The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-07-12
Gov. M. E. Hay, Consmander-In-
Chief, Inspects National
Guard
IDEAL SANITARY
CONDITIONS PREVAIL
Many Events Add to Pleasure of
Encampment While Cavalry
and Signal Corps Are Busy
With Many Maneuvers

nal corps and troop B, were inspect
ed and passed in review before Gov.
NJ. f. Hay, commander-in-ch chief of the
state military forces and Brig. Gen.
Fred Llewellyn at Camp Fortson Sat
urday afternoon. The troops made a
most striking appearance.
The governor was mounted ON a
handsome black Charger" and made
the inspection of the troops in COM
pany with Col. Inglis and his staff. on
horseback, and not in an automobile
as stated in an afternoon paper. The
review was one of the most success
full ever held at the lake maneuver
grounds and Gov. Hay was warm in
his praises for the showing made by
the militia boys.
Hay Reviews Troops
Promptly at 2:15 o'clock first call
sounded and the various companies
marched to their posts on the big
parade grounds in front of headquar-
tiers. Following the reports of the
various battalion and company offio-
ers to Capt. PAUL. regime entail adju-
tant and Col Ingiis, Gov. Hay and
Gen. Llewellyn rode to the reviewing
stand. and. headed by the band. the
troops passed in review. Following
the second regiment came the mount
ed detachments of the militia signal
corps, Company A of Seattle Troop
b, under the command Of Capt n
w. Palmer brought up the rear. When
the signal corps and the infantry
passed the reviewing stand. Capt
Hartwell brought the troop past at
trot and then followed at a gallop,
the two platoons keeping almost per-
feet alignment and the horses behav-
ing like veterans in the service. The
troop appeared, from the ovation
given it, to be the favorite with the
assembled visitors.
Dance at Country Club
Gov. Hay arrived in camp at noon
| yesterday in his automobile from
| Olympia. He was accompanied by At
torney General w. Vaughn Tanner
and his two sons. After luncheon
with the officers mess the governor
inspected the camp in company with
Col. Inglis and the staff officers. Sat
urday evening dance was given IN
honor Of the officers at the Country
club.
Caup Fortson is one of the best
laid out camps ever held by the ma
tional guard The second regiment
| is located on the old camping site at
Cosgrove, on the big parade grounds
The signal corps and troop + are en-
camped across Murray creek, south OF
| the infantry
The plan OF the camp was made by
Lieut.. Parker of company A. signal
corps. and in laying out the various
company streets, Lieut.. Parker ar
ranged so that the big brown Sibley
tents are in perfect alignment no
matter from what angle they are OBJ
served. The sanitary arrangem snts OF
the camp are perfect, not one case
of sickness having occurred since the
troops went into camp. All refuse is
hmm odately destroyed and every pre-
caution taken to keep the big camp
ing grounds perfectly policed from a
sanitary point of view.
First Regular Canteen
| This is the first year that any of the
camp. the signal corps having estab-
lished one just north of its camp, and
south Of the headquarters of the non
commissioned officers. The canteen
is being we'll patronized by all the
boys at the maneuvers. 1t is in charge
| of Sergt Powltz.
Saturday was one of the easiest
days since the troops arrived in camp
as the morning was spent at shelter
tent drill and the afternoon was given
over to the annual review. No field
maneuVers were held.
The past week has done wonders
FOR the boys in camp" said a promi-
nent officer. Some of the companies
have not been able TO hold battalion
drill since last summer and consider
! ing the fact that in all companies
about one-half Of the men are having
their first big drill. the showing made
is something remarkable. The regi-
ment marched in review Friday even
ling, and saturday made a much bet
ter showing than we expected"
Adjutnat General Llewellyn express
| ed himself as being we'll pleased with
the camp and the manner in which II
| has been laid. He was delighted with
the sanitary arrangements. These are
modelled along the same lines as used
! by the regular army during the man
J euvers along the Mexican border last
! spring
| Troop b Kept Busy
/ Troop Is, being the only cavalry
troop in camp is being kept in the
| foreground during all maneuvers. the
troops having to act both as a trooT
| aud as a regiment of cavalry. The
| new horses recently purchased by
the state are being shaped into cav
airy mounts and by next summer the
state viii have a troop as Web mount
! ed and aS efficient as any reguial
army company.
The signal corps under the com
mand of capt Howard Nelson. has
| established several new records since
coming into camp this year. The