Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-08
ADJUSTMENTS FOR
DELAWARE TROOPS
Chaplain Davis Arranges Week
end Pleasures for Camp
Dix Men.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, n. J., June
s-Chaplain Howard Davis, of the 59th
Pioneers, is planning a weekend enter
tainment for Delaware and New Jersey
sportsmen in the regiment, in which he
will present moving pictures OF the ac-
Invites of tho State of New Jersey In
rearing game and fish to keep the State
Veil stocked with these resources. a
preliminary exhibition was given before
officers of the regiment last evening and
there will be public exhibits for soldiers
and visitors tomorrow and Sunday.
Cupid continues to be an active partner
of Mars in this camp, as Is shown by the
following list of marriages announced
by Chaplain Davis: Edwin NJ Henry
of Lake City; Fla; and Miss hnth
June Chiffon, of Hornell, \. y; August
anccs Saracco. of Italy and Miss RATHER
inc Cuneo. of Bridgeport, Conn; John
II. Parker, of Brooklyn, and Miss Ann
Hoac. of New York; George SHELTON, OF
SMYRNA. Del. and Miss Martha Beamer,
of Philadelphia; Arch l.. Casey, of Beloit,
Kan. and Miss Irene NJ. Reno, OF Rosen-
dale. Kan. George ". Roach, OF kingston,
y. Y. and Miss Lydia NJ. Archer, OF
Fast Kingston; Theodore l.. Stem, OF
New York. and Miss Bertha Halberstein,
of Jersey City; Albert j. DeEo, OF hlngs-
ton. \ Y, and Miss Mary 7. Henchey,
Of Northampton. Mass, and alter r.
Roberts, of England, and Miss Minnie
4 Pheil of Perth Amboy.
SINGING WILL CONTINUE.
The singing program for Camp DIX
soldiers esta bllshed with such success
by " Stanley Hawkins, who lett this
week for France to become general dlrec-
tor of singing for American Forces under
E~norol u will no continued under
direction of Cyril Brown, announcement
Of the latter appointment Ia I'LL the camp
Dix post having been made yesterday
hv Army Y. NJ C. a. headquarters.
The new song leader will report here for
duty Monday and will direct mass
singing in connection with the open-alr
concerts by the French Military Band
on Monday. Tuesday and " cdnesday
evenings OF next week.
\ class Of nearly 600 aliens now IN
the United States military service here
took the oath OF American citizens at an
impressive session OF the Naturalization
Court in the knights OF Columbus building
yesterday conducted by Judge Relistab,
OF Trenton. This Is the largest class
indicted into citizenship here since
Congress adopted the new regulations IN
regard 10 naturalization OF soldiers and
brings the total OF citizenship papers
granted at the camp to approximately
1000.
Several appeals Of the shipbuilding
films for release of former employees
drafted into the service here have been
approved by Major General Scott. The
shipbuIlders are not gwen discharge,
but are rated as unassigned members OF
the branch Of service In which they have
been training here. Among the furloughs
granted are those OF Private William
H. Cunningham and Private James J.
Duffey, OF Wilmington, 10 the Bethlehem
ShipbuIding plant at Wilmington, Private
Thomas Moss, OF Camden, TO the CIloli-
cester shipyards; Private Roger ".
McGinnes to Jackson d Wadeu, Newark,
Private George NJ. Roberts. 10 the Elmer
gency Fleet Corporation, Boston, and
Private John Baxter, 10 Pussy Jones,
Wilmington.
Trained to q superb fitness, fully equip
ped and eager for orders that will enable
them to take part in the tIne work Of
Amencan forces overseas, negroes OF the
349th Field Artillery were formally re-
viewed by Major General Scott, the camp
comnandant, yesterday afternoon. The
regiment, which Is composed chiefly
OF men from New Jersey and New York
i commanded by Colonel Dan I. Moore.
These artillerymen will have one
special object when they reach France.
and that viii be to capture the German
Crown Prince For some reason the
negroes have q special antipathy for the
Crown Prince. to whom they always refer
as Rat Face and it Is tradition
among them that has become 3 conviction
In their minds that he will fall a victim.
either by death OF surrender, TO eolored
troops. The idea promises to make the
organization one Of the fercest fighting
units Uncle Sam sends abroad.