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Show ' IIATTUUY 1) lialleiy O. 222 nd. Field Artillery. N'. C. V. has rceived n;ich commen-(lallon commen-(lallon since relurnlng from the annual an-nual encampment at Jordan Narrows l.-ul, Monday. The local batterv ! which Is under ihe command of Cap- tin n I,. It. Chrlstensen, w ho served Overseas during the would war, was ;awarded a beautiful silver loving cup, jibe merit cup of the regiment for general cfl'lcnry. The cup was pre-senlcii pre-senlcii lo Ihe hallery by Col. Hnmll-lon Hnmll-lon Cardner and was awarded by five regular army officers Col. (irecr, Captain Cap-tain (,'undry, Capllan l)e W'eese and Major Bowman. Scoring was based on sanitary conditions, (inalily of mess, discipline, speed and accuracy In firing, work with fire control Inst In-st runienls admlnisl ration, close order drill, and customs and ceremonies of Ihe service. The battery wuh also c mi mended for ihe largest allend-I'lice allend-I'lice pcrci'iilage and for presenting Ihe best program during the encampment. encamp-ment. Other awards to' the hallery Included In-cluded II $1 . Till prize to First Sergent A, W. .Petersen for general el'flcency .mil a silver loCIng Cup to Private Karl Heel, for boxing. In coninien-liug coninien-liug on Ihe recent encampment iniuy oO'llcers who had visited and Inspected Inspect-ed other national guard enciimpiueuls sinco Iho war, praised the local boys for the excellent sanitary conditions.' and the quality of the mess. Oscar j Olson, cook for the battery was prais-, ed for the spick and span condition of his kitchen during the entire en- campment. . |