Show G U SPENDS successful WEEK atter after a 9 most successful week ot of maneuvers neu vers the national guard of utah broke camp early eaily last saturday in morning orn and departed for home the last work was waa done on friday the morning exercise consisting of 0 a battle between the reda e d s a and n d t the h e blues s the reds ethber ra the e enemy n e ra y h had a d requisitioned 1 a long wagon train of supplies at brigham city and were attempting to get them thru box elder canyon the blues coming from ogden supposedly were ordered to attack the enemy and destroy the wagon train the outposts were discovered near the mouth of the canyon about 10 celock in the morning and a light skirmish wash s li e engaged n g a g ed 1 in n in w which hi c h ti the i e 0 outposts u tp 0 s t s were e d driven r i v e n ba back e k in into to t the h e t trenches r en c h e s i in a the canyon the blues then threw a company forward on the other side of the canyon while another company was b brought r 0 u t u up p from alie south t h and elih west t 0 over v e r the e 1 hill A h heavy rifle f le lire fire was poured into the enemy entrenched which was returned and slowly the reds were driven from their trenches the maneuver was executed by sie sic nals from the officers instructing and demonstrated just how a body ot of troops would be handled in such an emergency at the conclusion of the hattle battle the companies tell fell in and marched to the high school campus where major williams reviewed them for the last time there was martial music the review and then the command moved to quarters tor for noon mess A large concourse of of people in automobiles carriages on foot and on horseback lined the canyon road and reservoir hill to watch the battle and followed the troops troop s to tl the ie parade gro ground und to see the last parade artlie encampment efow immediately after noon mess the troops passed jn in angle rn gle fidei before the Dayi received a clide to r alier T V tag to tal amount paid out bing being in I 1 the afternoon target brac practice tice was engaged I 1 in by company D and some excellent scores were made this completed the real work of the encampment I 1 instructions were given to have 1 all cots and bedding folded up immediately alter ai ter reveille saturday morning in order that the tents could be struck as soon as morning mess was over with the men were ordered to get supplied with one cold ration also as they could not hope to reach home all of them before midday luncheon at the usual our saturday morning the camp was astir and for or leaving were begun the park was cleaned clea nei up and made spick and span more tidy than when the troops took possession last sunday for it Is the policy of the department that sanitation t should always be icet uppermost and U hta drcar ca s j bat inake a practice of making a mess meas and running away and leaving IL 11 they clean up and improve their quarters iu arters before going ev away A little before ten the entire command men horses wagons and equipment were on oil board the cial train and brigham city was bidden goodbye as the train hufled pulled out for salt lake city on friday evening the mayor and city councilmen entertained all the officers at a banquet at the boothe hotel one of host boothes famous trout and chicken dinners dinne rs was S served e r ved a and U d all the twenty eight officers of the command were present mayor W T is councilmen R A madsen sylvan lus ills iverson J C Frederic kaen judge J D call pres J fancis merrell ot of the commercial club city attorney W E davis and H al nelson news representative made up the balance of the party speeches were made by mayor daal judge call and pres prea merrell for brigham city to which responses were made by major IV V G williams co commandant t adint k of the camp col 11 fd M 11 lund of 0 the commissary department capt wilson 0 burtt V U S A and W B wallace U S A ills instructors truc tors of 0 the encampment and capt jolla john f P sharp head of the sanitary and hospital department of the national guard many nice things were sald about brigham city and the treatment the troops had been accorded luring during their stay the advantages of a company of the guard la in a community 4 were also elaborated upon and the information was given out that the state ought to have more companies than it has today 4 nt at the conclusion ot of tiled I 1 anquel an the entire coin company pany went 0 to the ball i claim cli iM at the academy of musical Mu Alusic ns guests ot of judge call the brigham city military band gave a delightful open air concert from the boothe hotel veranda beginning at friday evening which was waa listened to by a great throng of people benches were strung along the west sidewalk so that the people were made comfortable during the program the martial tread of the soldiers t to 0 the alli accompaniment of inspiring music 1 is missed this week and the town seems quiet indeed after the interesting events of last week the visit of the guardsmen guardsman guards men was profitable in miny many ways for it gave the home people an opportunity to see a little of the military and lt it gave many friends an opportunity port unity to renew acquaintances as many of the soldiers had bad friends residing in this city brigham city will undoubtedly be highly pleased to have the N G U visit it again at some future date by which time maybe our home town will supply a company of the he militia |