Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-23
PH|LA. GUARDSMEN
co TO MT. GRETNA
Men Of 111th Infantry, For
merly Third and Sixth, Get
Warm Good-by
TO TRAIN FIFTEEN DAYS

Wartime entertainments wese recalled
today when GOO National Guardsmen
went to Mount Gretna. where they will
spend fifteen days OF outdoor military
life.
Mothers. wives and sweethearts
turned out in numbers to give the youth
ful soldiers send off. Leaving the
Third Regiment Armory. Broad and
Wharton streets. shortly before
O'Clock. the men marched to the martial
music Of the field band TO Broad street
and Washington avenue, where they en-
trained.
Colonel r. VI. Brookfield was in
charge of the men. who formed the II 1th
Infantry. This regiment is made up
of the old Third and Sixth. Other off :
GERS who accompanied the men are
Lieutenant Colonel j. A. Miller. Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles B. Finley. Cap
tain John G. Moe, Captain William
=. McClay. Captain John NJ. Rose and
Captain Thomas Kenoghan.
Night Spent in Armory
The men spent the night at the
armory, although few of them admitted
they got any sleep. Awakened at 4
o'clock they were served breakfast.
linen the run started.
Alfred Rago. 1911 Wilder street. had
just been given merry widow" hair
cut. The other boys took turns giving
him a knuckle rub while he, was held.
Corporal Herman Becker. 525 South
Fourth street, and others brought their
string instruments along and they kept
obliging with popular selections.
The train. with twenty coaches. af-
forded comfort for every man. When
once aboard the boys discarded their
sleep, but were unsuccessful. Explicit
instructions were given that no windows
were to be broken under penalty Of pay
ing for them.
Officers tried to put some of the boys
through a drill before they boarded the
train, but most of them we're too tiret
to pay strict attention to the orders.
Other guardsmen were picked uI
along the way. All members of thu
regiment were in camp by 10 o'clock.
Part OF Fifty. sixth Brigade
The 111th Infantry is part of th'
Fifty sixth Brigade, commanded b!
J General Edward G. Shannon, of Co
| lumbia.
The other units in the brigade II
camp are the 10th Infantry Regimen
and the 103d Medical Regiment. Th'
112th Infantry is composed Of western
State guardsmen.
A large number of cottagers and visi
tors to Mt. Gretna were out in full
force to greet the units, which included
eight companies from Philadelphia, tw'
companies from Chester and one eacl
from Media, West Chester, Doyles
town, Phoenixville, Norristown ant
Pottstown.
Upon reaching the camp site, tn
guardsmen found everything in readi
ness. Advance details had the camp il
excellent order and there was little t,
do except unpack the regimental equip
ment.
The Battle Of Cots"
The members of the Fifty fifth In
fantry Brigade, who left camp las
night, left everything behind excep
their personal belongings, and as a re
suit there will be no battle of tn
cots" for the remainder of the encamp
ment. In striking contrast to the Sat
urday night two weeks ago, ever,
guardsman will have q cot to sleep OF
tonight and also sufficient covering.
There will be no fancy maneuvers a
the camp and program of most prac
tical training will be the order of things
The men will have the block system o
training, with instructors from tn
regular army and the National Guard.
The 1O3d Engineers, formerly tn
First Regiment, will not leave TO
Mount Gretna until August 6.