Evening journal., 1914-07-24
Continued From First Page.

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No better place could have been se
lected for the official royiew Of III
troops, when it j. considered that III,
troops that served IN the revolution wer,
mustered 10 front of the State Hous,
and also that IL Is The oiiieial headqunr
tiers Of the governor, who il tho com
mander-in-chief Of the armed force Of
I the State. The State House was raily
bedecked with flags nnd bunting, with
the governors flag floating overhead
The stan uniformed In their olve-drah
{ uniforms with Governor Miller in gray
coat and drab trousers and hat. were
sharply set out by the white stately
colonial columns Of The State House.
The regiment Was led by Colonel
Theodore Townsend, Lieutenant Colonel
=. T. Doherty, Major Meredith j. Sam
uel, Captain G. NJ. Dillon. Captain Il.
k. Stephenson and Captain A. s Mnhl-
hansen The advance was made from
the camping grounds by way of the
small street lending between the State
and county buildings on to the north
side Of the capital square. A complete
circle was made Of the green, passing
at attention as the guardsmen passed
the governor and his staff. After pass
ing IN review, the procession continued
down to State street returning to the
camp by way OF North street.
Many We're the residents that nocked
% the historic sward in front of the
State House, and who applauded the
marchers as they brislSly looped the oval
in straight columns.
Not only were the citizens Of Dover
well represented. but many also came
u from the surrounding towns, especial.
" from Camden and Wyoming.
Soldiers Defeated
The encampment Of tho soldiers. did
not interfere with tho two games OF
baseball that were scheduled.
Most all the regiment witnessed
both games, the first between the
Dover and Salisbury teams, which
the latter won by the score Of 3 to /. /
interest had been fully aroused when !
the team selected from the militia
men Went in the field under the di- |
rection OF Captain r. X Stephenson. |
Who appointed Sergeant Pratt to |
select and manage a team to repre- /
sent the regiment, which was COM |
posed Of: Ferguson Co E, center
lield; O'Daniel, Co. T., catcher; Lieut.
Scheuler, Co. G. stortstop: Goldstein.
Co G. second base; NayIor. Co. 4.
third base; Chadwick. Co. c. right
field; Collins, Co. G, first base: Har-
ris. Go. A, pitcher, Weyant, Co. G,
left field
Notwithstanding that this team had
been gathered at the last moment. and
mad never practiced before together
a most creditahle showing was made
against the Dover team that has
played together all season and has
llr. Savers, who captains the baseball
team of the University OF Pennsyl-
Fania, as its first baseman. The play
ing Of Private Harris, the pitcher,
was the high point IN the game He
not only pitched major league ball.
but also hit at will, making some
long drives Second Baseman Gold
stein was most effective with his side
line roofing, which greatly pleased
the fans. The score was z TO 5, in
favor of the Dover boys.
View States Relics.
The State House was opened all
lay in order that the members OF the
might inspect the various
departments, and many of the boys r
listed the Capital, taking special In
crest in the House. the Senate. SUI !
'reme Court and the State Library. =
The Hall Of Records. in charge Of j
8 alter G. Tatnall, archivist. was
lace Of great interest. Here are col ?
ected and kept all official papers =
hat relate to the history of the y
tate, and which has been the source q
+ the various histories and records
hat have been prepared relating to Y
he affairs of this State =
Mr. Tatnan most kindly invited the p
war correspondents" travelling with I
he militia to visit the hall. Among +
he many interesting papers, none
emanded greater attention and re- G
pect than the four documents safely p
uarded in the large fireproof vault. ;
fhich has been especially construct a
d to accommodate the deeds. G
sIhese were the original grant from
ling Charles II to the Duke Of York +
n 1888, of all that land that COM p
rises Delaware, Pennsylvania and S
he twelve mile circle The second +
fas the grant from the Duke of York
o William Penn of part of the above p
he famous twelve mile arch from ,
he old New Castle Court House is p
he substance Of the third, while the
one is for the balance Of
he State
For convenient exhibition these Z
re placed between glass and sus- Ii
ended on a large swivel that swings I,
q the safe. All of these documents
re in excellent condition and show r
he great fancy scroll work made A
'ith much patience and time
The evening retreat was held at u
unset before a most representative II
altering The effectiveness OF IT, I;
owever, was lost as the regiment is
eparated, occupying four different N
laees
In. the evening the band. under !.
andmaster Robinson, gave a concert n
I the Capitol Square until It was :.
DO dark 10 play, when they repaired y
) the veranda or the Hotel Richard g
on, where the porch had been es- =
ecially wired for the purpose. m
Incidents of the Day. o'
Naturally this was a great day for
G, which is made up OF
over boys
Many, upon securing leave, spent al
few hours at home, and made the y
her companies envious by the de- st
,ription OF the things they had for m
nner nj
Company f had watermelon er
lrty az the noon mess. Later fhen,
lly the rind remained some Of Te
,ys cut the shells into small cubes
ID entrenched back OF the bleacher m
ats of the ball field made a bonn st
rdment on the tents in Company la
The boys sought the shelter of ou