Evening journal., 1921-08-12

asm and anticipation, ready for
presentations Of the elaborate pro-
gram scheduled for "Regimental
Review Day" Throughout the early
morning hours the tents and
grounds were placed in perfect or
der, awaiting the arrival Of the dis
tinguished guests.
Spick and span the regiment pre-
sented itself before Colonel Stark at
$50 o'clock for inspection by the
staff. The morning drill. forma-
tions and instructions were given as
final touches for the real test this
afternoon when at o'clock the
regiment will be reviewed by Lieu
tenant Governor Bush and the Gov
ernor's staff accompanied by Cen
eral Bullard, General Richards and
General Callan.
General Callan. who Is on a tour
of inspection of the several forts Of
the district, and is now at Forts
Dupont and Mott sent word TO
Colonel Stark yesterday that he
would be at the review today.
Commissioned and several non
commissioned officers Of the regi-
ment took part in record target
shoots yesterday, both morning and
afternoon. Sergeant John Roberts,
of the Sixth Company. with head
quarters at New Castle, carried off
the honors. scoring 24O points out
of a possible 800, closely followed
by Captain S. B. 1. Duncan OF the
same company, who made 234 points
out Of a possible 800.
The entire company from New
Castle is said to have qualified as
marksmen, while Sergeant Roberts
qualified as a sharpshooter.
In a practice skirmish of yester-
day Captain Walton had the men
lay down their own smoke screens
These screens were laid at distance
OF 500 yards, while the screen Of to-
day will be laid at a distance of 100
yards. Lieutenant c. +. Banning.
Of the Seventh Company, Milford
has been selected to command the
detail to lay the smoke screen this
afternoon. His detail will be COM
posed OF men chosen from the sew
eral companies Of the. regiment who
have show the greatest aptitude IN
handling the hand and rife gren-
AIDES.
Captain Leroy e. Work, OF the
ISecond Company. Wilmington, put a
detail Of men from his company
through a two hour drill in manning
the large aircraft gun this after.
! noon. The boys made excellent
time. They we're called to atten-
tion at a distance OF ten feet from
the gun, each man having been in
structed in the position he was tc
/ take as the gun was manned. Al
the command from the squad officer
the detail sprang to their positions
with an accuracy OF a veteran, man
ming them in less than 2h seconds
ready for action.
Several National Guardmen OF
former years remarked after wit.
Messing the intensive training tn,
new organization was being pu
through that. te boys should com,
home from this camp with an un
lderstanding OF what the army
means. That this regiment hai
been put through a more severe tw,
weeks training than any regimen
Of National Guard ever went through
is the opinion voiced by old Nationa
Guardarnen who have visited tn
camp and many former members
who now ere with the present regi
ment
The summary court-martial wa
lenient in sentencing the first tw
offenders Of the camp, when it onl
imposed small fines on each mai
yesterday afternoon.
Lieut.. c. Wesley Preston relieve
Lieut. Anthony somers as officer o
the day, at guard mount yesterda
y afternoon and Lieut.. ]. c. McLaugh
lin relieved Lieut.. c. B. Sypherd a
officer of the guard.
Word was received at the cam
last evening that the RI. Rev. Phil
Cook, d. d., bishop of the dioces
Of Delaware, who was expected her
today, was unable 10 be present.
John King, Mrs. Charles Broad
bent, Mrs. Wilmer Hogue and chill
dren were the guests OF Chief Coo
p. f. Bishop. Sixth Company, yes
terday afternoon.
James T. Chandler, OF Whining
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