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Show YGIG IS WELCOMED BY UTAH REGIMENT I . Officer in Command While Waiting Confirmation of His Promotion. ij DINNER BY BRIGADE i Artillerymen Are Receiving Furloughs for Farm Work at Home. By FLOYD A. TIMMEKMAN, Staff Correspondent. ' Special to The Tribune. CAMP KKARNY, Cal., April 24. Oolonol Richard W. Younfr, who has been nominated for brigadier general, j and whoso promotion is expected to be I confirmed by tho senate within a few 1 days, arrived in camp this noon and ' look active command of the regiment i until his promotion is announced from AS'ashington. Colonel Young for tho Inht four weoks has been at Fort Sill, 1 Okla., where ho was a member of that , camp's efficiency board for the examination exami-nation of officers. It was while at Fort Sill that Colonel Young received his orders to undergo physical examination, ami he successfully success-fully passed before a medical board there. A few days later the announce, i incut was mado that he was recommended recommend-ed for promotion by President Wilson ' and tho recommendation turned over to the senate. The great rush of war ' work is said to have made it necessary for the military board to sidetrack tho recommendation for tho time being, but definite action is expected the latter i part of thi. week. Is Met at Station. Upon arrival hero Colonel Younp: was .i met at the depot by Lieutenant Colonel H William C. Webb, Captain Curtis Y. Clawson, regimental adjutant, and Captain Cap-tain Wesley E. King, eommnndcr of the supply company. He was taken at once to the senior officers' mess, where the officers were gathered to greet him, and a special dinner arranged in houor of his return. ' Colonel Young said that while he has received no official notification as to his assignment, there appears to be lit-tlo lit-tlo doubt that hp will be given com-maud com-maud of the Sixty-fifth brigade. lie also feels sure that Colonel Ychb "will be given command of the Utah regiment. regi-ment. .Colonel Young also brought back the news that Captain Charles R. Mabey nnd Captain Elmer Johnson, commanders command-ers of I1 and JJ batteries, had been retained re-tained at the Fort Sill school as in- structors. and all hough their duty there is not expected to be permanent, they will probably remain some time. Winner Saturday Nigh(. Officers of the brigade are planuiug a dinner for Brigadier General Le Roy S. Uyon and Colonel Young, to be held Saturday uight in thd Hotel del Coro-nado, Coro-nado, in lienor of their promotions. With every officer of the brigade behind the idea, the affair promises to be ono of the most brilliant of the season. Gifts from the regiment will be presented to Colonel Young, but ho must not know yet what they are. Kiflc drill, calisthenics and a general i.luauup of camp kept the artillerymen busy this inoruing during tho drill period. pe-riod. At noon they were dismissed to onjoy the afternoon. The examinations in military courtesies, which the men have been compelled to undergo recently, recent-ly, havo had their effect, for an order signed by Major (Jeneral Frederick S. Strong today compliments the Sammies on their soldierlike manner of saluting am their appearance. Farm furloughs for artillerymen who are needed on farms ownod by their parents pr relatives in Utah are now being granted. Furloughs Are Granted. Private Keith. Barnes of headquarters headquar-ters company was the first man in the regiment to obtain his leave,' and ho entrained this morning for Salt Lake. (Several more furloughs have been granted and will tako effect April 29 for the period ending May 12. Those included in this list are: Private Eilph E. Brown, Private Merle Brown, Cook Charles Walbeck and Private Benjamin Bringhurst of headquarters company, nnd Private Cloward Wells, Leland Redd and Thomas G. Roche of A battery. Scores of applications are now pouring into headquarters daily, and the leaves will be grantod in cases whero the men are eligible. The "tin derby." or the new American Ameri-can trench helmet, made its first appearance ap-pearance in camp today. The first helmets hel-mets were passed around among officers offi-cers at divisional headquarters for a "try-on." The metal hats resemble small olive drab wash basins inverted, with broad chin straps to hold the headgear in place. Duly a few of the late spring fashion were received, but thgeo will be distributed through the division for exhibition purposes. The full issue will not be made until the troops arrive in France. The hat is well padded, with an adjustable ad-justable netting inside, so that it can be fitted to the most extraordinary era-' nium, and "utility " is its middle name, for it is reported that boys1 "over there" put it to half a dozen different uses in the course of a day "s work. Has Many Uses. Bv removing the padding it can be used for a wash basin, a soup bowl, ft stew pan or a foot tub, with equal facility. It is light and strong, and coated" with a durable covering of cal-anions cal-anions paint, to keep it from shining and to prevent rust and corrosion. It is said to be a very effective head protection, constructed to turn light musket lire and shell fragments, and it is reported that during a bombardment bombard-ment the men have come to depend upon their helmets to such an extent that they will not venture out of cover without them. Several recruits who havo been in the divisional recruit camp for the last three weeks were assigned to the regiment regi-ment today for active duty. The men and their assignments are: .lames K. Talniage to E battery, Arnold B. Hansen Han-sen and Raymond G. l.eatham to C battery. William H. Mulvaney and George Gvgi to headquarters company, William A. Schwarts and Vem A. Sherman Sher-man to A battery, and L-arvel I. Miller to K battery. Members of 'icadquartcrs company ami many officers of the regiment enjoyed en-joyed themselves last night at a banquet ban-quet smoker given by the headquarters company. An elaborate dinner and )ro-pranime" )ro-pranime" featured the entertainment. Corporal liiehard W. Burton acted as toastmaster and First Sergeant Charles KiDg gave the address of welcome. The regimental band furnished music and the headquarters men put over tho pro-cramme, pro-cramme, which was greatly appreciated. Slore than -50 persons were present. |
