Evening journal., 1888-07-23
LAST NIGHT AT CAMP
SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMP-
MENT DRAWING SHORT.
over 10000 Persons Looked Mt the
Boys on unday-Religious Ser
vices aud Patriotic Sermon by
the Rev. HTr. willis.
BY Letter to EVENING JOURNAL
CAMP DUPONT.
BRANDYwINE SPRINGS, Del,
lnlxy nQ 1900

City council. they were met at the depot |
by the staff and escorted 10 headquarters
and entertained there until late In the
evening. Accompanying the party were I
number OF city officials, includ ing the
mayor. who remained all day yesterday.
AThe afternoon trains ran In sections and
brought crowd after crowd and In the
evening at dress parade there were fully
5000 people present. After the dress par
AIDE dance was enjoyed in the pavilion by
a number Of the men and lady visitors. In
camp jolly time was enjoyed. A great
number OF the visitors remained 10 camp
and were taken to the tents by the soldiers
and handsomely entertained until taps.
The 10 80 trAiu carried most OF the party
home, while a number accepted invitations
20 try hight Ia camp. The orders for
taps were positive, and none bat civilians
were allowed to pass the lines and they
only at the guard hosse. Captain Ander-
son had an experience that was NOS
exactly dewn on the bills. Shortly
after taps In company with a lady
he attempted to pass the line and was
halted by the guard. The captain at
tempted 10 walk on but he was quickly
surrounded by four or FIVE Of the guards
who took hold OF him and undertook to
hustle him into the guard house. Ia the
meantime the lady was left standing some
distance in the rear, considerably annoyed
by the arrest Of her escort Captain Z.
Mitchell gallantly offered to furnish the
lady an escort to the hotel. This. however,
she declined, preferring not to desert Cap
tain Andersen, whose release she success
fully pleaded for The oficer OF the
guard was summoned, the guard called Off,
when the captain departed, laughing.
Yesterday afternoon the tents were
cleaned. equipments FURNISHED and every
thing placed in order for inspection. which
always takes place In camp every Sunday
morning. After the guard mount. In
spector General Armstrong, Colonel 3. M.
Wood, Assistant Inspector General
Records, Major Kirk. Adjutant Harman,
Quartermaster Chaytor and Commissary
Weller started on a round OF inspection
The men were ranged along that eompany'I
streets with the fys OF their tents open, al
the inspecting party passed they looked in
70 each tent and when the inspectors OF thI
company was completed, the officers JOINED
heiuspecting party aud aided 10 tho in
spection OF the next company and 30 o.
through the rest OF the camp. The inspec
tion was very satisfactory, everything be
ing in excellent condition.
+ The crowd by this time commenced b
arrive, and before the day was over no
, less than 10000 persons had visited th
grounds. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company brought 5000 pei
Q sons from Wilmington and bur
dreds from points above LandenburR
4 Az least 5000 came by carriages, for durin
the day there were 900 carriages in Oh
grove. A count made at 3 O'Clock shove
e42 vehicles Of all sorts and kinds. Sam
of them were Transfer Company's coaches
r which made frequent trips. Walking PAL
ties were organized from Wilmington an
the surrounding country and at lsal
!, 1000 persons.ca from the neighborhoot
s By far the great majority OF the visitor
were men, although there we're large nun
bers Of ladies. The gay dresses uRder
bright sun contrasted with the uniforms {
/ the men and officers combined to make
brilliant spectacle. A large number {
persons brought their meals with them an
at noon the grove looked like one immenl
/ dining table.
As soon as the grounds wero reached h
: objective point was the encampment an
!. the crowd poured through the avenu
- and the boys proved themselves royal host
As soon az friend was discerned he wi
= captured and taken care Of by the boy
I. Brass buttons proved very attractive
= the girls and the field vi
dotted with the pretty creatur
: accompanied by soldiers as escorts.
= The guard mount at o'clock was r
= viewed by $500 persons and had be-
doubled for the occasion. Lieutena
= Q. M. Stevenson took command and quick
= demonstrated his fitness for the position
Y. his alertness In drilling and marching
men.
- At 9.45 the troops were marched TO
hotel grove, and took up position facl
y the building. Seats had been provided
the officers aud guests Of the hotel in fro
- Of the military. The men took seats
u the grass and Rev. J. L. Willis, the CHI
lain, opened the services by announci
- that my Coutry 'Tis Of Thee would
" sung N Dushaua Cloward OF this ci
sang the verses and the immense audier
Joined In the chorus. Prayer was u
y offered by the reverend gsntlem
and columbia the Gem Of the Ocss
: was sung. Mr.. Willis then announced
taxt from. Eccles ILL., 10v. II have &c
the travel which God has given to the 81
Of OF men TO be exercised in it, He bath ms
to everything beautiful in his tine, also
hath set the world in their heart, so Il
no man can find out the work that
e., maketh from the beginning to the end.
IN 81 know that there is no good in the
but for 3 man to rejoice and to do good
his life.n
Of In 10 minutes Mr.. Willis preacl
sHI an eloquent and brilliant serm
riy He spoke in a loud, resonant tone 81
% could be heard in all parts Of the gro'
he he Ths strIctess attention was paid to ev'
lss word he said. The sermon y
or very patriotic, dealing with
greatness Of this country and
ney Gods blessing upon the people there
a At one Of Mr. Willis's bursts OF orat
,ur there was some applause. The doxol
lpe ~ wss sung, blessing pronounced, and
i'm soldiers returned TO camp. They "
mn delighted with the evenings services.
III Willis remained in camp until noon tod
At the tent Of Captain William Cond
'S F Company, low mass was celebrated
r. Rev. N. X. Fallon OF St. Paurs r.
,d pe Church. Col. John n. Newell of
Is governors staff assisted the father in