Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-07
.PH|LA. REGIMENTS
ARRIVE AT FETzER
First and Third Infantries Will
Spend Two Weeks at
Mt. Gretna Camp
GET SETTLED IN TENTS
~ a star Correspondent


Camp Fetzer. Mt. Gretna, Pa, Aug.
THE First a..a Third regiments of
Philadelphia infantry and the Sixth
Regiment, recruited near the city. rolled
into camp on long troop trains at II 80
o'clock today.
They Immediately dctrained and
marched to their camp site, two miles
away,
AZ the doughboys jumped out of the
train TO stretch their legs and look
over their new two weeks home, they
were met by special guides to take
them to their stations.
II was the first time the infantry
men had set foot on camp grounds since
the war The veterans of the Red Key
stone swung into the marching step
they had used more than a year ago
with snap that put touch of army
life into the recruits who marched be-
side them.
Colonel George Kemp was in com
mand of the Third Regiment, Colonel
Jackson W. study commanded the First
and the Sixth was under Colonel
Franklin T. Haller.
All the Philadelphia troops went into
the newly pitched camp near Cole
brook two miles from the railroad sta.
tion, and not far from the location OF
the city cavalry troops.
The Third Regiment is on the far
tber side of the Thirteenth Regiment.
which arrived last week. On the other
side of the up state troops are the
First and Sixth Regiments.
General Price Pleased
General Price. who. with his staff =,
had just completed a morning inspec-
tion of the camp, declared that he was
delighted with sanitary conditions and
the completeness of the preparations
made to receive the new arrivals.
The Eighteenth Regiment from Pitts
burgh. which arrived at > 80 this
burg preceded the Philadelphia organi-
zation into camp.
The rest of the days schedule for
the incomin infantrymen consists of
moving in arranging equipment,
drawing supplies and establishing mess
kitchens. The detail routine of camp
life started at once. but there will be
no active training until Monday.
The Philadelphia troops-old- timers
and recruits-declared their approval OF
the canvas city" and pitched into work
about their tents and on the company
streets with a will.
Father. l.. n. Wolf, the fighting
chaplain of the First Regiment, is
back with his boys again and will con
duct Catholic service in the camp.
Great crowds of visitors from Phila-
delphia and other parts of the state are
expected at the camp on special cx-
cursions all day tomorrow.
Notes Picked up in Camp
Edward T. Hee. of 1103 Passyunl,
avenue. who was hurt horse breaking
several days ago. is improved and OK :
poets to be all over camp in a few
days.
Sergeant Bob Kearney, D Troop of
Amber. the heaviest man in the out =.
tit, brought horse all for himself soon
after his arrival in camp. He is pull
ing in his belt a notch day. his
friends say. The horse is also losing
Ray Balat and Fred Rhoads. the
we'll known cooks of D Troop, treated
the boys with big blackberry pic is
sue yesterday.
Bill Guinness. A Troops cartoonist
Is having little optic trouble. Hc ap-
preached a soldier last night shortly
after dusk and rpproachcd him for the
way he was wearing mis- Icggings while
on guard mount.
"t'm an officer" was the reply.
"No. your not, :, said Bill, II can tell
by your leggings.
Fill lost.
Lieutenant A. II. Kingsley and J. p
Mcguire, of d Troop. have been doing
some fine jumping at the cavalry camT
every evening. Among the private
horses of the troop. there are some cx
ccllent jumpers and the exhibitions
have been worthy of horse show.
John Mcclure. OF Ardmore, +
Troops ring champion, has issued q
| challenge TO any man in the division al
$50 pounds. John is an "ex COB.
champion of the Cape May barracks
and bad man in the ring. Officers ot
the troop have several hundred dol.
lars to back his leather pushing efforts
Who Is This Little Joe"
Bill Hayes. Troop A, of $3.50 Mccall,
lum street, got short leave today for q
run to Philadelphia. He says thai
sometimes even these two week wars
get pretty long.
Don Whilecroft, a Troop. of Wcs
Philadelphia, is developing into rcgu
| lar bear for work, tho boys say.
Jack McCloskCy. \ Troop, of Chest
nut Hill, is known AZ the luckiest mar
in the troop. ell is on the best of term,
with Little Joe, :" Big Richard" ant
! the other boys.
Charles Longncckor. 34lG Barin,
street, Troop A, says he has perma
nently given up walking in the army
He is an ex -doughboy. who shipped il
the cavalry for this "hitrh."