Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06
COMMISSIONS FOR
DELAWARE MEN
Many at Camp Dix Named as
Second Lieutenants in
New Army.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, \. j., june
| GA pleasant surprise has come TO sew
eral Delaware boys, graduates OF the re
cent officers training school and nov
members of the 5qth Pioneers Infantry
| III promotions that raise them from non
commissioned officers to first and scconc
heutenants Under the original plans
! for the school graduates had been LED
| to expect only second heutenancies as
| their first commissions The new first
| lieutenants are Dauphin b. Wharton
| David j. NIaus, George j. Schulz, Peter
]. Sommers, Leon l.. Lyman, Walter
\. Newton, Arthur J. Heinlc, Bclcville
f. Green, Ernest s Hutson, George
&. Section and Ralph ID, Segar. vii
liam \ Russell and Stephen Curtis have
been commissioned second lieutenants In
the same organization.
Bugles once more summon Camp Dix
men to the daily routine of duty For
several months the huglcs have sounded
only at retreat" and for fire calls,
while soldiers learned to attend to their
various duties at specified times or to
respond to special commands IN response
To whistles sounded by scrgcants or
other officers, in order To famillarlze
them with methods in use AT the front
For the thousands of new men in camp,
however, 1t has been deemed best to use
the bugles until they become accustomed
to the daily rounds of duty.
The Jewish Welfare Association,
which has been making its headquarters
at Y NJ c. A. Hut No. 2, is soon to
have a camp building of its own. Nal
vim II. Reinheimer, of Philadelphia, new
Jewish secretary here, Is arranging with
Colonel HompkIns, camp quartcrinaster
for the new site of the structure. which
will contain an auditorium, rest room.
offices and quarters for the secretaries
Jacob Golub. of New York City, has
joined MIR Reinhcimer as associate sec
rotary in the growing work Of the as
ISOLATION here.
When record class Of 365 alien sol
dicrs was naturalized last week II was
thought the limit had been reached on
the size Of classes. but when the citizen
ship mill begins TO grind again Friday
there will bc more than GOO waiting TO
take the oath of citizenship
Orders from the War Department
fer preparations for the reception Of the
largest influx of new troops ever as
signed 10 Camp Dix within a like period
indicate the intention of the govern
mcnt 10 make this cantonment an IN
creaSlnGiy important factor IN the &c
velopment Of the armies for speedy
service in France Both New England
and the far south will send big details
during the present month. while there
will be big quotas from New Jersey and
other points as vet unannounced.
Floridas quota of 2 500 Negroes for
an infantry regiment 10 he formed here
will arrive about June 20 and there
will also I've 500 Negroes from New
Jersey Massachusetts will make its
contribution for a Camp Dix division
with a quota OF 1000, who will he due
here about June "a New Jerseys as
Segment OF 5000 white will arrive the
same week The name Of the new
division or divisions which will he form
ed here and 70 which the new men will
be assigned has not yet been officially
announced
A change in the personnel OF the medical
Office ordered by Major-General Scott
Yesterday transfers Captain |. ". knight
from duty IN the office Of the camp surgeon
and makes him sanitary Inspector of tie
153d Depot Brigade First Lieutenant
G L. Bolton. assistant 70 the camp sur
geon. will perform the duties Of camp
sanitary inspector