Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-29
PREPARING FOR
NEW CONTINGENT
Delaware Men at Camp Dix Look
Forward to Coming of
Many Friends.

Camp Dix. Wrightstown, n. j.. March
2o.-Members of the Delaware Regiment
are looking forward To the coming next
week of the new contingent from Della
ware. Preparations are already under
wav for a reception to the new men, and
their coming will result in renewal of
many acquantanceships.
Faster will he celebrated for the thou
sands of men III camp next Sunday with
speclni services DIR. G.. X. Erdman of
Princeton University will deliver the
Faster sermon at the union communion
service Sunday morning in the Red Tri-
angle Auditorium. Father Walsh. post
chaplain. is arranging for special masses
at the IL Of {. building, also in the morn
ING. The Ncnerati0n of the Cross will be
celebrated this evening.
4 pleasing thrill for visitors of the main
X of {. building. Sunday afternoon and
evening has been arranged by General
Secretary j 7. MctIovcrn. III concert OF
80 girls of the San Domingo Choral.
organized by the San Domingo Council,
Knights of Columbus. of Philadelphia
\ dance for the visitors will be held in the
evening.
The grip has laid a savage hand on
Camp Dix athletes Boxers especially.
seem to have fallen easy victims to the
germs. with the result that the division
boxing tournament fo have been held last
night has been postponed until April II
This Is the third poStponement of the bout
for the heavyweight championship OF
Camp Dix between Privates Met loskoy
and Nolan. both having been knocked out
hv the rnalatIv during the last fortnight
Librarian Howard Hughes, IN charge IT
the Camp Dix library since the institution
.,,onoI horo o,,I rc-y,nnStf.In tnF the
adoption of system that has madc the
library an important cooperative factor
in training work for the soldiers by sup
plving the books they need on every sub
iect. has been compelled ~ rcliuquish his
duties here. tu devote his entire time 10
the Trenton Library. which loaned hlm ~
the camp. Dr II y Van Hoescn, aS-
sistant librarian of Princeton nlverSltvr
has been procured tc fill the vacancy until
June T. Harold Rringham of Princeton.
assistant librarian here. found the call 10
the colors too strong ~ await hls draft
summons. and has enlisted in the mos
quito fleet
Red Cross officials, visiting tho camp
ths week, arc planning with l)r " &.
ctinson. local director for an extension of
the organization : work here with q view
NJ providing for wounded men from
here Among the visitors are Ethan Allen.
director Of the Atlantic division. Colonel
.iohn Nagee director of military relief
work. and Mrs August Belmont of New
York who has taken q great interest ~
the s1ciety's work here where he SON
IS an officer in the Headquarters lroop
south Jersey bows detailed IL attend
the trench mortar school this week include
Corporal T. Y Preston and Private Il Il
Burns Grenade students from the same
section include Sergeant II A. Johnson,
Corporal G. I End, Private ] G Rowlcv
Private b A tielser
GET FIRST "GAs RATH
The big gas dome under the brow of
"Marne Hill held its most distinguished
group of students since gas defence work
was organized. when Yesterday afternoon
commanding and field officers 0f the
Seventv-eighth Division got their first
gas bath Generals, colonels. lieutenant
colonels, majors and adIutants were in
cluded IN the big party that, after q final
test Of their ability TO quickly adjust ihe
masks, We're admitted ~ the death -iaden
atmosphere They found the gas no rc-
spector of persons. and fer the rest NJ tho
,iav they carried around on their clothes
the penetrating odoT Of the chlorine hy
which anV soldier who has been ~ the
dome can he instantly spotted by trained
olfactory organs.
The gas defence work has been given
first rank in the training schedule Men
can be excused from it only for tho most
important Of other duties More than
1000 South jersey rockies got their first
gas mask instruction Wednesday aud
Yesterday They are required ON first trial
10 slip their faces into the mask in 80
seconds The time is gradually shortened
until every man gets the operation com
pleted IN eix seconds or less