Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-08-04
South Jersey National Guards Camping
at Sea Grit and the Names Of
Members of Three Companies

With new silk and American regi-
mental flags flying, the Hath Infantry
New Jersey National Guard marched
into Camp Edwards at Sea Grit, Satur-
day, July %, 1922, shortly after noon,
headed by the regimental band of fifty
pieces. Colonel Winfield S. Price, of
Camden, was in command, and as the
twelve hundred troops entered the
camp they were viewed by Governor
Edward I. Edwards and his staff. AS the
guardsmen entered the camp they
were passed by the 18th Infantry,
composed of North Jersey troops en-
route to their home stations. Soon
after arriving the guardsmen began
to get their camp in shape for their
two weeks stay and the %sergeants
were soon busy with details hurrying
to the camp quartermaster for
tional equipment. The cooks imme-
diately started a fire and in a little
while hot coffee and sandwiches were
served to the weary troops. The men
were so greatly fatigued that only a
few took the trolley ride in the even
ing to Asbury Park for a period of
recreation.
On Monday morning the men were
awakened by the bugles blowing
reveille. After mess the men were
taken out on the large drill field where
they were given several hours of close
order drill, returning at 11.45 A. M.
for mess. The first %sergeants, COM
pany clerks, mess sergeants and cooks,
supply s%ergeants and mechanics and
the buglers we're sent to various sec
lions of the camp for instruction.
Not a minute was wasted during the
entire day, everything being done on
scheduled time with only brief inter-
walls for the men to smoke and chat.
Recall was at $40 P. M, and the men
stood retreat in the company streets.
Y. NJ. C. A. Active
AS soon as the Hath regiment de-
trained at Sea Girt they found the
State Y. M. c.. A. army secretaries
were on the job at the old stand. The
big tent for writing letters back to the
folks at home Immediately became a
popular centre. The Victrola is al
ways on duty. The movies. scheduled
for Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
evenings appeal very much to the
guardsmen. Last year Company K, of
Millville, won the base ball champion
ship and the large silver cup offered
by the ''Y." The whole company and
the officers are very proud of the
trophy and are confident of taking it
home this year.. At the present time
X Company is leading the league, hav-
ing defeated the companies from
B%ridgeton, Vineland, Salem and Tren-
ton, and the team has not once suf-
fered a setback in three years. The
members of this championship aggre-
cation are Captain Lewis Marts,
Charles Reed, Delbert Rawlings, Nor
man Fowler, Leo Erickson, Frank
Hentz, Joseph Young, Alfred Marts,
George Smith, Wilson Potter, Ray
mond Names, Fred Phrampus and
Lewis Hickman. The latter two have
been ~furloughed and returned to Mill
vile.
During the past week the men have
received instruction on the throwing
of hand grenades, bayonet exercises,
manual of arms, close order drill, tent
pitching, extended order drill, care
and cleaning of rifles, scouting and
~patrolling and have spent several days
on the rife range learning marksman-
ship. Everything is done on schedule
time with a smoothness and rapidly
that is surprising for troops that have
had such little training. The COM
panies from Millville, Bridgeton, Vine
land and Salem comprise the Third
Battalion of the Hath Infantry, and as
the people of South Jersey are inter-
ested more or less in the lads belong
ing to these organizations 1 am send
ing the names of the members of the
various companies and the officers of
the regiment as follows: