| Show i. i ii GUARDSMEN BEGiN ANNUAL MANEUVERS ANNUAL OFFICERS MEN PARTICIPATE P ATE IN MIMIC BATTLE California Artillery to Join War Games at Narrows With 1292 officers and men encamped encamped encamped en en- camped and some more to come Utah national guardsmen Monday ronday were engaged at Camp W. W G. G Williams Williams Wil Wil- liams Rams in one of the largest scale maneuvers in history of their or or- They will be joined Wednesday by truckloads of men from the regiment of the field artillery artillery ar ar- ar- ar J. J tillery brigade from California Camp opening ceremonies officially 1 began Sunday but the real e. e business of military life started Monday morning when guardsmen prepared for mimic warfare by se selecting se- se battle positions Begin Maneuvers ers Scattered over miles of terrain surrounding Camp Williams in the Jordan Iordan narrows officers and men of f various companies engaged in pronounced or selection and occupation occupation pation of positions for warfare Field telephone communication systems were established and Tuesday Tues Thea- day lay the boom of artillery will echo through brough the narrows The encampment will be of 15 days days' duration with one night and two days of it devoted to maneuvers and tactical problems on the salt aalt J flats near Low 75 miles west of Salt Lake City officials said Camp was pitched Sunday and opening ceremonies included dedication dedication dedication dedi dedi- cation of the Ashby Snow swimming recently pool pool recently constructed Speak at Dedication Brigadier General Carl A. A Badger Sixty-fifth Sixty brigade commander and Brigadier General W. W G. G Williams adjutant general of Utah spoke at atthe atthe atthe the ceremonies Mrs W. W Melbourne 4 Armstrong granddaughter of the J j late Ashby Snow dived into the 1 pool to initiate the guardsmen's recreational rec- rec 1 program 1 1 While brigade staff officers attended attended at at- tended military instruction classes J j Monday morning and other officers officers officers 1 cers and men engaged in R It S. S O. O j P. P and camp routine Brigadier 1 1 General Badger Major George W. W Latimer executive officers of the 1 i Sixty-fifth Sixty brigade and Major John F. F Sharp outlined the day 15 camp program part f pf which will In- In i elude dude a mammoth parade to Salt Lake City Thursday Thursday- Thur Thursday day has been desi designated governors day at camp amp and the entire brigade plus 1000 infantrymen infantry Infantry- men from Fort Douglas will parade through Salt Lake City Gity Give Ghe Line of March The line of march will lie north from the camp along Redwood road to West North Temple street east to Main street and south jo o Ninth South street Men will return to camp after going west to Redwood road The parade is scheduled to enter Salt Lake City Thursday at 10 a. a m. m When the encampment is in full swing men will participate from the and regiments of Utah and the of California California all all of the brigade In past years summer exercises have involved only one regiment at a time Camp members engaged in a mass athletic program Monday afternoon and the field artillery artIller will wll stage the formal retreat and ana guard guara mount from 45 p. p m. m to p. p m. m i under direction of Colonel Albert E. E Wilfong 9 |
