The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-04-03
UNIQUE INSIGNIA IS
USED TO IDENTIFY
VARIOUS REGIMENTS
Camp Kearny Soldiers Adopt Dis.
tinctive Figures so That All
Who Pass May Know What
Branch They Belong To.


Camp NcurnN. SAN Diego. CAB,
\rpil ST. Many of the ORGANIZATIONS
at camp kcurucy. both Regiments and
smaller units. have erected elaborate
insignia before their -hcaduuurtor~ cor
mcSs halls -u that Hll who pH-~ may
Identify them. The hospital au' ann
nulancc sections HAY, been purucu-
larly prolific On the regard
However. what BE- probably the
most elaborate insignia OF amy d. that
which stands before the headquarters
cot the lilth field artillery tCilifur-
mia Grizzlicsl. This insignia. while
simple. h. worked out In excellent dc
tail ana with faithfulucss Co tho nat
ur1l objects II depicts At IA" top.
ON e plaque, standing 40 That any
one boo the street 30 yards or more
away can see and identify with ease.
IS u small grizzly bear. done boz gray
cement At the bears feet rs a large
space. covered with white cymcn and
edged with black cobhicstoucs set ia
cement on tins rs the American
eagle. bearing the conventional red,
white and blue shield on MS breast
The eagle Is done iu low relief. iu
cement and the red bars un the shield
are raised. Beneath his are the
the crossed mo OF an artillery
regiment. There h. O. walk ON each
side ~ this insignia aud the remand
cr uf the space before headquarters
and along officers row rs planted Co
grass.
som, of the suppl, companies on
the other side of amp from tho
Grlzllicu. haV, the supply insignia. e.
wagon wheel Worked Out iu cnhulc-
stones ON lawns hctoi" their stables
The robblcs ARE whrtewashrd and
make q fine appearance dEuiust tho
green Of the grass
There is not "a regiment which has
not walks marked n before It's Off
GERS quarters and m"ss halls with
cuhhlcstuucs. many ~ witch have the
cohhlc- w~hitrwashrd The h]caeuuur.
tiers OF the California Infantry brigade
made zap OF the l5ath and tGuth rcgi-
mcuts. are marked iu MS way aud
have % fine lawn before them Cairns
Of large cohhlcS. whltewnshed. hold
up the %flugpolr aud the standards
OF the ruidun- at this Headquarters.
The ambulance ,uJ hospital organ
HN0NNN'NNT ANNNN WI h|.' WV AAN' 'NHHNN N
characteristic OF the medical corps.
th, caducous. iu Ccm0ut u cuhblc.
Ia q variety OF way Usually this b.
painted red. while Il s"urruuudiur
field of cement h. painted white az
a background Tho Red Cross too
is much used by these organizations
Crosses four or five feet wide aud
hirh are to hc seen before srVcrhl
uf the -hcaduuartvr- Other urgani-
cations content themselves with iram-
inE the name of D unit. bee white
cobblcs. with "a row ~ other. larger
cobhles, Also painted white, on O. plain
each background
me OF the companies ~ the l1"th
signal battalion has the flag design,
characteristic at the corps before its
mess han The white portions of the
flags-rcd with "a square white cen
ter and vice versa-arc made of COBB
hlestoncs. whitcwushcd while the red
positions are Of broken bricks.
pne or two organizations have
planted cacti ben regular order along
officers row. aud some uf them are
%cultlvating flowers iu the miodle OF
lawns before the officers quarters
one lieutenant hus % well developed
pausN bed In bloom Others hny,
trausplautcd small trees e. the lawns