Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-13
GENERAL BUllARO
GIVES PRAISE TO
DELAWARE TROOPS
Continued from page l.

ters Of the Delaware as a background,
lent a decided military touch TO the
program. a military air struck up
hy the National Guard, Band. under
tho direction OF Sergeant Harry a,
Dawson. was the signal to prepare for
inspection. The two major generals.
Colonel Harry w. stark. command
ing officer at the camp. and Major J.
Danforth Bush. took UP the front.
They were closely followed by Ad-
mtant-General J. Austin Ellison.
Colonel RAYMOND Sheldon of Gov
ernor's Island, and Colonel II. b.
Clark OF the National Militia Bureau.
Bringing up the rear We're members
of the governors STAFF and general
stan Following this inspection the
regiment passed in review.
| Reviewing officers were Major-Gen-
cral Bullard and Richards, the lieuten-
ant governor and Colonel Stark. Be
hind these officers stood Adjutant Gen.
eraI j. Austin Ellison. bringing up
the rear members of the COVER
nor's staff and army officers as fol-
lows: Colonel W. T.. Sfover. Major
Victor ID. washburn, Major ID. NJ.
SaIter. Major Edward @. Bradford, Ir.,
Col. G. ". SPARKS, Col. sheldon, Col.
Clark. Col. Smith, Brigadier-tieneral
X. II Corbit, retired: Curtis r. Davis.
Colonel John ]. Hartman. Col George
A. Elliott, Col. John G. Townsend. Jr..
3rd-. and Col William Marshall.
United states Senator L. Heisier
Ball. Congressman Caleb r. Layton,
Mayor Leroy Harvey, members of
City Council. a score of city, state and
county officials were assembled in
general staff row.
Immediately following the reception
to the visiting army chiefs, smoke
| screen WAS thrown over the campus.
AS the great volumes of smoke rose on
the landscape overlooking the Della
ware. they hid entirely from view the
passing ships. the Jersey shore and
the-big target ranges. The screen was
followed by the firing of signal rock
cts" used in warfare 10 herald the
looming OF the enemy.
/ Following the inspection of the
troops. both generals accompanied by
iCol. Stark. made a thorough inspection
of the camp and living quarters. OF
each company commander he inquired
of the condition of the men, whether
or not they had enough to eat and in
one instance he asked about the state
/ armory in Wilmington.
To one company commander, Cen
eral Bullard said: The anti-aircraft
| is the greatest branch of the service
and if ! were asked what branch
preferred. / would say, the sporting
branch--the anti-aircraft--the branch
of the service in which you could see
your game and know what affect your
fire had on the enemy"
| .ComplimentIng Colonel Stark on the
rapid progress of the soldiersA Genera
Ballard remarked: Il have no criti-
cism whatever to make of this splen-
did orga nization. The great work o
the regular army officers and non
commissioned officers in bringing thes'
raw recruits almost up TO the standars
in so short time. is indeed remariSa
1 Bile"
This work of instruction shall no.
be discontinued after the breaking oi
camp continued General Buliard.
hut every possible effort will be made
10 bring the Dcla ware Anti Aircraft
/ Regiment up to the standard OF the
regular United States Army"
The battalion OF Wilmington soldiers
under command of Major George f
Schulz in passing review, greatly inn
+ pressed General Richards. who is chief
= al the Militia Bureau. AS each column
/ in company front. passed the reviewing
officers, General Richards was noticed
/ TO have nodded his head in approval
"This is indeed wonderful showing
I General Richards was heard TO re-
mark. ..and / am proud of such well
f disciplined organiza tion.