New Britain herald., 1930-08-04

for the position. He stood out so prominently that the selection was made without a formal trial The lucky" one IS Private Victor La Croix.
 This position is usually given to 2 rookie on his first appearance in camp. After time blanket from his company mysteriously disappears and he receives the tip it is in an- other companys dormitory. He us- ually goes 10 the other company and while in the act of taking the blank ., the blanket sergeant Of that out fit catches him. There are times when one blanket sergeant tries to put another under arrest.
 Maya Returns Home
 Camp pyhisicians have ordered Private First Class Frank D. Mag "a of Company l home because of 1crious infections about the face be- lieved to have been received while in swimming in contaminated pool somewhere near New Britain. He thought he would be better when he was in camp but he became worse.
 Brother Combinations
 Mazza is one Of the several broth nr combinations the the three New Britain companies. His brother Louis, is also a member of company An other brother combination is Adam and Paris Diagnaizio. Jerome and chaplain for the 169th infantry con- Joseph Srogi arc another combina- tion. Last year there were four Srogi brothers, but two have left the com- pany since that time. They are Stanley and Walter They were at the armory saturdat to bid farewell to their brothers and their former company. Company H is represented luther by Stanley and Edward Be drutczyk
 Church Services
 Approximately 1900 were in at tendance at a mass sponsored by Rhode Island catholics and approxi- niately l50O were in attendance at q mass from catholics of the 169 in- fantry and 1O2 infantry, brother Connecticut units, Rev, Stanley B. Crosland, Jr. of Hartford, the new chaplin for the 163th infantry con- ! ducted protestant services for the two Connecticut units. These services were also well attended.
 Not Expectations
 Although the three New Britain i companies are quartered in barracks on Road 13, the 150 men are not at all superstitious. The 1G9th regiment is quartered in the best section and the barracks are in the only part of the shaded section ot the grounds
 Cooks Go Hungry
 Unusual as 1t may seem, the cooks who arrived a day ahead of the rest of the troops. were without food from I0:30 o'clock Friday night un. til the first train of provisions ar. rived. They found themselves witt ability 10 cook but without the ma. terial to do so.
 On the way to camp they refused to bother with a detour sign in one section and the result was that they were in and out Of ditches. three tc four feet deep. They lost their way two or three times and finally ar. rived with the idea in mind they would have a good warm meal ant a good nights sleep. They go neither.
 The group included First Cool Big Sam" Sayad, First Cook George Unwin, Second Cook Leo Crosby anc Mess Sergeant Joseph Barrett. Cros by who has the record for being thu hardest to awaken in the mornin, slept on springs. Sayad also slep on the springs and during the nigh borrowed half of Crosby's blanket When Leo awoke he found tha Sayad had taken all the blanket.
 The other second cook. Conni Lindelof, the former Buttons" 0 Burritt hotel fame. arrived on Sat urday as did the assistant mess ser ) geant, A Schneider.
 The kitchen staff will be complet l with the addition of the permanen