Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-27
PROMOTIONS FOR
DELAWARE BOYS
MANY Wilmingtonians Among
Those Rewarded For
Efficiency.

Camp Dix, WrigbtstOwn, N. j.,
June II -Non-cornms8ioned promotions
among the 5gth Pioneers reward the
following men. TO be sergesntg Cor
porals George g. kalmy, Alfred B. Thorn
as. Leon II. Short Frank NJ. kerngan,
Jonathan NJ Weaver, Horace Is smith,
Harry Gibbs, Daniel NJ Draper, John j
Mcf,raw. William g Schedi, Of vii
rnlnpton; Private Joseph a Lombard, Of
Atlantic City. Corporals Raymond X.
Ford. Of SMYRNA, Del Albert 4 Abbott,
Corporai Leon !. Tarburton, Armstrong
B. Cullen, William n Pippin, Clarence
-. Sypherd. Dover, Del; Charles
Deakync. CLAYTON, Del, First Class
Private Fred ] Vellmer, PhlladelphIa,
Corporals Harlan Jones, Seaford, Del;
Ralph Ostrandcr, findicott, n Y To
he eorporals PrIvatcs Robert ~. Gray,
Harry Dougherty, Sylvester r Idwell,
Charles Manuclis, Daniel r. ODonnei,
Francis A. Manuel, John J. Dev,ne,
Earl +. Diffenderfer, Joseph & Weidin,
Asher w. Chamberlain. Charles J
Sweeney, Anthony b. Hayden, Harry
Russell, of Wilmington; Handy Haywood
and George ID. Lauck, Of Secretary,
Md; Clarence Barrett, Howard J..
bullock. Dover. Del Clarence -. Brad
lev. Philadelphia: Claude Clark. Smyrna,
Del; George A Ledger, Philadelphia.
Walter l.. Warrington, Lewes, Del
Albert u. Stone. Bowers Beach, Del.
Alfred Archer Clayton, Del Raymond -
White. Harry l.. knsey. smyrna, Del,
William r IIardesty, Seaford, Del;
I. J. Mcdonnell John II Montgomery,
Hockessin. Del f. ] Creeden, Yorklyn,
Del John Fleming, Philadelphia; A T.
UazIetnn Eastnn Pa
Captain Edwin RI Smith of tho Dental
Reserve Corps. has been relieved from
duty NJ the base hospital and made
commanding officer Of tho Camp Dental
lnfirrnary. Rev Dr William Hughes
president Of Cathedral College y 7.
has been appointed Catholic chaplain
at the camp % assist Father John Walsh,
0f Trenton
Boxing stars Of the West and South,
members Of tho S7th Division, viii meet
tho Eastern men ~ the weekly boxing
tournament tomorrow evening at the
Y NJ G. A. auditorium. One Of the best
tournaments in the camps history 10
expected.
An aero squadron will hereafter play
an important and spectacular part ~
I he training Of the S7th Division Two
Zig planes. the first Of the fleet, arrived
Yesterday afternoon, causing a big stir
IN camp when they landed nannounced
on the parade ground The planes arc
of n larger typo than any that heretofore
have visited the camp They made p
speedy and unevcntful trip from promi-
ncnt base, except that one pilot lost his
way in the Jersey pine wilderness, finally
locating the camp by the great pillar
of dust arising from the parade ground to
the hclQht Of a milo
The s7th Is probably the first division
10 get airplanes for intensive training
work IN fhis country II VAS TO have
had an ar squadron last fall but the
order was later revoked as the fiiers were
needed elsewhere The planes will be
attached to the signal corps and will be
employed practically along the same lines
as At the front They will carry wireless
outfits and probably will r. assigned 70
duty at once with the ileIo. artillery Of the
DIVISION, which begins practice with is
big guns tomorrow on the camp range
Soldiers Yesterday enjoyed their last
mId-Wcek holiday at Camp Dix Wednes-
dav and Saturday afternoons have here
tofore afforded a recess from military
training. but under the new policy Of the
War Department 10 speed troop prepara
tons to the limit the Wednesday holiday
will be eliminated There will be nC
drills Saturday afternoon, but officers WI
devote this period TO the instruction oI
backward soldiers The Sunday holiday
will not be affected by the new
order.