Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-03 | Page 24 | Utah Men Lead in Divisional Rehearsal

iirjwMfflifflr DIVIllLJir Win Honor of Heading Brigade Because of Cap. turing Barrage Contest, FORMAL EVENT LATER Artillerymen Enjoy Danc( at San Diego Hotel in the Evening. By Tribune Staff Correspondent. CAMP KF.ARW, Cal., Feb. Singing "Tippcrary" and '.' Where h. We Go From Here, Boys," in. a stroa, clear marching cadence as they fii(, out to the parade grounds to form ft: the first divisional review ijsm; since the return of Major Gen Frederick Strong to his command trot the French war front, tho Utah art.: lcrymen this morning presented an it spiring, sight. Every man was in his place at o'clock', as ordered, and every dn moved off with the smooth prei'ist which has been instilled into thty troops during the past three months i: intensive training. ' Leading the troops of the entire,! vision were the members of the o: f iters' training corps, many of ttr Utah men, marching with uniform and in perfect alignment. The marching music for the futu: officers was furnished by the battle: the 115th engineers. After more than a half hour r marching infantrymen, the clatter a: roar announced tho approach of the a: t.illery, while heavy dust clouds smj tho parade grounds. Line of March. Leading the entire Sixty-fifth k gade-were Brigadier General Leroy Lvon and his staff, composed of mi officers drawn from the Utah re; mcnt. Closely following was the Iu band, which broke into a marching ar as the stand was cleared. Then cats-the cats-the Utah artillery leading the brifaii,: the honor gained through their winn::; of the divisional championship in it tillery marksmanship. It marked tt first review of the mounted Utah it tillery, and the men proudly sat ope the gun which had won for them i: honor which has made them famo;. throughout the entire western ecu: trv. The review this morning was sirarc a rehearsal for the big divitS4i-view divitS4i-view wdiich will be held at some uA., during the present month. The dav' will not be announced until the full equipment of the division has arrived ai d is distributed among the soldier The affair was closed to the 2" and only those holding regularis into the cantonment were allowed If witness the spectacle. However, the big formal divisiocil review will be open to aH, and Hoi-sands Hoi-sands of visitors will be welcomed a enjoy the sight. Utah Men Heroes. The Utah men are heroes today, their perfect shooting and winning of tl; championship having also won for the-tho the-tho respect and admiration of the emir personnel of Camp Kearny. At noes they were dismissed to enjoy a van tion until midnight tomorrow. Xo Sav urda3' morning inspection was he!:, owing to the review, and the men to-allowed to-allowed leave with dismissal from tti parade. Utah men were extremely popular it San Diego todav, as practically ever citizen of the city had either witness, the superb marksmanship or had Ur. told about it. Private Eoy Taylor of C battery re today given his discharge- from ! vice, due to physical disability, left this afternoon for Utah after being be-ing presented with an embossed ho: orable discharge from regimental 1; quarters. Corporal Ray Taylor, also e: E battery, whom manv have confe with Roy Taylor, 'is still in the 1 hospital, and is improving after operation for appendicitis. Lieutenant Guy Van Scoyoc of p sanitary corps, who has been attentlit; Sergeant James H. McGee of he-; quarters company, reported today that the sergeant was' rapidly improvinsai will recover. It is likely, howeve: that in case of recovery he will be d-charged d-charged from the service, owing to ir-weakened ir-weakened condition of his heart. is still at the home of Mrs. E. iloy of National City. Doran in France. First Lieutenant Arthur Doran. recently re-cently an officer of the Utah regiment-has regiment-has safely arrived in France, aceow-ing aceow-ing to word received by his wife. ! is still residing in San Diego. Lnv tenant Doran was ordered to report t? Fort Sill, Okla..' a few months apg. a:-later a:-later was detached from the. reamer-and reamer-and placed as instructor. Later he ordered to Camp Mills, Long Island, a-instructor a-instructor of artillery, ami still ''f; was ordered to France. The news tu-he tu-he was in France came as a surprised the Utah officers, who still tho he was an artillery instructor at lo- Scores of enlisted men of the I command enjoyed a dance given t"-tonighl t"-tonighl at the San Iie;ro hotel by v- women. Those who arranged the fair were Sirs. L. J. Hill, -Mrs. tt- " Young, Mrs. A. W. Gorey and -M': Joseph Geoi'hegnn. , , . P. J. Moran of Salt Lake is tlie.It,-j visitor at the camp and follow"1-' close inspection announced that conditions there were better than 3: he had had occasion to witness at sc army camp.