The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-27

John Havens RoSsell, Hedding
Harvey Eells, Mount Holly
Albert G.. Amen, Mount Holly
B. Howard Harris, Mount Holly
Roy C. BOUCHER, Masonville
Eugene Riley, Lumberton
Sergeant Byron Grigg, of Noun
Holly, has been sent overseas.
Twelve selected men, whose name
were published last week, leave Noun
Holly tomorrow morning at 915 70
Camp Meade, Md.
Herbert Wollner, who is in tn,
! army in France, has sent his father
Charles B. Wollner, German helmet
1t is on exhibition in the Wollne
market.
The next division to enter CamI
Dix will be the oath from Camp Cody
New Mexico. A number of officerl
from that division already have reach
ed here.
julius Charles Olbrich, of Jobstown
has the distinction of receiving an in
dividual call from the Provost Marsha
General for induction as a mechanic
to report at Camp Meigs, Washington
d. C.
| Letters from France say that the
New Jersey National Guard division
that trained at Camp Mcclellan, An.
niston, Ala, is holding sector in AL
SAGE. They have the only part of the
allied line that is in German territory
Lieutenant William A. Newell was
in Mount Holly last week, stopping fol
a short time while on his way to Balti-
more. He is one of five men selected
from a large number to go to Johns
Hopkins University for instruction in
X-ray treatment.
Lieut.. Maurice N. Durand, dental
surgeon, U. s. navy, who has been
stationed at the marine barracks. Phil
adelphia Navy Yard, has been trans
ferred, and is now on the-U. S. s.
North Dakota to do sea duty. Lieut..
Durand is son Of Arthur J. Durand.
formerly Of Mount Holly.
Samuel Lambert, aged %, son of
George Lambert, of Riverside, was
killed on board the U. S. steamship
Orizaba, on August II, by the accident
al discharge of depth bomb. Three
other men were killed and 10 wounded.
Young Lambert, an only son, enlisted
in the navy on May 80, 1917. He was
an oiler on the Orizaba.
Stetson Humphrey. song director at
Camp Dix, who is quite well known in
Mount Holly. has been relieved of his
duties there and assigned to San Diego,
Cal, where he will have charge of the
work on the western coast with head
quarters at Camp Kearney, Cal. He
has been succeeded by William Sim
mons, of New York city.
Judge F. T. Lloyd, OF Camden, re-
ceiyed letter from his son Frank last
week, stating that he had received in
iuries while trying out new airplane
and at present was in French hospi-
tai with a broken jaw and other less in
iuries. Frank enlisted in the aviation
service soon after the war started and
at present ranks as Lieutenant.
Orders have been issued for the in.
duction of three limited service men
to be entrained for Camp Green. Char
lotte. N. c., on August 81, leaving
Mount Holly at.9.12 in the morning.
The following are the men to go under
this call:
Harry NJ. Titus, Columbus.
Vernon ID. Evan, Mount Holly.
Arie Higgins, Moorestown.
In the five day period beginning
September 8, Local Board for Division
No. l, Burlington county, will be re-
quired to furnish % white. men physic
ally qualified for general military ser
vice, to be entrained for Camp Hum
phreys, Accotink, Virginia, to report
to the commanding officer. Only
white men physically qualified fol
general military service are to be in
Quoted under this call. Schedules anC
the exact date of entrainment hav,
not yet been received.
On hearing that his brother, James
had been wounded across the seas
Elvin Garrett decided that he would
go into the service and see if hescoult
not do something to make up for hi
brothers injuries. He tried to get il
the marine corps but when he wen
for examination it was found that h
had tumor on his neck. He was toll,
he would be accepted If the tumor wa
removed so he came home and went +
the Burlington County Hospital wher
an operation was performed and the
the young man returned to Philade
phia where he was successful in his al
tempt to get into the marine service
Both young men are the sons of job
lC. Garrett.
Inquiry among the boys of a nearb
infantry regiment disclosed the fac
that the club which the white Rit
bon Ladies. Of Burlington county, r,
Gently opened at the Pointville end
the cantonment has won warm plat
in the affection Of the soldiers trainin
in nearby regiments. The wome
have made it actually home cent?
for their soldier guests, many of whor
are from Mississippi valley state
Hungry for such welcome, the boy
Ihave readily accepted the invitatio
and they feel at liberty to come and {
just as if the building were their ow
; home. A committee OF prominel
: Burlington county women acts as
board of governors for the club, wit
(. members of the committee in tut
' taking up the duties of resident hos
ess The committee includes Mrs.
4 Frank Clayberger, ST., Lumberto
Mrs. Caroline Engle, Mount Holl
q Mrs. Mary Coles, Moorestown; Mrs.
L. Haines, Mount Holly; Mrs. Ka
Plat, lWrightstown; Mrs. Ella
! Haines, Mrs.J. s. Brown, Vincentow
!, Mrs. H. l. Budd, Mount Holly; Nj
" E. V. Street, Beverly; Mrs. c. b. Ii
pincott, Moorestown. and Mrs. Dan
l. Ireton, Florence.
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