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Show Company D, N. G. U. Any comprehensive article concerning concern-ing Mount Pleasant, its resources or public activities, would be incomplete without mention of Company I, of the infantry branch of the National Guard ct Utah, located in this city. The National Na-tional Guard of Utah, it may be said in passing, is recognized by high government gov-ernment officials at Vashiugton, of both the Militia and Regular army, as being one of the most competent, best trained, best officered and best equipped equip-ped and one of the highest in point of funeral effieency of all the budies'of citizen soldiery in the United States. A decision to that effect has been reached by high officials mentioned only after years of observation and checking and actual comparisons made by them and their expert officials detailed de-tailed as ' inspectors in the respective rtates. The importance and standing of the Mount Pleasant organization, as a 'National organization, can be easily reckoned when further statement is made that it stands among the leaders lead-ers as a portion of the state organiza-t.on. organiza-t.on. Company D has at present about titty members. Physically it is a s plendid body of men, all, with one or two exceptions, being young and fit for any service, however features cf Guard life. All equipment is furnished furnish-ed by the Government and the members mem-bers are encouraged to practice shooting shoot-ing as much as possible during the summer months of every year devoted to that work. It Is a very enjoyable recreation. A trip to Ohio -with all expenses paid and under full salary is one of the prizes offered for excelling excell-ing at target shooting. The annual encampment of the Guard is another enjoyable feature. It lasts from ten to twenty days, and fives all members of the company s trip from which much pleasure and considerable profit can be derived. Several times It has been held in Wyoming, Wy-oming, once in California and many times in Utah. While It is true that there is some arduous labor connected with the encampments, they are generally gen-erally -very enjoyable and all members are anxious to attend them. The next one will probably be to the Pacific coast in either Oregon or Washington, in 1915 the World's Fair at San Francisco Fran-cisco will be the scene of the encampment, encamp-ment, and in 1916 California will again be visited. A portion of the weekly drill during the winter months Is set aside for athletics, one purpose of the drill being the proper development of the members physically. Fnancially, Company D is a' valuable asset to Mount Pleasant. When re- ' - - s jr--" - :--?,. . r. .. . - .' - . s . ,'': .4 . . " -. - . : - "T fc i. !': . r. ' - -; Captain Thos. Braby cruited to the maximum number, sixty men and three officers, the amount of money brought to this city by the company averages about $500 monthly the year round. The monthly average at present is between ?300 and $4u0 Rifle target shooting is one of the attractive pleasures. Morally it is far above the average, and constantly improving, im-proving, every effort being made toward to-ward better conditions in that respect. Its standing morally is the best now in its history and is as high as any general gen-eral organization of young men in any community. New members are being constantly taken in, as vacancies are common because of members leaving the community and because of the terms of enlistment of old members expiring. Its present commissioned officers, Thos. Braby, captain, J. M. Bodyen, first lieutenant, George Christensen, second lieutenant, are men of prominence and influence in the community in whose care the company com-pany is faring exceedingly well. Company D has one of the finest and best arranged armories in Utah. It Is well arranged and richly furnished, furnish-ed, has ample space for property and drilling purposes and amusements and recreation and is, generally, most comfortably com-fortably housed. 'It has considerable gymnasium equipment, such as basketball, basket-ball, indoor baseball, tennis, volley and handball, etc. |