Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-06-23
GREAT TINE AT
PRELIMINARY MEET
{ BY One of Them.)

preliminary encampment at Camp
Lewis from the local company, are
loud in their praises a their
treatment and of the pleasures of
the trip.
The detail from the First COM
pany, consisting of Captain W. NJ.
Briggs, First Lieutenant Lynn d.
Mowat, Second Lieutenant Mer-
rill Thorne, First Sergeant Ell
more, Sergeant Wolcott, Sergeant
Weren, Corporal Elhart, Corporal
Gulley, Mechanic Lindsay, Privates
Mowat and Robertson, Sergeant
Silver and Electrician Sergeant
Danford, left Ashland Monday,
June IA, and arrived in Camp
Lewis at / p. m. Tuesday, June
Is. Immediately Upon their ar
rival all were given a half hours
rest, and then all were taken to
the artillery range, where they
witnessed the firing of 3-inch ar
tillery pieces, and were taken
from place to place in motor cars
to observe the effect of the firing.
After an afternoon of pleasure
and profit, and riding, all were
taken to the regular messes of
the regular soldiers, and enjoyed
royal dinner. After dinner the
entire detail listened to interest |
ing talks from the regular army
officers regarding different !
phases of the science of artillery
fire, from balloon observation to
ground work at the guns. The
detail also enjoyed a talk from
General Davis, who is now in COM
mand OF Camp Lewis.
The visiting soldiers were ac
corded the privileges of all the Of
ficers and non-commissioned Of
ficers' club, and other clubs of
the camp.
After a good hearty breakfast,
the next morning the big 1856 guns
were brought up, and the men
rode on the great guns about seven
miles where they saw the regu
lar army soldiers place the guns
in position for firing. The outfit
were fed at nOOn-time from the
army rolling kitchens, and GER
tainly no one complained of any
scarcity of food.
The boys who went from Ash
land have never ceased to COM
mcnt favorably on their trip.
Chas. Robertson, one of the Ash
land detail, remarked "it was
worth $4,000 of any mans money,
besides the expense of going" and
most of the others made similar
remarks.
Most of the boys from Ashland
returned the latter part of the
week All did not return togeth-
er, as some stayed in Portland to
see the beginning of the festivi-
ties.
The boys all agree that the
thing that most characterized the
visit at Lewis was the good feel
ins of fellowship that existed be-
tween the regulars and the local
men. Nothing was omitted that
might have been done for the ben
eft of the local contingent.
The boys were glad to learn
that when they go north again
10 Camp Lewis that they will
mess with the regulars though
they will have barrack to them
selves. The fact that they will
get to mess at an old established
mess will simplify matters great
ly, as it will eliminate the work
of starting a new mess when the d,
local company arrives there. The
cooks of the First company will !,
work right with the cooks of Bat ,,
terry "F," 55th artillery.
All of the noA-commissloned
officers and some of the privates,
will have the opportunity to do :
some balloon work when they go
TO Lewis in July, and this fea- +
Lure is looked forward to by all.
Two balloons are stationed at
Camp Lewis to assist in obserya- +,
lion work. 7
The men from the First COM =,
pany wro attended the prelimi- Il
nary encampment were hearty in
heir praise of Captain Dusen-
Dury's work in planning the en- 7
,ampment at Lewis. Captain Du- T
,eabury is the Oregon Inspector !,
instructor Of the artillery COM :.
,anies, and has devised the plan
If letting the national guard
work right with the 4,
'egular army companies, and as a :,
'esult the local men get valuable
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