Evening journal., 1909-07-27
Field Duty Almost The En-
tire Morning For or
ficers And Men in The
Companies
Special to THE EVENING JouRNAI.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMP WATSON. below New Castle,
July 27-Without much relent tho
officers and enlisted men OF the First
Delaware Infantry were put through
field maneuevers this morning until
the call for mess at noon brought them
respite from the bristling drills and
exercises. Far from being a play
ground is Camp Watson. and the citi-
zen soldiers have learned this lesson
already Nearly every minute Of the
morning Is given up 20 field instruc-
tion by squads. companies and bat
talions. and this schedule was gone
through this morning. Majors Simon
r. Doherty and J. Warner Reed be-
Ing in command OF the battalions, Col
onel Townsend IN charge OF the entire
regiment, and the company officers in
command OF the companies and squads
from companies. Extended order drill
was a concluding feature OF the morn
/ ing
Some Of the officers. members Of the
band and non on-commissioned officers
had pistol practice on the range this
/ morning. Cornetist Eclxleman with
119 had high score among the musi-
clans. Captain Copp. Company r.
was high man among the officers to-
day with 1O3. He is a West Pointer
and a former Lieutenant in the regular
army captain LanlS OF Company h.
Milford. was high man yesterday. his
score being 1863.
Governor Back Again.
Governor Pennowill is expected r.
arrive in camp this afternoon to re.
main until the break OF camp. "a,
went 10 his farm yesterday morninl
20 look after some details OF IN,
harvest.
Major Marshall OF Milford. surgeon
on the general staff left to-day foi
Antietam TO attend national schoo
OF instruction for surgeons in the mill
/ tary service.
b Notwithstanding the accessibility o
= Camp Watson and the frequent troll
, ley service, there are not many visitor
, 10 camp Yesterday the visitors wer
! few. but everybody Is looking forwar
To Thursday Governors Day as
record breaker In point Of attendanc
OF Delaware.
y Captain a. w Copp. Company +,
= officer of the day: Lieutenant H.
= Gemmin is senior officer Of the guar
. and Lieutenant J. d. Brooks. Compan
y y. is junior officer OF the guard.
Ie Hard Work For the Men.
Yesterday was one OF the most rigoro
10 which me Organised Militia was ev
subjected on field duty within the stai
Not only was 50 strenuous for the nj
N because lt was their frst real day
y drills and maneuvers, but they found
exacting because the work was incessa
from reveille until noon. The enti
q. morning was devoted TO squad. compaI
= aud battalion drills and exercises, and I
top of that the men had an hour of ne
:. drills and instructions I'm the afternoo
aftor which tho ceremony Of guard mou
!, was gone through and then came eve
ing parade n was no wonder that Pi
"a, vate C.. r. Smith. OF Company A. toppl'
Z, over while in the ranks OF evening pa
! ade He was made ~ by the sun durir
u the afternoon. and went out on evonir
IL parade despite the fact that he was fec
ing unweu Under tho strain Of STAN
. ing at attention for. many minutes
- keelod over. The hospital corps carri'
= him 10 the hospital, where he was so'
"A revived by Captain Kelly. assistant su
m geon.
; The hospital corps had been p
10 through service drills during the day
Major France. Major Marshall and ca