The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-20
BENNINGTON IS ROYALTY
ENTERTAINING SOLDIERS
Motor Cars Bring Camp Guests 20 VII
lage to Attend Church Ser
vices Sunday

Grand Knight D. T. Murray and r.
j. Prendergast from the Knights Of
Columbus motored out to Camp Ben
nington, Saturday ght, bringing
with them a goodly supply OF cigars
and cigarettes for the conyalescent
soldiers who are be ng entertained
there by Mr.. and Mrs. Francis NJ
Wilson Their purpose was TO make
arrangements 10 convey the Catholic
members OF the group to and from
mass on Sunday The soldier dele
cation at the camp now numbers four
teen. II was learned that one Of
them is a Hebrew, one an Episcopal.
ian, one a Methodist, while the re-
naming eleven are Catholics. Mr..
Prendergas says he and Mr. Murray
told the boys that 1t made no differ
ence what church they attended,
that the X. OF C. would provide au-
tomobiles Sunday to convey them
from camp to their church, and back
again. Hence. three cars were sent
out to the camp Sunday morning and
brought the boys to church
Grand Knight Murray said, Sunday
night that Mrs. Wilson had tele-
phoned to the X. OF c. headquarters,
Friday morning, notifying the orga-
nization that the soldiers would ar
rive in Bennington about noon time
that day and asking If the knights
would have cars at the railway sta
alton when the train pulled in. We
were more than pleased with Mrs.
Wilson's interest in the men Mr..
Murray proceeded, 'and did send
autos to the depot to convey the boys
to their destination; but when our
cars arrived at the station more than
enough other conyeyances We're
found there on the same errand,
hence our cars were not needed
General Manager Winslow of the
Y VI, c. A. is planning some am
bilious entertainment for the boys
during their soiourn at the camp.
His scheme IS to have at least two
of the soldiers as dinner guests at
one house during the week II sew
eral such hostesses can be secured,
each week, dinner entertainment for
the bunch from the camp will be
abundant
The ~ has put it's facilities at
the disposal of the soldiers They
may indulge in free baths and use
the place to dispose of correspond
ence while they remain guests Of
the Wilson's.
/ One of the soldiers Henry Albert,
of New York city was a member
of number 2l3 Aero squad, and he
was aboard the United States Trans
port when that ship was torpedoed
off the Irish coast Five hundred
aud seventeen lives were lost on that
occasion Albert says the explosion
put out all the vessels lights and
thus made egrcss very difficult The
ship was torpedoed during the dark
ness of night He managed to get
ont to the upper deck and jumped in
to the sea. BE ng an excellent swim
mer, Albert says he managed to keep
ahoat until rcscuers came He adj
ded that he was in the water half.an.
hour on that occasion, and that his
experience that night was a little
bit of hell.
1t was rumorcd Sunday night that
Mr. Wilson had employed Ben
nington carpenter to erect a building
at Camp Bennington whore movies
will be put on for the entertainment
of his soldier guests,
Manager Winslow Of the Y. NJ c.
A. has two pianos in his institution
and he adds that he can spare one OF
them without much inconvenience
for the remainder of the summer
Hence Mr. Winsow stands ready to
loan a piano to the Camp Bennington
visitors, provided somebody will haul
it out there