Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-20
CAMP DIX TROOPERS
AT THE HORSE SHOW
Mounted and Equipped Party
of $50 Will Be Feature
at Bryn Mawr

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, n. j.. Aug. 20.
Dix's broncho busters, who won quite
reputation in Philadelphia on their
appearance some weeks ago at the
Country Club for Enlisted Men, will re-
turn to the Quaker City next month and
will appear as one of the features of
the Devon Horse Show, at Bryn Mawr,
September 10, 90 and 81. Major Straw
bridge, of the quartermasters corps, is
looking after the Philadelphia end, while
Frank Wandle. director of knights of
Columbus activities here. who piloted the
first outfit, will again have direction of
affairs for the Dix men. Captain Turn
ham will likewise have charge of the
party
The men will leave here on Septem-
ber IS, stopping overnight at Moores-
town. The next day the party will ar
rived at Bryn Mawr late in the after
noon. The horses will have one days
rest prior to the exhibition The party
will include $50 mounted men, a pack
train and a wagon train.
The following officers, now attached
are assigned to the Eighty-seventh Di-
vision: Major Morton H. Taylor, Major
Robert r. Stockburger, Major George
Wildes, Captain Harry U. Bray, Captain
John Rogers Captain William Bell. Cap
tain Thomas B. Gotham, Captain James
Z. Bramlet, Captain Howard r. farrell,
Captain Ernest j. johnson, Captain Rob-
ert B. Price. Captain ]. p. McDuffe,
Lieutenant Bernard c. Cunniffe, Lieu
tenant f. Ray Thompson, Lieutenant
Ralph W. McGee, Lieutenant Harry
Worley, Lieutenant A. L. Christian,
Lieutenant Jay V. Radcliffe, Lieutenant
Fred Daniels, Lieutenant James A,
Cowan, Lieutenant NJ. Y. Aldridge.
Orders which will prove good news
to the noncommissioned officers who
have spent long months in the depot
brigade have been received from the
War Department. They place q six.
month limit on the time men of a cadre
shall spend in depot companies before
they are assigned to fighting units. Fol
months many of the men who have wor
their chevrons have been. held to form
skeleton companies for the training Of
| incoming recruits. They have seen mer
come and go, and later join forces bount
for overseas, while they have remained
behind. But now all Is changed, TO,
hereafter every member of trainins
company cadre must after six months
be transferred to line organization
| NOnCOmmlSSlOn0u OIllCerS are Hol W loe'
their grade by this transfer to othel
units. but many of them would be will
ing to give up their chevrons for ;
chance to see some real action.
Men of the remount station. which II
an important part of Camp Dix. have
had the advantage during the past weel
Of instruction by Major Henry DAILY, al
experienced packer, who became &C
ouainted with Major General Hugh L
scott during the Indian campaign bacl
in 1877.
| It was in 1855 when Major DAILY. thel
a youth of fifteen, began his career al
a packer. He was a member OF part!
that crossed the American continen
from Montreal to Vancouver and on thi
trim he learned the art Of placing I
mack upon a mules back in such wa!
that 1t can carry the greatest load will
the least trouble. When the Spanish
American war broke out he accompanies
the Tenth Cavalry into Cuba. returning
in 1901. Since that time he has In
structed the future officers at Yves
point and at the beginning of the pres
emf war he was commissioned captain
in the quartermaster corps and In Jun'
last was advanced to majorship
He has written number of books
on the art Of packing mule and alsc
on his experiences In the various cam
paigns.