Smyrna times., 1903-07-22
GOVERNORS DAY At CAMP
HUM ATTRACTS CROWDS
THURSDAY WAS A GALA DAY FOR REHO.
BOTH AND FIRST DELAWARE REGIMENT.
Chief Executive and Party Visit Soldiers and
See Review, Dress Parade and Sham
Battle-Trains Carry Large Crowds.


See Review, Dress Parade and Sham
Battle-Traius Carry Large Crowds.
Thursday was glorious and event
ful day for Rehoboth and more es
pecially for the First Delaware Infan.
try. Verltably it may be designated
as the greatest day in all the history
OF the quiet resort skirting the broad
Atlantic, and at the same time it was a
premier day for the regiment which
has been undergoing the pleasures and
the exacting duties of actual military
life IN the field since Saturday, july
IL. With the advent of Governor
John Hum and the gallant members
of his staff came hundreds of visitors
to add their gracious presence to the
Official review and the manoeuvers of
the troops as they went through the
thrilling actions and movements of
stern warfare.
From morning until night it was an
occasion of exacting work, with no re-
lenting, but every man was deter
mined to make the best showing pos
slble IN honor of the States Execu-
tive, who adhered to the precedent he
established last year at Camp Smyth
by reviewing the regiment while
atoot, and by inspecting the quarters
and accessories of the troops without
requlsltloning a carry-all, or a staid
old hearse horse on which to monnt
his refund figure.
Every officer, every private was ON
the tiptoe of expectancy for they ex.
pected visitors galore and had rre.
pared cordially to welcome them.
Then again, the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company WAS expected to bring
car load after car load of persons on
its special excursion. Before the bour
for the train to arrive, the station was
{ rounded with bright, chattering
maldens, and more sedate, elder folks.
who expected this or that person to
share their hospitality for the day.
Peninsula Trains Bring Large Crowds
Shortly after eleven o'clock the first
section of the train that came from
Clayton poured in and not long after
ward the Wilmington section fraugbt
with hundreds puffed in, Altogetber
there were nineteen cars, loaded al
most to the platforms and bringing
more than a thousand excursionists
Later, the regular train and the Queen
Anne's train augmented the previona
arrivals by several hundred, and Re-
scs7siE1 nesrly two thousand
strangers within Its sandy borders for
Governors Day.
Governor Hum and many of his
party arrived on the regular train over
me pennsylvania Railroad, but many
mem oers of his official military BODY.
guard had arrived either Wednesday
'Ee94essor Escbler in the morning on
70 eepted. -1cursion train.
AS --~,traln drew up at the station :
about 1870 O'Clock, Adjutant- General
!. Pusey Wickersham and his orderly
sergeant Frank Mccall, were there to
ecelVe him. Accompanying the Gov
'rnor were Mrs. HUM, Miss Alice
dunn, United States Senator ]. Frank q
Allee and Secretary of State Caleb r.
layton. The Governor paused for q I
ew moments to grasp the hands ex-
ended by his admirers, and then was
seorted with other members of his .
'arty to large carry-aIl, drawn bva Il
rancing double team. They were 8
riven to the Hotel Henlopen. Il
On the Drill Field la the Afternoon n
Shortly after noon, the visitors be- u
an to wend their way to the camn n
rounds, but were not permitted to CT
ongregate on the drill field, for it had n
be reserved for the elaborate ma
oeuvers of the afternoon. Sentries re
ned up the throngs along the guard d
nes, and by 2 o'clock, the big thirty &c
ere field had a fringe of blithe and al
ay humanity, anxiously awaiting the W
rival Of Governor Hmm for he m