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Show FIRST SQUADRON UTAH CAVALRY TOWN'S GUESTS Boys Enroute Home From Service on Border Free "Movies" and a Ball Game and Also the Young Ladies, Make Stay Pleasant SUNDAY morning at 11:30, the First Squadron of cavalry, returning from the Mexican border, after several months -of strenuous duty, arrived in Milford enroute to Salt Lake to be mustered out. Only a few hours advance notice of their arrival did not allow of much local effort toward entertainment entertain-ment of the men of the squadron, but when the train pulled in there was a full sized crowd at the depot to welcome the returning soldier boys and enthusiasm made up for lack of numbers. There were four troops aboard the cars, "A" troop, under command of Capt. Born of Salt Lake; "B" troop, under command of Capt. Kneass of Ogden; "C" troop, commanded by Capt. Johnson of Salt Lake, and "D" troop, commanded by Capt. Cammer-man Cammer-man of Manti. The squadron, of 142 men and 14 officers, was under the general command of Major Williams, In order to propyrly care for the cavalry mounts, as well as to rest the men, a stop of six hours was made here, the boys scattering 'quickly over the town and seeing all there was to see. In the afternoon many of the soldiers attended the Utah Theatre as the special guests of Manager Sims, who passed in, free of charge, all who wore the cavalry uniform. This courtesy was much appreciated by the men, who expressed ex-pressed to the News man their pleasant pleas-ant surprise and appreciation of the Utah management. The boys had not seen a "movie" for months and the treat was much enjoyed. Jack Thiessen, also on the alert for means of entertaining the town's guests, got up a ball game between the local nine and a team from the cavalry. This was pulled olT at two o'clock, at the ball grounds, before a small crowd, notice of the. game not having been given wide circulation circula-tion by reason of the lack of time. Kirk pitched for the locals and Harry Hartzell acted at the receiving receiv-ing end. The cavalry boys had not played a game of ball for months and were out of practice, but put up a very good game, all things considered, con-sidered, as is shown by the st ore which follows: 1 2 3 4 5 G 7 S !l Cavalry . 0 0 0 0 (I () u (I n 0 .Milford . 0 10 2 2 10 1 07 Kirk allowed but two hits (lining the entire game and struck ont 11 of the cavalry boys. Interviews with the troop oiiicers indicated that the men were in -plei,-did physical condition and had been so during the trip. Every man who j went to the border y.iih the troop, was brought back in i;r,,, health. The in on stated t ha! I iey had received re-ceived good Irea'tnejit t'ro.n the railroad rail-road companies, but were revivor i when t lie fpjest ion of ea mo : rea t - lent va s iiroa cte ea " v. ' ; ' d is.-a i islat I ion villi camp iitiii ; 1 1 ioa y. toll pretty -"iiea:.lly. the Mi t :. n t v. as e pre. .fj that they "1'arl no hick coming" and had enjoyed ihe experience. Afer a uny of r-!; ...! si i (i 'M'ipline. the boVS V.'ere re.e'y ;.nr , glad to board tiie train for home. ; At tiie depot a large , rov.e oi Oil i- xi-nn had assembled t p i i. bevs good-live. The troop buglers gave tin impromptu concert. while the rne.-s kitchen presented "hard lack" to the young ladies who applied for this dainty camp morsel. When the train pulled out the men were singing sing-ing and rollicking like a bunch of eight-year-oldB, all glad to get buck to their borne and friends. |