Evening journal., 1911-07-27
BIG DAY, THIS,
FOR MILITIA
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stan and Of the general staff and the
regimental officers entertained many
relatives and friends at an elaborate
luncheon at the Governors headquar-
ters at noon, pleasant social feature
added to the program. General T.
Coleman DUPONT will give dinner this
evening in honor of the Governor, at
which the staff, general stan and reg
mental officers will be guests.
There was a reglmental review this
morning at 7 o'clock. and at 10 o'clock
there was an inspection of the camp
equipment by Governor Pennewill.
The soldiers stood at attention before
their quarters as the Governor went
through. He visited every tent. the
hospital and kitchens. This is the
third encampment l haye attended as
Governor, he said, land in my opin-
ion this cannot be improved"
Chief Justice James Pennewili
Chancellor Charles M. Curtis, Con-
gresham William H. Heald, Senator
George w. Marshall. Senator L. F. FL
lison. Senator Charles r. Miller and
Colonel Benjamin Nields were among
the camp visitors this morning Mem
bers Of Wilmington City Council also
are spending the day at camp.
During the luncheon at the Gov
ernor's headquarters today the First
Infantry Band gave a concert.
Company p, of Newark, received
five gallons Of Ice cream from w. l..
Powell, Of Newark. a former mem
ber.
The sun was very hot this morning.
and while shooting at the range
Private Harry Sullivan, Of Company
c, was overcome by the heat, but soon
recovered.
Ralph Raymond, of Company F, be-
came III last night with stomach
trouble, but was all right today.
A pile OF rubbish on the outlying
camp field caught fire this morning,
and was extinguished by a detail from
Company c under Corporal Ellison.
Program for the Day.
The men awoke at the call of the
reveille at $50 o'clock this morning.
Setting up exercises were held. they
being gymnastic work to improve the
physical condition of the men. Break
FAST was served Immediately after
wards. From then rntil close to noon
the men were busy with various drills.
inspections and brushing up their uni
forms and polishing their arms for the
review later in the day. While the
soldiers were busy the crews of the
mess tents were likewise on the move.
the cooks vying with each other to
prepare the most tempting dishes for
the big day. The men have been we'll
pleased with their rations and today
they proved the maxim "the way to a
mans heart is through his stomach"
When the men realized that today
was the day of days and that the wea-
ther man had stood by them they were
happy, knowing that their friends
would visit camp by the hundreds to
witness the exercises incidental to
Governors Day.
This afternoon is the big time. Gov
ernor Pennewill will review the troops
at 2.30 o'clock, and following this the
men return to their quarters to pre-
pare for the sham battle
Guard mount will be held at 430
O'Clock and supper will be served at
$50. AT $50 o'clock the formal ex-
ercises will come to close with even-
ing parade, the prettiest ceremony In
military life.
Captain l.. B. Jacobs, Of Company
p, will go on duty as officer of the day
this afternoon while Lieutenant Il. A.
Senseman OF the same company will
assume the post Of officer of the guard.
Captain Ernest G. Parks had the honor
OF being the officer of the day for the
greater part Of Governors Day.
The health of the camp remains
good, there being but one patient in
the hospital, he being Private Diet
rich, of Company B, who has been
there since camp was started. He
was i'll before leaving Milford. Major
Hartnett. of the Regular Army, on
duty at the camp, has given much
valuable instruction.
Good Target Work.
The officers -t target practice yes
terday made some good scores, Cap
tain ]. Austin Ellison being the high
man. Governor Pennewill also did
some good shooting Captain Ellison
at % yards slow fire made AZ out
Of 80 points. At 25 yards rapid fire
he piled up As points and at 80 yards
timed fire he made 45. At the rs
yard range he totaled 81 points.
Sergeant Major Gray scored 81 on
the 25-yard slow fire. Quartermaster
Sergeant Poole scored as follows:
i5-yard rapid fire. 81: 25-yard slow
fire. 81: 25-yard rapid fire. "a.
Colonel Townsend, commanding the
regiment, did some good shooting on
the revolver range. His scores fol-
low; 25-yard range slow fire. as
points; so yards. timed fire. Al. Cap
tain c. M. Dillon. the regimental ad-
jutant, made the following scores:
25-yard range, slow FIRE. AZ: Is wards.
rapid fire. a; % yards, rapid fire.
So; so yards, timed fire, 81.
Color Sergeant Manion scored IS
on the 15-yard range, rapid FIRE; az
on the 2b-yard, slow FIRE; 43 on the
25-yard, rapid FIRE and 43 on the so
yard, timed fire. Color Sergeant Yet
ter made the following scores: 15-
yard. rapid fire. "a; 25-yard. slow FIRE
80; 25-yard, rapid, 80; 5O-yard. tim
ed. %.
Governor Hits Many.
Governor Pennewili made a total Of
n out of 100 on the 25-yard range at
slow FIRE. On the 15-yard range at
slow fire, which is five shots in ten
seconds, he made a total Of 40 points
out Of a possible so. On the so yard
range at timed fire Governor Penne-
will piled up total score of 40 points
out of a possible So