Arizona republican., 1913-07-23
Notwithstanding the Heavy Rains the Boys of the National Guard Indulge in the Heaviest Work of the Encampment
COMING AWARDS
 OF SERVICE MEDALS
That Will Be an Incident of the Second Visit of Governor Hunt at the End of the Present Week
CBv James G. Simpson,

CBv James c. Simpson, ! CAMP HUNT, Whipple Barracks, July 22-CIoudy skies and threaten 1 ed rain did not prevent the National l Guard Companies camped here, from l engaging in the hardest work of the week. From the sounding of the re- l veille until retreat. there was some l thing doing. Companies went through ! prolonged drills in the company streets or engaged in tactical work 1 on the parade ground. The real 1 work of the day was when, acting under the direction of InspectOr-In- structor R. D. La Garde. [. s. A, i the several organizations executed difficult skirmishing and deploying 1 movements.
 Under cover of railroad embank- ments and gentle rises of ground. the individual companies attacked and repulsed imaginary troops of the enemy. advancing by platoons, while protected by the fire" of other pla toons. From one end of the reser vation to the other the enemy was 1 driven back. Part of the time the soldiers were prone upon the ground. at others they were moving forward at double quick, crouching low and seeking the cover of brush and nat ural blinds.
 At the conclusion of this work. there was regimental drill which was cut short by the downpour which en- sued while the troops were on the
 parade grounds.
 The greatest interest now attaches
 to the award of service medals to
 those now in camp and entitled to
 these marks of recognition. So far
 seven awards have been determined
 upon. These include Col. A. N. Tut
 hill who on July 16 concluded ten
 years active service in the National
 Guard. Major H H. Donkersley will receive such a medal as will also
 Adjutant General Charles w. Harris who completed the required ten years
 service on July 3. Chris Sigala ba
 tillion quartermaster and commissary
 has seen sixteen years continuous service and will receive a medal. The others already decided upon are E. F.
 White. of company L. of Yuma. It is altogether likely that there will be other awards before the encampment closes.
 With the announcement that Gov ernor Hunt will again be in camp on Saturday and Sunday, the formal awarding of these medals has been deferred pending his return. It is planned to have the executive make the presentation on Saturday while the entire regiment is on parade
 For Saturday it is planned to have q field day. at which there will be athletic and other sporting events in which the members of all the com panies will participate.
 Among the sporting events planned is baseball game between teams picked from the various companies. There is also likely to be a boxing bout or two. There is some excel lent boxing material in camp and an interesting card could easily be staged
 One of the amusing features of the day was when on Company Ks street an interesting boxing bout was pulled off between Joe Barnett, a twelve year old boy of Phoenix, and one of the boys from the Industrial School Band. There were several speedy rounds with big gloves and while the Phoenix boy had the best of the en- counter there was no damage done to either. In Company Us street last night there were several short skirmishes. called bouts. in which some real classy work was developed.
 The health of the camp could hard ly be better. especially when it is taken into consideration that the majority of the men came from a section where there is little rain and where there is a difference of many degrees in temperature. The medical corps has had little work to dc except that of treating slight in dispositions, such as arise in any camp and which would hardly require the attention of a physician Were the individual at home.
 The question of receiving mail at the camp has been a live one ever since the troops arrived here. There seems to be general knowledge that there is a postoffice at Whipple Bar racks, and in consequence the great CT part of the mail is adressed to Prescott This means that mail which should be received here on a certain day lays over night in Pres colt for redistribution and does not come out to the camp until nearly noon of the following day. Where mail is adressed to Whipple. Arizona, CT Whipple Barracks, without men tion of Prescott, it is received here
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