Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-17
WILMINGTON COLLIE
SAILORS MASCOT
Belongs to Naragansett Detail,
Who Are Envied by Man
haitian Boys.

n YOU ere a sailor strolling out Della
w,re avenue with one of Wilmington's
fair maidens on one arm and fine collie
dog chained to the other don't think for a
minute that the sailor needs protection
The situation is just this. Sailors on the
L. :. s Narragansett, al the Harlan ship
ward recently bought the collie which
had been coming To the yard with its
owner, Wilmington workman and
which became so friendly with the sailors
that they sought to possess il. which they
finally did. after taking up 'camptown.
Now, while the aforesaid collie is the
property of the Narragansctt boys. all
sailors evidently look alike TO him, for
he is just as much NJ home in the company
of those from the Manhattan, moored
several shiplengths from the Narragansctt.
and some of the Manhattan boys have
intimated that If the collie should happen
TO he aboard their ship when 1t sails today
or tomorrow they won't lose any sleep.
The Ma rragansett bows have heard of this
affection on the part of their fellow sailors.
and the result is that they have detailed
individual members of their command to
take personal charge of the dog as long as
the Manhattan is IN port. They are TO
take IT wherever they go and at night one
must sleep with it to be sure that II doesn t
stray 10 the other ship. While 1t Is only
friendly rivalry for possession OF the dog.
many of the Narrangssett boys doubtless
will feel relieved If the Manhattan sails
without it, for they want TO take IT wher-
ever they go The boys from both ships
were given a reception at st. Andrew 5
Church last night, and the dog was there
too.
MILITARY AND MARINE NOTES
Miss Mildred Rutter has received q
postal card from her fance, George "
Garden, formerly of Wilmington, announc-
ing his safe arrival in France. lie IS a
member of Battery A, Goth Coast Artillery,
first stationed at Fort du Pont and later
AZ Camp Stuart, at Newport News, Va
Frederick c. Lorenz, Of New Castle.
a member of the Camoutlage Corps OF
Company 4, Fortieth Engineers, and son
Of Alfred G. Lorenz, treasurer OF the
Deemer Steel Company, was wounded
during an action IN France fabout three
weeks ago He notified his father Of being
wounded. but said II was slght No
word Of his injury was received from the
War Department, which also indicates
he Was not seriously wounded.
Mr. Lorenz was an architect with Brown
and Whiteside before he enlisted in
October last. He would have graduated
in this spring from the architectural
course Of the University of Pennsylvania.
Two other Wilmingtonlans Rcah Robin
son and Douglas Duer, the artist, are IN
the same command with Mr.. Lorcnz.
Another of the Parksde boys has
arrived in France He is Harry Z.
Joyce, aged 23 years, of the Evacuation
Ambulance Corps, his home being l246
Walnut street, this city, and ne being a
son of former Assistant Fire Chief and Mrs
William Joyce Another son, Frank
Joyce, aged 25 years, who is known TO
his friends rs Poppy, is serving IN the
British army IN France.
Walter c. Davis. Jr, now IN the medical
corps Al Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, has sent
souvenir bales of cotton 70 some OF his
friends In this city.
Mrs. p. J. Black, OF No. 1921 Shall
cross avenue, has received card an
nouncing the safe arrival Of her brother
Frank j. Kelly. over the sea. He was
with the Coast Artillery, at Fort du
Pont before sailing.
John G. Foster, formerly connected
with the Capelle Hardware Company.
now Member Of the Booth Machine Gun
Battalion, st Camp Dix, Is home on
furlough Mr. Foster Is suffering from
an affection Of the stomach and has
been under observation IN the hospita
there.