Morris tribune., 1920-06-25
CO. K BRINGS BACK
TROPHIES FROM CAMP
Wins Two of the Four Trophies
Competed For By the Fifth
Regiment

Company K brought one-half the
trophies competed for by the Fifth
regiment at the summer encampment
at Camp Rosenwald. Two cups and
two medals were offered, and one
cup and one medal are now in Nor
ris.
The cup which is known as the
Smelling Cup" was given for excell-
ence in shooting. The figure of
merit" was arrived at by totalling
the scores of expert riflemen, sharp
shooters, and marksmen of the COM
pany, and dividing the number OBJ
tained by the number of men in the
company. 1t was really a remark
able victory, for many of the COM
panies in the regiment had been
practicing for months in preparation
for the event, and not single man
in Company X had ever fired the
army rifle. The cup is to be the
possession of the Company for a
year. Any company winning it for
three years, will possess it perman-
emily. 1t is, at the present time, be-
ing exhibited in the window of the
Vinje Clothing Co. shop, and will
shortly be returned to the cities for
the purpose of engraving it.
The Miller medal was won by Ser
geant Edward P. Sherven who shot
the highest score Of any enlisted man
: (this includes all except commits
stoned officers) in the regiment.
"The community has no reason to
make any apologies for the company
which represented it at Minnea-
polis,," says Major Spooner, for IN
some respects, and notably in It's
close order drilling, it was the best
company there; in other respects, OF
course, other companies excelled, but
on the whole, striking a general
average. it was at least the equal OF
any company in the brigade. Inc
DEVELOPMENT of the company and
the Improvement in its morale with
in forty-eight hours after it's ar
rival at camp, was noticeable. 1t
was a. good experience for the men,
who had an opportunity to live to-
gether, and to get acquainted, and
they developed real, healthy "com-
pany spirit
Captain Voss states that he is
proud of the company, and OF the
showing it made. ''The men TOOK
the greatest interest in their work,
and all pulled together, he states
In spite of the fact that the work
was hard, the men enjoyed it, and
there were no expressions of dissat-
isfaction, and no disagreements. Al
tho thirty of the men who went had
had only three weeks previous train
ing, Company K showed itself to be
one of the very best companies in
the state"
Most of the work consisted OF
drilling, says Captain Voss, and dur
ing the first week, while the wealth
er was fair, the men drilled for six
hours a day, with review or par
ade in the evening. The heat was
intense for a few days, and on the
afternoon of June 12, three of the
men were overcome by the heat dur
ing drill. and had to be carried back
to camp in the ambulance. Drill
ing. and field work, bayonet work,
and shooting, occupied their time
during the second week. "It was un-
doubtedly the best National Guard
encampment ever held in Minnesota,
and probably one of the best ever
held in the United States" declared
Captain Voss.
Company K returned to Norris
last Saturday afternoon. The men
marched down from the train, ex-
hibited their trophy, the Smelling
cup, and gave little exhibition of
AG1o$e order drilling. They will not
drill for few weeks, but the work
, later in the suLlmer will consist Of
field work, and shooting.
Arrangements were made for the
erection of the rifle range by Cap
tain Voss while he was in Mime
apolis, and the work will be begun
soon. The state is to pay for the
putting up of the range and the
federal government will pay for the
lease of the grounds.
The names and scores of the men
in Company K who qualified on the
rife range at Camp Rosenwald, on
June II, 1920, are given below:
EXPERT RIFLEMEN
Scores
Captain Clifton L. Voss .----------- 214
SHARP SHOOTERS