Evening journal., 1918-04-30
Delaware HAS FIRST
WAR GARDEN At DIX
Lieutenant Davis in Charge
But All Take Lively In
terest ID 1t
REGIMENTS ARE
BEING FILLED

CAMP DIN, Wrighlsiown. n. lr April
30 yesterday he was General Score
iary James r. McGovcrn. director OF
knights OF Columbus work at Camp
DN. Today he is plain Private Mccoy
ern of @ Company 3iith Infantry, and
behind tho suuden transfer from gray
uniform 90 khaki is the interesting story
Of a red-blooded young American who
refused TO be disqualified by his home
draft board on physical grounds and has
won a determined hght to DO his bit in
the war for civilization. McGoVern built
up q strong organization OF the knights
work here during the last fcw months.
He accepted The position OF general see
Rotary after q Newark exemption board
decided he was physically disqualified
because Of fat feet. In addition to di-
recting the X. of C. work, DE has taken
a prominent pari Ia the Third Liberty
Loan campaign speaking in several cit
les during the last few weeks But
through an these activities McGoYorn
chafed because he was not in the uni
form and preparing fog the work cut
out for the thousands OF boys who
ihronged his halls here every evening
At last. however. his repeated appeals
won and the home board agreed TO ac-
cept him for a replacement company
Which means that II he cannot qualify
to march he can at least flll some posi-
tion where long marches are not essen
tlan His friends say he viii not be sat-
isfied, however, until he is in a real
fighting unit going over the top
South Jersey boys, in camp two days
got their first thrill Of fire call' yes
tcrday afternoon when the bugles sud
denly called The b9th Pioneers TO ther
station for a flre-drill Most OF the Jer-
sey .rooldes" have been attached TO
this regiment They turned out OF bar
racks ia answer TO the alarm and were
IN line ready FOR duty only a second or
two behind the veterans" Of the regi-
menk
Tho camp has it's flrst war garden.
in little patch OF ground in the rear
Of the headquarters office OF the 59th
Pioneers rRdishes, lettuce, hcels ard
a haif-dozen other kinds Of summer
vegetables are pushing their seedlling
leaves above ground at the invitation
Of the warm April SUM- Lieutenant
Howard Davis, chaplain or The Della
ware boys, Is chief gardener, but every
regimental officer. from Colonel Reed
down, has a personal part and interest
in the SUCCESS OF the venture.
Chaplain Davis thinks The little gar
den ought to be fine example OF thrift
60 interest camp visitors In establishing
gardens OF their own at homo. " Of
nccrs who put in twice as much time at
their desks as the average business man
can get tho opportunity TO do a little
garden work on the side as matter Of
relaxation from drill and Office routine
so much more reason. he figures, for
The men ia civil life 10 help add 20 the
country's food products. The ground ia
which the Delaware officers have laid
out their garden is a part OF what was
formerly one OF the most fertile farms
in his section. and there is every rc0-
son TO believe that the soldier garden
ers. II they stay here long enough, win
enjoy fresh vegetables and at The same
time save money on The officers mess.
Several hundred men from Rhode Is
land reached camp Sunday night and