The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-23
ELABORATE LIST Of
MILITARY INCIDENTS
Brigadier-Genera} Park In
spects Camp and Compli-
mentS the Cadets.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
CAMP r. A CALLAHAN. June III
erigndIer- General Park visited the camp
OF the Salt Lake high school boys today
and WAS treated to a most elaborate list
OF military events. He arrived nj the
camp at $50 and was saluted with seven
shots from the cannon. He was accom-
panied by several men from Salt Lake.
After a short rest the inspection OF :he
camp began. General Park is known
TO be well versed in military affairs. so
the contest for the best-kept tent in
camp was left for him TO Judge After
spending forty Ave minutes looking over
the various parts Of the camp he came
TO the conclusion that the tent com
manded by Corporal C. w. Goodspead
was the neatest and best arranged. Good
spead has SIX other men In with him and
every detail OF the camp was in perfect
order. The prize has not as yet been
selected, but IL Is probable that II Will
DO a case Of root beer.
Shortly before noon the lnnl OF tho
competition drills for medals was held
with Captain Webb and General Parks
judges The six men OF each COM
pany who qualified for this event were
Webb on the officers street and given the
manual OF arms by the officers OF the
companies. As the men made mistakes
they were dropped out, Sergeant Major
Walter Glby proved the best man IN the
whole battalion and received the Snld
medal. His work was perfect. For nearly
an hour the officers tried 10 catch him
on the manual OF arms, but without avail.
Those who won the silver medals from tho
companies are: Sergeant Warthman OF
Company n, Corporal V. Cutter Of Com
pany y. Private Johu Ford of Company
g. Sergeant Sven OF Company a Pri-
Vate Ford Of Company C. also won the
silver trophy cup for the best-drilled pri-
Nate In the battalion. His work was per
feet and IL was only after a long and d.
Vergant series OF commands that he was
caught in mistake. The drill was pro-
nounced by General Park as being the
best he had ever witnessed.
After the noon mess al, the cadets
and General Park went dowc 10 The
target range near the bank of Utah lake.
A few shots were fired, but the wind was
so strong that inc efforts TO hit tho bulls
eye were given up and all returned 10
camp. General Park left for Salt Lake
at I:3O, after pr using the cadets for their
work. a baseball game constituted tho
extent or the athletics for today. This
was between Companies u and \. The
hoys OF II won by a score OF to ,.
This evening lt $40 The cadets. a the
request OF The Mayor and civ Council
of American Fork, marched up 70 ;hat
town and gave an exhibition dr;ll on ;ha
main street. They were led by the Amer
lean Fork band and gave fine eNhihi-
lion Of drilling All were IN fun dress
appearance. The strc,ts cf the town were
I rowded with hundreds nf people and ell
were highly pleased with the work OF
me @ d,inc t5e SrIii ana ale. leu tbe bstsIIon
on the march back 10 camp. Tomorrow
win he Athletic day at the camp. In
the afternoon a big athletic meet VIII ho
held and prizes awarded tho winners OF
events. Over n hundred boys VIII take
part and there promises To he some eN-
citing events run on.
Tonight at s o'clock the Csppa DJ!ts
fraternity Of Tive high scnool rave the "f-
nccrs and stan of the battalion han
Vuct IL was attended by about thirty
persons and = good spcre1 OF oatahles
persons and n good spread OF eatablcs
who attended this event Tomorrow night
'he wind-up Of the camp VIII he held,
The battalion Ntll hold a campfire and
celebrate the end OF the most success
fUl enCampment IN the annals of .hs
cadet orgH aizn ton. n. \. C0llshc1. after
whom the camp was named, VII! prob
ably ne present and VIII give the bows
surprise In the form Of ice cream and
cake