Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-04-02
DELAWARE DRAFT
MEN ARRIVE EARLY
Reach Camp Dix Safely-Chap
lain Davis Open Air Movies
Make Hit.

Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. j., Apr
2.-Delaware draftces were among the
earlier groups Of men 10 arrive here yes
terday. Others came from New York
and New Jersey, and more will come
throughout the week, until the number
reaches 10000.
The Sanitary Corps has decided that
the recruits must undergo two weeks
quarantine regulations, rs have all re-
cent arrivals. Except for n slight cpl
demic of the grip, the camp health rec
ord is now particularly free from con-
tagious maladics and the medical men
will take no chances OF a fresh invasion.
Open-air "lnovies," camp innovation
introduced by Lieutenant Howard Da-
Wis, chaplain of the 59th Pioneer Regi-
ment, have made great hit with the
Delaware State boys of this organiza-
ton and the idea will be adopted fire.
quently by the y Nj. &. A. and X. of
&. in presenting evening entertainment
and sport oarnIvals for the entire camp
during the coming warm months. Chap
lain Davis has rugged up q moving pic
ture machine and canvas between two
barracks of his regiment and IN present
ing the newest feature films with selec-
tions by the Pioneer Band between each
reel. These open-air entertainments will
make "a pleasing feature IN the enter
tainment of visitors from the home State
ON future weekend and other holidays.
Delaware men will make bid for
championship honors in the camp base
bali and athletic leagues soon to open
their season. Lieutenant W. +. Cam,
athletic officer of the regiment, is comb
ing the companies for material for his
It.a Lue uYzfa MT IN hn
search for future "Ty" Cobbs and
Home Run" Bakers. Sergeant Ted"
Edsall, of / company. weli-known VIII
mington athlete.
Members of neighboring units TO the
Division Signal Battalion rubbed their
eyes and wondered If they were In ON an
April joke when they passed the signal
mems barracks sections yesterday alter
noon and bcheld smooth, green lawn,
shade trees and flower beds 10 front of
each building Several organizations
have been talking Of sowing grass seed
around their buildings to produce the
lawn effect This Was too slow for the
sjgnalmen Under direction Of former
landscape gardeners IN their Suttit they
marched To a nearby meadow cut and
carried back hundreds OF squares Of sod
and converted the battalion community
into vcrdant oasis amid The canton
mcnts prevailing dusty gray
The Camp Dix automobile school,
now ready for opening, IL TO be made n
permanent institution IN which hun
dreds of members of the 18th Division
and other organizations training here
later arr to be given a liberal educa-
ton in motors and mechanical engineer
ing branches. Motor ambulances and
supply train drivers and chautfeurs who
will direct the hig tractors that will hug
the 309th Field Artillery "hcavics'
into action will be the first pupils of
the school the only one Of it's kind at
present in an American training camp.
Captain Edward Carter, of Motor Truck
Company No, &c, has been made senior
instructor Of the school. succeeding Ma
jor LAMA, whose duties with the 309th
Field Artillery will prevent him from
dcvoting the necessary time To the school
work