in. Atlanta, Ga. Chef Kent promises
he boys hoe-cake and Johnnie-cake and
.orn pone, and all sorts of southern
lelicacies for breakfast. once colder
Weather arrives.
Chef Kent is "strong" on making
Office. boil the water first" he said
n describing bis method of making
drip cafe noir. "Then put the bag
ground coffee in the hot
water, and put the pot back on the fire
or twenty minutes more"
Cars running TO Camp Townsend are
He'd with proud parents, wives, sweet
learts. children and friends eager to see
low their loved ones live and move and
ave their being on the tented ground
During the afternoon yesterday most
4 the "boys" who were Off duty took
plunge in the cooling wafer Of the
Delaware river. That pleasant duty
scores of them took part in
baseball games. On the
aces of Delaware's BOYS the glow Of
lealth appears. In their eyes shines a
rim determination to do their Bit for
or democracy, when they get overseas.