Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

Navy Yard The other foodstuits are
picked up by Waid as best Il" can.
Each Company has its own mess hali, us
own corps Of cooks and often It's own mess
gear. There is great rivalry between the
cooks each set being determined to a'heNe
tn" reputation of providing the most NarleH
and hest prepared menu in the camp "
the sample nut forth by Captain SulliNaue
"outtit" the other day is any criterion. the
chef deserves the Gordon hlcu. To IN"
civilian guests it was distinct and refresh
ing novelty to eat real white bread. maze
only Of wheat. to sink their teeth i'll de-
li"ious steak. to have enough sugar for their
coffee and to gorge themselves with rice
pudding. rich. luscious. exceedingly sWee'
rice pudding.
onc of the hardest tasks that faced the
camp commander when he came to lay our
his cantonment was an adequate supply or
pure water Finally spring was found or
ridge above the camp, pipe lines were lalc
and an engine installed II is run by sas".
line. but al! the cooking is done with cor"
wood which is cheap and easily procurabic.
Even though it has only been in eNistencs
a month. this camp already has a large fol-
lowing Of kiddies. who come early and stay
late. gazing with Fascinated eyes at the mani
fold activities going on.
UsuaI Number Of Mascots
Also the usual crop Of masCots and pets
has been picked NJ. including kitten thai
loves 10 fight dogs. n bulldog that only likes
{" chew sticks, a dog Of uncertain ancestry
that is always putting TN the bluff that 1t IL
going 10 jumr the bulldog. hut never does ::
and fox terrier Of . naughty and al"o.
disposition that declines to mingie with the
other animals.
The streets Of the tented village hav.
been named. one being known, for some OBJ
scure reason, as Betty Ian" The bulie-
tin boards are in place and the mail is col
lccted and delivered regularly.
Funny things crop up in camp and
Major James j. Meade the Big Boss" of
the outfit has learned to be slow to issue
orders out of the ordinary for fear of uu-
expected consequences The other day he
happened to notice number Of men slid
ing into the Canteen for ice cream cones
a time he thought they ought to he study
ing or working. So he issued an edict that
the Canteen was taboo between certain hours
of the morning and afternoon.
THAT will fix them" he reflected. no more
Stacking on the job"
Fifteen minutes later appears Gunner
Wald. in state Of high excitement. "Do
You want to bankrupt the canteen. sir he
inquired II have more than eighty quarts
of ice cream on hand. If YOU stop sales
for these hours it will 60 to waste. Even
hungry marines can't cat more than given
amount in a given period If YOU restrict
the period YOU cut down tic sales"
The major was dumfoundcd. lie had not
thought of that angle of the situation. He
rogitated deeply and hnally said that dis
ciplinc must be preserved, but he WOULD
try to figure out some way of getting around
the difficulty.
The boys at this Paoli camp. however. are
all picked men and they have given the
provost guard no trouble SO far Will. one
exception. There have been none Of the usual
offenses committed and the guardhouse has
stood empty for month. The one exception
was a St riouS offense which the camp author-
ties declined to discuss it being the custom
of the marines to keep their family affairs
strictly To themselves