Milford chronicle., 1909-07-30
DELAWARE MILITIA
AT CAMP WATSON
Site of Rifle Range Below New Castle Considered the
Best One for Years. Many Visitors in Evidence.

g Captain Claude H. Miller, twenty
] fourth Infantry, United States Army
g is here looking over Delaware's regi
+ ment and offering suggestions to Ad
' jutant General !. P. Wickersham anC
2 Colonel Theodore Townsend as to thu
] daily field duty.
IL Is said that Governor Pennewill in
elines to the idea Of alternating the en-,
campments between the lower and up
per ends Of the State, and If this idea
is carried out, Rehoboth probably will
be chosen for next years encampment
returning to the present site the follow.
ing year This years site scarcely
could be excelled in Delaware for nat.
ural advantages and beautiful sur.
roundings.
Major Marshall, Of Milford, surgeon
OF the general staff, has been ordered
to attend the school Of instruction at
Antietam and left Tuesday While not
generally known, the officers Of the
general staff are now reserve officers
Of the United States Army, subject to
call to duty In time of peace as well as
in war. Major Marshall will represent
the Organized Militia OF Delaware al
the school Of instruction at Antietam,
aud 10 this Delaware is to keep abreast
with other states in military standing.
Major Marshall lie one Of the most pop
ular officers 10 camp, always genial,
and his friends congratulated him on
his trip.
Thousands Of visitors witnessed the
pretty ceremonies Of guard mount and
dress parade, during the week, two Of
the most impressive military ceremon.
les. The regiment made an excellent
showing at parade.
The battleship Michigan went up
the river on Saturday afternoon and
the battleship Idaho went down Mon.
day afternoon and could be seen plain
ly from camp.
Sergeant Krapf is on duty as orderly
to Governor Pennswill, and Private
Stanley Short, Of Company B is mail
orderly.
Aside from few sore feet, a result Of
pinched shoes, the soldiers suffered no
i'll effects from the "hikes".
The First Infantry Band has been
much in evidence and their concerts
enjoyed.
Practice on the rifle range began
Monday morning, and the range is
open to the men during all their spare
time.
Miss May FOulk, Miss Emma FOulk
and Miss Maud Grier, Of Wilmington,
we're guests Tuesday evening Of Lieu.
tenant Foulk, Of Company B Milford.
"Commodore| A. L Ainscow was a
camp visitor Tuesday but failed to hear
the salute to the head OF Delaware's
Navy. There was a rumOr that the
salute even was not fired. Commo-
dOre Colonel Representative Aiuscow
made an inspection Of camp and was
highly pleased. ave regret that Del
lware's new man-Of war, the Molly
Mcguire, I mean Maggie Maguire-is
not ready for duty of the encamp- 8
nent, remarked Commodore Ainscow. !
Perhaps from the name should call
he vessel a wOman-Of war. The mill '
ia certainly has a fine encampment
leTe, and Delawareans should be \
proud Of it. or course, 1 expect to be 8
lOwn on Governors Day with my tor. q
Alfred II, and will fire a P
alute Of twenty.one guns that will \
tart panic among the wall eyed pike Il
n the Delaware Il
Some Of the officers, members Of the n
and and non commissioned officers a
eld pistol practice on the range Tues b
ay, COrnetist Eckleman with ll9 had B
Ugh score among the musicians Cap A
ain COpp, Company F, was high man P
mong the officers Tuesday with lO8. "
lie is a West Pointer aud a former
eutensnt in the regular army. Cap
lin Lank Of Company B, Milford,
'ss high man Monday, his score being D
i9. :,
II anybody thinks Captain Stephen. =, -
VI isn't hardwOrking Chaplain, the :.
ght Of the preacher-sOldier supervis- -
e target work would have been a -
lubt dispeller.
The evening concerts Of the band, -
lder Director Robinson, are feature
the camp, and are given after parade
sar the musicians quarters.
Yesterday was Governors Day at
amp and the weather and everything
as suspicious for the occasion, and da
rhaps the largest crowd that has Co
en- st one Of these camps for years ist
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