| Show NATIONAL GUARD CHARD REACHES BIRTHDAY p. p I t Unit Survives Governors Governor's TV- TV Attempt to Substitute J If Constabulary I CONSISTS OF 1500 tf ERS AND MEN nIEN Stale l Organization 5 5 Has Proud Record of J. J Service ii 11 Dr DrIllEn v IllEn r. r MUMPS Tho national guard of or Utah which 1 tho tho executive of or tho state sought to 1 1 have abolished by tho the recent J lature and supplanted b by a n con- con I celebrates its silver sUver anniversary anni- anni today Twenty five years ago this evening e Am Mn in compliance with a resolution adopted b by 3 the territorial legislature which had bad been licen prepared b by Capt Fred Frell G G. G Palmer and G George GIbbs and which I wa was as pushed through the Le Legislature slature by f r O. O W Pr Po Pf er rS thO the na ni- 1 I ii iu guard of t Utah Utah was iJ organized ze J First Companies Two years prior to that time Capt H. H M. M L H H. Lund had hall organized a L company company com com- pany known as the Morden Norden Military company compan and Henry Denhalter had organized the Rifles Theio two organizations formed tho the nucleus of oZ the present national guard and the they were mustered Into the service of ot the I territory by George Georgo L L. Ottinger ad adjutant adt ad- ad t general of ot the tho territory under f f Caleb Galeb West Vest then governor go Orin At A. A t Groo was vas c captain of or t te Oe t A battery batter un under el command or George GeorgeiA iA A. A Gibbs was also mustered Into th the I service on tho the same same- day as the Infantry iB B B battery batter came in in June ha having been organized in Ogden and C company com com- pany In September which was organIzed organized organ- organ b by Ra Ray c Cw za Naylor lor and at that time i j ar squadron of ot ca cavalry was also organized organ organ- f with John Q Q Cannon in com com- IJ mand In addition there was vas a med med- ical corps and a signal Ignal corps p Sent to lo Philippine Part of or batteries A and B were sent t to tho the Philippines but under different I than mentioned trI T Colonel Lund is tho the only only member member of J tho ho national guard left lct in the guard bUard who hO was in at the organization Tho The next oldest members in point of ot Lice ice are Colonel Freeman Bassett Maj taj J awrence W. W Smeltzer and md Maj laj Fred Jorgensen When the declaration of war ivar was mado H tho national guard of ot Utah was recruited up and arid was then federalized and sent to Camp Kearn as the regiment and made a part of the Fortieth Fortieth For For- division PreA nt Organization J The national guard of or the stalo as snow now existing consists of the first regi- regi ment of infantry with approximately 1000 men under the command or Governor Gov- Gov Bamberger as commander in chief The personnel of or tho the guard as ns asIt asit it Jt now exists is Staff officers Adi Gen Gem and chief of or staff Maj Fred Jorgensen assistant assistant assist assist- ant adjutant general and United States property and disbursing officer Maj 1 H. H M. M t. t tEL IET Lund inspector general of or orttie the department Maj Elbert Thomas judge advocate ocate general of the department depart depart- ment Maj Samuel Abbott Maginnis ordnance department Maj laJ Frank R. R quartermaster corps corp taJ Maj John S. S Earl Early Capt Albert W. W V. V Wag Wag- n mor r Capt Roger Hoger W W. Powers 1 First regiment Col Freeman Bassett Bas- Bas sctt sett Col Carl II H. Arns Maj Lawrence W. W Smeltzer Capt Willard i G. G Burton commanding officer headquarters headquarters head head- quarters company Capt Julian M. M t e Bamberger supply officer Line Unc o officers are arc Captains Ardlan B. B Pembroke William M. M White Frank H. H Manning Lan Carl A. A o Badger of ot Salt 0 Lako Walter Valter E. E Lundquist of ot Ogden Martin H. H Graham of ot Provo First lieutenants Drown E. E 1 t Idell dell Henry Henr M M. Claggett of ot Salt I Lake Lako ko second lieutenants R. R W. W Richardson Elmer Elmor W. W Brainard Fred Frel C. C Walker of Salt Lake Medical department Capt Andrew A. A Anderson Capt Cap Raphael S. S Oleon Olson There Thero is a band of thirty eight j pieces with Guy Herrick as aK leader loader |
