Evening journal., 1922-08-11
GOV. DENNEY
SEES TROOPS
ON PARADE
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$50 o'clock-Regimental parade
7.sO o'clock-Band concert. box
Ing. vaudeville and motion pictures
The days activities are in charg,
OF Colonel Harry w. Stark. com
manding officer OF the regiment.
Governor Denney. accompanied by
Judge Watson W. Harrington, mo-
tored from Dover. arriving in camp
at 12 o'clock.
Adjutant-General J. Austin Eli
son and staff welcomed the Governor
and took him to reglmental head
quarters where Colonel Harry W.
Stark and other officers also extend
ed awelcome 10 the chief executive.
Lieutenant Governor J. Danforth
Bush. OF Wilmington. who was a
major in the 59th Pioneer Regiment
and served in France. motored TO
camp from Wilmington. arriving
shortly after Governor Denney. He
was accompanied by his son. J. Dan
forth Bush. Jr.
General Alexander p. Corbit, OF
Odessa, and Colonel c. f. Davis. OF
Laurel. members OF the Governors
stan. also arrived about the same
/ time and Joined the Governors par
ty at regimental headquarters. 9th
er members OF the stan. state. coun-
~ and city officials. arrived IN camp
during the early afternoon.
Former Governor John @. Town
send. Jr.. and his son. Colonel John
q. Townsend. 2nd, member OF
4 Governor Denney's stan arrived IN
] camp early this afternoon. Colonel
: J. Ernest Smith. OF Wilmington. an
other member OF the Governors
stan arrived shortly after noon.
Representative Richard C. Buck
| ingham OF Mil Creek Hundred. q
veteran OF the Civil War was among
the visitors.
Captain l.. y. Jacobs. OF Langley
Field. Va. In charge OF the air
plane that was damaged while max
! ing a landing near here yesterday.
I Is a guest at camp today.
Among other visitors were Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas f. Peeney. Major
w. r. Lank. Milford: General I. p
Wickersham. Colonel Earl I. Brown.
United States Engineer; Captain f
l. Rice. Mrs. George W. Sparks.
mother OF the late Col. George W.
| Sparks, for whom this years camp
Is named. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Sparks,
Elias y. Moore. George 3. Williams.
Mrs. J. 2. la Fevre, OF Dover, and
]. a. Mckay. OF New Castle.
One OF the most interesting vis-
itors OF the day was Captain VIM.
Condor. retired. OF Wilmington. who
was the first captain OF old Com
pany F. Delaware Militia. He join
, ed the company in 1881 and served
for many years in the militia. He
is spending the day with his son
Cook Joe" Condor, of Battery A
Some OF the members OF the battery
who served with Captain Condor in
the old militia greeted him. He
was accompanied by his niece. Miss
Alice Fennessy. OF Wilmington.
Tents. kitchens. clothing and
equipment had been put in the most
cleanly condition for the inspec-
tions, reviews and the sight seeing
visitors. Every member OF the
19sth artillery was up bright and
early. At the first call OF the bugler
fAA% N'AAANAH appear FD AfhuN IOE Af=
tion for the eventful day. The camp
was spick and span and all equip
ment had been FURNISHED until i'll
was fiawless 10 the trained military
eye.
Governor Denney. the general
administrative and regimental staff
accompanied by officers from Fort
DUPONT will review the anti-air
craft regiment early this afternoon.
The weather was all that could be
asked. Before the review Bat
teries r. c, and d will give a demon
stration of actual wartime use of the
Americanlzed French three-inch
gun. known as the rs milllmeter
automatic anti-air craft gun.
Captain S. b. I. Duncan, OF Bat
terry II. in command Of four units OF |
eleven men and a corporal each from
Batteries f. F., C and II will give a |
fifteen minute demonstration OF the |
machine gun in anti-air craft war
fare.
Battery A, under the direction OF |
Captain W. w. Ramsey and Ideu- I
tenant Edward A. Walsen, will show |
the thousands OF visitors how the |
searchlight played such an import 1
ant part in the late war. At AIS
o'clock the usual evening guard /
mount will be held.
Following these demonstrations,
many Of the visitors will be guests
Of the soldiers at supper.
Battery II, designated as the most
efficient unit Of the regiment. will
escort the colors and Captain Dun
can will present them to Colonel
Stark. Immediately following the
presentation the regimental evening
parade, the curtain feature OF the
day will be held, and II is expected
an unusually large crowd will wit
ness II.
The men who will demonstrate
the machine gun operations this aft
ernoon are: Captain Duncan. bat
terry commander; platoon COM
mander. Lieutenant Weggemann;
chief OF sections. Sergeant Elwood
Rossell Battery II. and Sergeant
Charles Davis. Battery +.
Machine Gun Squad No. l (Bat-
terry H-Corporal Paul Miller, John
G. Leach, Nelson Thompson, VIII
liam Warren. Edwin Bruce, John
Reybold and Rodney Willis.
Machine Gun Squad No. 2 (Bat-
terry G)-Corporal Walter Smith.
Robert Nelson. Clifford Artis. Will
son Moore, George Williams. Robert
Davis and Robert Lewis.
Machine Gun Squad No. (Bat-
- ~. I
Theo. c. Hudson. Arthur Schroeder.
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