Evening journal., 1910-07-28
Many Visitors at Camp
on "ShoW Day" of the
State Encampmenf
DANCES TONIGHT IN
HONOR OF EXECUTIVE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
REHOBOTH, Del, July 2S-This is
Governors Day" in Camp Pennewill
of the Organized Militia of Delaware.
With il came a crowd of visitors
thousands of them with every indica-
tion by noon that the number Of
sightseeTs about the campgrounds
this afternoon, when Governor Penne-
will is to review the regiment, will eX-
ceed that of Governors Day at Camp
Watson, on the Rife Range below
New Castle last year.
Visitors came in by regular and by
special train this morning, and hum
dreds of folks drove to RehobOth from
all parts of Sussex county. while
many OF the more affiuent came in
automobiles from all parts of Della
ware. Some motored all the way
from Wilmington and through the
sands between Milford and Lewes,
which is the worst part of the route.
The Pennsylvania Railroad special
excursion arrived late in the morning
with hundreds of people, the reduced
rate proving an inducement to many.
Sanitary arrangements are excel
lent, thanks to the preliminary work
of Major c. A. Short and his engi-
neering squad, and to the mainten-
ance of camp following out sugges-
tions of the regimental surgeons and
OF Major Hartnett, of Fort DUPONT,
who is instruction officer as to hos
pital and sanitary details of camp.
Governor Pennewill kept open
house all morning at his headquarters
and was assisted by Adjutant General
Wickersham and other members OF
the Governors staff. Colonel II. q
Cavenaugh, U. 5. A. (retired), Major
Hartnett and Captain Particle, Regu-
lar Army officers on duty as instruc-
tors in camp, were among those with
the Governor during the day at his
Headquarters. Colonel Theodore
Townsend and the other officers OF
the regiment also entertained on an
elaborate scale, and the enlisted men
also had visitors galore. At head
quarters and at the mess Of officers
and the men of the different com
panies the dinner to-day was more
sumptuous than usual, in honor of the
day.
Members of the Governors stat
here to-day are General /. p. Wicker
sham, General A. X. Benson. Colone
George w. Sparks. Colonel J. Ernes
smith Colonel George A. Elliott, Col
onel Edmund Mitchell, Colonel WI
liam u. Denney, Colonel A. B. Conner
Colonel w r. Messick, Colonel Thorn
as Curry and Colonel John G.. Town
send. Colonel Sparks has been il
camp all week assisting GovernO
Pennewill and Adjutant-Genera
Wickersham at headquarters, ColOne
Cavanaugh, L. S. A., also has been il
camp all week. Major A. R. Hart o
the general staff came down from VIII
mington last night.
Some of the other visitors who ar
rived last night were George II. Nc
Call, Harold S. Schutt, David Hille
gas. Courtland Pierson. and William
J. Horrigan, Of Wilmington, Presi
dent f. W. jenkins of the State Boar'
of Agriculture from Dover, POstmas
ter Frank Davis and former Repre-
sentative Luther Cubbage, of Milford
Congressman William II. Heali
was one of this mornings arrivals
and Chief Justice James Pennewil
and Judge Daniel o. Hastings cam
from Dover in Judge Pennewill's au
tomobile.
Miss Pauline Townsend. daughte
of Colonel Theodore Townsend, cam
from Milford last evening, and G. N
Townsend. the Colonel's son, brough
a party of friends down in an auto
mobile from Milford to-day.
Thomas n. Brown came down frOT
Wilmington yesterday in his Col
runabout.
Captain and Mrs. Harry V. Lyon