Evening journal., 1912-07-29
SOLDIERS
NOW AT REAL
WAR TACTICS
0. M. D. Begins Week at
Camp Cannon With Plenty
Of Exercises
SUNDAY SEES MANY
VISITORS IN CAMP

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
CAFP CANNON, State Rifle Range,
July 29--After a good nights rest
members of the Organized Militia Of
Delaware, arose at reveille this morn
ing. and after going through the
monkey drill" gathered at the mess
tents for breakfast at 6 o'clock.
The days activities started at 7.S0
o'clock with battalion instruction and
deploying. The men rested from TO
$50 o'clock to listen to band concert
From IL o'clock until noon. rifle pTac-
tice was held. Then came dinner.
The order for this afternoon is bat
talon instruction in close order from
1.30 to $3.50 o'clock, to be followed by
lecture and demonstration Of the
care of a rife, principles of firing and
conduct of target practice, under the
supervision of Lieutenant Elvid
Hunt. u. S. A. Guard mount will be
held at the usual hour, as also will
evening parade.
Despite a drizzling rain early this
morning members of Companies A. G.,
ID and F under command of Major J..
Warner Reed. of the First Battalion
and Companies 3, G. e and II of the
Second Battalion under command OF
Major w. T. Lank went through the
various drills During the morning
recruits were taken from each COM
pany in details and practice on the 200
yard range was had. Several of the
men made good showings. The hos
pital corps under command Of Major
/ Samuel also went through field prac-
tice.
Captain Harry G. Lawson OF Com
pany d, went on duty as officer OF the
day. Lieutenant S. NJ. ID. Marshall of
Company B is officer OF the guard.
The following order was read at pa
rade last evening:
1. The following promotions are
announced. Corporal Alfred r. Ham
/ ell. Co f, TO be sergeant; Privates
Arthur Homewood, Jr.. and E. p. Jolls
to be corporals. They will be obeyed
and respected accordingly.
2. wsivate Claud Beswick. Co. p
/, lis detailed as mail orderly, aud viii
report to the chaplain at once fol
duty Mails will close at S.45 a. m
and 4.45 p. m. Company mail will be
delivered to the first sergeants.
Many Sunday Visitors,
/ More than three thousand men. wo-
men and children visited Camp Can
non yesterday. The men had nothing
to do from o'clock in the morning
until 4.15 o'clock in the afternoon,
when guard mount was held. The at
| tendance was .he largest ever seen at
state encampment and nothing but
words of praise we're heard on all sides
Of the fine appearance Of the men.
The religious services yesterday
were in charge of the Rev. r. *. Ste
phenson, superintendent of the Dover
district. Wilmington NJ. e. Conference,
regimental chaplain, ranking as cap
tain. The services we're attended by
Governor Simeon S. Pennewill and
the members OF his staff. together
! with Colonel Theodore Townsend
commander of the regiment and his
officers. The vast assemblage present
ed fine appearance on the parade
grounds near the colors. Music for
the occasion was furnished by the
regimental band and during the ser.
vices. Sergeant Palmer, of Company
+, sang "Who Followed in His Train.
Chaplain Stephenson had leaflets
distributed. showing the order of ser.
vices, together with the hymns and
the whole body assembled for serv.
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