Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-09
ARDOR OF GUARDS
| DEF|ES transform
Evil Weather at Mt. Gretna Is
Taken as Part Of Game
by Soldiers
VISITORS THR0NG CAMPS
Rv a star rorrcsporoey,

Camp Fetzer, Mt. Gretna. Pa, Aug.
/ IA series Of severe thundcrstorms
failed to dampcn the ardor of the phila e
dclphia infantrymcn who Joined the Ma :
tional Gucrd encsmpment here Satur-
day.
M 1t has been a real baptism for the
rockies, but they have accepted their
lot manfully and today got down to
intensive training without a murmur.
The Philadclphiaus are part of the
First and Second provisional rcgi.
mcnts In command OF Brigadier Gem
eral Edward G. Shannon. They are
located near the Thirteenth Infantry.
about three miles from division head.
quarters and on the road to Fountain
Head field. where the Philadelphia
cavalrymen are.
After the Sunday reprievc. full Of
social activities with a record breaking
crowd of visitors from Philadclnhia and
nearby, the 500 Philadelnhia infan.
trymen here for the second trainipL
period of the camp got down to "hard
pins beginning at : 20 this morning
the hour OF the much loved FIRST call. ="
An Eight Hour Day
II is an eight hour day Of intensive
training in fundamentals and tactics
tnat confronts the doughboys for the
next two weeks. II the heat Of the
last two days continues it NAV be nee
cessary to ease this program somewhat.
put camp commanders are eager to give
the troops, especially the rockies, all
they can stand.
Many rockies from PHILADELPHIA did
not get uniforms until today. 1t was a
sad. looking, nondescript "army" that
dotted the green fields yesterday in
makeshift tents turned into so man,
Islands by the heavy rainstorms Of Sat
nrday night. The rockies wudcd through
mud to get their equipment with blind
Ing flashes Of lightning as their only il.
inmination. Several of the companies
Did not get mess" going until after
10 p. M, but the boys will vouch for
It that their first meal in camp was a
healthy one.
Colonel George f. Kemp commands
the Third Regiment. and Colonel Jack.
son w. Study Is the Go" of the
First. Colonel Franklin p. IIaller is
In command of the scattered companies
OF the sixth. from counties adjacent to
Philadelphia.
BEST Girl Inspects
The 6000 guardsmen now here made
the most of yesterdays holiday and
the company "streets" were critically
inspected by "Bill's best girl" who
came here in legion; also "ATa" and
"pa."
1t was intensely hot all day. but
clear skies favored the doughboys and
visitors until late afternoon. when an
other thunderstorm broke and sent the
Tuardsnlen scurryipg to their tents.
Earlier in the day several thousand |
of the new citizen soldiers of the Twcn-
ty- eighth Division gambolcd in the cool.
Ing waters of Conpwago lake. nestled
between TWO mountain peaks near divi-
sion headquarters. The spiritual needs
Of the guardsmen were we'll looked after
by the several army chaplains, inrlud.
ing the Rev. Joseph l.. y. Wolfe.
fighting chaplain of the Twenty eighth
Division" aud a curatc of st. Pat
rick's Roman Catholic Church. Phila-
delphia. Open air services were held !
BY each regiment and the Catholic chap /
lains celebrated field masses in several !
parts of the big reservation.
Major General Price made complete !
tour of the camp early today and was .
well pleased with the condition of the .
tented city and the morale of the men. |