The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-14
ORDER OUT FOR
The ENCAMP MENT
Preparations Announced For Ma
tiOnal Guard Gathering.
CAVALRY TO MARCH ALL WAY
WILL GO DOWN FROM SALT
LAKE WITH BATTERIES.
CAVALRY TO MARCH ALL WAY

General orders covering the prepare
lions for the encampment OF the Ma
uonal Guard of Utah were issued yes
terday- According 70 the arrange
ments therein announced, the Infantry
companies are to rendezvous in Provo
tuesday, reaching there by train and
marching over to the camp grounds.
The cavalry and artillery will be Joined
IN salt Lake Monday by the Twenty
second battery from Fort Douglas and
VIII march to the camp.
The order in fun is as follows:
General order No. T.
Headquarters First Brigade. National
Guard of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Aug. - 1903
I.3n compliance with general order No.
"a, c. S. adjutant generals office. the re-
sort situated on the shore Of Utah lake,
west of Provo City. is hereby designated
as the site of the annual encampment OF
the national guard for the year 1903
H. Companies n. d and band, First
infantry. the hospital corps and the sig
nal corps will assemble at the armory'
this city. Tuesday. Aug. IS 1908, at a.
m. prepared to leave for the place OF
cncampment.
Company A will leave Nephi on the first
train over the San Pedro. Los Angeles q
salt Lake railroad. on the morning OF
Aug is. 1893. and Will await at the -. q
r. G. station in Provo the arrival OF the
troops from Salt Lake city.
Company +. BOuntiful. VIII leave It's
Stauon on special train over the SAT-
Lake q Ogden railway on Tuesday, Aus.
is. 1903. at a. m. 50 as TO report at the
armory. this CITY not later than 7:3O "a. m.
Company T. Manti. will leave that place
on the regular r. c. W. train on Tues
day. Aug. IS. 1908. and upon arrival at
Provo march direct to the place of en-
campment
Company g. Provo. viii assemble at it's
armOry in time 10 join the other troops
a. the d. & r. G.. depot at 10 a. m.
Battery y will assemble at the armory,
Salt Lake City Monday. Aug. L. 1903. at
a: m. prepared to join the Twenty-sec-
place Of encamoment.
Troop a. First cavalry. will assemble
az the armory, this city. Monday. Aug.
~. 1903. at Z a. m. prepared to march TO
the place of encampment.
III. Subsistence for the two last named
organizations and the detail hereinafter
provided for by the Commssary. Sub
sistence for the other troops will begin
with the midday meal of Aug. Is, 1908.
Nv. Captain W. G. Webb. light artillery,
is appointed camp commissary and Will
report to the brigade commander for de-
tailed instructions. First Lieutenant r.
s. Woodward First infantry. Is designat-
ed as camp quartermaster. The attention
Of these two officers is directed to the
instructions contained in orders for the
adtutant generals office relative TO this
sncampment.
Y. The camp commissary and quarter
master Will. upon authority of the brigade
commander. employ for preliminary duty
such detail OF men as may be necessary
,or the transportation of eQuipage and
preparation Of the camp.
VI. Officers TO be mounted will provide
themselves with horses. for which forage
viii he provided by the camp quarter
master in accordance with general orders
No. IL. q. l.. adjutant generals office.
allowed
each horse necessarily used. or such
amount as may be approved by the bri-
who viii go by rail 20 the place of en-
campment a car will be provided al a.
m. at the r. G. w. freight yards.
VII The uniform for this occasion will
be the khaki. with blue flannel shirt
campaign hat and legginES.
VIII. Each man will be furnished from
the quartermasters department blue
flannel shirt. blanket. pOncho and shell
ter tent half. but he will provide himself
with one wooden blanket. one extra suit
or underwear. two extra pairs of stock
lngS towels. soap and toilet articles.
Shoes must be durable and well fitting.
The men are cautioned against buriening
themselves with sUperfluous baggage and
no valises or satchels will be permitted.
The allowance Of baggage for officers
viii be as provided I'm United States army
regulations and furniture TO be trans
ported should. as far as practicable. be of
the kind which will fold. Company COM
mandcrs Will Immediately make reQuisi-
ton for the above named quartermaster' S
supplies The shelter tent half will be on
The outside of the blanket roll which will
be slunE over the left shoulder
*. To organizations stationed in this
= city VIII be issued the necessary number
Of meat cans, knives. forks. spoons and
j tin cups; the remainder OF the organiZa-
ton viii receive these articles at the
camp During the period of encampment
they will be in the custody of and will
be taken care OF by the men to whom
they arc issued.
y. The attention OF company command
Crs is called to section 1884. r. s.. and
they are directed to forward promptly
charges against any members Of their
commands who fail 20 report for duty i'm
compliance with this order. unless prop
crly excused by the Commander-in-chief
such request having passed through
channel
BY command of brigadier general
JOHN Q. CANNON.
Official: H. NJ II LIND ~.
1t Col and a. A Adj Gen.