Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10
NEW DIVISION FOR
CAMP MEADE MEN
Officers Expect Number of Shifts
as Organization is
Made Up.

Camp Meade, Admiral, Md, July ~
A new division viii pdrobahly he organ
lied here within the next lew weeks ana
officers in the Depot Brigade will find
Themselves again with fighting units
'rh,, non-commissioned officers at the
Depot brigade also look forward to as
signment To the new overseas organiza-
tions that will spring INTO existence
Most of these, rs well as ''non-coms.,
are Pennsvlvanians. and IT IS likely that
many of the newt y-commlSSloncd otll-
GERS, now at Camp Lee, VIII he sent
here Ii IS regarded rs probable that
the ranks of the organization will he
6llrd bv available men IN the Depot Br-
r,de new men expected here next week
and by some in the August call BY
august the camp will bc ready to re-
.rivc another bjg contingent ol Mary
land. PENNSYLVANIA and District OF Co
hlmbia men
There is naturally speculation as to
the commander OF this division. Colonel
ohio Il RoSenbam. of the 3l5th In
t4ntrv. who was promoted 10 l'rgadlcr
General was not assigned 90 the i5Nth
Infantry Brigade. and may he appointed
l., command brigade General Joseph
\ CASTOR. commander of the l3ith DC
Dot Brigade. may also command brl-
gadc In the new DIVISION, Interest centres
In many other positions 81 high RANK, ~
many colonies. lieutenant colonies majors
and CAPTAINS will be needed Important
and responsible positions viii he gwen
t. reserve officers - the number 81 INC
regular army men here IS much hInl'ed
Men who graduated from the recent
officers school here rs second hcutCntntS
have already been citcd Tor promotion to
tTnH At
drafted into the service no moro than sly
ar eight months ago. and now ore well
on the wav up the ladder Never before
III this camp were opportunities greater
for rapld advancement tor those VINO
show zeal and fitness and have the ahihty
u learn quickly
AIRS. RAKER's RETURN ytSIT.
Mrs Newton ID. Baker wiic 81 the
SECRETARY Ut War. viii visit camp FRI
.Iav to he guest 1t he 3l0th Field NJ
tIllrrv She will sing IN a knights oi
Columbus blnlding and will also hear the
soldiers sing Mrs Bakers VISITS to
camp have, been occasions If real ENJOY
incnt IT, mon and officers. Il Is posslb"
that Secretary Baker may come along,
but II hc docs It viii hc ~ his capacity
If husband and not with ia" idea 81 a
formal official visit Colonel II /. Ian
dcrs and the chaplain, Lieutenant .
Munster are arraEnnC Tor some inter
r>tlne features for the evening W r.
Rochester. director Of dramatic com
pancs III the camp. has provided the
.I5th. the Philadelphia regiment and
.lSth the Raltlmorc regiment, the two
distinctly rlNal organizations, with ~
short !lays to hc produced tor the en-
IaHtnont of American soldiers IN rest
camps hack from the front
livery day secs further steps taken N
odcnton and IN Baltimore for the com
tort 81 tho soldiers. officers and wives q
men on duty here. One Of the large no
tets Of Baltimore has been converted INTO
d service hotel for men IN uniforms only
The latest move in this direction has
been taken by Mrs. Francis King 1arey,
81 Baltimore. who has turned her own
large home over for use % wives OF officers
sent to this camp or brought here by other
business.