Evening journal., 1918-08-29
DRAFTEE WEDS IN
HURRY AT meade
Left Bride-Elect Waiting at
Church as Train Pulled
Away
FOLLOWED HIM TO
CAMP FOR CEREMONY

CAMP MEADE, Admiral Nd. Aug.
29.- Bernard Flynn. Knights Of Column
bus Secretary and champion chauffeur
OF the camp. by a record-breaking 20
mile drive obtained necessary mar
riage license for a hurry-up wedding OF
a soldier who was ordered 10 go South
az the hour his bride-to-be, left az the
church IN New York, was due 20 ar
rive I'm camp. The soldier was j. j.
Sharkey and the bride, Miss Bertha
Socla, both Of ST. Columbas parish,
New York. on August % nupiial
mass was announced for 9 a. m. but the
trainload OF draftees left at & a. m,
and so Sharkey could not be on hand.
Il was a sad day Then r. NJ, August
2S was set as the date for the wedding
in camp. but no license was bnought
along by the bride-to-be. as Is the rule
for camp weddings. Sharkey. along
with many others, was ordered 10 a
Southern camp on a train first due at
230 later delayed until O'Clock. A
few minutes before ! the Il. OF :. sec
retsry arrived with the necessary Il
cense. The whole detachment was
lined up with barrack bags on their
backs when Sharkey was given a 10
minute leave for the ceremony which
was performed by Lieutenant ]. c.
Cuddy.
The FIRST oficer Of this camp TO ny
over the reservation IN an airplane en-
iOyed the experience so much that he
has kept up his aviation studies al
Anacostia School, District OF Columbia.
and now has succeeded in getting a
transfer 10 the aviation service. lie Is
Captain w. NJ. Striker. Of the s0sth In
fantry He will 90 20 Sacramento, Cal,
20 continue his training as a flyer. A
few days ago he came over from Wash
lngton in an airplane and scared 10000
feet above the camp.
A draftee from Jersey City, eager FOR
a fight without waiting for training or
without going 70 France for a foe,
caused cOmmOtlOn among men from the
northern part Of New Jersey when he
pulled a big iack-knife and began 10
slash right and left. One man dOdged
Just in time 10 have the knife slash his
straw hat. While the bad man wa1
rushing others the conductor Of the
train and a Y. VI. c. A. man made a
successful tackle and brought the wild
fellow 30 a halt. Tho knife was taken
from him and he was penned I'm the
yestibule until he tanned down He
insisted on sparring through the win
dow panes, but did no damage 10 any
one and very little 10 himself When
camp was reached the man was given
a chance TO fall in line with the others
He did this without further misbe-
haviOr and may escape punishment for
his conduct on the train.
One Of the draftees from Baltimore
has had a brother killed in action on
Vimy Ridge with the Canadians. he
was Tom Latham, who worked as a
bOilermaker for tho Baltimore and Ohio
railroad until he decided IN 60 20 France
10 do his bit. The brother here a:
| George Latham. who came along Will
men from South Baltimore. WHO were
working at Baltimore. Latham has two
brothers now fighting in France with
the British forces. One has three chill
dren and the other four.
Maior-General George G. Barnett. Rear
Admirals /. c. Palmer and Samuel Nc
Gowan. Of the United States Navy:
Secretary TO the President Joseph p.
Tumulty and other distinguished Visi-
tors from Washington, were present
last night at the concert OF plantation
and oampmeeting songs and "spirituals"
given by chorus Of $50 Negno soldiers
in this cantonment The concert was
under the direction OF Max Weinstein.
song leader among the colored soldiers
In camp.
Following the singing a big show by
professionals, some from the Hippo
dnOme New York, and from the big
vaudeville circuits. was given In the
Liberty Theatre.