The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-23
Camn Div Notes

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To accommodate the influx of men ex
pected here in the near future, a re
QUESTION for tents has been made, as
the buildings cannot house all the
soldiers and recruits.
Brigadier General James H. McRae
arrived on Saturday to take command
of the Seventy. eighth Division, train
ing at Camp Dix for overseas service.
He succeeds Brigadier General J. L.
Dean.
Thousands of dog tents were issued
to the Seventy eighth Division during
the past week and it is these shelters
that the men will carry with them to
France. Tent drills are now of daily
occurrence.
The camps eleventh Y. NJ. G. A.
hut has been erected adjoining the
quarters of the medical corps at the
base hospital 1t will be the center for
social, athletic and educational work
of the men employed at the big hospi-
tai and may also be used for. GONZALES
cent patients, although the Red Cross
is erecting big solarium to cater to
the recreational needs of all patients.
1t has been decided that this is to
be made a concentration camp, as
Philadelphia is to be port of embark
alton for men, equipment and supplies.
The other embarkation ports are Bos-
ton, New York, Norfolk and Charles
ton, S. c. In the vicinity of each of
these cities is a big national army
camp. All of them will be used as
concentration camps. The War Depart
ment plan is to have each of the FIVE
ports handle the troops and supplies of
a definite section of territory, for which
each city will serve as the national out
let to France. This is expected greatly
to reduce railroad congestion.
Troops to the number of 1000 from
this camp will participate in liberty
loan parade in Philadelphia next Sat
urday. Brigadier General Mark l..
Hersey will be in command. The |
troops ordered to prepare for the parade |
include the SO9th Infantry, Colonel j.
Nj. Morgan; 310th Infantry, Colonel
w. G. Babcock; 311th Infantry, Colonel |
M. b. Stokes; Fifty ninth Pioneer In
fantry formerly First Delaware Ma
tional Guard, Colonel J. NJ. Reed. AS
there is no negro infantry at Camp
Dix, two batteries from the 350th Field /
Artillery, Colonel Dan t. Moore, will
participate. Each regiment will be ac-
companied by its band.
Several South Jersey boys have been
to the military police COM
panies during the last few days and
every one of the detail is studying and
working to prove that he is qualified
for permanent assignment to the force.
the fortunate ones are Privates
Leroy Green, of Williamstown; Wade
LIE Coney, of Delanco; Stanislas Doni-
zal, of Sayreville; Oswald Petit, Of
Moorestown Sylvester Schools, of
Camden; Edward Fl. Ryan, of Moores-
town; Charles Crooks, of Newfield; l..
S. Hurff, of Sewall; William c. Leh-
nan, of Bound Brook; Levy Gordon, of
City; Francis I. Wall. of
Bound Brook; Esper L. Willis, OF
Point; Anthony J. Wunsch,
Of Fort Lee.
Without as much ceremony as marks
The average high school commence
approximately 400 future officers of
Uncle Sans armies were graduated
IN Thursday afternoon from the Camp
Dix officers training camp. Major
General Scott, Brigadier General Dean
and Inspector General Helmick wit
messed the final review of the student
infantry and artillery organization as
,he school closed. About rs per cent
If the men who entered the school
the course successfully.
Those from the national and regular
armies will go back to their commands
1ntil called into service as commits
stoned officers. Men from the colleges
who enlisted for the camp will serve in
,he army, whether or not they have
won the certificates of graduation.