Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-12
~ MEADE SOLDIERS
I ACCEPT CHRISTIANITY
Y. M. c. A. Report Shows
Notable Religious Activity
at Camp
ROCKIES SENT HOME
Large Number of Philadelphians
Rejected for Physical
Defects
BIZ a stat Correspondent

CAMP MEADE. Admiral. nd, Jan. IL.
During the month Of December. s22
members of the Liberty Division an
nounced that they had been converted
TO Christianity.
Although the religious activities at
Little Penn, like other phases Of camp
life, have been noted many times in the
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER, the Decem-
her conversions throw an entirely new
light on the camps religious atmos-
phere and emphasize that the Y. NJ. C.
A. is not only serving the material needs
of the men. but exercising a notable in
f1uence upon their spiritual life.
In statistical report made public
today the Y. NJ. c. A. reviews it's work
for December, and most conspicuous
among its achievements Is the data con-
cernlng the religious work One hun
dred and seventy-eight religious meet
ings were held and according to figures
more than 33.400 men were in attend
ance; 1873 Bible classes were held and
1870 men reported for study. There
we're 531 personal Christian interviews
and 34S2 religious books distributed.
That the "Y" bungalows are popular
with the men can be appreciated when
one considers that during December
s20.385 men took advantage of the
buildings. In the educational field the
organization was particularly active, for
It conducted twenty-one lectures and 205
educational classes; 1902 men attended
the latter and also reaped the benefits
Of more than 5000 books that were dis
tributed by the "Y" workers.
Motion picture shows are evidently as
popular at Camp Meade as they are in
Philly, for 34,564 men attended the nine
ty-one shows that were given.
DO the soldiers write letters? That
question is answered and very emphat-
ically by the report, which gives the
number of letters that passed through
the hands of the "Y' workers as
307,956.
The following men from Philadelphia
were discharged today because of physi-
cal defects Walter w. Washington,
Millredge Hanlierson. Oscar Burney. Will
liam NJ. Peterson. Jasper Hodge, Local
Board 6; Charles Lee Maston, s. Fred
erick A. Heisse. rs; Charles Lutz, "a 4:
William Shizkowski, 25: Edward f.
Kelly. Z; Ernest Scarborough. "a; B.
s. Wasserman. "a; George G. Pearce,
Adolph Rothman. 25: James Nalenti,
AZ Harry II. Kuh. Al (; Frank Cava-
naugh. Charles A. Getz, Frank ]. Bro
sius. 25; James j. Mcdonnell. Frederick
w. Gastreck. Thomas C. Carson, Walter
II. Faulkner. Fred W. Herman, Jr.. 2s
James Alexander; Jr;, A.; William
arat Ansoran. 10: Ernest Turner. Al
James Bradley, John J. Gausman. IL ;
A. Fisher, Charles NJ. Decker. Charles
r. Akers, 49, p. S. Simon, "a; f. r.
Heis. IS; Stephen Melicher. "a; II. G.
Chorton. Frank NJ. Bowers. IS: c. W.
Bofnger. Samuel Landenberger. /. J.
Thomanich, Al; James NJ. Brown. Will
liam Clark. IL: Charles r. Wright. "a
Charles Wieland, 13; John r.. Boyer
"a; Leonard Thompson. Charles Web
ster. g.; Eugene Savage. 8; David STRAIT
ton, 9; John II. Peltz. 10; Charles Nell
td son, Al; John v. Bowers. 80; Walter T.
+. Mooney. 22; Lewis Cold, 80: William
D. Scheffey, John X Quinn, Harry He'll
12; Morton Smith, 49, Patrick Nc
Crustal 28; William II. Rudolph. II
Harry Tomlnson. IS; George Arbecus
Al; Edward Klaiss, 12; Joseph Corrie
Manuel Iser. Benjamin Rose. Jacot
Hirsch. Harry Shone, l3; Angelo Sans
chelle, 28; Eugene Knoblauch. Dr., IL
+. ]. Bosch, Fred p. Wolf. rs; GdwarC
A. Wilson, "a, and Joseph Napolentono
a.
Further evidence that General Nichol
son will do everything possible to ap
prehend deserters was emphasized TO
day when Sergeant Arthur i. Under
cifler. of Company l., 316th Infantry
was sent to Christiana, Pa, for the pur
pose Of arresting Private Walter I
Simmon, a member of that company
who is charged with desertion,
Charles A. Driscoll and Patrick !
Cronin. of the 3O4th Ammunition Trair
and Conrad Meier, of the 315th Infantry
were today transferred to the militar
police
b Another chance TO win commission
here is coming the way OF some Of tn
f Philadelphia boys. Announcement wa
made at division headquarters yesteI
day that an examining board had bee
established for the purpose of deter
mining the fitness of enlisted and sc
lected men here for commissions as sec
ond lieutenants In the quartermaster
C0rns