The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-05-14

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~ 1t is reported that Captain Stone, {
Burlington, who is stationed with tn
:. National Guard troops at Camp Nc
D Clellan. Ala, has been promoted t
:. major.
Policeman Charles Gilbert, who ha
been on the sick list, ID again on dut.
as day officer. Howard Curtis, VIII
was acting as substitute, has been re
lisved Of police dutys
Charles C. Keller, Of Mount Holly
who went to Camp Dix on April 26th
has been assigned to Company d, 303t
Engineers. and will probably be sen
to France in q very short time.
| A meeting Of the Mount Holly Chau
tauqua committee was held last nigh
to make preliminary arrangements
for the next series of entertainments
in Mount Holly. The dates are june
Is to %, both inclusive.
Earl L. Everline was summoned tc
appear in New York yesterday to take
an examination for a commission in
the United States Guard of the Ma.
tional army. This organization, it il
understood, is being formed for mill.
tary duty in the United States.
Mount Holly Lodge of Elks will
hold ladies' night tomorrow. The
programme will consist Of an address
by Sergeant G. r. l.. Potter, of the
English army, who had over two years
service in France, and music by an
orchestra from the 51Oth band. Camp
Dix.
Sarah C. Male. who died recently in
Mount Holly. made the following be-
quests: To her niece, Ella Bishop, Of
Florence, two counterpanes and sable
muff; to Mrs. John Browning, Bur-
lington, two bronze pitchers; residue
and remainder of her estate to her
husband, John G. Male.
The yearly pre-Memorial day Sab
bath day service Of the G.. A. r. will
be held at the Baptist church, Rev.
James Fl. Terry officiating, on Sunday
evening, May 26, at 7.SO o'clock. The
Post will be accompanied by the
Ladies' Aid Of the G. A. R., the Sons
of Veterans, Capt. w. s. Gales COM
pany of State Militia, and the Boy
Scouts. All soldiers of the National
army, and all patriotic societies are in
vited to the service.
Tried on charge Of bigamy. Private
Otis E. Fields, Company A. 303d Mill
tary Police and Headquarters Train,
Camp Dix, has been found guilty by
divisional Court-martial and sem
tencsd to two years confinement at
Fort Jay, loss of all pay and dishonor-
able discharge. Fields, 1t is charged,
in December last, married Estella
Richardson, at Mount Holly, while he
was lawfully married to Obelene Fields
Major General McRae, in reviewing
the case, approved the sentence, but
criticises it as indsquate for the offense.
Herbert Wollner, who left Mount
Holly with Company E, last summer,
and was stationed at Camp Mcclellan,
was transferred recently to Camp
Wadsworth, 8. c. He is In the First
Pioneer Infantry. When he went to
this camp he was private, but was
soon made corporal and is now. q SER
geant. His brother, Hubert r. WOLF
ner, who enlisted when he was seven
teen years and six months of age, and Il
Is claimed to be the youngest soldier
rom Mount Holly in the service, is in
the 103d Engineers Regiment at Camp
Mills, N. Y. Il
An enterprise of a pioneer nature
which promises much interest, partic-
llarly for farmers who are endeavor-
ng to solve the labor problem during
he war period, is about to be organized
n the nature of farm boys camp, at
Riverton. Two concerns, the ]. L.
Company, and the Henry
A. Dresr Company, are uniting in
placing an order for 40 high school boys
or the coming summer. These boys
will be quartsred on the J. L. Lippincottl
Company's farm. A representative OF
he boys working reserve. Mr.. Harold
MILLER, is supplying this number of
boys. The Lippincott and Dreer Com
oanies are providing this necessary
equipment for the camp. The Bur-
ington comfy Y. M. c. A. is co-operat-
ng at the request of the United States
Boys working reserve and is supplying
/ director for the boys, among whose
1uties are the following: Have charge
II the commissary department, pro-
mote recreation, safeguard morals, di-
rect social, educational and service
programs. The Burlington county
has secured as Direct for
This camp Prof. w. E. Davision, of
College, Vermont. AMI
director has been engaged in
the person OF James E. Shields, a
graduate from the Moravian College,
Of Bethlehem, Pa. The operation of
this camp will commence May Goth, to
extend through the season,
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