The Washington herald., 1919-06-08

many. and made to serve as a hospi-
tai orderly. Although this service
procured him regular orderIy's ra-
tons. better food than most prison.
ers obtained, yet the diet was euch
that, combined with dysentery and
overwork, he lost about sixty pounds
In weight.
The ambulance driver was reported
missing In action" and nothing fur
ther was heard from him for some
time. Finally. two post cards. both
written In July, reached his parents.
telling Of his capture. At last he was
notified in September that he was 10
be repatriated. He left Germany No,
vember "a for Holland, and was later
sent to England. pending his return
to his division and active service in
France. During his term as a pris-
oner he was put through q question
ing by Gen. Ludendorff.
He originally was a member OF unit
637. but returned as a member OF unit
524. A. A. s. In spite of his severe
experiences, Mrs. Lockwood, who got
a brief glimpse Of him in BROOKLYN
says he appears now in splendid
health. At the appointed time last Tan
his family sent him a Christmas box
Owing to his frequent movements
however. this package never reached
him and was returned to the senders
intact on the first day Of June.
On Memorial Day-people literally
swarmed to Wildwood, N. J.. and
though a rush was anticipated, such a
great throng Of humanity was unex-
pected. however. all were amply pro-
vided for and apparently enjoyed
themselves. On Saturday and Sunday
crowds on the boarwalk, surf and
strand resembled those of a day in
midsummer. Carrying out the pre-
diction of some of the old residents
that the visitors would make their
stay a three-day affair.
AS the exercises were held on the
beach. near Maple avenue, hundreds
lined the boardwalk while an enorrnou.
crowd circied to the scene of the
celebration, watching the crowning
of the May Queen. Elizabeth Mvers
tiny tot, the beautiful daughter of
Principal Myers of the Wildwood High
School; the May pole dance, the folk
dance, the launching of the floral boat
and the firing of the salute,
Following the beach ceremony the
veterans of the three wars, escorted
by the wildwood City Band, marched
to the Casino auditorium, where the
exercises of the day were concluded.
Palmer M. Way, a local attorney and
president of the Board of Trade. pre-
sided. he opened the exercises by re-
questing all to sing America" e" next
followed a prayer by Rev. A. o.
Bailey. then Col. Ryan of Post 81
q. A. R., read an address, The Last
of the G. A. r. This autobiographj-
cal, historical and prophetical docu-
ment was afterward lauded by clifford
Pinchot. Way then present Senator
w. III. Bright. of this city, and he
gracefully. pleasingly and reverentIy
introduced the speaker of the day
Clifford Pinchot. The speaker began
his address with a glowing tribute
to Col. Ryan and the other veterans
present and said in part:
The great fact about the war is
that it has reduced privileges and
enlarged human rights. II NAV or
1t may not have made the world
safer for democracy. But this one
thing it has done. 1t has lifted hu-
man welfare to a higher level in the
minds of men. and has reduced
property and privileges to lower
levels than they ever occupied be-
Iore. What the war has accomp-
lished in this respect the human
race must never lose"
The ceremonies closed with a
prayer by Rev. !. Fisher.
j. B. Wright. of the Reading Ho-
tel. entertained the Wildwood City
Band while the civil war veterans
were given a dinner at the Raymond
Hotel Although the ocean pier,
theaters. dansants and ships Were
Wei patronized. hundreds swarmcd
around Rfoads' Amusements, this
wonderful new 100000 amussmen,