Evening journal., 1910-07-29
Crowding Much Field Duty
Into This, the Last Full
Day of the Rehobofh
Encampmenf
DANCES AND OTHER
SOCIAL FEATURES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
CAMP PENNEWILL, Rehoboth.
Del. July 29-Eollowing the promp
and ceremony and big crowds of Gov
ernors Day, this was an exceedingly
quiet day in the camp of the Or
ganized Militia of Delaware. 1t was
not day of inaction by any means,
however, for drills were gone through
with a vim from early in the morning
without much relent. Captain J. X.
Partello, instruction officer from tho
regular army, who lost two days be-
cause of being made i'll by the heat,
was hack in uniform and on the field
this morning putting his officers and
men through their PAGES and en-
deavOring TO crowd into the day as
much of instruction that he had omit
ted the past two days as was possible
Captain Partello is a hustler every
minute and hard work seems to have
no terror for him. The officers Of
the regiment are unanimous that Cap
tain Particle is about the livest Mill
tary man ever assigned to instruction
duty with the Delaware soldiers. He
goes on the theory that the course
of instruction as laid down by the
War Department regulations was
To Go To Fort DuPint-
Camp will break tomorrow moru-
ing and everything will be made in
readiness for the troops to depart at
noon. Ono hundred picked men,
under Major c. A. Short, will go %
Fort DUPONT for instruction work
and practice in the coast artillery
branch of the service and the hand
ling and manning of the giant guns
al the fort. The roster of the
artillery reserve company is nearly
completed.
The crowd on the drill field yes
terday afternoon. when Governor PEN
newill and staff reviewed the regi-
ment, was one of the largest that ever
has attended an encampment of the
Delaware militia in this State. Two
sides of the big field for a distance
of several hundred yards was lined
five to six persons deep, and esti-
mates we're that between five and ten
thousand persons witnessed the cere-
monies The soldiers stood rigidly
at attention while Governor Penne-
viii and stat marched up and down
the line. There were some fears
that the men might be affected by the
heat, as the sun was blazing its hot
test, but not a militiaman faltered
and the hospital corps was not called
on to carry anybody from the field
The normal attack or "sham bat
tle' was a spectacular feature fol-
lowing the review. Thousands OF
blank cartridges we're fired, but some
of the spectators we're disappointed
because nobody was killed" during
the engagement.
Governors Day Success.
Everybody seems TO agree that Gov
ernOr's Day from every viewpoint, the
military as we'll as the social, was one
of the most noteworthy days the
militia ever has had, and Governor
Pennewill received many congratula-
tions because of its success.
The social side was emphasized
last night, when a reception and dance
i'm honor of the Governor and his
staff we're held at Horns rink, ant
a dance was held at the HenlOper
in honor of the Governor and his mill
tarv retinue. The Governors party
first attended the rink reception anC
the Governor, members of his staff
Miss Anne p. Cahall, Mrs. Harry Y
Lyons, Mrs w. r. Messick and Miss
Nichols, of Lewes, formed a receiving
line. More than one hundred per
sons filed past. After two dances
the party went to the Hotel Hen
lopen and danced awhile there. Th'
Governor was applauded as he enter
ed the ball room with Miss Cahall, hi