Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-20
MEADE IS GUESSING
ON NEW COMMANDER
Camp Anxious to Learn Who
Will Boss the Eleventh
Division
Camp Meade. Nd. July 20.

Camp Meade. Nd, July 20.
Guessing contests have become the
vogue at this cantonment.s Everybodys
doing It, officers and men are trying
to guess who will be the new major gen.
eral in command Of the Eleventh divi-
sion, who will be the brigadier generals
in charge of the brigades. who will be
the colonels. etc.
Around the job of major general the
most guessing centers. The officers and
men are wondering whether or not Brig
adler General Castor will get the plum.
Pennsylvania folk would be delighted
to see him thus honored. for the gen.
eral is one of them, he comes from
Chester County. No intimation from
Washington on that score has been
dropped. though definite announcement
Of the formation Of the Eleventh divi-
sion has come from that place. AS
forecasted in the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER there will be two regular army
organizations-the Seventeenth and
Sixty-third infantry. The other organi-
nation will be National Army regiments.
Friends of Brigadier General Otho B.
Rosenbaum, who had hoped that he
would be retained here Is commander OF
one of the new brigades. are disap-
pointed. The general, who recently was
given his silver star after commanding
the 315th Observation-Disclosures own
for ten months. was recently trans
ferred to Camp Dix. though whether ne
will remain there permanently or 60 to
Camp Pike or some other southern camp
as at one time thought Is not known.
The general made many friends In this
camp and they were sorry to see MIN go.
Lieutenant Edgar T Williams, the son
of the late Evan Williams, the famous
singer who died at Akron. Ohio, only a
few weeks ago. Is in camp, He arrived
here last night to take up an assign
ment with the new Eleventh divisioe
that Is to be formed at this camp
One of the first men whom the young
lieutenant met was Gweylin Miles, the
new song leader of the camp, who takes
the place of the young, peppery and
very good-natured Kenneth s. Clark
who has Joined the Y. NJ. C. A. forces
and gone overseas with the Seventy
ninth division.
Mr.. Miles. who made his debut al
the Liberty Theatre, was close friend
of Mr. Williams for many years MT
Miles and Mr.. williams toured Wales
together thirteen years ago. Mr.. Miles
has appeared in Philadelphia number
of, times as baritone soloist with the
Boston symphony Orchestra and other
organizations.
Mr.. Miles will be right there with
the songs that prophesy dire things to
the Germans Mr. Miles loves the Ger
mans Oh. how he does love them! The
last time he was in Berlin he was Kissed
because he sang and spoke in English
The fellows were much impressed by
Mr.. Miles's singing ability. He has come
to the camp ready to see II he can bs
of assistance to the soldiers He Is a
modest man who seems to want to dc
something in the way of war work.
Second Lieutenant j. NJ. Bowers, Of
the l54th depot brigade, has been trans
ferred from that brigade to duty with
Captain John B. Bristol as detrainint
officer. The members of the detraininf
office have most important job. 1t IL
for them to see that the thousands Of
! draftees who arrive here are taken care
Of They must see that all arrivals are
checked and that they get to the places
assigned them as quickly as possible.