The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-05
NATIONAL GUARD
OFF FOR CAMP
Companies and Officers Leave Salt
Lake.
TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY
NINETY MORE WILL JOIN THEM
DOWN THE LINE.

/ II HAkI-CLAD citizen soldiers marched
n through Salt Lakes streets 10 the
music OF their band last evening
/ the National Guard Of Utah. on its way
20 board the train for the Manu encamp-
ment All but two companies left the
: oregon Short Line depot These Two
will join the others at Maau
Clothed. like the men in the ranks. in
| service brown, the band led the line OF
march. AT the head nuttered the regi-
mental colors-biue and goId-the new
] flag borne before the column for the first
time. Officers and men marched afoot.
| The artillery had been taken 10 the train
] beforehand. as had the horses
Few persons were on the streets 90 see
the guard depart. IL was not an impoS-
ing parade, with cOlOrs flying in the sun
shine, and dancing horses. But on the
streets and in the Pickering lights al the
depot platform the boys marched Well
and they stood in line waiting for the
word TO move into their ears, looking
very fit in their service uniforms. No-
men and girls were at the train They
stood in little groups behind the COM
panied and said their gOOd-byes 90
relatives and friends. There was, how
ever little time wasted in departure The
last All aboard came soon after the
companies had reached the station, and
in a short time they were being Whrled
away to the south.
Accompanying the guard were George
Lund, Colonel II. NJ. II. Lund's little son.
| Clifford Hassing. son of the regimental
adjutant and Leland Burkhardt. three
very small khaki-clad soldiers, who viii
act as mascOts for the regiment Ser
geant John Montgomery ana Sergeant a.
O. Miller are color bearers.
Plans for the Week.
Two hundred and thirty strong. all the
organizations OF the guard save the
Manti and Nephi companies departed Via
the Salt Lake routes Saupete Valley
branch. The Nephi ana Manu compa-
MES will add ninety men. according 20
estimate. to the other companies.
In advance Of the rank and file 10 ar
range details OF encampmeHt Lleuten-
ants Adams and Bourne went 10 the en-
campment grounds yesterday morning.
Lieutenant Colonel c. NJ Benedict. as
sistant surgeon general left last night
with the staff to look into well waller
and other questions Of sanitation lie
will return today and Captain II. q,
Deane, assistant surgeon, will be in
charge of the hospital during the rest OF
the encampment. Colonel Joseph Ge0ghe-
gan. adjutant general, Will not go down
until Thursday. Saturday Will probably
be Governors day, and on that occasion
gold and silver medals and cash prizes
VIII be the object OF drill competition.
The First battery took four guns, ali
81 calibre. Twenty-eight men cOnsu-
tuted its strength in the ranks
The organizations were represented by
enlisted men as follows Hospital corps.
10. signal corps. S, company H. Is. com
pany H. IL; band y; battery ., troop A,
~; company b, 50; company a. 81.
Company A of Neph is expected 10
furnish fifty and company + OF Manti.
forty men Commissioned officers will
answer roll call as follows. Hospital
corps, .; signal corps. /; company H. .,
company D, ,; First battery. /. troop A.
>; company B. 3. company +. 3, company
4 3. camHanN L 2. STAFF