Evening journal., 1913-07-23
MILITIA ON
GUARD DUTY
AFTER HIKE
OutpOStS Thrown Along River
Road for Long Distance
This Morning
BIG CROWD EXPECTED
ON GOVERNORS DAY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMP MACDONOUGH. Rife Range,
July 23.-Under command Of Colonel
Theodore Townsend, the First Regi-
ment, Organized Militia of Delaware
was put through several hours Of
strenuous work this morning. II was
in the nature of march to the
Federal School lane and the River
road, several miles from camp. Here
the command halted while orders
were issued for bivouac for the night
This as we'll as the other orders is
sued dealt with imaginary foes some
where within striking distance. The
First Battalion acting under orders
guarded the second and third batta-
lions.
Out posts were stationed from the
rife range to the Downey and Shafter
houres, one and a half miles away
and the men had a taste of what
actual warfare means in the way Of
guard duty.
After hiking back TO camp for dinner,
the militiamen turned out again for
regimental deployment which will oc-
cupv much OF the Nafternoon. Guard
mount will be held az 4.l5 o'clock. when
Captain i. c. Parks will become officer
of the day and First Lieutenant William
Berl. lr.. officer of the guard Instead
OF parade at $40 o'clock this evening
regimental review will be held
Major Meredith l. Samuel. who was
injured at the camp last evening. was
on duty today. Surgeon Samuel hob
blod about but his ankle was much
better. the swelling having been reduced
considerably.
Everybody is looking forward to Gov
ernor's Day tomorrow. II will be The
biggest day of the camp, and many
thousands Of visitors from ali parts of
the state are expected Almost every
man in the regiment has several friends
whom he expects TO visit him.
Governor Miller has issued invitations
TO city. county and State officials TO be
his guests during the day. but he wauts
II understood that every one T. invited
s 20 visit camp and he will be glad to re-
ceiye an callers According 70 custom
the governor. his staf, tho general and
4 Tcgimcntal stalls and some guests will
4 have Luncheon at headquarters. During
. the afternoon tie governor with his
staff. formally will inspect the camp At
4 2-30 o'clock regimenta rcvlew wiz be
E held and the governor and his stall will
review the troops and attack and adj
vance. which many call a sham battle.
will take place. At 4.30 will BE- guard
. mount, and at $50 o'clock evening pa
rade and the escort to the colors. During
3 the day the band will give a concert.
6 Governor Entertains.
Governor Miller had as his guests
last evening members of the various
n city departments who came to the
z camp late in the afternoon and took
dinner with the Executive at head
quarters. Before the dinner they we're
taken through camp by General Wick
ersham, Colonel Sparks and other Off
GERS on tour of inspection. All OF
the visitors we're much impressed by
+. the work being done by the men. On
all sides were heard words of praise
for the camping ground. There are
4 few places in the country better fitted
for the purpose than the State Rife
Range. Year by year improvements
have been made on it until there
seems to be nothing more to do except
j fill in the lowland near the river and
also plough and sew the fields with
blue grass.
Among the guests at the Governors
dinner last evening were Mrs. Charles
S r. Miller, the Governor wife: Mayor
and Mrs. Harrison w. Howell, Mat
thew d. Murphy and Charles A. Ru-
M dolph, directors of Street and Sewer
81 Commission, Leslie V. Christy, secre-
igry of tho commiss.on Frank W,
RI Person. street commissioner; AleNa'
cdr J. Taylor, city engineer; Frank
Kendall supervisor OF the Street and
Il Sewer Department; A. ID. Poole, pres
BIZ ident of the Water Commission; Nah
Ion Belts, registrar of the Water De-
81 partment; Edgar NJ. Hopes. Jr.. chiei
# engineer of the Water Department;
Major r. r. Rayomnd, L. ). A., United
b States engineer; William H. Bowers
s. president Of the Board of Police Com
missioners; Chief of Police George
# Black. Sergeant William F. Schell
81 Clerk of Municipal Court c. S. Rice
81 Miss Black, Mrs. Cavenaugh, wife Of
81 Lieutenant Colonel II. G.. Cavenaugh
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