Evening journal., 1911-07-28
MILITIA NEAR
END OF CAMP
Wagon Train Attack to be
One Of the Features Of
This Afternoon
GENERAL DUPONT
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMP WEIR. below New Castle,
July 2S- Following the strenuous
activities Of Governors Day, generally
conceded to have been the most sue
cessful day I'm the history Of the Dell
aware organized militia, the soldiers
turned out this morning. rubbed their
eyes and began their last day Of hard
duty in Camp Weir n Is true they
will have more field work tomorrow
morning. prior 10 the break Of camp
az noon, but today Is tho last full day
Of camp.
This morning there was extended
order drill until S.45 o'clock, and from
$40 until 1t.30 there was battalion
drill. This afternoon there will be-
instruction in convoy work for the
battalions including defense Of and
attack on a wagon train.
Parade at $50 this evening Will be-
the last OF camp.
Guard lines were open all Of last
night, to give the men an opportunity
for going away after their hard day.
} Most Of them remained in camp. how.
ever
General DUPONT as Host
While Governor PennewilI kept
"open house" and welcomed hundreds
of visitors from all parts Of the state
: yesterday, a formal social event at
, night brought tho social side Of tho
> day 10 a fitting close. II WAS a din-
ner given by General T. G. DUPONT, of
the Governors stan, IN honor of Gov
, ernor Pennewill. II was held at
B Headquarters and General duPont'a
{ guests included the Governor and
3 stan. former Governor Preston Leas
4 the regular army officers at camp, the
q general stan and the regimental ofi-
GERS from Colonel Townsend down tho
b line It was strictly military func-i
Q tion. An elaborate course dinner was
\ served, and many felicitous speeches
= were made.
i Lieutenant Francis 3, Eastman, who
D Is 70 succeed Captain H. s. Slayer as
Is instruction officer at Delaware COL
Is lege was a guest of Captain Slayer
ID on Wednesday Captain Slayer viii 50
D. 10 Camp Perry. Ohio. for official duty
% az the rife matches. after Camp WcrE
le closes.
- 10 Improve ficId.
Many improvements viii be mad
10 at Rifle Range by next camp time, an'
N the government will iii i'm the marsl
II land on part Of the site General du
N Pont offered 70 assist financially In
u making necessary improvements as ne
! IS impressed with The beauty OF the
site.
Naturally when SO many Kent ana
Sussex countians assemble as did yes
= terday politics arc discussed. The drift
y OF political sentiment yesterday gath
cred from down stators was that either
General A. r.. Benson or Colonel w.
= ID. Denncy of Dover, viii be nominated
3 by the Republicans for Governor, ale
y though neither is an ayowed candi-
:, date.
a An incident illustrating camp disci-
u pline occurred late Wednesday night
Major Samuel had given certain orr
ders. and II appears that he called on
Colonel Townsend late. When the two
officers left the tent IL seems that they
\ unthinkingly ran up against the order
i given by Major Samuel, and the corr
\ poral of the guard had Colonel Town-
u send and Major Samuel taken TO the
= guardhouse. They were identified
there and released az once. Colonel
i Townsend today complimented the cor
4 poral for enforcing orders as he did
Governors Day went down in the
dllAln Oh lut Al|lANAAt hAiAANiA tAN tA
red letter day and the thousands who
visited the camp all expressed the
view held by Governor Pennewill and
others that it was the best camp ever
I seen. The weather was ideal and the
men were tired out as result Of the
exercises which started shortly after
the noon day meal.
The grove at the entrance was fill-
ed with horses and teams while at
'e one time the grounds in front OF
st general headquarters resembled an
Is auto show. there being nearly 100
>, cars parked there.
" During the periods of rest the SOL
IL diers spent the time I'm entertaining
re their friends and many of them re-
10 ceived the seasons delicacies. Others
D. had their mothers and sweethearts
for dinner and after their kits had
been cleaned and put away the men
began preparations for the annual re-
: view which was held at 2.30 o'cock
The regiment was drawn upon the
OF field and the Governor and his stan
81 passed each man. The soldiers ap-
'y peared TO suffer from the heat during
m the review and one member of Com
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