The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-08-29
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Camp of Idaho Troops at Boise a
Busy One.

i
Busy One.
The encampment Of the 2nd Infan-
try, Idaho NatlonalaGuard, at Camp
Hepburn. Boise, from August l8 To
26, was a very busy one for men and
officers. Some Instruction was given
IN nearly every line of military work
for Infantry, from camp sanitation or
cleanliness to practical work in
patrols and advance and rear guards,
practice marches aud field service.
The instructors were Lieutenant
A. r. DannemIller, Captain f. G..
Davis, Lieutenant Hartz. Sergeant
G. F. Bennett aud Major Reger all OF
the regular army Major Reger, ac-
companied by all the officers. made
repeated sanitary inspections OF tha
camp. imparting instructions regard
Ing proper care and cooking Of food,
disposing Of garbage and waste water
and keeping the grounds and tents
clean. All the other officers gave 10
structi0n 10 paper work, road sketch
Ing, care Of troops 10 camp and on
the march, drill, MP making and
rifle practice.
Besides the matter of fact drills,
the camp was not without the more
spectacular features " military life.
Trres evenings w,re devoted to
I,erading each ~ the three hattalions
lnturn. lhru tulluwed on the 2lst,
the reRimeUial parade through the
main streets Of Boise. Large crowds
turned out To see he marching trunps
led ty Colonel Edelblute and staif.
and, the regilnental hand Each uf
The three battaliuns were led by their
majors, Lewis. WilkiGs and OlsoD,
and their staff officers, all mounted.
The medical staff aud sanitary troops
with ambulance were also In the
parade. The impression made was
very strong. according, To wrlteups la
the Boise papers. About 500 state
soldiers took part Ia The parade. At
the regimental review by Adjutant
General Patch, on the evening OF the
22nd, Colonel Edelblute and Lieu
tenant Colonel Mccall both tonk
turns at giving the commands for re-
view
On Saturday evening the regiment
marched by a circuitous route Of i've
miles to a place near the Soldiers
Home, where an overnight camp WAS
made. The men carried iations, full
field equipment, and did individual
cooking. The officers did the same.
Extra blankets and some provisions
were hauled In wagons to the place Of
blvouac. The regiment returned to
Camp Hepburn Sunday morning aud
was reviewed again, this time by
Governor Haines.
On Tuesday, after the athletic
events, the camp was disnantled and
on Wednesday the various companies
" ere enroute To their home stations.
A pertains to all around military
instruc zion, the encan,pment was a
very succe sslul one, and The troops
were kent i, ,sy enough to earn their
pay. The con, ,MIssary was good aud
all the men ", re well fed. There
were only few ases u illn'ss.
The regiruental band, under leader.
ship Of Director Olkcr, was great
attraction. crow Is FROM the city
coming out to the camp To heor Inc
evening concerts. !, This band with
30 members, locat et.ut Standpoint, y
regarded AS the b. a. III The state.
Only three and. half b,. Ws ua'
were devoted tn rilh practice, nue'
less than at form er a,campmeut, "
this purpose
Company + ~; Rathdrum, under
command or Capt. McCubrey and
Lieutenant San nders, acquitted f..
self 10 It's usual creditable manner.
as an organizS. ie u, although, like all
the other eolDI anies. it had the
usual proportion ,f nien, who had
received little driIl before going to
camp. This company has one dis.
tlnctinn above all theIs, and that Is
that IL IL the ,idesi in the state be-.
sides having prndua ed such military
leaders as Colonel Edelhlute ana
Lieutenant Colonel Mccall. both If
whom served the company as captain
during its earlier days.
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Of The bodies of % nprSnnS wh, ,,.,.}