Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-04-19 | Page 25 | Ogden Guard Unit Is Ahead

u OGDEN GUARD Ut IS AHAD Given Highest Ranking In Report Given By Inspectors I Ogden's Ogden artillery unit Calter Battery D B of the tho Two Hundred Twenty Twenty- Twenty second second regiment re Is ranked eight points ahead of ot all other artillery units of the Utah national guard by the Inspecting officers This ro- ro report re report port was received Saturday night by Capt Albert E B Wilfong corn corn- corn manding officer following the tb com I for for- formel for formal mill mel inspection conducted last Tuesday evening c by state and fed fed- federal federa fed federal era eral officers officer It thus stands ahead of Battery A of ot Brigham City the nearest competitor MORE EQUIPMENT T During the tho th past week the bat bat- batter bat battery ter tery Cr ha has lost three men by dill dill- die dit ditch charge ch and gained two by enlist enlist- enlistment enlistment ment meat Interest Is I running ver very high and It Is no place for fora fora fora a drone as all the lIme buttery battery Is forgIng ahead at tremendous speed i Is the announcement Both of tho the men enlisted last week belong to thu Ogden High school and were as a- a as signed to the th specIal detail which works with the th tire fire fir control instrument monts ment used In computing firing data lata for the guns uns Up to the pres present ent time the battery has been Is- Is Is ned Urd equipment valued at 58 58 which Is exclusive of ot the motor transport equipment which Is due any moment now as notice ot of shipment has hall ha been received by Captain A single gun sun and ami cartridge Is valued at PAY P CHECKS S COMING G Next ext Tuesday evenIng will be devoted to nomenclature drill on the guns cum under the direction of Lee Lec D after which the c checks ecks tor for the tha last quarter will willbe willbe bt be distributed to the men Nearly 1700 In pay will be passed out The pool room In the recreation room ha has been repaired and the members of the battery pas pass man many plea pleasant ant hours bours playing pool antI other An officers Is conducted once each week at- at attended attended at attended tended bv by all tho the artillery officers at this his station as well as al by en- en enlisted enlisted listed n-listed listed men who are ar preparing to take examination for tor or officers coot coo commissions missions there b being three vacancies cies cles des at ot this station at present L TRAINING l Two classes clell arc are conducted ono one In gunnery by Captain W V Irwin Poulter one on in tactics by Captain Albert E Non Non-commis Noncommissioned sion-d sion officers school I Is hell weekly in charge chargo of Lieutenant Leo Ioe I D Turner A school for tor the motor transport will be started shortly In charge chargo of Lieutenant GeOrge W V Cook who Is I also In char charge e of or recruIting for the th bat battery tery tP-ry The public Is always wel- wel wel welcomed corned at Itt any formation of ot the battery on each Tuesday evening evenin