Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-03
SOME "CH|N MUSIC"
FROM THE PIONEERS
Company Gossip That Has Leaked
by the Censor, as He
Grinned.
Special Correspondence OF Every Evcuiug
CAMP DIX, n. j., JULY 3.

The scrgeants of Company + do not
have to go TO regimental headquarters
for special orders. as there is a sergeant III
the company wel-known as "Reglmental
Special Order"
Harp Rodgers is wondering who pulled
HIM out of bed the other evening end
states that if he IS not treated better he IN
tends joining our friend Nentwig in the
Depot Brigade.
Sergeant Bigger. the greatest baseball
catcher in Camp Dix, is pulling another
one, by saying that he has a bad finger.
The bows have been trying to learn just
what caused Sergeant Mcpherson to fall
of the seat in G company S mess hall.
Corporal German looms large these
days. 1t may be he is going to succeed
Major General Black, the commander of
the engineer forces of the L. ). A. when he
completes his course in map study.
CORNELL AND THE INsHooTs.
Sergeant Cornell is looking over the
latest Reach publications trying to find
information as to the best method of
ducking Al Olsens inshoots
Private West yearns to know why he
WASH born rich.
Company G. is now the headquarters
of the Second Battalion sketching school.
The school has taken three of the com
pany's non-coms. The boys feel that they
cannot be spared. They say these three
are regular fellows.
With the sketching school in full swing,
the fellow who Is not interested IN alidade
scales, intersections, vertical intervals,
slopes and contours Is most unpopular.
Everybody in G. takes the hats off TO
Francis \. Riley, who has been promoted
10 first sergeant The men OF the com
lufr md
assure hum that they are with him and
strong for HIM Sergeant Riley has been
among the most popular non-coms Of
the Pioneer Regiment and his promotion
has been well earned
The boys of | extend hearty welcome
TO our new officers, Lieuts Callahan,
Gerard and Section.
ONE MORE BENEDICKl
Another Benedickl This time it was
Sergeant Thomas Henry Wiilim who took
unto himself a charming better half, Miss
Florence johnson, of Dover, Delaware.
They were married by Chaplain Davis, of
the Pioneer Regiment, on Sunday last
Removal NotIcei Second Lieutenant
Roland II. Dlffenderier, one of the most
cheerful and popular members Of the
company. has moved from | barracks TO
the officers quarters. All the boys send
HIM their best wishes.
Mess Sergeant w G. Ford entered the
tealmS Of connubiaI felicity recently At
rhe same time Cook 'Chummy Hall tied
the knot with Miss Ruth White 1t was a
dual ceremony before Chaplain DAVIS
Heart pangs. Corporal Frank Jeandell
received no letter from somewhere last
tuesday.
The members Of Company G are proud
OF hid hearneY. who represents them IN
the pu1ilistic world.
Sergeant Groehowssi has escaped any
reprlmands thus far from the gentlemen
OF the leather puttees. Maybe they can
pronounce that name.
Corporal Santa Barbara has = name
that's a bit hard TO remember but his
face Is 50 smiling you just cant forget il
We know you.
COMPANY ADDITIONS.
Company II. figured in the births and
marriages column the other day. The
company cat, OF the mama persuasion,
presented the boys with four lovely little
kittens. We avail; with fear and trembling
Cook Thompson alternative for hot
dogs these many breakfasts OF late. Well,
anyway, Chief X. p. Niblett is taking no
chances as he checks up on the kittens
each morning reveille.
The high cost of railroad fare is Cor
poral Chamberlain excuse for not max
ing so many trips 10 Philadelphia But
close reading OF the bulletin board gives
another impression.
No one believes that Corporal Bowers
reported ms squad OF rockies All present
IN California the other morning
The company stands as one man in
favor of a sound-proof office, because
somebody, sometime told first sergeant
that ne could sing.
More camouhage-but he won't report
for sick call.
SICK CALL.
Talking about sick calI-there is going
TO be more work for the doctors. Sergeant
Swartz, our all around office man has had
TO go out of the campus and snap it up
lately.
Our mess sergeant, j. l. Colbourn is
feeling out of sorts too, but he continues
his trips TO Philadelphia Just as regularly
az OF old-for rations
Since Nv abby" Hagertv. our pitcher
left US TO go with the supply Company he
doesn' seem so good on the mound
Now We wonder
And now we ponder
" hen IL Camp Dix
We're going over wonder.
But none III ii Is giving a care
For nary a one can the Boches scare
opeaadng OF going over the top. ser
geants Abbott and Gibson went over the
top of rail fence and returned with
swarm of bees. Some boys, they Cor
poral Hotorces is painfully conscious OF
those stripes, as can be noticed by coveted
glances in the direction OF the right arm
but just the same he is there with the
goods.
Our $op sergeant is bleaching his very
pretty cheyrons, but that Is unnecessary. 4
Ne all know he has them.
Mechanic Taylor told some one that /
Beverly was the sweetest and cutest town /
on the Jersey side of the Delaware After 4
viewing the same attraction that has won /
Taylor over we believe him Some girl.
/ Company misses one Of the most loyal /
and efficient officers Ia the regiment. /
Lieut.. Joseph +. Berger, who has been
to d. 1t is a distinct loss to
the company, for Lieut.. Berger is not only /
a capable officer, but sincere friend and .
q regular fellow"
Now that they have solved the mystery
Of trench fever, will the specialists please
get to work on the rapidly spreading all
ment prevalent IN the company, known as
Wednesday and Sunday guarditis? The
boys can't tell when a week ends.-By the
Company | staff correspondent
Supply Company gossip has been
with interesting incidents
ately There has been. for the past month
Or so, "a merciless conflict between the
hree members Of the August Order OF
Star Boarders in our company. more