Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-27
| DELAWARE MEN ALL
GOOD AS POLICE
Division Heads at Camp Dix
Congratulate Them for
Efficient Work.

Camp Div, Wrightstnwn n = March
y II plans ni lieutenant John Sweeney.
chief of the Camp lltx department 1rr
rarrird ont. the hie rantnnnnni "itt viii
have chance 80 eot its Watches everY
day ~ the noon whistle. ilst as the hoys
u-ei tn 10 NJ home horo Is hig
-ircu alarm on the rcnir4l fire station
4nd lieutnnant Sweeney believes ~
ranqencnt= can hc made 80 tont II daiS
~ The noon hnur ~ keep the equipment
under constant test aud ~ Serve rs a
camp town clock
Captain y \ letcvre. member nf
tho old Delaware National Guard, has
been promoted ~ major IN the 5uth
Pioneer Regiment Another Delaware
officer advanced this week Is lieutenant
! \ DAVIS who i promoted 50 acaptalncy.
Delaware men. under foloncl Rood.
arc planning "a make their barracks area
me of the most pleasing ~ appearance
IN the entire cantonmen' They have
hccn cnmpimented from division head
quarters on the improvements already
made in the pnllcing grounds Ae eonr
As the weather permits ground around
tho barracks not used for drilling Will
be graded. and eraas seci eovn. whllc
occasional hower-heds will brighton the
approaches tn the temporary homes of
The bows IN training Arrangements arc
being made for the reception of the
Delaware mon Who will report here with
tho draft due neH week
aprc1At TRAINS RON c1Ecre
To accommodate the thousanIa If
visitors desiring tu attend tho amp n,N
Circus Apr, 2. 4. : and &. arrangements
have becn made for speclal trans between
the camp station and Trenton The
canr and surrounding TOWNS arr hrtng
pIacarded ~ the soldiers with the typical
flaming CIRCUS posters advertising the
big event
Il has kept mail ordcrly IN an infantry
regiment busy delivering mail - l'uvate
" ezlcv Dawes. If palmvra. = wrmbcr
of the most recent draft quota IrlVate
Dawes was q member of the staff oi the
Philadelphia National Rank Whom his
country called HIM ga the calors lie has
been so busy learning hc military game
since he arrived IN camp that he had
forgotten Yesterday was his birthday
hut hs friends IN Philadelphia and Pa
myra remembered. and It wll keep hlm
busy o evenings for fortnight answering
the messages of cougratlliatlpn and other
rcmcInbrances
Corporal Bovd G. parv1u. of Nineland
attached 90 headquarters company Of an
infantry regiment was yesterday trans
ferred to the Ordnance Department AT
Fort Nadsvnrth
In order that they might arrange a
plan for giving Germantown mon. likely
10 he called in carly drafts, the benefit
of advance military training. party
If Phladelphians visited Camp DIX
YESTERDAY to seek the advice of officers IN
command Of Jersey regiments here They
Inspected the work oi several infantry
companies.
Colored artillery regiments of the 92d
Division, stationed at Camp DIX, pre-
sented fine concert at the Red Triangle
Auditorium last night for the benefit OF
the Division Chaplains Fund Among
the entertainers were Rowland W Hayes.
lvric tenor; Marion Anderson. contralto.
John T. Butler, reader: William l.. King,
pianist; Thomas W. Taylor, vlrtuoso
One of the stirring features was the mass
singing by colorcd artillerymen preceding
the regular program.