Evening journal., 1919-07-08
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/ the Sigma M Fraternity, saw a num-
I ber OF Delaware College men while in
| France Lieutenant Foster says he
saw Captain J. Wilson ODaniel, Of
Newark. in Paris a short time before
he sailed, and that he was expecting
10 return to the states In a short time.
| Captain ODaniel, who was prominent
I In athletics while at Delaware, is with
a regular army infantry regiment He
won the Distinguished Service Cross
! for bravery I'm action last summer,
when he lead his troops for some time
/ after sustaining a bullet wound IN the
| cheek. Lieutenant Foster stated that
/ Mike" as Captain ODaniel Is known
70 his many friends, wears a wound
/ stripe and has a scar on his face as a
result OF the wound.
Another Newark boy whom Lieu
| tenant Foster saw In France was Lieu
/ tenant G.. Harvey Ferguson who wears
two wound stripes and the Distin-
guished Service Cross. Lieutenant
Harvey Bounds, also a Delaware Col
lege boy, Is a member Of the same
OUTFIT as Lieutenant Ferguson. which
is a regular army infantry regiment.
Other Delaware College men he saw In
France were Lieutenant Alexander
Crothers. formerly star centre on the
football team: Lieutenant Ernie VIII
son, one Of the best tackles Delaware
has ever produced. and David Crockett,
who holds the Delaware record for
both the low and high hurdles.
Crockett is a marine and got into the
fighting during the last two weeks OF
the war
Delaware College IS well represented
among the officers OF the 59th Pioneers,
at least 10 Of them being graduates or
attending Delaware one or more years.
They include Major William Marshall.
Jr, Major Alfred 5. Hirzel, Captain John
w. Ramsey. Captain Herbert NJ. Jones,
Captain William d. Cam and Lieuten-
ants B. r. Foster. James Truss, ]. c.
Hastings and A. G. Heinel. Lieutenant
William Stewart returned several weeks
ago after serving with the regiment.
Colonel J. Warner Reed, commander
OF the regiment, is very proud OF the
record made by the regiment since war
was declared. In discussing the affairs
OF the regiment since 10 was called out
in the spring Of 1917 to the present time.
in Camp Dix last night. Colonel Reed
stated that more than 200 officers had
been turned out from the regiment in
that time.
There were many visitors from Della
ware 10 the camp yesterday. Several
OF the enlisted men were married short
ly before they left for France and their
brides visited them yesterday.
10 being a delightful evening and all
duties for the day completed, a group
Of the officers OF the Pioneers spent
most OF last evening sitting around in
front OF their quarters war tanning
and discussing plans for the future af-
ter they get home. The correspondent
for The Evening Journal was a mem
Der OF the party and was greatly enjoy
ing the discussions, especially those
dealing with experiences in France.
During the evening Lieutenant Col
onel Ellison suggested a walk to the
Hostess House, several hundred yards
distant to get ice cream. Colonel Eli
son is known among his many friends
as a jolly good fellow and he has not
changed in this respect. His sugges-
ti0n for ice cream was agreeable TO
most Of those in the party and Colonel
Ellison, Majors Hirzel, Smith and Nc
Kay, Lieutenant Foster and The Even
ing Journal correspondent walked over
for the refreshments. On the way TO the
Hostess House Colonel Ellison made the
proposition that the man to get his hat
off last after ne yelled gas" should
pay for the ice cream. A few minutes
later the officer gave the gas alarm,
when The Evening Journal correspon-
dent had both hands in his pockets. and
OF course ne was the last to remove his
hat.
The correspondent has spent some
pleasant moments since, wondering II