Smyrna times., 1926-08-11
NATIONAL GUARD Of DELAWARE
ATTRACT CROWDS To REHOBOTH
SUNDAY, VISITING DAY, WAS
LARGEST CROWD OF SEASON
Difficulty in Finding Parking Space
for Automobiles of Smyr-
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Delaware are now in camp and will
remain there all of this week. Sun
day being visiting day." throng of
several thousand motored to Rehoboth
for the day, number being from
Smyrna. The second battalion consist
ing Of Batteries E, F, D, and H, with
225 men, in command of Major S. B.
|. Duncan arrived in camp at 1870
o'clock standard time, Saturday morn
ing. Most of the day was spent by
the newcomers in setting up camp.
The second battalion left the Rifle
Range, below New Castle, Friday
morning and camped in Milford Fri
day night. The trip by trucks was re
sumed early Saturday morning. The
gun batteries, B, @, and D, under
Major H. B. Van Solver were taken
to Dewey Beach where the big IS
m. m. guns have been set up, for in
struction in firing the guns. They
were given instructions and fired sew
eral rounds. Yesterday, Tuesday, was
Governors Day in camp and at Z
o'clock last evening the officers of the
regiment were the guests of Governor
Robinson to dinner at the Hotel Bel
haven. Private w. NJ. S. Patterson,
of Smyrna, who is a member of the
band, is the only patient in the camp
infirmary. He has a mild case of
grip.
Large Crowd Greets the Encampment
Divine services in charge of Chap
tain Davis were held at 8 o'clock Sun
day morning. Sunday was visitors
day at Camp. |. Pusey Wiickersham
Of the militia at Rehoboth and the
biggest crowd in the history of Reho-
both viewed the camp or spent the day
on the beach. 1t is estimated that at
leas 1000 visitors passed through the
camp during the day. Rehoboth was
simply crowded with the fathers,
mothers, wives, sweethearts and
friends Of the soldiers. Among the
prominent visitors to the camp was
Colonel Thomas w. Miller, who was
accompanied by F. a. Hogan, of
Washington, ID. @. Colonel Miller
spent some time in the camp and
dined with the officers. He declared
that the regiment is upholding its ira
dition for efficiency and service and he
was greatly pleased with the camp
and the showing made by the men.
Other prominent visitors during the
day were Mrs. Weller E. Stover, wife
Of Major Slower, and Mrs. Victor d.
Washburn, wife of Captain Washbun,
both of whom are at the camp. The
men were given as much leave as pos
sible in order that they might enter
tain their friends Members of the
Guard will be the guests of the Blue
| Hen Theatre this Wednesday, even
ing to see the war picture Behind the
Front"
| Two of the Guardsmen Are Injured
On the trip from the Rife Range to
Milford Friday two of the Guardsmen
were injured. Private Joseph Tidwell
of New Castle, had leg crushed, and
Private John Cole, also of New Castle,
sustained serious injuries to a foot
when a truck over which the driver
lost control, crashed into the machine
in which they were riding, near St.
Georges. Tidwell was Immediately
removed to the St. Francis Hospital,
in Wilmington. Cole was able to con-
tinue on with the convoy, but could
not put shoe on the injured foot.
Both trucks participating in the col
lision belonged to Battery H, of New
Castle. They were slightly damaged.
The two soldiers hurt were riding on
the rear of one truck with their legs
hanging out the back, when the truck
behind them crashed into their ma
chino