The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-09-09
SOLDIERS BOYS
AT CAMP SMYTH.

tsry day for the members Of Cam
Smyth.
The guardsmen had a drill in til.
morning that lasted ao hour and a
half.
In the evening the men were given
freedom until O'Clock, after which
hour only persons having pass were
admitted through the guard lines.
Captain Lank OF Company B. Mil.
ford, was officer Of the day, and there
! was guard mount as usual in the
morning.
Owing to the excellent order main
tanned in camp, Colonel Townsend
has reduced the guard one half, and
will continue it thus so long as the
order is good. The men have been
behaving themselves admirably, and
have occ asioned no trouble either in
camp or in Newark.
Company A, detailed under COM
mand of Lieutenant Reed. this after.
noon, found a suitable location about
one half a mile from camp for rifle
range, and in a short time a range
was established. 1t Is SO designed
that the bullets will be projected to-
ward creek, backed by bill, so
that there will be no danger from
stray bullets In the field back Of the
range cattle have been browsing, but
they will be transferred to another
field and out Of danger.
TIE range has been arranged for
one hundred and three hundred yards
and rifle practice will commence to.
morrow, under Captain Rogers, in
Spector of rifle practice.
Captain f. r. Ricards, Of Company
will be officer Of the day tomorrow.
Lieutenant Leon Pitcher, of Company
G. will be senior officer of the guard,
and Lieutenant Mills, of Company X,
will be junior officer Of the grand
guard.
The following general order,
No. 50, was promulgated this even
ing.
Corporal George K. Trinkle, of
Company X, First Infantry, is here
by discharged from the military ser.
vice Of the state in consequence of
hiS own misconduct.
Sergeant S. W. Shory, of Company
B; Private John II. Steele, Of Com.
pany II, and Private b. +. Barrett, of
Company +. are hereby relieved from
further duty at this camp OF instruc-
tion by reason Of business inter.
ests."
Colonel Townsend Is anxious that
all members OF the Legislature, and
all candidates for the Legislature
should visit the encsmpment. ~
would like our law makers, as we'll as
the people Of Delaware in general, to
see the kind Of camp ", are conduct
ing, and to observe the high moral
tone, the discipline and the fine body
of men we have here. explained the
colonel. We would like the people to
know that the camp is being conduct
cd strictly on business and military
lines.
Especially would l like to have our
members OF the Legislature, and
those who are aspiring to the Legis-
lature to visit the camp, so that they
can have an idea of what we will ask
an appropriation for at the next scs-
sion.
Each enlisted man In camp will
receive one dollar day for his ser.
vices. Under the arrangement tho
payroll will he made up from the
company reports, but the checks to
pay The men will not be Issued until
after the men return to their re.
spective armorles, following the
break of camp.
AdjutaEtGenerai l. Pusey Wick.
ersham arrived In tho afternoon and
will remain until the break OF camp
at his headquarters. lie Is arrang-
ing for The visit OF Governor Hum
and his staff on Wednesday morning.
The governors party will leave VIII.
mington. French street station, at
TO-. lS O'Clock in the morning. and
will arrive at camp shortly before
noon. They will have a dinner at
camp, and In the afternoon the
governor will make an official in.
spectiop, after whloh there will be
the dress parade, which will be the
most important of camp.
The hospital tents were removed
a greater distance from tho other
tents Of camp. This was cone 90
that the patients, II any, will not be
annoyed by the routine matters oc.
about them.
Lieutenant John NJ. Dunn OF the
Regular Army, formerly OF the First
Delaware. was visitor to camp
during to-day, and called on many OF
his acquainta noes.