Evening journal., 1917-07-26
TWO COMPANIES At
newark ARMORY
Company E and Machine
Gun Squad Being Must
cred Into Service
RURAL NEW CASTLE
BOARD NOW READY

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, July 26-With nearly 200
soldiers congregated there. Company
= Armory presents a busy and war
like scene Company e. with Captain
McKeon In command and the machine
gun company OF which Captain Salter
is In command, modified at the
Armory yesterday There are about
ninety men in Company r and sixty
or seventy I'm the machine gun com
pany at this time but both will be
built up soon TO war strength.
Most OF those in the machine gun
company are ROCKIES and nave not
even been assigned their uniforms
vet They are among the several
hundred men recently recruited in
Wilmington and other sections OF the
State. Last night Regular Army Of
hcers were making the preliminary
plans for mastering the two COM
panies into the federal service Ply
steal examinations are being made
today.
Those members OF the companies
who can get nome go there for the
night reporting 20 the Armory each
morning but many OF them are from
a distance and sleep az the Armory.
Last night they had to bunk on the
floor on blankets but regular army
cots will soon be secured. Meals are
being served the men by local
restaurant.
AZ soon as the official copies OF the
draft are received from washington
mo New Castle County exemption
Board J Pilling Wright Or. W. owen
Svpherd and Dr. Walter IA. steel, win
Headquarters in Purneh Han on
Main street will notify the first 426
men drawn in tho rural county 10
report to the board for medical OK
animation. This Is twice the quota
thai rural New Castle county is call
cd ON 10 furnish for the CONSUMPTION
army which Is 213. In addition 10
notices being sent to these mon per
sonallv tho first list OF 426 mon VIII
also be printed In this papor as soon
ar the Official drawings arc received
n is not likely that near the 2l3 re-
ouired will be secured from the hrst
42s called. Three other physicians
will probably assist Dr. steel IN
making the physical examinations
mean Harry Hayward Of the agri
cultural department OF Delaware Col
lego has announced that owing u
the war the annual Farmers Day
M the college farm will not be hell
this year. The summer school stu
dents we're entertained by the agri
cultural faculty at the farm on Tues
day
Tho Diamond state Telephone Con
nanv Is installing a conduit line O
Delaware avenue from Academy stree
10 Depot road which may be cor
tinued 10 Elkton road.
The annual Sunday school picnic
St Thomas r. H. Church was he'll
al Welsh Tract yesterday. The Pres
byterian Church Sunday school d
holding its picnic at tho same plao'
today.
Harry Link OF Wilmington, will b'
the speaker al the twilight services
on Delaware College campus SUNDAY
evening
improvements are being made u
the grounds In the rear OF the New
ark Academy by the trustees and fol
lowing the fremen's carnival play
ground apparatus will be installed.
Announcement has been made tina
George w. Crabbie. superintendent o
the Anti Saloon League OF Maryland
will be the speaker at the Ebenoze
Harvest Homo on August 2 instead q
Or Hare
Edward w. Cooch. Professor Charlie
A. McCuc and DR. William J Rowa
have been appointed Minute Men
by the Council Of National Defense
NJ o. Pence. Of Indiana. recent
appointed state leader OF count
agents. arrived in Newark severe
days ago ane has assumed his nc
duties.
Miss Alice Kerr. Miss Elean'
Harter, Miss Audrey Miller, Mi
Edith Frederick and Miss Elean
Fader have completed a course
frst-aid given by DR. Walter
Steel.
Frank A. Hays a graduate Of Ok
homa Agricultural College, has be
appointed assistant in the Amin
Hushandry Department at Delawa
College to succeed NJ. +. Grimes,
signed.