Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-11
ENCAMpMENT A BIC SUCCESS.
Stirring Last.Day Scenes at Camp
Taft This Morning and Afternoon
Before the Break Up.
THE VISIT OF GOVERNOR CUTLER
Gtoeral GeOghegan Talks Straight to
The Memo Room 10 the Guard
For the DiscO1te
Special to the News %


Nnnd Utah. Sept ll,--Camp TAFT
tsran tho last day Of its actual life THIS
morning. Tomorrow the men will mus.
Ter for pay, AMI begin early the ardu-
Gus duties Of packing equipment II Is
manned 10 get the special train away
as early as possible Tuesday morning
al N win be heavy one ana the
GRADES make fast travel impossible,
Six hours is allowed for the trip,
which should land the men in salt Lake
in time for q daylight parade to the
arory The inconvenience Of the
down "Trip win not be repeated. as three
extra passenger cars have been ordered.
LAST DAY SCENES,
camp HE today was very ordinary
following the great effort Of the Sat
urlay review and the social events
which occurred Saturday evening and
sunday 10 make Governors day me-
moubie.
OUTLOOK Is BRIGHT
In passing into history camp Taft
does So with tho brightest future ar-
rareutly ahead OF tho guard. II was
made plain at the sunday officers
meeting that Adit teen, Joseph Geo
ghtgau win not allow an officer TO re-
tain his commission whose attitude ~
that of the chronic grumbler. or VITO
IS NOT tho kind Of officer 10 build NJ
his command What the state must
have hc pointed out definitely, Is a Ma
tIo1a Guard Of which the state may
be proud, and II one set Of men can
not make H. another set Of men mWN
he found The officers and men IN camp
have pretty Well gotten rid of the
spirit " dissatisfaction.
FROM THE RANKS.
une new policy was naugurated sat
uritv 40 the election i'm \ company
to 0lI the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Capt Hyde Some Of the
men we've discussing the bringing in
OF au outsider and Col. Googhegau
utcr0dad TO stop H. II was not an
Interference thar was Objectionable to
the men, but one witch pointed out a
military principle and then let them
aloUo TO go ahead. lie stated IN a BRIEF
talk that he hoped 10 see the day in
tho National Guard when no man could
secure commission without having
served for long time and when every
promotion both in the line and on the
stan came as the result Of military
service. Now he went on. in your
company why bring men from the out
eide when YOU have good men? Use
Your best men. and reward them al
ways, letting now men prove them
selves with service In the company
MOVED UP TO CAPTAIN.
The result was that the first lieuten-
amt moved up TO captain, the second
lieutenant TO nrst lieutenant, and the
nrst sergeant 70 second lieutenant. II
Us probable that elections will go this
way Do The future unless there Is seri-
ous reason for breaking into the line
%. promotion.
OFFICERS MEETING,
a officers meeting sunday grent
many points were talked over between
Governor cutler Adiutant General
Neoghegau, and the officers OF the
guard ln addition Captain Hassng
.Hd CAPTAIN Tobias read reports OK
'h'f grip To Sea Girt. Adjutant Cen
,." Iooghegan then announced that a
'I"0 team would go to the international
match next year and that two weeks OF
Target practise on the Fort Douglas
range. open TO all guardsmen, would
lI''tu' the shoot II permission could
De secured, he stated that the men would
camp on the range while the practise
was In progress
NEW ARMORY PLANS.
-, win Captain f.. A. Kneass OF ogden
,,a' 'autant general discussed at length
''' pldhs Tor new armory, and a def |
nt Understanding Of just what Ia re-
FVIei was arrived at.
POINTS TO REMEMBER.
In summarizing the results OF This on.
HInpmont. the following figures indi- |
''le lts successful nature:
Nlhcly-oue per cent of the guard at
,,.."1'l' against SO per cent for last
, "u N-hNe more men were I'm oamD |
IAN ''sl year. and all OF them are con-
,'''''' ANA anxious to build up the ser
iGe knocker and all his knocks vero
''1rF on the outside.
=, ,e ueld was absolutely duet proof
Lo.I root was meadow grass emf short
y'' 'ncampment and after being
So eaeh morning by the old guard
r ,rSe IL presented an entirely clean
AN EMPTY HOSPITAL.
head" ospltal corps had little 10 do
Sbsr condemn the water SUNNY
egro W., camp first went into exist
IN sn.,.i After that pure water hauled
a ~ ts,P,fflnkling carts to Camp TAI u and
terysis' 'eu III barrels at convenient in
vaiS"r, prevented sickness from bad
stomach ,rI m ample ration prevented
n, ,,L troubles, so that sickness waa
'' 'nneard Of condition. ''' " On
WHERE PRIZES WENT
f,i6 me- medals for which comno,,,,.
JUS We're held for tho ar. t,o,ipetitiVe
sycai Drought out keen competitIor "' w
prlze for uu!Pany " Won the $50 rasH
Population pitching It's tents according Ia to
psry r. A. 1 ~. ,he quickest time. Com
bspy $50 \, prize for the best drilled ' coma
mny u rcareui competitor being com
rame no, OF salt Lake, Company r.
WINNIE. |