The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-22
SECRETARY OF WAR
|NSPECTs REGIMENT.
Twentieth Infantry Passes IN
Review Before Henry l..
Stirnson and Aides.
SOLDIERS PITCH CAMP
Formal Military Inspection OF
Fort Douglas Reflects Credit
on Commanding Officers.
SOLDIERS PITCH CAMP

In heavy marching order WIN iui
equipment, flags flying and band play
ing. tho Twentieth infantry yesterday
afternoon at 4:30 clock passed In re
view before Secretary of War Henry
l.. Stirnsou and his aides. After the
review camp was pitched and the sec
rotary made a formal inspection OF the
regiment.
Secretary Stimson was due 10 arrive
in the city shortly after 2 clock nis
train was late and he did not arrive
until about $50. He was met nj the
depot by Colonel james A. Irons, com
nander Of the Twentieth. and Senators
George 4. Sutherland and Reed Smoot
The scuators drove out to the post 10
AN automobile, tho colonel and Secre
tary Stimson following in the post con-
veyancc drawn by four mules IN true
army style. Upon reaching the tort
the visitors were rendered a short re-
ception at the colonel's residence.
About o'clock the party OF officers
rode out to the parade grounds to re,
view the regiment. AS the distinguished
visitors, accompanied by the ofhcers
rode out upon the grounds the regl,
mont presented arms and the trumpet
corps sounded the generals march, an
honor accorded to only the highest
officers a the army. The troops had
been llns.i up since 2:4O O'Clock when
first call was sounded.
Brigadier General w. Cro2ier, CHIEF
Of the ordnance department; Major W.
I4asster of the field artillery, and Lieu
tenant John c. II. Lee, of the engineer
corps. who are accompanying the sec
rotary. were IN the reviewing party.
Camera Fiends Busy.
The reviewing officers stationed them
selves about the middle Of the parade
grounds on the north side. Tho regl'
mcnt, nearly thousand strong, made
4 pretty appearance as IL passed III
"conpany 'front.' In spite of the fact
that every man was loaded down with
blanket roll, intrenching tools and all
field equipment, the formations were
good. and step was kept In perfect time
10 the music of the baud. A crowd of
several hundred persons, who had gone
out TO see the parade, watched from
the east side of the grounds. In the
crowd were numerous amateur "camera
hcuds' eager for snapshot OF the
war secretary or OF the marching
troops.
Besides the twelve infantry com pan
les and band there were twenty wagons,
signal corps. mountain battery, machine
gun platoon and the mounted messenger
squad composed oil ifty-four mon, par
ticipating in the inspection.
After the parade the troops were
lined up In companies and q regular
field camp was pitched. While no
attempt was made to hurry the pitch.
ing of the camp the tents sprang up
like magic under the trained hands of
tho soldiers, and in less than an hour
"pup teuts,' cook shacks, officers
tents and regimental headquarters were
on the ground and the men were lined
mp ready for the inspection.
The inspection was finished by
clock and Secretary Stimson and the
officers of the regiment hurried to din.
ner and 10 prepare for the reception
aud dance given IN honor Of the dis
tlnguishcd guests by the fort officers
and their Wives. The entertainment
started at $50 clock last night NTu.
sic for the dancing was furnished by
the regimental band.
Entertained at Breakfast.
This morning at 9:30 o'clock break
fast will be served Mt the Commercial
club by the board of governors fol
Secretary Stimson and his party, Off
GERS of the post and prominent loca
guests. Mayor Samuel C. Park, Con
gressman Joseph Howell aud Secretar ~
Joseph E. Caine will be unable to at
tend on account of absence from the
city. The invited guests are:
Secretary Stimson, General Crozier
Colonel James a. Irons, Major Lassitcr
Captain II. Il. Harker, Captain william
T.. Graham, Captain Albert w. Fore
man, Captain Charles G. Smith, Lieuten
ant John c, II. lee, Senator Smoot
Senator Sutherland, Governor William
Spry, General +, a. Wedgwood, G.. s..
Tingey, o. W, Powers, c. c.. Goodwin
". J. Hallorau. H. G.. Whitney. HebeI
NJ. Wells, A. n. Mckay, Wallace Nc
Camant, Hal Pickering. W. W. Arm
strong, JOY II. Johnson, +. s. Murphy
George L. Odell, George H. Dern. 4. b
Howard. Louis Simon, w. T. Benson
Frank 3, Stephens, DR.. L. d. Wood
ruH, ]. II, Moyle, o. G.. Beebe. j. II
Manderheld and A. G. Mackenzie.
vt 1880 o clock at the post the repi
mental band. under the leadership o.
Senior Antonio dc Ia Mora will civ.
san open air concert in honor OF th.
visitors. As this is the last outdoo
concert of the season Conductor de |,
Nora viii cndcavor to make it the best
y programme OF classic and popula