New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-10-07
is READY
FOR ENCAMPMENT
AT FORT BLISS

Five troops of cavalry, four COM
panies of combat engineers, classed
as infantry, and one battery of field
artillery. comprising the reorganized
national guard OF New Mexico, will
go into the annual encampment at
Fort Bliss on Oct. II, for Is days.
/ This will be the first encampment OF
the guard of New Mexico since the
war began. Approximately so offic-
ers and 600 men will take part, re-
quiring so Pullmans, day coaches and
baggage cars to transport. Two days
each way will be allowed for move
ment into and from camp, making a
total OF 10 days for which officers
and men will draw the pay of the re-
gular army. Ali other expense of
the encampment will be borne by the
federal government The encampment
will be under direction of the war
department, and will be supervised by
headquarters of the Eighth Corps
Area, Fort Sam Houston, Major Gen
eral Dickman commanding.
The state staff. corps and depart
ments have the following personnel:
Adjutant generals department. Brig
adler General Henry Rolf Brown. ad-
iutant general, commanding; ordnan-
ce department Captain Leslie E. Love,
of Albuquerque; Inspector generals
department, Captain H. p Saunders,
Jr., of Roswell Judge advocate gen
erals department, Captain Harry s
Bowman, of Santa Fe; quartermaster
generals department. Captain Frank
z, Andrews, of Santa Fe; surgeon
generals department, Major J. w. e.
der, of Albuquerque
Personnel of regimental headquart-
ers is as follows: Col Norman l.
King, of Santa Fe. commanding en-
gineers; Lt.-Col Fitzmorris Thomp-
son, of Roswell. commanding cavalry
Major J. w. Lowe, of Las Cruces,
battalion commander, cavalry: Captain
Winifred Zeigler, OF Albuquerque,
chaplain of cavalry; Captain Henry
]. Reemtsma, of Las Cruces, chaplain
of engineers
The cavalry units will be- the fol-
lowing:
Headquarters troop. Albuquerque.
Captain Desmond {. Farrell, comman-
ding
Troop A, Estaneia, Captain J. G.
Hamilton commanding.
Troop p, Ca-lshad. Captain Fred NJ
West commanding.
Troop {. Deming. Captain CLYDE Earl
Flv. commanding.
Troop D. Santa Fe. Captain Edward
/. Stafford commanding.
The combat engineers will have the
following units:
HeadnrarterS comnanv. Las Cruces.
Cantain Richard II. Buvens. comman-
ding.
COMPANY A. Las Cruces, Captain I'll
Lane, commanding.
Companv B. Mountainair. CAPTAIN ]. |
{ Williams, commanding.
COMPANY c. Alamogordo. CAPTAIN
Thomas Woollen. commanding
The only unit OF field artillery is |
Patterv A. Of Roswell commanded by
Cantain w r. McCullough. This new
battery is heir to the location and .
glory Of famous old Battery A. that
was commanded bv the late Lt-Col de
Bremond, and achieved fame in two
continents.
Two units that have been organiz-
ed. but not yet federally recognized
viii not take part in the encamp-
ment. These two units are Battery
b field artillery. Roswell. and Troop
E. cavalry, Albuquerque.
For the sake Of ecoromy. horses
'elonging to the several units will not
be shipped to the enoampment. but
viii be supplied AT Fort Bliss. which
has rcmount station No |. Officers
and men viii carry personal individu-
III equipment. Units having saddle
equipment will carry that cuuipment
Adjutaut General Brown estimates
hat in the ercampment next wear
lpnroximatclv 2OG0 officers and men
viii participate That encampment viii
be held on the guards own camp
ground. at Las Vegas