The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-22
GOVERNORS DAY
AT CAMP LAKEYIEW
GOV. VAN SAINTS FINAL VISIT
AS COMMANDMENT CHIEF.
Has Usual Honors Paid Him, and
Reviews the Observation-Disclosures
Batch of Marksmen Announced
with Their Scores.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Camp Lakeview Lake City, Mimi, July
22.--Last evening the officers of the First
regiment were the guests of the citizens
of Lake City at one of the most pleas
ant parties ever given to them. Inc
occasion was the final visit OF Governor
Van SAINT to Lake City as commandment
chief of the Minnesota national guard
No pains had been spared to make the
affair enjoyable, and that it was success
full was the unanimous verdict or the
forty officers present. The reception was
followed by a dance at the city hall.
Yesterday afternoon the governor was
the guest of Colonel Reeve, and after
supper he reviewed the First regiment.
according to his usual custom. Upon
his arrival in camp he was greeted by
the officers, and as he alghted from the
train the salute of seventeen guns was
fired at half minute intervals by a detail
from Battery A, First artillery. Sergeant
Henry De Witt of Company G was chosen
as orderly to the governor. The review.
In which the governors staff participated,
was held in khaki uniforms on account
of the heat. The alignments of the COM
panies and their accurate step was re-
markable in view of the roughness of the
ground. Spectators who had witnessed
o. all the reviews held this year said that
50 far nothing had compared to the mag
nifcent alignment Of last evening.
Guard was mounted this morning by
Battalion Adjutant Pearse and Sergeant
Major Reckner of the third battalion, with
the following officers: Captain Mcmillan
Company K, officer of the day; Lieuten-
ant Nolan. Company K, officer Of the
guard; Lieutenant Olson, Company G.
- junior officer Of the guard. This after
noon the detail of officers will be Cap
tain Langdon, Company l, officer of the
day; Lieutenant Taylor, Company I, Of
ficer of the guard Lieutenant Higbee
Company A, junior officer Of the guard
Last evening F. J. Voegeli, Company c
was chosen orderly to the colonel, ant
this morning G. J. Lindgren was &C.
corded the same honor. Company D has
now had four orderies out of eight.
Rifle practice especially among the st
Paul companies. has received an added
stimulus. DR.. A. w. Miller has presented
the st. Paul battalion with beautiful
silver cup to be shot for by the three
companies, c. d and e, each year. I
becomes the property of the first com
pany to win it three times. The com
! petition will consist of work on the thre
short ranges-200, 300 and 500 yards-b,
"a team Of seven men from each company
The team getting the highest aggregat
number Of points will win the cup an
hold 1t for a year, when it will be again
competed for. One side of the cup i
engraved ne fellows: Trophy Annua
Competitive Team Shoot. Presented b.
DIR A. w. Miller, 1904 The other sid
of the cup is left plain, and will be dec
Grated each year by the name of the com
--pany and score by which it was won
Captain Lee, brigade Inspector of SINAI
arms practice is to be the referee In an,
question Of disputed scores or faulty am
munition. " do. ..-
Another batch Of marksrnen have bee
announced, being entirely from the sec
ond battalion. The names and scores ar
as follows: