Evening star., 1918-01-03
PRIVATE REWARDED
WITH TRIP HOME
Gen. Nicholson Compliments
Z, D. e. Rambo for Cheerful
/, Letter to Parents.
SNOW KEEPS THEM INDOOR

SNUW N6EFS ITEM iNOOOii
CAMP MEADE. Admiral. Nd. Janu-
ery 3-Santa Claus only visits this war
mill one DAY per year. but he has an
able substitute here the remaining So4
days. Tho sub st. Nick" is none other
than Brig. Gen. William J. Nicholson
cantonment commander.
The military boss" of the Liberty d.
vision, although q strict discfplinariah'
always has weather eye" open Tor
the interest and happiness of the boys
in this reservation. Each day he makes
trips around the quarters, over the
roads, seeing IL this soldier and that
one is warmly clad, etc.
But this story centers about the COM
mandant and Private D. f. Rambo,
315th Infantry 1t is a concrete illus
tration that gives reason for euicgy OF
Gen. Nicholson and explains why one
soldier remarked as he went by that
che is the daddy of the division.
Through some unknown channels
Gen. Nicholson obtained letter writ
ten by Rambo to his father and mother.
Now the soldier boy is strong on pa
triotisn1. love for his folks. but just
trife shy on Uncle Sans English, but
that doesn't matter.
Called to Headquarters.
An orderly dropped off his motor
cycle in front of the barracks of Il
Company. 315th Infantry, and request
ed that Private Rambo report at once
TO Gen. Nicholson. Not knowing the
reason for the summons, Rambo ap-
preached the house on the hill rather
timidly. half fearing that he might
have committed some grave military
- Il, Il uoId
thousand and one things flashed
through his mind during the Journey.
Did you write this letter, young
mani" quizzed the general, as he hand
reads:
Dear Mother and Father: Am writ
ing you a letter to let you know re-
ceived your letter and also the box
t(Christmas box). You sent the box by
express. Why didn't you send them
things by parcel post.
' Eyerything was fine. but the honey
had got warm and ran through the box
low here-that knew up in the city. He
thinks your cake can't be beat.
We had a fine time yesterday. enter
tainments and turkey dinner. Now. all
i want II to get home for week and
then am ready to go anywhere.
Nav, I never felt better in all my
life than I do now. This Is sure
healthy life; plenty of work and all you
cake once in q while, for a box of
things like you sent makes life better.
You can write and let me know when
you send some more cake. With love
I Admitted Writing Letter.
After gazing at the letter for some
time. in order TO make sure that nobody
was putting zone over on him." Rambo
admitted that he was the author of it.
srAnd you say you want to get home
AAywhereT remarked the general.
Yes. SIR" replied Kambo. with an ex-
1gesston on his countenance that indi-
<Ated that he thought the boss was
going to heap trouble on his shoulders.
-Well. son, you can go home for
week, IL that is the way you feel about
II ] like boys that show the proper
eplrit and don't spend all of their time
Go home to your folks and get some,
more OF that cake, concluded the camp
commander. as he gave the boy signed
sGee! Christmas has nothin' on thisr'
lid Rambo. as he darted down the
stairs Of the headquarters building,
sitter thanking Cen Nicholson.
The conmandAnt believes that every
bpldier in the camp has . sweater to
wear. He bases his opinion on his tour
ID the cantonment, during which he In
quired about the clothing situation, in
.If there fs a man In the camp who
does not have sweater. all he has to
do II ask for it, because have about
1000 sweaters on hand at the present
time"
~, Cold Awaits Recruits.
or Mr.. Blizzard. plus a mighty blus-
tering disposition, is waiting to greet
tie 1,4z8 newly selected soldiers that
are scheduled to make their debut here
today. and become part of tho Liberty
Division
E3fe cAntonment. The thermometer is
i6Oyering about the zero point So in
tenss has been the cold that practi-
keaIly all outdoor training has been
,temporarfly suspended until the wealth
ar man provides something a bit
s0armer.
This has resulted in delay in the
'SxAining program. mapped out for the
saew year, which deals largely with
suodern tranch work. Intensive to de-
gree. mimic warfare and other forms OF
military schooling.
Tho new arrivals win be assigned to
The 154th Depot Brigade, where they
VII remain during period prescribed
by the medical officers to determine
whether they have become subjected
TO any contagious diseases. Meanwhile.
the classification officers will have an
branch Of the service the new arrivals
are best fitted by reason of their pre-
ytous training In civil life.
It il understood that the new men
are coming here to I'LL the gap in the
ranks cause by the discharge Of other
ooldiers found physically deficient for
active service. This Is probably the last
Increment that will join the division,
selected under the old draft system, or
1n other words not enjoy the privileges
OF classification under the question
naire" method.
Many From Pennsylvania
The new men come from PennsyIva-
mia, Maryland and few from the Dis
trfct The majority Of the men have
been. selected from the former state
The cold spell afforded another op-
pprtunity for the spread of war fables
Che latest brought back to camp b,
officers 10 that number of soldier
xroze to death while doing guard duty
This bubble was punctured at once b,
Cen Nicholson. who said that anohody