The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-08

Company B. First battalion n. C. u,
casion was a formal call of the COM
pany on their newly elected colonel at
the executive building.
The boys lined up in front of the
building and fired three salutes and
then marched inside Colonel Page
was completely surprised and surren-
dered at once. Captain Lund. in COM
mand of the company. made a short
conSratulatory speech, to which the
colonel responded in a few fitting
words and Captain Lund then thanked
him on behalf of the company. A very
pleasant evening was then spent by
them all, the colonel telling many good
stories of his military experience in
ms younger days when he was a quar-
termaster in the army of the Poto-
mac. He has a photograph taken by
member of the engineer corps while
ne was selecting a location for the
army corps, during one of the
campaigns, that is remarkably
OF which he feels justly proud, for it
shows him to have been q very hand
some young soldier.
In Honor of Washington.
Apropos of the visit to the colonel, it
will be interesting for the friends of
the militia to know that a grand cele-
bration of Washington's birthday is
being talked of by the officers and it
is Very probable that plans will be
made and arrangements compIeted,
though the time is rather short for a
celebration Of the kind in contempla-
ton.
1t is stated on good authority that
Battery a, Captain George W. Gibbs.
will take their cannon on Capitol hill
and fire salutes on that day and it is
proposed to make more elaborate
affair out of it by having the four
companies Of the First Battalion. the
troop of cavalry and the Signal corps
join in and make a regular field day
out of it, something after the order
of the sham battles at the
Fort last fall. The location. Cap
ftol hill, is a much better place
than the Fort for anything Of
that kind; it is not so far and then
spectators would be able to obtain a
better view of the whole thing. The
idea is, of course, to keep up the inter-
est in the guard and let people be
come aware that the National Guard
is one Of which Utah can justly be
proud.
The signal corps would give some
pTdCIlCdDle ILLUSTRATIONS Oh Inc meth
DDS of communicating information
during war times, the battery would
fire salutes. the cavalry and infantry
would march, counter-march and so
through the various manOuVres of bat
talon drill. the ladies would be there
liz their brightest dresses, the boys
would cheer and altogether it would
be an occasion long to be remembered
and q fitting celebration of the memory
of the father Of his country. who was
a, soldier and in his country's fight for
liberty led her on to victory. That
is to say, all that is possible
if only old Sol will kindly
consent to help by the bestowal Of a
few bright smiles, and if it is decided
that it is go"
The Election on Saturday.
Intense interest is felt in the First
battalion in the election Of major.
which takes place at noon Saturday.
At the last election no major was
chosen and if DO choice is made this
time, there is liable to be a. vacancy
there for a long time, and when one is
elected he will be junior of all the
ma iors. for il is pretty certain that