Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-03
112TH INFANTRY
ON REVIEW FOR
THE LAST TIME
Long Friendships, Cemented
by Blood of Battle, Soon
to Be Severed

Camp Dix, n. j., May S.-Regi-
mental review yesterday morning
and regimental parade in full dress
in the afternoon kept the boys of
the One Hundred andTwelfth hust-
ling much OF the time. On Thurs
day night orders went to the bar
racks to prepare for the review to
be held yesterday morning at 10
o'clock.
The boys fell in about $50 and
marched to the parade ground
forming opposite the blocks from
Second and Fifth streets. Tin hats
and fixed bayonets We're ordered for
the review, which the boys thought
would be the last one with the en-
tire regiment on parade as COM
plete unit. In fact word had reach
ed some of the men that they were
not to parade in Philadelphia and
everywhere the question was asked,
when do we start for home?"
Shortly after 10 o'clock in the
morning the regimental band be-
gan to play and started on the
march to pass before Colonel George
G.. Richards. commander of the reg
iment. With him We're these staff
officers: Major L. r. Burke. Quincy,
Mass; Captain James c. Shaw. Oil
City, adjutant; Captain Daniel Core,
Kittanning; Captain Carl F'reehafer,
Philadelphia, and Captain William
J. Robinson, Pittsburgh.
Reviewed by PcrShing
This was the first time the One
Hundred and Twelfth marched as
complete organization since March,
when the entire Twenty eighth Di-
vision was reviewed by General
Pershing at Colombey- Bellies. At
that time General Pershing first in
spected every man in the division,
lined up in platoon formation, after
which the men paraded.
With the reviewing officers yes
terday morning were General A. j.
Logan. formerly commander of the
T'itfy-sixth Brigade; Major John M.
Reed, former adjutant of the Sec
ond Brigade; Major J. X. James,
company commander in the old Six
teenth National Guard, and Major
J.. NJ. Phelps, Erie, battalion COM
mander with the One Hundred and
Twelfth in France.
About 1 o'clock in the afternoon
orders were given at regiment
headquarters for the dress parade at
4. The boys had time to enjoy a
big dinner and spent much of the
early afternoon lounging around the
barracks until the noncoms sent
calls to form platoons so that the
companies could organize for the
parade.
To Lose No Time
Promptly at o'clock this big
event began. 1t will be the last
time, the men believe, that the en-
tire One Hundred and Twelfth as it
is now organized, will appear to-
gether. Many were certain that the
morning review would end the for
nation of the whole regiment for
parade. 1t is officially announced at
headquarters now, that demobiliza-
tion work is to start to-day. De-
lousing is to be first and then efforts
will be made to get the units of the
one Hundred and Twelfth out as
fast as possible.
The boys are beginning to talk
about the parting, and although
they are all glad TO be back in the
States, there will be a strange feel
ing in store for these heroes of the
Iron Division when they separate
from comrades with whom many OF
them had been associated for at
least a year.
IT'S going to be a little tough
on the boys" one remarked. We've
chummed together, fought together
and played together, and were all
on pretty good terms. When the
companies are disbanded some of
the best of friends will part and it's
going to mean a lot to them, too.
Sometimes for weeks we saw no one
but our own company men and then
during the engagements so many of
the fellows stuck it through and en-
couraged each other on, kept up
the spirits and morale of the whole
outfit and helped make things at
least CHEEKY in the ranks despite the
most adverse conditions. This de-
ship and the parting between hun
dreds of boys from all parts of
Pennsylvania and other States now
in the regiment through replace
ments will be with deep feeling OF
brotherhood between them.