Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-28
delaware REGIMENT
Gets WAR DEPT. OK.
Gen. Mann Wires Recogni-
ton OF New Companies
to Gen. Wickersham
MAY BE MUSTERED IN
SOME TINE NEXT WEEK

For the FIRST time since the spanish
American war in 1898. Delaware today
has a regiment in the Federal service.
authorized by the War Department to
carry regimental colors, the blue and
gold Of Delaware. and the National
colors The War Department has recog-
nized the Delaware National Guard as
a regiment. and the telegram, notifying
Admtant General Wickersham that such
is the casc. was received at tie state
Arsenal last night, along with the fur
Their information that an officers APP
pointed TO National Guard commands by
Governor Townsend are 10 be added to
the War Department list of officers
called into Federal service ON July %.
The telegram bearing the information.
for which Delaware has been anxiously
waiting, is a. follows:
Federal recognition extended 20
Companies 1 X l. and NJ. and to
Machine Gun Company. FRS.
Delaware Infantry TO date July
25 1917. Officers recognized TO
provisions Section "A, Act Of June
3, 1916. and 10 examination
period. They win be added 20 list
OF organization called into Fed
eral service on 25th instant.
(Signedl
"Mann Chief Of Militia Bureau"
The recognition Of the above named
companies is equivalent 70 the recog-
milton Of the regiment as a whole as
they are the only companies with
the exception OF the headquarters.
sanitary and supply companies that
had not already been recognized by
the War Depar .ment Recognition OF
the latter named companies is ex-
pected by wire momentarily. as the
! Federal inspection OF them has al
ready been made 20 the satisfaction
Of the authorities II Is also expected
that the entire command will be mus
tered in some time during the course
Of next week.
In the meantime the officers COM
miss 'ons nave already been signed by
Governor Townsend aud are now be-
ing issued from the Office OF Adiuiant
General Wickersham.
The date upon which the regiment
viii leave for the mobilization camp
40 Admission. Ala. has not been an
nounced as yet. hut It is understood that
the command will depart just as soon
as the raw recruits can be drilled
into a semblance Of military forma-
ton. which will probably take until
about August 10. the tentative date
already announced for the departure
As yet the men are not fully equip
ped. and il may be three OF four day
before they are entirely uniformed
Many uniforms have already been Is
sued and enough uniforms and equin
ment for three battaiions are on hand
due TO the foresight OF Colonel w. /
Slower, Quartermnster. They are b.
, ing issued as rapidly as possibl
l Drills have already been commence
> and the men are gradually assumir
a military mien
Il was announced By Colonel Reed q
, day that the First Provision Rricat
would be made up of the First Deawai
Infantry. the Second New Jersey lnfai
try. the Third Now Jersey Infantry an
the Third District of Columbia lnfar
try The senior colonel of these fou
regiments viii assume temporary com
mand of the provisional brigade until
regular army officer is assigned.
lt was also discovered today that tn
division 10 which the Delaware reg
ment viii be attached is the same div
sion 70 which the States two separat
battalons were attached when the
left for the border. Il was known a
that time rs the Eighth Division. bu
from now on will be known as tn
Twenty ninth Division.