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Show Guard Will Observe "Muster Day" The annual observance of "Muster Day" by the Utah National Na-tional Guard, honoring George Washington, father of our country, coun-try, and himself one of America's great Guardsmen, will be repeated repeat-ed in 1960 with a gigantic military mili-tary parade through the streets of Salt Lake City. Army and Air National Guardsmen Guards-men in 26 Utah communities will join nearly half a million other National Guardsmen in the nation na-tion in the annual observance on Feb. 20, it was announced by Maj. Gen. Maxwell E. Rich. Utah Adjutant General. In addition to the mammoth Salt Lake City spectacle, military mili-tary demonstrations are being planned in all communities in the state where Guard units are stationed, Gen. Rich said. "Muster Day" originated in Utah with the Utah National Guard in 1955. It was then observed ob-served as Operation Safeguard, a state-wide program to outline the advantages of membership in the Utah National Guard. The program met with such success that it was immediately adopted by the National Guard Bureau in Washington and recommended rec-ommended for use by every state and territory of the U. S. where National Guard units are found. A board of Utah National Guard administrators is working with General Rich planning the parades, armory open houses, military exhibits, military balls to be held in each Guard community, com-munity, the Miss Utah National Guard Pageant, and many other interesting activities to observe interesting activities to observe this important occasion. |