Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31
WILMINGTON 22-sIx
CAMP G. ". SPARKS
OCCUPIED TODAY
BY STATE TROOPS
198th Artillery Began Two
Weeks Tour of Duty on
Rifle Range.
WORK STARTS TOMORROW

WORK STARIS IUMUhkUW
Staff Correspondence of Every Evening
Camp George w. Sparks. state Rifle
Range, July 3l.-The government res
ervation here has taken on n sudden
military aspect. Within "A period OF
two hours. after the arrival of 90 oiii-
GERS and 72O enlisted men of the 19Sth
Artillery. Anti-Aircraft, Delaware Ma
tional Guard, who will euCamp for
fifteen days, the vast training area
along the shores of the Delaware river
was converted into tented city.
With the arrival here. on saturday,
of an advance detail of 20 men. In
command of Colonel W. l.. Stover, ..
NJ. c.. l.. :. ID. II. O., active prepara-
tions were well under way for the
opening of the camp, when the SOL
diers arrived this morning There
was no delay in the movement of
troops.
The Wilmington units assembled at
the state ArmOry, Twelfth and Orange
streets. this morning at 100 o'clock.
At 9 o'clock special trolley cars. leav-
ing Thirteenth and Orange streets,
conveyed the soldiers To the camp
site. At the same time assembly was
blown in the city the down-State
troops were also being mobiliZed.
Milford troops who cntrained at 1.45
a. m, arrived at camp at 10 n. M;
Dover companies. leaving that town
at S.37 a. M. arrived at 10; Newark
troops. who entraincd at 7.31, made
camp al S.3i. and the New Castle COM
pany. the nearest to the reservation,
arrived shortly before 10.
There was no confusion on the
grounds upon the arrival of the sol
diers. Squad tents arranged hy the
advanced detail were quickly adjusted.
This was followed hy bunk assign
ments. Then came the trench digging
around the tents for safety in. the
event of heavy rains.
While this preliminary work was
being completed there were other vast
laCtiVities i'm different seCti ms Of the
camp. Mess tents were being erected
/ kitchen utensils. food and camp stuff
distributed. AS n matter OF fact. the
men gave little heed to the approach
/ ing noon hour. when sandwiches form
/ ed the menu for the first meal in
camp. Equipment and food supplies
from Fort du Pont reached here yes
terday and this morning.
! Among the units which arrived dur
/ ing the morning were: Battery III"
of New Castle with - men: Battery
! "E." of Newark 80 men; Battery"F. .''
: NFilfny.i 4
46 mon; Battery a." Wilmington. Al
men; Battery "B." Wilmington, 3S
men; Battery &C" Wilmington. 81
/ men; Battery %" Wilmington. 80
men; Second Battalion, Headquarters
( Detachment. from down State, II men
Medical Detachment. II men; Sani-
tary Detachment 9 men.
There We're no accidents at the cam
during the morning which was busily
spent in getting settled Everything
proceeded smoothly and with military
precision. a large lorrie containing
company property became stalled OF
the state highway near Farnhurst anC
was delayed three hours. but apart
from the Inconvenience which this
caused all the units arrived in goot
Green has been designated officer OF
the day.
The regimental area comprises il
conjunction with the company quar-.
ters and reEimental quarters. quar-.
tcrs for the commanding officer, tn,
adjutant surgeon, the dental surgeon
and the instructors. The camp is laiC
out as follows: To the right of tn,
entranCe-2nd battalion. in charge o
Major George Schultz: Batteries II.
O. r and F." First Battalion
in charge Of Major Harry Van Solver
the combat train: Batteries sB." "A
ID" and &C." the sanitary detach
ment mad the hospital. The state ad
ministrative staff and the genera
staff are located on the northern en-,
Of the range. the same site as wa!
occupied last year.
Two new tents will be added to tn,
regimental area for the reception o
, guests. Trolley cars leaving Fourth
and Market streets, Wilmington, viii
go direct to the range. They will leav.
"very 20 minutes; 20 minutes after tn
hour, 20 minutes Of the hour, and Oh
the, hour.
The l9Sth Artillery is in command o
Colonel Harry W. Stark, L. S. A., VIII,
ably commanded the troops last year
The First and Second Battalions vii
be in command of officers with man!
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