Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-09
GEN. CARTER REVIEWS
10000 MEADE TROOPS
Parade of Lafayette Division
at Camp an Interesting
Occasion
al OFFICERS PROMOTED
Two Memorial Services TO Be
Held Tomorrow for Victims of
Influenza

Special Dispatch 70 EpcrMo Public Ledger
Camp Meade. Admiral, Md, Nov. p.
Twenty thousand and more men wear
ing the swagger little fatigue caps
which are worn by the Americans
abroad passed in review here today be-
fore Major General Carter, commander
of the a1fayette Division. and by other
high officers of the camp.
1t was the most novel and picturesque
review ever held in this cantonment.
II was worth going many miles to see
these men. all At and ready for the fray,
looking just as they will look II ever
they are called upon to go to France
The men Of the Lafayette Division have
about finished their training on this side
of the ocean. They are eager to do
their bit. hut every officer and man In
the crowd wondered this morning.
whether or not he would ever be given
chance 10 get over.
Many Of the officers in the parade
have had their chance. These officers
wore on the left sleeve Of their uniforms
one or two gold chevrons. indicating
their months of service in the war zone,
and some of them wore on their right
arms the proud wound chcvrons
few OF them had on decorations received
for gallantry in action.
Brigadier General s. j. Bayard
Schindel, commander of the Twenty
first Infantry Brigade, commanded the
parade. General Schindel il Penn
aylvanian.
There were many visitors from wash
ington present All in all with the sol
diers marching and the bands playing
the affair was one TO set the patriotic
chords jumping The review took more
than two hours. Immediately after the
review all the bands in the camp hur-
red to Baltimore to take part in tho
big united war drive parade to be held
In that city this afternoon.
Oricers Win Promotions
Forty-one officers of this camp have
been made very happy through the
receipt of the news of their promotion.
OF this number seventeen were promoted
from first lieutenancics to captaincios
and twenty -four from second lieutenan-
cies to first lleutenancies. Those named
captains were;
John r. Gaut, Samuel O'keefe, Will
liam e. Ashford Dexter Bush, James
c. Pagan, william =. Hazlet, Bethel a.
Simmons, Manly q. Thompson, Daniel
r. McMullen, Joseph G. Matthews, Bar
rett Prettyman. Alfred Reed, Charles \.
Robinson. Kirkwood II. Scott, Thomas
Y. Sullivan. Edward =. Vaughn and
Marshall Low.
Those who have been promoted to
first lieutenancies are: John n. Allen.
william Il. Althaus, Harvey T.. Bennett
Francis c. Beverley, William +. Blanch-
ard. Scott A. Burnam. William J. Bush
waller, Charles w. Camp. Wesley \.
Cary, ARA CLANCY. Irwin j. Charbonnet,
Edward u. Chase. John w. Cochran.
Hess c. Florida. George Il. Moore,
Frank J. Prochaska, Elmer II. Ranker.
Harry j. Schaffer. raig f.. Sears, Dot
f. Smith. John a. Stanley, John \.
Stcode Roger Stefan and Lucian NJ
Totaro.
Lieutenant Bethel 4. Simmons. one of
those promoted to captain has been for
the last month or more the head of the
noncoms training school in camp. Hi
work at the camp has been 80 good
that 1t was known that 1t was only
question of time regarding his pro-
motion.
Many Of the officers named are Penn.
sylvanians. 4 number of the new cap
tains who are native sons Of the Key
stone State came here as second lieu
tenants These men were made first
lieutenants some months ago. All o'
these officers are in the Depot Brigade
A big crowd is expected tomorrow
to attend the two memorial services
which are to be held for the men il
this camp who died from influenza. }
memorial mass at which Cardinal Glib
hons will preside will he celebrated b!
Lieutenant Michael y. Fogarty. Catholi
chaplain, of the Seventeenth Regiment
Lieutenant Daniel +. Desmond vii
preach the sermon. The music of tn
mass will be sung by the choir of 81
Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. The l54tl
depot brigade band will play. A guar'
of honor to escort the Cardinal ant
other officers of the mass to the alta
will be composed Of members Of tn
foreign legion of the development bat
talon, this battalion comprising repre-
sentatves OF II couple Of dozen or NOR
countries. The names Of the men VIII
died in the epidemic will be placed o
the altar during the services. Remen
brance will be made in the mass 70
all Meade men who have died in France
a nondenominational memorial servic
will he held at the same time in tn
&C section of the camp. II will be
charge of Lieutenant Byron Hester, on
of the Protestant chapains. There wi
be singing of hymns, reading OF I'll
Scriptures, a sermon and special prayer
offered. The development band will pla
and the whole ceremony will be mos
impressive.