Evening journal., 1915-07-28
CITY OFFICIALS At
State MILITIA CAMP
Continued from First Fage.


city auditor. Police Commissioner
I. Pussy Wickersham and Street and
Sewer Director George W. Sparks
are at camp. being members or the
Governors staff, while City Assessor
/ W. E. Slower is a colonel on the gem
eral staff.
! Following parade last evening, the
regimental band. under Sergeant j.
I Norris Robinson. director, serenaded
/ the Governor and his guests at head
! quarters. The band certainly is max
! ing a record this year. One of the
features Of the concert was a cornet
solo. THE Perfect Day." by j. c.
Hughes, with band accompaniment,
which elected much applause The
band also played and sang Upper
ary." There is a new drum major for
I the organization this year He is Jo-
seph Mullen, of the Sixth Regiment
of Pennsylvania. and he is so pleased
with the Delaware Militias band that
he has expressed a desire to enlist as
its drum major
Mrs Miller. wife of the Governor;
Mrs. James Baily, Mrs. Elliott and
! Mrs. Richard Reese we're visitors at
] camp gNNANludl dlltInOOns
DR.. Samuel c. Mitchell. president
of Delaware College. and Mrs.
Mitchell, Professor Harry Hayward,
/ director of the Delaware College Ex-
perimental Station and Mrs. Hayward
and Professor and Mrs. Firman
Thompson of Delaware College were
visitors at Governor Miller's head
quarters yesterday afternoon.
General A. r. Benson of Dover
spent part of yesterday in camp.
General T. Coleman dupont went
to New York yesterday on an urgent
business trip, but expects to be back
in time for Governors Day.
Many automobile parties visit caml
to view regimental parade at $50 o'cloci
in the evening. Among the auto partie
last evening was Mr.. and Mrs. William
j. Fisher and son and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel G.. Cleaver and SON; Herman Doh
and party and Mr. and Mrs. T. NJ. Ella
SON
Leslie Porter, chauffeur for the auto
mobile at Governors Headquarters be
came i'll yesterday and was removed Il
the hospital by orders of Major William
Marshall, surgeon. He is expected to b.
about today. During parade last even
ling, one Of the militiamen was overcom
by the heat and toppled over. The am
lbulance and hospital corps FASTENED witt
him to the hospital. where he soon wa
brought about to normal.
Joseph H. Hossinger, of Newark wa
a camp visitor Yesterday after oon.
Defense League Visitors.
That interest in the Delaware NfiIiti,
IEv
from the fact that a delegation of off
GERS of the National Security Leagu
OF New York City will visit Camp Mil
Ter on Friday to inspect the regiment
Governor Miller yesterday was apprise,
OF the intention of the New Workers. Il
view the regiment. which is regarded a
one of the foremost militia organization
in the country.
Sergeant Harry Raw. Of Company
F. and Sergeant Lewis Haywood OF
Company A, are Orderlies at Gov.
ernor Miller's headquarters.
Sergeant Samuel Saunders is proud
OF the silver trophy. for marksman-
snip which he received this week
from The Morning News II was shot
for during the fall and winter.
while the soldiers are not permit
ted TO waste time while encamped
they manage to find time TO enjoy
some pranks. Many of the rockies.
as the first year militiaman is called
are the butt Of many practical Jokes
One joke which resulted in some en-.
1oyment to members of the Other
companies was that PLAYED on Com
Dany F. which was told that il was Il
in he D1T,
barges and that the members were Il
r wear heavy marching order Upor
r their arrival at a point 40 feet from
i the shore. the company was to swim
/ from the launch to dry land, carryin,
their rifles above their heads. TIL,
men themselves talked about the mat
D ter and soon several. who could no
swim, got up a petition which. afte
@ being signed, was sent to headquar
r ters. but did not get any further thar
f the adiutant captain. c. NJ Dillon.
Sergeant Joseph A. Davis. u. s. A.
. recently selected as sergeant Of tn
e motorcycle squad of the Wilmington
e Police Department, who is instructo
n Of the sergeants Of the Militia. ar
. rived in camp yesterday morning t,
4 remain until the end of the encamp
ment.
The regiment in camp comprise
33 officers and 3S4 men not including
the members of the general staff AM
Lieutenant U. NJ. Diller and Sergean
Davis. Of the United States army
Happenings In Camp.
While on drill yesterday Privat
Edward Taylor, of Company H. wa
informed Of the serious illness of nj
child He was Immediately Above
to proceed TO his home in New Cast,
Elwood Smith Sslter. son of Sec
ond Lieutenant d. NJ. Salter, is visit
ing bis father at camp.
Clark Samuel, son of Major Mere
dith I. Samuel is also visiting hi
parent
Mrs. J. Austin Ellison. wife of Car
tain Ellison, of Company G. and he
g two daughters were visitors yester
= day afternoon and took dinner las
( night in the captains quarters.
The officer of the day who will &
on duty this afternoon for a period r
"a hours. will be Captain Jesse
3 / Mckay. of Company II, while the Of
, icer Of the guard as announced Wi
be Second Lieutenant Robert Keltoi