Show NATIONAL GUARD OUTING AI END NO Militiamen Return Home After Weeks Encampment at Camp Leonard Wood ORGANIZATION IS GROWING SALT LAKE CARRIES OFF HON HONORS HONORS HONORS ORS IN DRILL CONTESTS Camp Leonard Wood at American Fork the point at which the National Guard of ot Utah was encamped during its weeks outing was abandoned yesterday and the militiamen broke camp and returned home The Salt Lake section came home or orr a special train arriving here at yesterday afternoon The same military precision that has marked ail all the movements of ot th the Na National National Guard In camp was noted In la the breaking of ot camp Everything was done on schedule time The SIbley conical tents were struck and packed by the sol diers the grounds were raked and cleaned the equipment was packed in wagons and the blankets rolled and carried car carried ried Tied by the men The entire regiment was In lino in marching order thirty minutes ahead of ot the schedule The march was made to American Fork and the equipment packed In box boxcars cars on the train fifteen minutes sooner than had been anticipated and nd the trip from Amer American AmerIcan American ican Fork was made in forty minutes Time Made As soon aK av the cannon boomed yes yesterday yesterday yesterday morning at preparations were ware commenced for the abandoning of ot the camp Mess ess was served as usual and the regular guard was mounted The morning drill however was abandoned and instead the breaking of or the camp was begun Lieutenants Barrett and Sor enson quartermasters of ot the first and second battalions superintended the work of ot breaking camp and made the final ar arrangements arrangements arrangements to leave The annual encampment Just closed has in many respects eclipsed all former outings of ot the tho guard Despite the fact that there were fewer in the guard this year than eve evel before the spirit that prevailed among the men during the week was such that insures an excellent future for the organization Every com company company company pany In camp entered Into all nil the con contests contests tests with a vim that made a sharp rival rivalry rivalry ry for every award Company H Wins Honors Company H of ot Salt Lake got the ma majority majority maJority of the tho honors The sliver silver cup awarded to the best drilled company in inthe Inthe inthe the guard went to this organization and with the cup goes the honor of ot being the Governors Guard for the ensuing year In addition its crack squad of ot six privates privates vates ates received silver medals for the best drilled squad In the guard This com company compan company pany pan now nas ens a membership of ot about for tor forty forty ty but the honors received by It at this encampment will bring Its membership easily up to the limit of 01 sixty men Cap Cal tain Freeman Bassett commanding Company Com Company Company pany H was taken ill yesterday morning and remained In American Fork the th company returning home under the lead leadership leadership leadership of ot First Lieutenant Fred Barnes The other Salt Lake company In the guard Company C took the prize for tor forthe forthe the best drilled noncommissioned officer commanding a quad squad This was a gold goldmedal goldmedal goldmedal medal which went to First Sergeant Company C was the smallest company In camp having all told only about twenty men The company Is without a captain It was commanded during the week by b First Lieutenant Pike Captain Miller who was formerly in command of or the company resigned a n afew few tew weeks ago A new commanding of 01 officer officer will be elected soon by the com company company company pany and an effort made to bring It up to Its full tull strength The Signal Corps under the direction of Lieutenant Manning did efficient work in the Installing of a n telephone system in inthe Inthe inthe the camp Captain Tyndale and his hos hospital hospital hospital pital corps rendered first aid to the sick and Injured during the week Fortunate Fortunately ly there were but few accidents and none of ot a serious nature and scarcely a case of ot illness that could be designated as such Has Best Drilled Man Company B of ot Ogden left camp with a creditable showing The cup for gen general general general eral athletics went to this organization which won almost every event It entered in competition for the cup The Tho cup Is Isa Isa Isa a beautiful silver sliver trophy which Is the property of ot the winning company for or one year to be defended by that company at atthe atthe atthe the next encampment Company Com pan B also 00 captured the gold medal for tor individual drill which was won by Private F FC C Kenny Kenn Lieutenant Eugene U US US S 8 A was the Judge In the contest The drill was close between Private Clark of ot Company H and Private Kenny Tho The Thomen Thomen Themen men were put through a series of rapid and difficult movements and the title Of bf t the best drilled man in the National Guard was finally awarded to Kenny KennyThe Kenn KennThe KennyThe The Mount Pleasant guardsmen easily outclassed all their competitors In the contest for the baseball trophy winning three straight games from their opponents opponents opponents and capturing the silver cup which they will hold for tor the coming year ear Com Company Company Company pany D of Mount Pleasant Is one of the largest companies in the guard It is commanded by Captain Nelson Company Com pan A of ot Nephi in command of ot Captain Paxton Is deserving of ot particular particular particular ular mention for the showing made It Itis ItIs ItIs is one of the tha smallest and most recently organized organizations In the guard Although It won no trophies during the encampment It was a close competitor of ot Company H for tor the Cutler trophy for forthe forthe forthe the best drilled company In the camp coming second by b a small margin Mayor of ManU MantI a Printer Manti Mantl was represented by Company F the largest company In the guard which came to camp with a roster of forty seven men The spirit of ot the Manti cit citizens citIzens citizens Is shown by Mayor L R It Anderson of that city who is a private in Com Company Company Company pany F He came to camp and performed all the disagreeable work assigned to the enlisted min m n in pitching camp and pre preparing preparing preparing paring the grounds He was called home during the week but sent the men a box of cigars and a barrel of ot apples to show that he was still with them In Inspirit Inspirit inspirit spirit The commanding officer of ot Com Company Company pany puny F R Is Captain EwIng editor of ot the Manti ManU Messenger er who first enlisted In Inthe Inthe inthe the National Guard in Indiana In Since that time he served three years in inthe n the regular army arm was an officer of the Wyoming National 1 Guard and an officer of ot Company A at Nephi and Company F Fat Fat Fat at Manti Mantl The credit for tor the success of ot the Na National National Guard encampment of this thU yar i lR a f largely due to Colonel Charles G Plum Plummer Plummer mer mpr who was in active command of the camp His Introduction of ot athletics Into the camp was a happy idea The drill periods were made shorter than formerly and the extra time given over overto overto overto to field sports This plan worked out ex excellently excellently excellently and will no doubt do much toward stimulating interest In the guard National Guard Magazine Proposed The new Impetus given to the organization organization organization of the guard will doubtless be kept up during the year ear Already Alread a plan to establish a National Guard magazine s s being formulated The Tho scheme eman emanates emanates emanates ates from Company H and nd Is meeting with favor tavor from the members of the theother theother theother other companies companes The purpose of ot the magazine will be to publish news of interest In Interest terest to the militiamen throughout the state and to stimulate interest among the guard members and others In the welfare of ot they th organization In addition to this the general orders of ot Adjutant General Wedgwood and of Colonel Plummer are areto areto areto to be printed in this periodical which if successful will become the official organ of ot the Utah National Guard |