The evening Republican., 1902-09-08
.C.i..a:.l SlYTH
ON SUNDAY.

I, sd. HUu .uolllcu . lIleiilS Htll lut
curious mingled on the ground and
every oae seemed gay.
Tl4 s.to OF tAo camp is ideal, it
being the Homework Driving Park
aboni ono half mile from Newark
The fell is nearly level, there be-
ing just ennu5 h slooo to carry off
| the drainage water and rain. Camp
discipline went into effect as soon as
the regiment arrived and Colonel
Theodore Townsend assumed active
\ command. Company G. Of Whining
fon the ranking company of the
. regiment has the position of honor
Ein the encanpnent, the first avenue
tot tents being allotted to Captain
Matlack's command. The tents of
1.-THE various companies are parallel
with each other while the tents of
] the officers are pitched in one long
( row at the end of the avenues in
I, such Il manner that the captains and
lleutenants from their quarters can
i have full view Of their company
/ avenue. Parallel with the tents of
/ the commissioned officers are Colon
el Townsends headquarters before
! which are displayed the national
and regimental colors. Adjoining
is the tent of Reyimental Adjutant
Charles P. Cotton. About one hun
dred feet from the avenue of Com
pany B. are the hospital tents and
the headquarters of Adjutant Gen
eral l. Pussy Wickersham. who
will remain in the field with the
regiment.
. Local trains on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad will stop at Lumbrook
while the rpcampmelt OF the Ma
tional Guard of Delaware is being
held in Newark. Lumbrook is but
few hundred feet from the en-
campment and the round trip fair
! is So cents. On September 10, which
/ will be "Governor's Day" the OK
press train leaving this city at l.3l
a. M, will stop at Lumbrook and
returning an express train will stop
there at $50 p. NJ, reaching this
city at $40 p. N.
Discipline and no drills yesterday
was the order of the day and in the
evening the men were allowed out
until 8 o'clock.
Colonel Townsend was in com.
mand of the regiment, Lieutenant
Colonel Stevenson was in charge of
the first battalion and Major Evan
q. Boyd was in command of the
second battalion, and Lieutenant
Pitcher of Company B, was adju-
tant of the second battalion. Dud-
ley Munson, of Company Fl, acted
as sergeant-major of the second
battalion and B. T. Holcomb, of
Company H, was color-sergeant.
Accompanying the troops was the
Infantry Band, led by Chief Mu-
stefan Roy Hart. The band num-
beers twenty-five pieces and for an
organization hastily assembled, it
! plays well. The showing of the
regiment on dress parade was ex-
cellent especially when it is tn'Ien
into consideration that most Of t
men are new in the service ; nd Ill
accustomed to anything ey nd
company drill and had never par
ticipated in battalion formation be-
fore, The regiment was applauded
as it went through the manouevers
on parade. All the officers were
pleased with the result of the first
dress parade and the men will strive
to attain high state of efficiency
, in preparation for the visit of Gov
ernor Hum and his staff.
The governor and staff are lex
pectdd on Wednesday and it will De
a big day at Camp Smyth. While
there will be no special features it
is expected that the governor and
his party will make an official in.
spection Of the camp and iusthe
afternoon will have the regiment
pass in review before them Gov
ernor Hum also will remain to wit
hess the dress parade in 1.-THE even
ing.
Lieutenant Colonel Stevenson had
auarrow ercape on Saturday from
having his leg lacerated with an axe
welded by one Of the men OF Com.
pany II. The axe slipped aud
grazed Colonel Steyeson's leg, cut
ting his trousers.
81 Private M.svI!, Of Company B,
captured at the point OF d bayonct
on Saturday night a member OF
another company, who was trying
to Jump guard.
Captain Ruttan OF Company X
has his tent tioored with mating,
making it very neat.
Company r, has a "hot air club, I"
organized purely tor social pur.
poses 1t had an enjoyable time
Saturday night, when the different
members were tossed in blankets
Sergeant Major Watson Is the ruling
spirit OF the club.
Company X. has glec club that
is the pride Of the camp. !. gave a
delightful concert last night.
Former Congressman and Mrs.. l..
Irving Handy were camp visitors
during the afternoon.
Following is the full routine for
the day, as promulgated in IL new
order issued last night FIRST call,
$50 a. NJ; reveilIe. $40. assembly,
$50; mess, 6.l5; breakfast, &. %;
sick call 7: first call for drill, 7.2j;
assembly, $780, recall from drill,
8; fatigue, S,lj first call for gard
mount, $50; assembly, S.35; recall
from fatigue. 9, 10; first call for com
pany drill, $50, assembly. $3.50, re-.