Evening journal., 1922-08-07
SOLDIERS in
WIND.UP WEEK
OF HARD WORK

7 spent more than one day in the hos
pltal during the entire encampmen
The boys were 'agreeably surprise
4 this morning by receiving a true
load of apples. present fron
Henry Wright, farmer liv
ing near Dover whose son Henry
Jr., is private hrst-class il
/ Battery G. Of Dover. AS the frui
was dispensed among the variou
units and the kitchens, the soldiei
boys in group formation in their in
divldual streets gave a vote o.
thanks and a rousing three cheers
for the donor. Several visitors
promised to supplement the menu
for the coming week by donations OF
various kinds OF fruit, eggs and other
edibles.
From the conclusion OF morning
mess. at 715 o'clock. until the re-
treat following the regimental pa
rade at $50 o'clock. every minute OF
the day is to be taken up with in
tensive and active training and
instruction The program from
I 7.3O to $40 included infantry
drills with all units paruci-
pating except the kitchen police and
mounted guard; from S.45 O'Clock
luntil 11.S0 o'clock, Battery "A was
given practical instruction in hand
ling the hugh search light; Batteries
b. c. and D, were given artillery
drills and instruction in handling
automatic rifle with a fifteen minutes
practice for each unit; Machine Gun
Batteries were given gun drills ana
| instruction. making offense attacks
and a fighting retreat from a strong
hold. other units were given SINH
lar instruction and practice.
Beginning at l o'clock and con-
tinuing until 3.45 o'clock the men
will be kept busy with drills and In
struction similar to those given in
the forenoon session. supplemented
by instructions and drills in first aid
services valuable to warfare condi-
tions.
At 4 o'clock guard will be mount
ed and dinner served. Following
the regimental parade at $50 o'clock.
the usual evening lectures by the
commanding officers will take place.
At guard mount at 11.30 yester-
day Lieutenant Frank Mote, OF Bat
terry L. Newark unit. was made Of
ficer of the day. relieving Lieuten-
ant w. A. McWilliams. Battery g.
Dress Unit; and Lieutenant Edward
A. Watson, Battery A, searchlight
unit. was made officer Of the guard
relieving Lieutenant c. +. Banning.
Battery F.. Milford unit. Lieuten-
ant Victor Clark, was adjutant OF the
Guard and Sergeant Major l.. Ham
ilton Smith. mounted guard.
Fully 5000 persons visited the
camp yesterday These visitors,
many of whom remained TO view the
reglmental parade at $50 o'clock,
were augmented by about 1900
motorists. who came here, for the
specific purpose TO viewing the pa
rade.
At $50 o'clock. religious services,
under direction OF Frank Ballyntine
and Frank p. Mitchell. of the VIII
mington Y. NJ c. A. staff were held.
At 3 o'clock ball game was played
by the Camp Sparks team and
Krebs team. OF Newport, the latter
winning. TO ?. At $50 reimental
parade was held in front OF the ad-
quarters.
As a curtain feature Of Saturday
afternoons activities John Quinn
put the quietus on Corporal Larry
Dunn IN the second round of a
schedule four-round boxing match. !
1t was announced yesterday that
the order requiring unpaid soldiers
to claim their pay checks by today !
was intended for only those bat
teries by whom the checks had been |
received from the Government. !
Only three batteries have been paid I
to-date.
In the recently organized fire de-
partment the companies composing
the several units are officered by
hremen OF civilian life. The per-
sonnel OF the hose company fol-
lows: Chief, Captain PettyjOhn, !
member Of the Carlisle Volunteer
Fire Company. Milford: first assist
ant chief. Lieutenant Banning Car
Isle Fire Company; second assist
ant chief. Sergeant Pettyjohn. as
sistant chief of Carlisle Fire Com
pany; third assistant chief, Sergeant
{. Smith. associate member Carlisle
Fire Company
Captain Pettyjohn Lieutenant
Banning and Sergeant Pettyiohn
have been members Of Carlisle Fire
Company of Milford, for several
years
Lieutenant Banning is the pres
ent chief and Sergeant Pettyjohn
has been the treasurer since its or
Special attention is being given to
instruction OF Battery A units,
known as the searchlight battery.
CAPTAIN w. W. Ramsey and Lieuten-
ant Edward A. Walsen are putting
-orth efforts to round an efficient
,unch OF operators OF the large ma
.hine. Special demonstratins and
are given nightly TO t,.e
everal groups OF the battery. Lieu
enant Walsen gave a demonstration
and last evening for the
,enefit OF the visitors. combining
with a full hours in
truction to the battery The boys. |
IS whole. OF this unit are taking 1
,reat pleasure in the study and prac-
ice.
Marching on the field last evening /
/, $40 o'clock to the strains of mar
ial music by the regimental band,
he 19Sth artillery presented an im-
pressive sight. Results OF the past /
weeks intensive training and drills
we're plainly shown in the quick and !
decisive manner in which every