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Camp Reminds - of Draft Days Voelker Recall* the Men Who Went Before the Color* for Their Country i' By Carl M. Voelker Having spent the fifth anni versary of my entrance into the military service for the World War under canvas in the same camp I did in 1917 my mind naturally reverts to the stirring days when America’s youth was called to the colors by means of the selective service draft. Physical appearances at Sea Girt today are not different than they were in 1917. The troops are sheltered under the same kind of canvas and the army ration feeds them. Regulars assigned to the camp are on every hand and there is an air of expectancy in view of the stand taken by the govern ment in the strike situation. The scenes of lblv at the state encampment grounds are brought vividly to mind. For many years I had made Ventnor my home and as the publisher of its only news paper I was naturally interested in what was going on back home. Ike Sweigart and Jack Westcott appeared in camp one day. They were very welcome. It was good to see somebody from home. They told me some of the Ventnor boys had enlisted and had gone oil to fight. They told me about the registration of the Ventnor youth under the draft law. I remember also Charlie Rupp and his wife driving into camp one day. They remained here until after even ing parade and they seemed to be thoroughly imbued with the spirit | of the military game. Charlie especially evinced a strong de f Bire to don a uniform and go with us. But of course that was-out of the question because Majorie certainly had something to saj / abou^t that. ^ Ys: But many Ventnor boys did go to war. They made enviable records- . They served in various outfits and quite a number were in the navy. When the list of honor men of Ventnor was prepared it was found that there were 113. Harold W. Faunce and Charles G. Heck ler, Jr., representing respectively the First and Second Ward, were the first men called. Their num bers came out in the second hundred drawn. Just in passing it might be well to call attention to the fact that a Jerseyman enjoys the honor of having conceived the form of receptacle to be used in the selec tion of draft numbers. Charles R. Morris, of Elizabeth, N- J., a former army captain, personally secured the glass fish bowl into which were placed the numbers of the men who had registered on June 5, 1917. Vntnor City, having been a city under 5,000 population was under the supervision of the sheriff in sofar as the draft law was con cerned. At that time Joseph R. Bartlett was high sheriff of At lantic County. He is now a popular Ventnor resident. The local registrars included James G. Scull, E. Burt Gifford and William Kuhl. Fifty-eight men registered in the First Ward, while 55 registered from the Second Ward | Out of the total of 113 registered 24 were called. While no actual record exists I and it would be next to impossible I to determine exactly the number of men from Ventnor who served in the military or naval forces of the United States during the World War, estimates based on careful inquiry and statistics available indicate that at least 100 service men hailed from Ventnor. As a result Ventnor now has a post of the American Legion with a membership of over 75. In consequence of the ex periences in actual tactical opera tions many changes have been made in the tables of organization of the United States Army, which no doubt would interest many of the men who served the1 colors during • the war but who have since paid little or no attention to the development in the army. A regiment of infantry is now composed of nine rifle companies, four headquarters companies, one howitzer company, one service company, which includes the band, and three machine gun companies. In action a battalion is under command of a lieutenant colonel with a major under him as executive officer. A medical regi ment with the usual ambulance and sanitary companies are now a part of every division. It is my privilege to be the plans and training officer of the 114th Infantry, New Jersey Na tional Guards, now in camp at Sea Girt. My work places me in con stant touch