The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-02
Camn Dix.

| According to division headquarters
Eddystone-Enfield rifles will soon be
issued to all organizations of the 18th
Division
The men of the 3O3rd Sanitary Train
returned Saturday after 25-mile hike.
The outfit in command of Major Nc.
Donald left Thursday and covered
about II miles. They camped for the
night about seven miles from Dix and
were taught how to make camp with
dog tents. They cooked their meals
in the open and performed all the tasks
that are necessary when troops are in
the field.
This is one of the busiest weeks in
the camps history. In addition to the
reception, of thousands of new recruits,
the artillery hopes to begin target work
with it's big guns on the new range
along the Pointville road. Engineers
who have been drilling shafts at the
base of the fortification on Marine Hill
will complete the leads for the big ex-
plosion that is to form a mine crater
with diameter of approximately 12O
feet. Infantry recruits will take up a
new series of target work on the rifle
range Tuesday.
Wednesday evening group of Is
musicians and entertainers visited Hut
No at Camp Dix and provided the
program for an evenings entertain
ment. Assemblyman Roberts, who is
also member of the County Y. M. G..
A. committee made complete arrange
ments for this program. Six automo-
biles conveyed the party to the camp.
The leader of the orchestra is Lester A.
Rhodes, who was assisted in the pro-
gram by Henry Lukens, guitar SOLO
list; Miss Catheryn Jones, Soprano;
John Eliss, cornetist. This program
was very heartily received by a crowd
ed hut full of soldiers. y
The 800 recruits Delaware is to send
here this week will not, as expected,
be assigned to the Fifty-ninth Pioneer
Regiment, composed entirely of Della
ware men, chiefly of the old National
Guard regiment which was transferred
from Camp Mcclellan TO this post
Delaware's new quota will be lodged
with the 30Sth Field Artillery. Cam
den County men will be attached to
the 312th Infantry; Burlington County
to the 303d Sanitary Train; Trenton
city and Cape May County to the
309th Field Artillery; Camden city,
Gloucester and Ocean Counties to the
307th Field Artillery; Atlantic and
Salem Counties to the 31lth Infan-
try Atlantic City, Hunterdon and
Mercer Counties to the 3O9th Infantry.
The army adopted the daylight-sav-
ing plan Sunday, and officers and
men are so we'll pleased with the in
novation that they are wondering why
it was never done before. The only
men in camp to complain over the new
rule are the cooks. They declare the
men of their companies ate only two
thirds of the usual amount of food at
noon mess and predict it will take a
week before the soldiers get accustomed
to the change.
Good Friday was observed with
special religious services in the various
Y. NJ. G. A. huts. Rev. |. S. Chenoweth
of the First Christian Church of Phila-
delphia ofIiciated at hut No. /; the
Rev. August Pohlman of the Temple
Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, al
hut No. 2; the Rev. H. d. Ketcham O
Trenton at huts and A; the Rev. d
w. Hollinger of Trenton, at huts anC
6; the Rev. Linn Bowman of the FRS
Christian Church, Philadelphia, athu
Z, and the Rev. G. II. Ingram of Tren
ton at huts and 8. A special sermon
followed by the Veneration of the eros
was the program carried out at the K
of C. headquarters. The preacher wa
the Rev. Joseph Medallion OF the I'm
maculate Conception Church, Cam
den.