The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-05
CAMP TUNNEL
CROWS HOURLY
Over Two Hundred Recruits Ar
rived in Camp Yes
terday.
ENROLMENT STILL CONTINUES
Rumors That First Regiment Will
Move on MOnday.-POsition of Men
After Serving Their Term
of Enlistment.
ENROLMENT STILL CONTINUES

Special Dispatch to The SUN
CAMP TUNNEL, MIDDLErowN, May A.
Lieutenant Gordon, U. 5. A., continues
to muster the National Guard into the
United States.
ANY good healthy specimen OF Ameri-
can manhood holding a membership III
the Guard will not be debarred from
serving his country.
The companies are being enrolled as
iost as Surgeon Wyeth passes the men.
Those rejected because of physical dis
ability are of course not enrolled.
Those now enrolled consist of Com
panies A, F, G and X, and the members
rejected are very few.
Every member of Company A and
Company X passed Surgeon W!eth's
examination, and the enthusiasm among
the men was great
Lieutenant Gordon is Icing assisted by
two men detailed as secretaries to assist
him. They are Privates A. F. Pyle and
George f. Grantland.
Over two hundred recruits arrived in
camp They will be paced in different
companies. Company got fourteen of
them, making the complement of that
company now seventy-four. The COM
panies are filling up fast and by satur-
day the entire regiment will be made up.
Since the first suggestion that the
Delaware National Guard would be
called upon to volunteer, the question
has been widely discussed and is now
being discussed in Camp Tunnel as to
whether those returning home after SER
vice would be considered members OF
the guard.
One Of the officers of the regiment Is
quoted as saying that when the officers
are mustered out at the end of then
terms OF duty they will be allowed to re-
turn to the guard to their ral.k before
enlisting, and it is to be trusted, vii
bring those Of their men with them who
still desire to serve as guardsmen.
Lieutenant Gordon expects to have
the men ail enrolled by saturday anC
Colonel Wickersham is of the opinion
that by Monday the First Regiment In
lantry OF Delaware, will be upon Il wa
footing.
Speculation and rumor in the CAM
has it that the troops will probably b.
ordered to leave MddlctOWn next Mon
day, but to what point they will 90 II
one seems to know.
The detail Of officers and men VIII
left tuesday to recruit the several com
panies will return tomorrow morning
and it is expected they will bring larg
number OF recruits,
The rrgimcmaI officers and compan
commanders have about ali OF their tim
taken up in recruiting and arraglng tn
l., Il Il t,l1 4 ~
the regiment. Co.. NickerSham, lAe1
tenant Colonel Stevenson, Major Tow
send, Adluant Dunn. Quartermast,
Bootcs, Sergeant. Major Ayers and Reg
mental Clerks William X. Wicr an
George Cornell being the busy ones.
The organization of Company l., Whic
will probably be Company NJ has bee
decided upon and the lowing Del
ware College cadets will be commi
stoned as officers: Captain, Joseph
Hossngcr; First Lieutenant, George
Henry: Second Lieutenant, Roger
Mason. 1t Is believed the company W
ayOn be recruited up to its full streng
from among the young men attendll
Delaware College and living in NeWa
and 'cinitv.
The payroll OF the week made "
Yesterday amounts to S5,533 ST,
Lieutenant Gordon has received Ordt
temporarily, relieving him from his du
at Delaware College and detailing him
Camp Tunnel.
Company drills and rifle practice &C
tinues and owing to the absence OF c;
tains and their engagement IN "tl
work, the duty OF commanding the co
panics falls to the lieutenants and s
geants. -,
The headquarters OF the Wome
Auxiliary is Il busy scene and many CO
iorting packages are received from tn
by the boys in blne. Chaplain Nuns
aids the Auxiliary in distributing
luXures.