Evening journal., 1918-04-01
easter Services
attract DIX MEN
Every Building in Canton
ment Crowded With Khaki
Clad WorshiperS
DELAWARE DRAFTEES
WITH 3OSTH +. A.
CAMP DIX. wrishtstown. n. J.. April

CAMP DIX. Wrightstown. n. J., April
The plan OF distribution OF recruits
among organizations without regard to
localities adopted FOR the 1000 Jersey
f0on received here q month ago. will
bee followed for the thousands ~ "rook-
les" from New Jersey, New York and
Delaware, due during this week. Not
only will no effort be made 10 follow
the original plan to concentrate all Of
the Jerseymen In the 3iith and 3i2th
Infantry and the 30sth Field Artillery
and New Workers in the 309th and 3t0th
Infantry and the 307th and 3O9ih Field
Artillery, hut the assignment for quar-
ters puts numerous small quotas from
each state I'm the organizations, boys
from Cape May, for instance, rubbing
elbows with barracks mates from Nj
agara Falls.
While there was much IN favor OF
holding men 20 State units as far as
possible. many officers believing II was
productive Of a better morale, the new
plan has the chief advantage of max
ing 10 difficult for an enemy 10 learn
the identity Of an organization on the
battle line through the recognition OF
prisoners as men from a certain To-
the front Is for the purpose Of captur-
ing prisoners from whom 20 seek such
information.
The 300 recruits Delaware is 10 send
here this week Will not. as expected
be assigned 90 the 59th Pioneer BegI-
ment. composed entirely Of Delaware
men, chiefly Of the old National Guard
Regiment. which was transferred from
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will be lodged with the 30Sih Field Ar
tnlery. Camden county men will he
attached 90 the 3i2th Infantry: Burling-
ton county 10 the 303d Sanitary Train;
Trenton and Cape May county 90 the
3o9ih Field Nrillcry; Camden city.
Gloucester aud ocean counties TO the
3Olih Field Artillery. Atlantic and Sa-
lem counties lo iho 3iilh Infantry; At
ianiir Ciir. lIuniordon and Mercer
roun,i,~ l0 'le 309lh Infantry.
about 2NN of ihc last quota OF Jer-
-rymcn reporting here We're transferred
during the last week GOO various special
units The balance Of 5000 it is expect
ed, will be permanently assigned to
morrow 20 the organizations 90 which
they have been attached for training
and quarters during The last month.
The great. religious festival of
Easter. apparently more significant
than over before TO thousands OF men.
brought out the largest congregations
since the opesins Of camp TO the vari-
Gus services yesterday. In some build
ings with benches illled, worshipers
stood during the entire service, while
the biggest crowds Of the day were
found at the Masses and the interde-
nOminational communion service. The
latter was served In the Red Triangle
auditorium, following an Easter ser
mon by Dr. F. r. Erdmsn, OF Prince
ton University. Army officers assisted In
passing the sacrament TO the hundreds
~ bowling. khaki-clad men. The Rev
Father John Walsh conducted the Cath
oliu Masses. snd the Pew. Karl NJ
Bloch. The Episcopal communion.
The delightful spring weather
brought the seasons record crowd of
visitors and miliiary police were kept
. busy AN day directing ihe apparently
endless line Of auto traffic. While the
fact that the men had 20 stand at pas
muster yesterday, kept many soldiers
, i'm camp over iIe weekend, several or
sanitation commanders arranged q
- hold the muster In the morning so thai
a third Of their men got the usua
leave Hundreds Of those remaining ir
, camp were visited by friends, most o
whom brought some soasonable gift
The camp posto1lce. too, had a rush
in delivering late parcel post packages
chiefly OF candy eggs and homemade
cakes.
The army adopted the daylght-say
ing plan yesterday and officers and mel
are So well pleased with The innovation
that they are wondering why 10 wa
! never done before. The only men 70
camp 10 complain over the new rul'
are the cooks. They declare the mer
Of their companies aic only two-third
NJ tho usual amount of food at moor
mess. and predict 10 viii take a weel
before the slomach9 of soldiers get &C
y cusiomed 20 the change and begin q
crave food before tho standard nool
hour.