The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-24
TIRED AND [|MP|NG
CADETS CONE BACK
Two Hundred Dusty Young Sol
diers Ready to Eat Mothers
Cooking.
PARENTS AND FRIENDS
MEET THEM AT TRAIN
Cadets We're Sorry to Break
Camp, but Glad to Get
Home.

Two hundred tanned and dusty cadets
Sunday evening hit Salt Lake over the
san Pedro, after tweve-day encamP
ment near Utah lake. 1t was tired
looking bunch. In general. the battalion
resembled regiment that had walked
200 miles over dusty roads.
When the train pulled in az the depot
at 6:15 large number OF the parents
and friends of the boys were on the
platform, and they heard a hearty thrse rec
cheering and it was evident that the
cheers came from the bottom OF their
hearts.
The camp was broken at 30 o'clock
and according TO military regulations.
From o'clock until 10 every cadet was
kept on the jump packing the equip
ment and at 10 o'clock all that remained
of the camp was the tents. At the call
from the bugles. Break camp" every
tent fell and the work of rolling them
up was begun. This required some time.
At noon all was ready for the departure;
The luggage was loaded onto wagons and
hauled 10 the depot, where 1t was placed
on cars. Nothing in the way Of an acci-
dent occurred, and at i:30 all was ready
for the train.
While waiting the final Of the compet-
was held Paul Saxman won the event
and the medal. This was probably the
| highest honor attained by any man dur
ing the whole OF the enoampment
On Regular lIdlus
The regular passenger train was taken.
coupled on at American Fork. large
number of American Fork people were
at the depot to see the boys of, and as
| the train started three loud cheers We're
given for the town, On the way to the
city all went we'll.
AT Salt Lake the cadets Med from the
| train and lined up In regular company
formation. They marched out onto Third
West street and proceeded in perfect Or
der to the school The band led them
playing an air which was far from ap-
proprate 1t was lively. That was. far
more than could be said OF the cadets
! When the school reached the BOYS
were dismissed, after depositing their
paraphernalis in the gymnasium building
! Capt. Webb spoke a few words OF praise
| about their remarkable showing and then
During the whole of the encampment
there were but one or two cases OF SICK
ness. and these not serious. There were
no accidents. and In general everything
the camp with n feeling both OF reloic-
ing and of sorrow. They were glad to
get home to the care Of fond mothers
but they had such an extraordinarily
good time that they hated to give 1t up.
! They were shown every courtesy posi-
ble by the American Fork people and by
all others. There was not the least fault
found with any OF the rations and moth
ing was said against the strict discipline
Of the camp. All were satisfied. Salt
Lake. though. is good enough Tor most OF
them, or at least, that Us what they
said They had a good outing and Will
look forward to the same event a, the
end OF next school wear. When the hat
talon was dismissed last evening 1t was
the last time that all will he together,
Many of them will join the ranks next
wear but large number especially OF
fhe higher officers, will not be present
TO respond TO roll call next year.