Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-04
BOYS IN BLUE
IN ENCAMPMENT
Utah State Militia is Taking Its
Annual
MILITARY PARADE TODAY.
National Guard March out 90 Their
Camp win Hand Playing
and Colors Flying.

The seventh annual encampment Of
the Utah National Guard commenced
this morning at the lower parade
grounds OF Fort Douglas, upon the
same site that was occupied by the
guard last year. when the camp was
known as Camp Wasatch.
Bright and early this morning the
members Of the Guard instead Of going
10 their different places of employment,
donned their blue uniforms and hast
ened to the State Armory from where
the march 10 the comp was commenced
az about $3.50 a, m. headed by Held's
band.
At 1880 camp was reached where the
tents were already erected,
Upon arrival at the camp General
Cannon issued order No /, IN which he
announced that the comp is 10 be
known as Camp Llscum In honor Of the
late Emerson H. Liscum of the Ninth
infantry who recently died for his ma
ton, ana who was Well acquainted with
Utah, especially Fort Douglas and sur
roundngs The hag pole was soon In
place and the stars and stripes fuTled
10 the wind.
The following are the companies
that compose the camp. Company A
Of Salt Lake under Lieutenant Charles
G.. FOrslaund; b company Salt Lake,
Captain o. n. Hassing. company G,
salt Lake. Lieutenant James Terry
company y OF Woodruff, Captain Jas.
flattOn. T. company. BountIful. Captain
In
Fred Kamerman, and q company Of
Salt Lake under Captain o. r.. Grow,
All Of the above companies excepting
D company from Woodruff marched to
the camp this morning.
owing tc he O. s. l.. train being late
the Woodruff men did not reach the
camp until noon. Their are about 800
officers and men now comfortably To-
Gated.
Coptain Kamerman Of company L Is
officer Of the day. and Lieutenant Reley
officer Of the Guard
Major Williams who looked after the
appetites Of the Utah boys while at
Manila, IS in charge OF the commits
sary.
No drills were held this morning but
the men were put TO work cleaning up
the grounds.
The following IS the program issued
from the adiutant generals quarters
and which will be carried out daily for
the next eight days:
Raveille. LIST call 5.4j a. m; reyeille,
1855 a. m; assembly, a. M; mess call,
G:l5 a. m; fatigue camp police and
inspection, at 7 a. m. sick call, 1880
a. m. guard mount, a. IN. adjutants
call S.05 q. m. assembly, $40 a. m;
dril assembly, S.3j, drill assembly, re-
call. 10 a. m.
Second Drill Call-Assembly 1850
a. m; drill recall, 1850 a. m; mess call,
70 noon officers call, i2:4j p. m
Third Drill Call-Assembly 1920 pm;
drill recall, 2:45 p. m.
Fourth Drill Call-Assembly, 1886 p.
m; drill recall, $3.50 p. M; mess call,
j:l5 p. m. retreat parade. 54j p, M.
guard mount, 635 D. M. adjutants
call, 6:45 p. m; tattoCs D. NJ; call TO
quarters, 9:l5 p m; taps $3.50 ,. m.
From the above 1t will be noticed that
four drills are 20 be held daily. two In
the forenoon and two In the afternoon.
Beside the drills the order calls for a
daily parade which will be OF interest
20 the city folks who wish 10 see the
boys drill The signal corps under
the direction Of Captain Greenewald
expect % practice signal sending by
means Of the flash light tomorrow
morning.
During the encampment the men will
engage In target practice
NOTES,
All the commissioned officers are
wearing Grape upon the handle Of their
swuTds IN mourning Tor Col Thos j.
Stevens, who died at ogden last week
General Cannon announces that no
officer or man is TO leave the post with
out his consent.
Private Green Of company G was
chosen as orderly for General Cannon,
FOR the day.
The members OF company G are now
about the camp as the Dudes" This
title the boys appreciate.
The mess call that was 10 have been
sounded at y O'Clock was not heard
until late In the afternoon
The camera fend was on sleek this
afternoon and the commanding officer
and his star posed before him several
times.
COL Glendennng supervised the
planting Of the flag pole this morning.