Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-18
SOLDIERS AT MEADE
HAVE SWEET TOOTH
Three Tons of Chocolate Con-
sumed Weekly at Ma
tional Camp
BOYS NEED PAJAMAs
Activity Of Free Lance Clergymen
Not Welcomed by Soldiers
at Cantonment

~ a star Correspondents.
Camp Meade, Admiral. Md, April rs.
Your boy at Little Penn is chocolate
soldier
He is not a romantic creature Of fc-
tion, but a genuine fEhting man who Is
clad IN olive drab, man whose should
ers are square, lips set with determine
ton and whose eyes glow with vigor and
animation
II you entertain any doubt concerning
the assertion that your boy Is a choc-
oiate soldier and shat the Liberty Di-i
vision. despite its fghting propensites,
Is a chocolate outfit. then run down to
Admiral Md. and be convinced You
will find your hero either on the drill
field with his Enfield rife or porting over.
military books in his barracKs But
wherever you find him he will see sup
piled with chocolate. Sa
There are approximately 26 0p0,.men
At Little Penn. and that bunch OF fms
bryo warriors consumes more than three
tons of chocolate every week. They take
chocolate in every form. ranging from
the conventional chocolate drop to the
delicious beverage that is served In the
hostess house When you consider that
chocolate is issued to the fighting men
cover there" and that IT forms one oi
the mainstays of a soldiers diet, you
will not be surprised to learn that ;hey
acquire the chocolate habit on this side
OF the ocean.
Soldiers Need PaJsmas
Next in Importance, so far as soldiers
are concerned is the problem Of inding
summer pajamas, so you can augment
the chocolate club work by sending a
Camp Meade soldier two pair Of night
garments. Pajamas are almost as es-
sential as bullets; so get busy
Colonel n. l.. Landers, commander
Of the 3l0th Field Artillery, is so partial
TO pajamas that he ordered 1000 pairs
for his boys These were distributed
last fall, but warm weather is approach
ing and heece-lined night garments are
out Of order.
INV boys" SAYS Colonel Landers. can
use 1000 pairs and would appreciate
them immensely" incidentally it is up
TO the fair sex TO grasp this opportunity,
for the soldiers at Camp Meade are
developing huge. gobs Of culture, and II
the ladies back home fail to exhibit the
proper sympathy for such progression
then they are in fair way to lose out
in the game of love. That is small
piece of advice that Colonel Landers Is
giving you through the Little Penn
reporters.
Soldier sculptor at work
One soldier in the 3I0th Field Arg
OF the Liberty Division is A. $. saba.
tino. young Italian from Bryn Athyn
Sabatino is a sculptor. and when he
arrived at Camp Meade a few weeks
ago the officers Of the regiment decided
to see the soldier 'sculp." so they put
him at work on a bas-relief OF Coloneh
Landers Sabatino obtained a photQ-s
graph OF the Colonel. took two peebSs,
at him on the drill field and turned out
a plaster cast that proved good euough3
to occupy a place in the officers 9fnes 81
hall Sabatino was born in Italy and
came TO this country eight years agos
IT am going TO fight for Uncle Sam
says the sculptor. but will continue my
art work / couldn't think of aban-
doning IL. 20!
How they can deal with the ever
increasing number of cergymen whos
visit the camp for the purpose of saving
the soldiers has become serious prob
lem for division officers, and unless the
clergymen cease their unwelcome and
unsolicited activities it is likely that
an order barring them from the reserVa-
tion will be issued.
Camp Meade. besides its corps of
chaplalns, has three clergymen who are
known as camp" pastors. Division Of
ncers, and. in fact, the chaplains and
camp pastors feel that they are able
to administer TO the spiritual needs of
the men without help from the outside
II is apparent that score or more
clergymen feel differently, for they con-
tnue TO visit the camp and. as one
ranking officer puts it. make themselves
objectionable to the soldiers" -
OF late the free-lance Clergymen have
violated the provisions Of their passes
by visiting the boys in their barracks.
and several have even invaded the base
ball fields and drill grounds in order
to make sure that the khaki clad men
are walking the straight and narrow
path.
Men Living Good Lives
''The men are living good lives" said
an officer today "and resent the refiec-
ton that is cast by these free-lance
clergynlen. A vast majority go To
church and 99 per cent lead Christian
lives. II is wrong for these men TO in
wade their homes for the purpose Of dtJL
cussing religion" a,Ga.t
Today the following incident was
brought 10 the attention OF division Off
GERS, a soldier who was on sentry duty
was approached by one Of the clergymen
and questioned about his army life The
soldier said that he was quite happy and
enjoying his experience.
What are sou IuouE IOf Jesus y
asked the frock-coated gentleman The
soldier firm in his conviction that his
religion was a personal matter, told the
clergyman in very strong language that
II was none Of his business.
Announcement was made tsday that
two new chaplains have joined the corps
At Camp Meade. They are Frederick F.
Powell. attached TO the l54th Depot
Brigade. and Phares NJ Holdeman, at
tached to the 314th Infantry. The
ciergymen rank as first lieutenants
The following men from PHILADELPHIA
we're discharged today because Of phys
icai defects;
Giuseppe Bucetto. Local Board 81 /:
Charles H. Hand, 33; Martin Liveweil
u John J. Donohue. 8; Phillip sfnrg
mons, 6 William A. Logue. 80 John
,. Atkinson. "a; George II. -schoolaN.
35 David Engeron 3s; Meyers Gouid.
Patrick ]. Dunworth. 90 Edward ~
Allen, 4sa Alvin b. Coffman. 81; John
Frankenheld. IS William H. Miller, 2s;
Leo A. Wright, 81