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Show ELABORATE WHS FOB 1T1AL GUARD II OGDEN t l'lans for the formation of a battery Of filed artillery for the Utah National Guard organization of this rity were, , tentatively discussed last nipht at ? meeting held at the "Weber Club. Praclicalh all the officers and I leaders of the national guard organ- j izatton of the state were present, ad- ! I dresses being delivered by Major Fred , Ijorgetfsen state adjutant general,! I nn1 'ol. W. W Gordon, inspector- ! instructor for the N. G. U.; Col. Leroy Bourne, formerly with the 145th field ! artillery, and Lieut. E. J Brainard of J the adjutant's staff, who accompanied the party from Salt Lake J. R. Ward, former captain in the 145th field rtil- j ilery, presided at the meeting. , in a discussion of preliminary steps,, 1 ieut-Col T;ordon suggested that care and time be given the selection of lo- cal personnel of the Ogden battery, j ' 1 . siatf i bai I here i - uff iclen' ma- jterial in Ogden to organize a battery second to none in the state Among the first things that would be needed in this city, he stated, would . he an adequate buildinc for the national nation-al guard units Such a place, he said,1 COUld be used as an assembling place I for mass meetings, social functions, and cold be equipped with club rooms and facllitief for accommodating social so-cial affairs of the unit. The govt rnment is now issuing ex- celleni equipment or national guard organizations and the fact that technical techni-cal training is offered men in the units i- exp cted to prove an incentire for enlistments The men would attend at-tend school at the government'-" expense ex-pense and would then return to their units to act a 8 instructor- The battery bat-tery would he of T2fi men and would hove motorized eqipment. Ex-service men eould enlist for a period of a year, I while men without service would have: to enlist for the three year period, the' reserves bavin? been done away with Major Jorpensen suggested that an : Ocden man, big enough to carry the' sponsibillty and io act as a nucleus' I tor the organization should take the, matter in hand. "ol. Bmrne said that ho would have j no "lowbrows" or "roughnecks'' in t f organization, as this class breeds strife Capt W. E. Lindquist welcomed the idea of an artillery unit becaute of the 1 coiupei ition which would arise be I tween the two organization- Other, speakers at the meeting were Pr. Kem 1 hold Kanzler. Frank M. Driggs and Charles Barton. |