Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-21
GENERAL WILSON
ENCOURAGES STATE
TROOPS At CAMP DIX
Prominent Delawarcans Addressed
Soldiers Prior to Snellenburg
Minstrel Entertainment.
LOCAL BOYS MADE BIG HIT

Expressing the hope that they may
come back, after the ar,with the insignia
of Official life, each with a medal OF honor
end each with a trophy, and assuring them
that IL will be most welcome news IT they
will bring back with them the Kaiser,
General James III. Wilson, L. S. A.,
retired. the captor of jeff Davis and the
most distinguished surviving general
of the Civil War, IN a stirring patriotic
address before the Delaware soldiers
AT Camp DIX. last night, told the Dcls-
ware bows there of the confidence the
people of the State have IN them. lie
encouraged them 10 put forth their best
efforts and urged them 10 MAINTAIN the
.plcndid pstriotlc record OF Delaware
M all preceding wars.
General Wilson made tour ot the
,.amp and expressed himself as being ia
Vorahlv impressed.
II was Delaware Day at Camp DIX.
~ designated because the Snellcnburg
pipstrrls connected with the Wilmington
store of y Snellcnhurg u Co. had, through
the generosity oi David Snellenburg,
head at the establishment, who pad
thc cNpcnses. arranged 10 visit the camp
Ns~tcrday and entertain the Delaware
md other soldiers IN the large !. NJ. G..
auditorium near their camp last night
t,,ntr.d Wilson and a number of other
prominent Dclawarcaus made the trlp
+, patrotIr pilgrimage. 70 meet the
stat. troops and bring them greeting from
Iar. The result was wonderful
patriotic demonstration. which Will never
l. r Gr-ottcn hy any who had the good
tartur. - he there
Vi KING the hr~t stage Of the journey
~ phl8lclphIa IN special car No l6iZ,
winch wl> one of the two ears forming
+. p,up-Nvaula railroad moving pic
tt., ,\hlbit al the San Francisco FNpoSl-
.u III 1918 whlch began on February
- H which Yesterday was the annlVcr-
>4r, and ending on December !, the
mn-tr,.~ and thcIr escort had most
,t4at frlp Paradlng here, before
d.'-,nlng lr,,dci hN the FIRST Regiment
R.nd akug Letr own orchestra with
ttem aud par.dug from Camp lllN
il9n to a., auditorium. headed by the
.,. lutartr, Band. which had been
,.m fn ~, STATION ~ meet them. the
~9,uenhurC bov- helped 70 make history
t th, lcr~rN eantonmcnt and 20 provide
.t especially cnIoNahlC occasion tor the
Delaware tropS. ~ well - other soldiers
tt,r m honor ~ ,hc event, the Della
v,r. soldiers had lccn gwen T holiday
.ul thcN tnIovcd t ID the hmit The
sihrcr- and companies entertained the
VISITOR IN mt~- which was very sub
.fautlal dinner and Il Was thoroughly
,nioNrd ~ Va. also the wholC-hcartcd
hospitality 81 the officers and men.
General Wilson and 4 number Of other
distinguished guests went by motor
uccnmpanNlnC Mr. ~nellenhurC ~ the
camp They returned in the same man
ncr
Ipon the arrival of the visitors al the
camp troops hncd up All along the route
parade and gave "a hearty greeting -
a., People from pclawarc All Appeared
recognize tie significance OF the
occasion
PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATION.
After spending the afternoon making \
tour IL the camp under the guidance
,i officers and men 81 the Delaware
regiment. the visitors N the evening
loued the soldiers IN the VI. &. a.
auditorium into winch approximately
. OOO troops Were crowded
pnor IL the minstrel performance
lirr,, Nas An enthusiastic demonstration
winch was opened by Mr. >nelienburg
t,ha after welcoming alt I" The enter
aImcui thai W4~ 10 hc provided. sald
-, object Wa - do something To con
ubiIf. - TIN good wIil and >pirt Of our
b.7- Away from home We hrng a
is..-tg, r. 1ul from the folks hack home
9.r3-, hr,ri- In, with ,ou lu yuur efforts
t..lsb. t.io world safe Tor democracy
~nellcnharr introduced the other
,Ita1er-
t.ep,ra WG-ou told the Delaware
alt,t, .4-tor, 81 their state should
rs uau ulfb prldc lie pointed
~tsj. distinction. wh.n one Of its
ueu. I ac-1r Rodney broke the
dta, between colonial dependence and
fttIatf independence. winch, ne said,
nI.,hcd = precedent Tor the world
-..,kc ~ -, wonderful achievements Of
a Gngton and Lincoln. as we'll as
Rodney. ana paid high tribute TO each
3ace - ihc example he sad, which
-tould mak, the whole world dem
,tfacs, republican democracy. He