Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-07-29
TO MARCH THROUGH The CITY
GENERAL RRooKEs ISSUES Or
DER IN RESPONSE TO RE-
QUESTS OF CITIZENS
ARMY OFFICER PRAISES men
THEY MADE GOOD SHOWING, DE-
CLAREs LIEUTENANT r. S.
YOUNG

Yielding 10 the expressed wish OF
many of the people OF Las vegas,
AdJutant General A. S. Brookes has
ordered the First Regiment New
Mexico National Guard, upon break
1ng camp tomorrow, 10 march through
the streets OF the city on its way 70
the Santa Fe station, where the Yarl-
Gus companies will embark for their
home towns. The regiment will leave
Camp Mills at 1880 o'clock. Led ls
the First Regiment band playing
The Girl | Left Behind Me-" the SOL
diars will make their way through
the downtown streets while the SIDE
walks will be lined with people
cheering them and wishing them a
safe journey home.
Camp will be broken tomorrow
morning Immediately after reveille has
been sounded Nine companies and
the band will leave in the afternoon
at 2: 10 o'clocf on AN extra section OF
train No. i. Company l. OF Tucuna-
carl will break camp this evening and |
will leave early tomorrow morning on
train No. s.
General Brookes said this morning
that the encampment had been big
success. The officers and men and
General Brookes in particular, are
deeply appreciative of the courtesies
shown them by Las Vegas people.
General Brookes said the New Mexi-
co Guardsmen will always have
warm spot in their hearts for Las
Vegas. They will ever remember The
Optics grand ball for the soldiers.
The rifle team will remain encamp-
ed on the range until August "a. prac-
ticing for the annual shoot at Camp
Perry. The team expects to perfect
its shooting to a high degree and to
make a good record for New Mexico.
First Lieutenant F. S. Young, who
was detailed from the United States
army to act as instructor for the First
Regiment spoke highly of the cour-
teous treatment he had received while
here. Lieutenant Young has made
many friends here as we'll as among
the officers of the regiment and Las
Vegas people would be glad if he were
sent here at the next encampment
Lieutenant Young said this morning.
MY chief ambition is to prepare
the guardsmen for participation in the
national maneuvers so that their work
will be second to none. The interest
and energy displayed by the officers
and men of the First Regiment New
Mexico National Guard and the prog.
ress made has been very gratifying
The strenuous exertions they have
undergone have showed their deep in
terest in their problems and given evil
defce that they appreciated them.
With larger maneuver ground and
good typographical map much great
er progress will be made at future en-
campments.
'The study by the officers of the !
work entitled Tactical Principles and
Problems" by Captain Ham of the
general staff, and the conduction of
correspondence school will prepare the
officers for all the elementary work
sc that the problems at the encamp-
ments can be made higher in scope
than the simple ones gone through
with this past week"
Forty copies of all the maneuvers
gone through with during the en-
campment have been made by order
of General Brookes. These will be
given to the various officers and CO.
pies will be preserved in the records +
of the guard. The study of the ground
gone over this year is expected TO in
crease the efficiency of the officers.
In spite of the fact that yesterday