Evening journal., 1904-07-22
QUIET DAY FOR
SOLDIER BOYS
Tired Out by Excitement and
Hard Work Incidental to
Governors Day
GREAT THRONG OF VISITORS
Guardsmsn Have Made Many Friends
During Stay at cooeh's Bridge and
Both Residents and Soldiers Regret
That Eneampment Ends Tomorrow.

That Eneampment Ends Tomorrow.
stan Correspondent Evening Journal.
| Camp Mlr,n. Coochs Bridge, July 22
/ Now that Governors Day has passed via
am Hs excitement the camp is again
quiet today. The influx of visitors was
even greater than was expected and ltI
was "a tired set of men who sought their
quarters early last night after one of tho
! hardest days they have had.
The men were kept on the go almost an
day, but the most trying ovent of the
day was the sham battle. Major Dohorty
commanding Companies G., h. and H. de-
feated Companies A, B and IA. Both bat-
tallons were given am opportunity 10
bring into pay the extended order work
they have been pracucing. Companies A,
b and II formed back of the parade
ground After sending out scouts they
followed with a lire Of outposts and
skrmish line. They attacked the remain
ing companies near the centre of the
field hut were nankod and gradually
beaten back. and finally routed. During
the exercises many rounds of ammunition
were fired and the affair had AN the ap-
pearance OF the genuine article.
The weather. ass on the day previous
was sweitering but only three men were
/ overcome with the heat and one of those
J was due 90 his drinking a large quantity
of water when overheatod lie was "a
/ member of II Company and coming Off
the inspection was roeking with prespera-
e ton when he went 10 the pump and drank
= quart of cold water Without sound
b. be threw up his hands and tumbled of
: g.
ptal
ln the afternoon after the regiment had
d passed in review it was drawn up ANA ad-
p dressed by Governor HUM. He is
- thoroughly satisfied with the guard and
r, In a manner that could not be misunlcr
% stood. told them So lie dwelt on th,
% state pride that made the men enlist
B. saying there was something that caused
'e men TO go into ana organization that WA
y an work and but little pay. lie con
K tinued that this was the third and woui
is undoubtedly be the last encampment D.
10 would visit as commander-ln-chief. bu
Ia the Improvement ia the guard has gon
on from year TO year. Last year at Re
y hoboth the turnout was much better thar
the one az Newark the year previous anl
!. at this cncampmcnt a great difference 81
~ observed NNtN AIlAN OF ANiNUNNAMs AlA
n concluded by saying that he was prou,
d 20 bo the head OF such AN organization
e and said if anything could be done bl
% him a the next session of the LeEis.atuu
BE- for the good Of the guard he would h
happy to do an IN his power TO accom-
plish IL.
Following this the cup given by tn,
Morning News to the company makins
the largest score was presented TO cap
tain Parks of Company A. by the Gov
N ernor. who made a neat speech. Cap
n tain Parks and Colonel Townsend re-
= lceived the cup on the part Of the com
pany and regiment
; Just as the first call for dress parade
i was sounding. rain began to fan an,
for half an hour it came down I'm blind
ing sheets. Many of the visitors wer
caught in camp where they had to re-
main until after il was over. Dress pa
rade was dispensed with much to tn
D.. relief of many of the men.
is The conduct OF the regiment is here
q. as it has been everywhere they hav
r. visited, OF the best and it is only witt
In regret that the people living I'm thi
ro vicinity viii see them leave tomorrow
AS last year. the only man arrestel
In was a musician. At Rehoboth It wa
e. "Nick" Renter who brought dsgrac
h. to the band but this year it was
I'd drummer. who was trying to augmen
I'd his depleted woodpie from that o
ID headquarters tents at night when h
I'd was caught and arrested by the guard
S. The band feels badly regarding the dis
ig grace.
Everybody had something special e
IN eat yesterday. The visitors came load
" ed down with parcels and most of IN
n parcels contained good things, whic
st were set upon by the men, who, whil
es they have had sufficient TO eat, hav
as not been troubled with an abundanc
al of French pastry and such.
n The hot sun has changed the pale
faced set of men that marched out q
on Wilmington last Saturday into bronz
be ed. weather beaten lot who now marc
with the precision Of regulars an
whose discipline has been a cause fc
comment from an who have visited tn
camp.
Tomorrow afternoon the regimen
will return home. II is thought tn
wilmington companies will arrive HON
L about 4 o'clock. When the regimen
l. swings up Market street the benefit
the weeks encampment. will be readil
seen by those who saw the men mare
en- away last Saturday
he Everyone has become so fond Of a
of spot here thrt il will be with regrl
ne that it Is left tomorrow and hope tn,
zee 1t may be selected again next year.
he RAGGED URCHlN ,ARRESTE