Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-21
1ST Delaware IN admission CAMP
ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER |

is the popular second
Lieutenant OF the company.
Captain James W. Cannon and the
men OF Company + received a pleas
ant surprise when r. NJ. Davis, Of
Wilmington, formerly OF Milford, |
where the command came from, pre-
sented the company with a typewriter.
Mr.. Davis was for a number OF years a
member OF the company. Captain Can
non and the members Of the company
are very grateful to the donor. An
other much appreciated gift was a
check for s25 presented TO the company
fund Of NJ Company By Dr. C. NJ. All
mond Of Wilmington Or. Almonds
son. C. NJ Almond, Jr., who was well
konwn at the Wilmington High school
last year is a corporal In the company.
Regiment on Parade.
Mayor John W. lawson and Council
man James W. Robertson as guests Of
Colonel j Warner Reed, the command
ing officer, last evening witnessed the
regimental drill Of the First Delaware
Infantry here. AT the close they eN-
pressed their heartiest congratulations
/ 20 Colonel Reed on the splendid show
! ing made by the men under his COM
mand.
The men were perspiring rather free
/ ~ by the time the drill was over, toi
! the day was e wWm one. Some Of the
more ambitious Of the boys in khaki
| got into trim for the drill yesterday
afternoon, after attending company lee
lures, by INDUCING in game Of foot
ball
playing sick" was favorite sport OF
the boys yesterday afternoon when they
went through a sitter drill' at the di.
rection Of Major William Marshall, Jr
II was remarkable how soon the boy
recovered" when a bystander shouted
playfully, "The Germans are comingi"
Over in another corner Of the fell
Lieutenant Holman gave the boys IN
structions in how 20 capture prisoner
when tho ammunition gives out. Stric
military censorship prevents the publ
cation Of complete directions on how
TO engage in that future popular sport
but any member Of the regiment vii
be only too glad 10 try out his instruc
tions on any "half-citizens' who ma
care 20 take the long, long, long trai
TO Camp townsend. For such un
patriotic individuals II there be any il
the State Of Delaware. the trip to tn
rife range will be the longest on
they ever took in all their born days
! Their return will be via the ambulance
route.
What do the boys eat at Camp Town
send2 Well this is what they deTour
ed at the commissary department O
the headquarters company yesterday
Breakfast. bacon, German, en-. Frenc
2 fried potatoes, bread and butter an
coffee; dinner, roast beef with brow
= gravy. mashed potatoes. bread and but
! ter and coffee; supper, beef stew, prins
! and bread and butter and coffee. A
y u some Of the other mess tents the BOY
y had hamburg steak for supper yesterdR
y For the benefit Of fathers and mOthe
u who may think their sons have lots
spare time on their hands at Can
Townsend, Lieutenant Fred G. Davidso
\ Of the machine gun company, obliging
! explained how the day is put in
! Delaware's sons. The program III
- somewhat as follows; Morning, fir
(, call at otiocx. reveille at clio; a
y, sembly at els; mess or breakfast
y, " 7. sick call at 7.3O, first call for drill
I'M 500, assembly at $50 recall at IL
! mess OF dinner call at -. Afternool
"a First call for drill at o'clock, assemb
~ at 2.lO. recall at 4, first guard mOu
"a at 4.2O, assembly at $50, mess or supp
: at o, first call for guard mount at 81
assembly at 5.35. retreat at O. tattoo
1880 taps, all lights out, at IL.
In the morning the soldier boy pass
y half an hour in setting up" exercise
, and two and One-half hours in "clo
y order drills and signal practice. in q
J. Afternoon he spends an hour in santa
u and first aid drill and one hour
r. guard duty. He is of evenings fro
y @ 20 II o'clock. OF course some nigh
g. he must do guard duty and again rei
% mental and battalion drills take some
" his afternoon time.
Ia Do the boys eatf All the chefs 81
"a they are pestered TO death by {
,- "hungry squads in each company "
"a insist on having Seconds" at each me
"a or meal time. Seconds IL will
recalled, are another portion Of Z
regular meal. Not satisfied with tn
- some Of the boys prevail on fond moth'
y 10 send extra provender, and b
~ "trash," too, az the post exchange. 80
v wonder they have troubles with tn
* teeth" disgustedly remarked one OF {
et oral surgeons yesterday. They eat {
OF too much Of the wrong sort Of 70,
Re some Of the boys do"
ry Colonel Reed has received no adj
m tional orders looking TO any fixed ia
s. for the moving Of the troops. He
rs much in the dark as any one Q
n as to whether the First Delaware is
ev lose its first colors' and be "ra
w bowed" into other divisions. But tn
W. was an underground rumor current abe
~ camp yesterday. that the protests
go Delaware's representatives against (
nd ACKNOWLEDGMENT of her regiment,
o. being listened TO with respect by m
4. ! tary Washington. There were In
20 even who we're outspoken in their be-
~ that the boys of Delaware would 20
the front as one division.