The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-04
WILL KEEP BOYS BUSY
NOT LESS THAN THREE DRILLS
EVERY DAY.
Guard Mount Twice Day and Three
Dress Parades During Week-Six
Companies Will Average Forty
Men Each-Company F Arrived
From Manti Last Evening.

parade ground OF fOrI douglas, east
Of the city. For military discipline, fol
actual practice, for size and for the ar
rangements made for the accommoda-
ton and comfort of the men, the en-
campment this year will excel any
other since the organization was formed
in this state. This is in part due to the
interest awakened in military matters
by the war; in part due to the determin-
alton of both officers and men to raise
the standard of the guard to a higher
level.
Activity at Camp.
For days past the camp has beer
the scene of great activity. Second
Lieutenant and Assistant Quartermas-
ter L. l.. Gilbert and his detail OF
twelve men have been more than busy
Sixty tents have been put up, the new
iron flagstaff, seventy-fiye feet high.
just purchased by the state. has been
put in place, the camp supplies have
been transferred from the city to the
camps and thousand little details
have been worked out, and at sunrise
this morning the flag went up and camp
Kent was formally opened.
Lieutenant Gilbert expresses the
heartiest appreciation for the great as
sistance rendered him by Lieutenant
White of troop c, Fort Douglas. The
regular post bathhouse has been placed
at the disposal of the guard through
out the encampment; the two lower
barracks on the north side of the up
per parade grounds have been turned
over to the guard to be used as mess
rooms during the encampment; the fort
wagon has been detailed to haul the
supplies to the camp from the city.
An Ideal Location.
The camp is ideally located on the
lower parade ground of the fort. 1t is
nicely arranged. according to the plan
published in The Herald on Friday
Running past on the south side is
stream of crystal water that comes
from the snow in the mountains. To
the north of the camp is fine parade
ground Overlooking the whole city
and the valley with background OF
somber mountains this little camp with
its white and slate-colored tents pre-
sents most beautiful picture.
Commanding Officers.
The camp is in command of Briga-
der General John Q. Cannon. His staff
includes Assistant Adjutant General D
H. Wells; Lieutenant Colonel John d
Ford, inspector Of target practice; Lieu
tenant Colonel A. l.. Williams, commits
sary general; Lieutenant Colonel r. j
Glendenning, quartermaster general;
DR.. w. Y. CroXall, assistant surgeon
general: Colonel j. F. Crichelow, pay
master general.
The regimental officers are Colonel
nj. l. Richie, in command of the First
regiment. Captain ]. w. Afford, adju-
tants, Second Lieutenant L e. Gilbert
assistant quartermaster; Captain A. c
Larsen, assistant inspector of target
practice; Captain Allen Burt, sergeant
major.
Major H. NJ. H Lund is in command
of the First battalion, with L. w. Smelt-
zeri battalion adjutant; George Glade
sergeant major. In the Second bat
TALON no major has yet been chosen tc
I'LL the vacancy, therefore each captain
of company will take command OF
the battalion alternately.
Company Officers.
Company AS officers are Captain A,
A. Smith; first Lieutenant, L. w Smelt-
ger; second lieutenant L. E. Gilbert
Company BIS are: Captain, o. H Has
sing; first lieutenant, James Durand:
second lieutenant, ]. p. Goodmansen.
Company Cs are: Captain, NJ. Y Can
non; first lieutenant James Terry; sec.
ond lieutenant, Carl Christensen Com
pany Els of Bountiful: Captain, Levi -
Haywood: first lieutenant, James
Reilly; second lieutenant, H. P. C. Biz
mingham. Company F's of Manti Can.
tain, Fred Zimmerman; first lieuten-
ant James Jorgensen; second lieuten-
ant, Bryant Harmon
Company of Woodruff, Captain
James Walton.
The hospital corps is in charge of
Hospital Steward Knox Bodell. The |
signal corps is in command of Captain |
j. "A. Greenwald, assisted by Senior
First Lieutenant w. II. Tobias and
Junior First Lieutenant w. H. Scobb.
Pay of the Men.
The last legislature made an appro-
priation OF SIG, 00c to cover all costs of
the encampment for two years While |
the boys are in camp they will be paid
as follows; on-commissioned officers |
and privates. $1.50 per day; lieutenants, |
$3.50 per day; captains. SO per day; gem
eral officers, 81 per day. They will. in |
addition TO this, receive their rations |
and all supplies.
Will Be Kept Busy.
The regular daily programme will not |
be made public until this evening, but
il is given out that there will be not /
less than three drills each day, guard /
mount twice per day and dress parade |
at least three times during the week. |
As to guard euty, there will be three
non-comm3ss!oned officers twenty-six
pfivates and two musicians on guard |
duty daily Held's band will furnish
music throughout the week PLAYING
for guard mount each morning and Civ |
ing concert each evening.
First Company Arrives.
Company T from Manti reached the
city at 5 O'Clock yesterday evening and |
spent the night at the armory, getting
their meals at a, restaurant The COM
pany has thirty-five men. including a
full corps of officers, and they presented
a most creditable appearance on their
arrival. Company G. arrived in the
city from Woodruff at $3.50 this morn
ing and will take an early breakfast
at a restaurant also. Company E ar
rives from Bountiful later in the morn
ing. -
March This Morning.
The programme for this morning is
Tor all SAX companies, together with
their officers, TO march from the ar
mory on West Temple street out to the
camp at.Fort Douglas, leaving the ar-1
mory at $50. The men will march in
heavy marching order They will
march the entire distance TO camp. car
rying their accoutrements with them. |
and will be led by Held's band. The
companies as they step out this morn
ing will average near forty men in
strength. or 240 for the six companies.
Accommodations at the camp are now
prepared for thai number of men.
COMPANY ELS DEPARTURE.
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