Evening journal., 1909-07-28
TOMORROW
A BIG DAY
AT CAMP
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State to visit the encampment and view
what is being done there to develop the
citizen soldiery OF the State.
Mosquitoes on Visit.
Up 10 last evening the men in camp had
been congratulating themselves on the abb
sence OF mosquitoes, but the winged army
attacked camp last night There was no
breeze worth while. SO the mosquitoes and
wheat gnats thought they would stir up
something For awhile it seemed as II the
mosquito army would start something SER
ious, but they did not come in the swarms
that featured some OF the Rehoboth en-
campments.
For awhile early in the evening the wing
ed visitors were as frlsky as Captain
Chauncey +. Holcombs dog, and you had
TO be present at parade last evening TO
see how frslSy his dog was. The reg-
mental officers were drawn up in al their
dignity and olive-drab uniforms for parade
when Captain Holcomb's dog slipped a
leash and dashed out into the field. II was
natural that the dog should dash. for his
name was Dash. lie sought out Captain
Hocomh, who was standing at the end
Of the line Of officers at attention, look
cd up as IL laughngly into Captain Hol-
combs face. rubbed against his legs once
or twice, and then looked up "how do
do" 10 Captain Bankson Holcomb and
Captain Rogers. of New Castle Receiving
no friendly greeting the dog cavorted
about as II he could not understand how
the day had suddenly become so frigid.
and then sauntered out to brush against
Colonel Theodore Townsend, who was CIV
ing commands to the regiment on parade
No harm was DONE discipline was main
tanned. and the visitors enjoyed the dl-
version But Dash was sent back to New
Castle on a car by Captain Holcomb as
soon as parade was over.
Notes of the Camp.
Captain Ernest c. Parks. OF Company
a. viii go on duty this afternoon as Of
fcer OF the day over Governors Day.
Lieutenant J. Austin Ellison. of Company
d. will be senior officer OF the guard and
Lieutenant W. s. Corkran. Of Company e,
Junior officer Of the guard.
There was a stir in camp yesterday af-
ternoon when an old revolver that had
been left IN the tent of Private BENJAMIN
II. Miller, Of Company n. by Private Iio-
gan, an artilleryman at Fort DUPONT, was
accidentally discharged by Miller. For
tunately nobody was hurt The revolver
was connscated by Major Doherty and
Hogan was escorted from camp.
Lieutenant Governor John NJ. Mendin-
hall. accompanied by Mrs. Mendinhall and
their boys. came down in an automobile
to camp last evening and were guests OF
Governor Pennewill and Adjutant General
Wickersham. They enjoyed their visit very
much and remained at headquarters for
evening parade and the concert.
Lieutenant Governor Mendinhal prob
ably win visit camp again tomorrow.
Lieutenant John A. Jordan yesterday al
ternoon conducted the ceremony OF guard
mount in creditable manner. He was as
sisted by sergeant-Major Mcintyre
Lieutenant Edgar S. Slayer, U. S. A.,
military Instructor at Delaware College,
was a camp visitor last evening He called
on Governor Pcnnewlll, and chatted with
1.-THE general and regimentai officers, as well
as conferring with Colonel Cavanaugh and
Captain Miller, L. S. A., instruction o.
hcer I'm camp. Lieutenant Slayer had just
returned from Westminster, Nd, whore
he was instruction officer at the encamp-
ment OF the Maryland Organized Militia.
David snellenburg the well-known mer-
chant; James H. Kane. william NJ. Foord
and c. W. Grow were camp visitors yes
terday afternoon.
Colonel Grantley +. Postlcs, Charles c,
Kurtz, Richard Reed and William Fred
erick visited ca mp last evening IN Colonel
Postles' Pierce-Arrow automobile They
spent some time at Governor Pennewi
and Adjutant- General wickersham's head.
quarters.
Companies C, of Dover, and b, OF Mil
ford. will be taken out on practice marche:
Of ten miles on Friday.
Lieutenant William H. Mahan. retired
visited camp last evening for awhile.
Major France. Captain Parks and Lieu.
tenant Jacobs were under the weather
yesterday.
Mrs. Muhihausen, wife Of Lieutenant
1 Muhlhausen. is frequent camp visitor.
Mrs. Bankson Hocomb. wife OF Capsair
Holcomb. was a visitor who viewed IN,
parade last evening.
Mrs. Clarence b. Young. Mr.. and Mrs
( Julian Morgan. Miss Nellie Sawin, Msi
= Porter. Mrs. c. NJ. Dillon. Mrs. A. r.
Hart, Mr.. and Mrs. James Cole and Mrs
McCracken were among the visitors I,
e camp yesterday afternoon ana last even
e ing.
G Private Wilson, OF Company f.. an,
sergeant-AIajor Harry A. Dawson, OF IN,
band, are In the hospital to-day.