with the command ing officer and in time of war and at the front accompany the col onel on his tours of reconnaisnace. The troops will remain here until Alienist 5. HONOR MEN OF VENTNOR Ernest S. Albertson, Frank Brady, David Braunstein, Roy F. Bowker, Vin- i cent A. Beechman, Joseph P. Bowker, j Alfred Cardillo, Edward A. Crosta, John C. Donaldson, Italino DeVitis, Sydney : Dela Rue, John J. Dunn, William C. Ely, Allen B. Endicott, Jr., Paul B. Fry, i John Fry, Harrold Wm. Faunce, Taka Fugii, James Aston Headley, Reginald B. Helffrich, Frederick M. Harmon, Alfred R. Holmes, Gilbert T. Harris. Everett Higbee, Horrace G. Imlay, Russell Frank lin Kelley, Hugo "Krause, Edward F. Klein, Jr., Warner Lindsay, Jr., Frank P. Lindsay, Frank Lftwis Maulick, Walter Thompson Margerum, Edward W. Martin, Harry W. Pryor, Russell B. Risley, Maurice Risley, James C. Russell, Chas. R. Rosenberg, Jr., Chas. E. Rupp, John James Stringer, John Burleigh Smith, James C. Samuel. Joseph Eugene Swickerath, John B. Scheidell, Edwin M. ; Spence, Frank C. Seiberling, Howard C. Somers, Morton Setelman, Vivian N. Smith, Herbert "Yates Smith, Enoch ! Smith Turner, Paul Tappan, J. Raymond Turner, Joseph B. Townsend, 3rd, Mark B. Thornhill, Amos W. Wentzell, George F. Wingate, George C. Walker. ' SECOND WARD Eugene N. Apel, Richard H. Allen, ! Ralph G. Brooks, Chas. E. Boylan, Harry M. Chambers, Walter Conklin, Howard Lee Campbell, Millard Erwin Cuskaden, Edwin Chambers, Henry H. Clayton, Oscar R. Davis, Harry L. Deyl, Theodore S. Elder, Norman N. Gale, Albert E. Greenwood, Paul Gaskill, Conrad Gaskill, Wm. E. Hoopes, Chas. G. Heckler, Jr., James Hargraves, Fetszo Iwazunie, Iwataro Iwango, George Herbert Jame Bon, Byron Jenkins, Joe Kaplan, Geo. A. Korvacs, Francis Wm. Keen, Leigh K. Myers, Walton B. Mussen, Paul R. Mar tin, Edwin F. McHale, James W. Muro, J. W. Muntz, Hugh M. Newlands, John W. Purnell, Fred Plum, Maurice Y. Royal, Horace F. Smith, Jr., Joseph Paxil Scott, Elton Eugene Sullivan, Anthony Siracusa. Jr., Peter Siracusa, Rodman E. Sheen, Carroll E. Stiles. Wm. H. Smath ers, Victor C. Stebbins, Earl Budd Sitley, Raymond S. Stevenson, Joseph H. Shinn, Chas. P. Tilton, James R. Valli ant, Harry C. Whitaker. Alfred C. Walker, George Warraner, Reginald V. Williams. EX-SERVCE MEN, ATTENTON Under the Act of Congress pro viding compensation for men dis abled in the World War an im portant provision of the Act relating to the time limit for filing claims thereunder is called to the attention of 9II who may have been injured or parents who may be deponents of those who died as a result of military or naval service. Claims must be filed within PHONE — 4357 — PHONE Independent Taxicab Service PHONE — 4357 — PHONE EXPERIENCE This bank confidently believes that its experi ence in serving thou sands of satisfied customers qualifies, it to handle your banking business. At Your Service The Second National Bank ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. five years from the date of dis charge from the service. Parents who are not receiving compensation must show depend ency within five years after the death of the person on account of whose service claim is made. Those who have not obtained a certificate of injury must do so before August 9, 1922, and are urged to write at once to the U. S. Verteans’ Bureau, 23 Broadway, Camden, N. J., where arrangements will be completed for a personal interview with each applicant immediately. This office desires the coopera tion' of all agencies (The Amer ican Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled Veterans’ League, the Red Cross Orders and others) in urging those who may be en titled to compensation under the Veterans’ Bureau to file their Claims at once. If you have a disability in curred, increased or aggravated through service, file a claim. If you have a disability which has developed within one year (prior to August 9, 1922) of dis charge or resignation from serv ice, get a certificate of injury. LOUIS M. SCOTT, Sub-District Manager, U. S. Veterans’ Bureau, Camden. Do you want your family well fed? Use only HOLT’S HOME-MADE BREAD J. L. 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