The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-02-04
truly yours,
A. B. Meredith,
Military Affairs.
Asst. Commissioner of Education

Pierre III. Stanton received his dis
charge at Camp Meade, Md, last week.
and has returned to his home. Reub-
en- Hinchman also has been discharged
and is home.
About 1000 soldiers who arrived from
France on the steamship Haverford,
which locked at Philadelphia, arrived
at Camp Dix on Thursday. They in
cluded attachments of wounded as
signed to the base hospital and con-
valescent centre. The men will be dis
charged after the usual physical exam
F, nations and other routine require
ments have been fulfilled.
Rev. Karl M. Block has resigned as
chaplain of st. George church, Camp
Dix, to take effect on March LIST, when
he will become rector of a large and
influential Episcopal church at Nor
ristown, Pa. He has been stationed
at Camp Dix since the camp was es-
Itablished, and has done excellent
work in conducting the Episcopal
mission there. He has been very
popular with the soldiers of all denom-
nations, and has exerted a wonderful
influence for good among thousands
of men who were stationed there.
During the influenza epidemic he did
such heroic work that he received
e,1on;o1 oo,,,,,,ovJ a+;ox, froy,, tho oo,,,y,
authorities. His departure will be
the cause of much regret.
Official information has been re-
ceived from General March, chief of
staff of the United States Army, that
the 29th and 18th Divisions of the
American Expeditionary Force, which
divisions contain the bulk of Jersey
soldiers overseas, will probably be re-
turned to the United States before
the divisions which are now in Ger
many. This word is in letter from
General March to United States SEN
ator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen. "These
two divisions" said General March,
referring to the 29th and 18th Divi-
sions, shave not been placed on the
priority list as yet, and neither are in
the army of occupation. Although
they will not sail in the very near fu-
ture, the assumption is that they will
do so before the divisions now in Ger
many. When l am advised more def
initely from the AEF, l will COM
municate with you"
Captain Henry H. Cross, who has
been in the army nearly two years and
Who until recently was stationed at
Coblenz, Germany, is on his way home
to the United States, to report at Camp
Gordon, Georgia. Captain Cross has
made good record as an officer, as is
evidenced by the following letter from
his last commanding officer, General
Robert L. Howe, of the Third Divis.
ion, Regular Army:
Upon your departure from this di-
vision because of your express desire to
return to the United States when your
services can be spared, and in .obedi-
ence to orders, desire to testify to the
thigh character of service you have
rendered during the great war. AS as
sistant quartermaster in charge of
transportation of the 3Sth Division, you
performed the duties in manner SC
satisfactory as to earn and receive
from all who were responsibility inter
ested well.merited praise.
"As an aide on my personal staff
you have SO conducted yourself and SC
performed the duty of aide and other
special work to which you have beer
assigned, that you have endeared
yourself to me and to all with whom
: you have come in contact, and have
established for yourself the splendid
reputation for earnestness of purpose
determination of character, and up
, Irightness in all your dealings anC
actions, official and personal,
Il regret your severance from m,
personal staff, and wish you the bes
Il success in your future life"