Weekly journal-miner., 1913-07-30

From dawn until sunset there was
 continuously something going on
 A sham battle in the morning, com petitive drills, dress parade, award of service medals and field events in
 the afternoon all taxed the emery oi the campers as a final test to a ten days gruelling and yet pleasant ex- perience in a military camp.
 Governor George w. P. Hunt was among the interested spectators. In fact, the State Executive was the guest of honor for the day and around him the days program en- circled. He arrived at midnight on Friday, was escorted to his tent by Adjutant General Harris, awoke at 5:30 o'clock with the troops when reveille was sounded, messed with them at breakfast and lunch, wit messed the field games and pre- sented the service medals to the men in the regiment who had been ten years in the service.
 Old historic Fort Whipple was the scene of the impressive afternoon program. With the crackerjack mili- tary band rendering its very best and arrayed in neat, spick and span white uniforms, and the soldiers marching in review as though they were born in the same position, the scene presented was indeed inn pressive. Militarism was in the air and even the hundreds of spectators threw back their shoulders and saluted the flag in pride and pa triotism as the band played and the flag was slowly lowered.
 Then after the dress parade was completed the signal was given and Governor Hunt advanced to a posi- ton adjacent to the commanding officers station. In the meanwhile, the eight men in the regiment who were to receive the honorary service medals formed in the center of the reviewing field with the regiment at their backs and the Governor and military staff in front.
 The ceremony accompanying the presentation was probably the feature of the days program. In few. brief, eloquent words the State Executive explained the purpose qf the ceremony. He said;
 Fellow Members of the National
 Guard:
 'It is a genuine pleasure for me today to be called here for the pur- pose of conferring upon you, each one a medal symbolic of years of service given to the National Guard of Arizona.
 There are no insignia nobler, or marks of honor more exalted than those conferred in reward for duties faithfully discharged in behalf of. State and Nation. Until that uni versal peace. which all desire, :sI forever assured. il behooves every commonwealth to prepare for war History has taught Us that we car not. with any certainty, foretell when Home and Church and State, our three great national institutions. will be assailed by foe, and perchance laid waste by alien hand. It is not the part of prudence or patriotism, therefor. to decry the perfection inI proclaiming that the efficiency and spirit exhibited by Arizona's National Guard during this annual encamp- ment calls forth my gratitude and commendation.
 In the dual capacity of Governor of Arizona and officer of the Ma tional Guard, therefor l feel that am sharing a very distinctive honor | in the privilege of handing to you, who have given long years of serv- ice to our State militia, these em- blems expressive of work we'll done.
 The Governor in the presenting of the medals to Colonel A. NJ. Tuthill, officer of the enoamp- rhent, paid glowing tribute to that officer The others who received the marks of honor were:
 Major H. H. Donkersley, Captain Charles w. Harris, Second Lieuten- ant Chris Segalia, Sergeant Juan Ochoa, Sergeant Alfred Ramariz, Bugler Antonio Romero and Private E. R. White.
 Sham Battle.
 Practically the entire morning was occupied in the presentation of a sham battle The two battalions were assigned as the defense and the enemy and the maneuvers GOV cred an area of nearly half square mile in the vicinity of the fort Several clever moves were performed by both sides and then again there were some errors, as pointed out after the battle was over", by the three judges. Colonel A. NJ. Tuthill, Lieut.. '