The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-07
TO RECRUIT
THE GUARD.
To Fit the Guard With
Regulation Uniforms.

Middletown, May 6.-This was another
disagreeabo day in camp. Showers fell and
made the ground very muddy, thereby
| preventing several Of the afternoon drills.
| :. The guardsmen are to lie fitted out In the
regulation army uniforms and they were
| measured for the snits shoes and hats this
| evening. 1t will be week. however, be-
| foro the new equipments arrive.
During the day Governor Tunnel is
sued commissions 10 u sufficient number
of officers to complete tho organization Of
the Delaware regiment as follows: Ser
geant Major Charles W. Ayers, of Will
lnington, 10 DO captain; Color Sergeant
George w. Suisse, Of Wilmington to be
first lieutenant, and r bert Simmons, of
Dover, to be seDond lieutenant Of Com
pany b, of.Dover; Joseph H. Hassinger, Of
Newark, be captain; George G. Henry,
of Newark, to be first lieutenant, and
Roger O. Mason, Of Newark, to be second
lieutenant of Company L, Of Newark;
William A. Pratt, OF Wilmington, to be
first lieutenant, and Lewis r. Springer, Jr.,
OF Wilmington, to be second lieutenant Of
Company N, Of Wilmington.
Arthur ]. Pennewill, Of Dover, to be
second lieutenant OF Company E, OF Wy
oming; DIR. G. Russell Jakes, Of Whining
tol. to be first assistant surgeon, and DR..
J. Fl. McCausland, of Smyrna, to be second
appointments have been made in the nom
commissioned staff to fill the vacancies
caused by the promotions from among the
number. The positions vacant are color
sergeant and sergeant.major.
An order was promulgated to-day dis.
charging from the service of the State
Hospital Steward H. G. Moore, of Will
mington, in Difference to his request, and
also discharging members of the COM
nRpina w ~ fpilQ1 IN ho nh taI
animation, as follows: Company A, /;
Company B. l; Company G, s; Company
d, 4; Company Il, 6; Company +, ~; Com"
pany H, 1 Company I, g.; Company X, 2;
Company L, l. Most of these men were
recruits and after their departure the
numerical strength OF the several CON-
panies, in addition to the officers, was rs
follows: Company A, 81; Company B, 10;
Company G, 70; Company D. 80; Com
40; Company !, 49,; Company K, SO; Com.
pany I. b.; Company N, 6. The recruit
Ing officers of the companies expect to have
their work completed by Monday, when
the regiment will probably be mustered
in.
The regiment will be recruited to 1000
men, which, 1t Is believed, will necessitate |
dividing it into two battallions, in which |
event another major, to assist Major !!
ACouolo 1UWHboHus Will Uo uppUluutu.
The facilities for quarters are being !!
taxed seS erely, most of the tents now ac-
colnmolating five and six men, This !
crowding will be necessary until the ar
rival of more tents. which are expected |
soon.
-Four hundred more men are to be Pro-
vided for, and it is probable that when
the new tents arrive tho plan Of the camp
will be rearranged.
The following were the officers to-day
officer Of the day, Captain w. f. Lank,
Company B; officer of the guard, Lleuten-
ant c. NJ. Dillon, Company K; sergeant of
the guard, Sergeant w. II. Emerson, Com.
pany X corporals Of the guard, Corporal
q. b. Whitnack, Company H; Frank
Chestnut, Company b; J. W. G. Mills,
Company G. Private Kramer Of Company
* is lying i'll at the hospital. Arrange
ments arc being made to have him sent
to his home. Captain Franklin. Of Com
pany & of Harrington, reported for duty
to-day, and tits thought that about TWEEN
ty OF his men will return.
Willie nothing is known definitely, 1t Ia
reported that the regiment may be detail
cd for duty at Lewes.