Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-20
EAST AND WEST NOW
TRAIN At CAMP DIX
Bows From Arkansas Fraternize
With Atlantic Coast
Troops.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown. \. j., June
Do East and West will fight shoulder to
shoulder against the common enemy
through the rapid transfer of New York
New Jersey and Delaware recruits 10
the S1th Division. moved this week from
Camp Pike Arkansas TO Camp Dix.
The first big transfer today assigned more
than 1000 Eastern men who have been
training in the l53d Depot Brigade to
the four infantry regiments of the new
division, and It's Is expected that artillery
engineers and special units will be filled
as rapidly as arrangements can be made
for additional transfers.
Major General Samuel ID. Sturgis.
commander Of the S7th Division. reached
camp YESTERDAY his division having pre-
cc1Cd him He went direct To camp
HEADQUARTERS and paid his respects to
Major General Scott. camp commandment,
This afternoon he arranged for the opening
of HEADQUARTERS offices OF his DIVISION
1T the former headquarters OF the l3od
Artillery Brigade Major General Sturgls
Is a son of General Samuel G. Sturgls, OF
civil war fame. =,
The bows from the wild and woolly"
are making friends rapidly with the
thousands of Fasteners in camp. They
cffete East and the men they expected TO
meet here. Just as the Jerscymen and the
New Workers had formed their opinion
If the men from the sunset shores of the
Mississippi, but they are beginning to
express mutual admiration and seem
10 have accepted II as a forcgone conciu-
SION that they can weld their forces INTO
ono 81 the best divisions | ncic Sam Sends
10 meet the Hun
Owing 10 delay in completing the
furnishing Of the building, tho formal
opening OF the Hostess House for Colored
Women has been postponed TO Saturday,
Ilne 20
Twenty draft deserters picked up by
Philadelphia police and confined al the
Frankford Arsenal have been brought
10 Camp Dix for trial \ sentence Of
two wears at hard labor. with dIshonorahie
discharge from the service, has been
passed hv a court-martial upon Private
Joseph p. O'Rourke. Of c Company. 39th
Pioneers who. IN direct violation OF an
order Of his captain, took French
'cave" and spent several days IN VIII
lnington.
With the opening Yesterday OF rs new
convalescent homo ~ the base hospital
the Red Cross IS prepared 70 add much
10 the comfort Of hundreds Of sick soldiers
from the training camps and others Of
the wounded from European hattlcilelds
who NAV be brought here for treatment
;,nd 10 recuperate The building dedI-
Gated Yesterday through efforts OF Dr.
". c. Stinson. Red Cross director IN the
camp. meets big need. as heretofore
recreation and entertainment for CON
yalescents have been confined chiefly
10 the wards Heads OF the Atlantic
DIVISION and delegations Of tho society
from nearby counties were present when
assistant Director &~taub turned over the
rev building to the government. and II
was accepted hv Major General Scott.
camp commandment Prominent officers
Of the camp including members OF the
staff of the S7th Division. which arrived
this week from Camp Pike Arkansas,
witnessed the ceremony \ brief adj
,!ress was made by John Mage. Of New
York. director Of military relief for the
Atlantic Division.
The convaleecent home has four wings
giving il the form Of the Red Cross en-
blem 4 cupola ADDS To the architectural
novelty of the structure. making il one
of the most imposing buildings on the
government reservation. The home con-
tains big recreation and rest rooms, sun
parIors and offices \ few dormIt ores
will be provided on the second floor for
emergency use, by direction OF hospital
authorities. for relatives OF soldiers
dangerously III at the hospital.
Magazine and newspaper publishers
snd writers from Eastern cities will visit
the. camp on Friday