Evening journal., 1913-07-15
MILITIA
READY FOR
CAMP DUTY
Company D Will MarCh Away
on Saturday for One Week
Of Field Service
MUCH INTEREST
IN GOVERN OR'S DAY

With a larger number of enlisted
men enrolled thar. for many years.
the Organized Militia Of Delaware
go into Camp McDonough. a. the
State Rife Range below New Castle
toT one week beginning Saturday.
With the exception Of the review ~
Governor Charles r. Miller, COM
mander in chief on Thursday every
day will be one of work for the
militiamen calls for a week Of ho "a
service. The officers and men will
be restricted in baggage and camp
equipment and none will be per
mitted to have shipped to them any
excess baggage such as ice boxes.
trunks or the like
For the first time in years there
Will be no vacancies in the grades
Of commissioner officers or The field
and staff and each OF the eight com
panies in the regiment il complete
as far as the officers arc concerned.
There was bui one vacancy IN the
non commissioned staff and that was
filled last evening when George A..
TarbuttOn. Jr., of Company a was
assigned TO the first battalion. The
selection Of the young man was
made on the recommendation oil
Major j. Warner Reed While on
orders have been made for the en-
trainment of the troops il is thought
that Company T., of Newark. Will
march TO the camp accompanied by
a surgeon and the ambulance. Com
pany n, of New Castle, also viii
march to the camp site.
l.. b. Jacobs. of Newark. who in
stalled the water system at the re-
cent Gettysburg anniversary encamp-
ment, is installing a small addition Of
that exceptionally successful opera
ton on the state range for use dur
Ing the camp next week. The matter
of a water supply is one Of the most
important things to be considered for
an undertaking of this kind and the
supply of water derived from the
Rrtesian wells at the range is abso-
lutely pure this fact having been de-
termined by a chemical analysis.
The regiment will be in command
Of Colonel Theodore Townsend and
Majors J. Warner Reed and William
Z. Lank commanders of the first and
second bataliOns respectively Ad-
iutant General Wickersham will be in
supervise everything pertaining to the
tour of duty
Second Lieutenant Alfred d. Hr-
eel. Of Company ID, has been commits
stoned q first lieutenant in that COM
pany and Sergeant David NJ Saltor OF
Company c, has been commissioned a
second lieutenant In that company ac-
gording TO orders issued from the adj
iutant generals Office last night First
Lieutenant Edward A. Scnseman Of
Company c has been detached and as
signed to special duty al hcadqaurters
by order Of Colonel Townsend.
Last night the following order rela-.
tive to the coming encampmont was
issued.
General Orders No. 2
7. Pursuant TO the provisions Of
General Orders No. IS. C. s.fA. q. O.,
this regiment will proceed TO the State
rife range. near New Castle, Del. on
Saturday, July 10. 1913 for annual
camp of instruction. Tram schedules
will he announced later The usual
guard will be maintained on trains
en- route
, II. No officer or enlisted man will
be excused from this tour of duty ex-
cept by reason of Illness or such ur-
gent business reason as may be ap-
proved by the commanding officer
Applications for leave OF absence or
furlough must be forwarded immedi-
stely upon receipt of this order
After arrival at camp none will be
excused from any occasion Of duty
except upon recommendation Of the
surgeon.
III. Morning reports will be de-
posted in the Office of the adjutant
al s o'clock each morning. Ration
returns will accompany the morning
report of the day previous to issue;
these returns. covering the first two
days. will be mailed in time TO reach
these headquarters not later than
July II, 1913.
". Regimental Quartermaster
Sergeant George Poole is honcrably
discharged from the military service
OF the State by reason of inability to
attend to duty.
Regimental Commisary Sergeant
George Jones is reduced to the ranks
at his own request and returned to
Company "A"
" Sergeant William e. Rossell.
Company III" is appointed Re-
gimental Quartermaster Sergenat;
vice Poole. and will report 10 the
Quartermaster. 1st infantry, for