Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-04
GOVERNOR VISITS
MEN At CAMP DIX
With His Staff is Entertained at
Luncheon by Colonel
Reed.

Camp Dix, Nrightstown, y. j., May
a-Ilis face heamlng with smiles ms he
greeted hundreds of the boys he knew
personally. Governor Townsend, of Dcia-
ware, Yesterday put in several strenuous
hours on his first visit to the 59th no
nccrs. composed chiefly of Delaware mcnt
since this organization was formed
,sup DIX. lncide ntally he brought them
tho news TINT their folks at home were
backing them to the limit, Delaware
having been the first State to subscribe
ITS third Liberty Loan quota and the
only State To double ITS subscription,
We've got one star on the honor flag
and w rc going after the second. sald
The Governor cNultantly after tolc-
phone conversation from the camp with
his State loan chairman We civilians
fccl IN Delaware that We are rs much
pledged To SOC tins thing through rs are
our bows IN the army They've got to
fight with their hvcs we with our dol
lars Wc'rc both going ~ Ia win
Governor Townsend dccidCd he wou ld
rather meet the soldiers individually
than address them III a body lie IN
spcctcd every barracks, expressed hlS de
llpht ut the cleanliness oi everything,
the fine health and spirits OF IN" men
AMI the manner m which even the t"ok-
I,,s' IN camp only week have developed
real Armv pep lie declared Camp I'm
impressed hlm rs the best conducted com
mumty he ever visited
Accompanying hc Governor wrrr sec
retary ol State johnson. AdIutant Cen
oral Nlekcrslam and General !. 'olo~
man dn Pont Colourl ! NJ Reed gave
/. luncheon - thc visitors. other guests
hcinv Major General Nckar, ot the
18th division. AMI nugadicr General
lIcarh. nf thu l,r'd l'icld \rtIlicry hrl-
gadc The Governor reached camp I''S'
too late "a bc 3 witness IT the ml'tarN
wedding of lieutenant Nahion kenneth
Adams. of thc T1onccis, iormor WI
nihcfonan. and MIS- Molly Florence
Dc rrucx. ii Philadelphia lieutenant
DAVIS. chaplain 81 the r'g'm"nt oit'-
clatcd II the ceremony which was hcld m
the officers quarters
\ Cathote hrll mass, arranged tor
SUNDAY a. the biggest religious srrv,cc
vet hold IN camp. has been postponed
until MAY u. owing f. the inability 81
Rishop lfavcs. of New York. 10 attend
on the date originally planucd he
RIshop. " hose appointment hN the l"po
ss Rlshop 81 Catholic soldiers am"nE
the \mericau forces At tho front has
lu-t been announced Will oihCate and
vii h. ASSISTED hv Monaguor FoN- Of
Trenton. and prominent priests from other
New Jersey cttirs
Iompfta reports turned lntc aptam
DAVIS. DIVISION pcr4onncl o'ilccr Ncstcr-
dav. shb bw thc men 81 the DIVISION have
tulscrl cd to 3 total o S1t6 $50 N the
THIRD Illcrtv Loan 10 effort what
ever has bccn made IL Seli bonds 70 the
men. the majority oE Whom are carving
hc4vv war risk insurance and have made
allowances and allotmcnts from thelr
wages of $50 month Which leaves Thorn
lttlc spending money lh' amount,
therefore. represents ontrlv voluntary
purchases
An inspection oi equipment 90 she"
the rtadiross ~ the Lightning lhvl-
son for active scrVlce was completed
today Il was gigantic stock k-takng'
operation that kcpt the officers IL every
organization with notebook and NcDcH
from revaiIie uptli long after taps
\ union communion scry7cc for lrot-
cstant soldiers will hc celebrated sun
dav morn ng AZ tho Rod Triangle sudl-
forum and the largest communion rvet
served in the camp Is antcpatod Rev
" H. : pcnarc>;, president q hui-
gers College many of whose boys arr
IA the service here VII preach tho ser
mon
Delaware men who have hecn gwen
an opportunity to wln thclr commissions
m the quartemastor officers training
school Al Jacksonville, Fla. include Ser
eeant Charles + Corcoran. Sergeant
George H Madden. Sergeant Burton T.
short. Corporal James II Little, Cor
paral Alfred " Porter Corporal I'd
ward ] Gormlcv Corporal John "
Holston. Corporal Earl l.. jerks. lrt-
vste William l. Beck and privatc IharlcS
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