The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-10

Brlgadler-General Frank Wheaton, COM
handing the department. of the Colorado
at Denver, accompanied by Mrs Whea-
ton and daughter Miss Octavia Wheaton,
Miss Marguerite Candy and Second Lieu
tenant George 7. Langhorne, aide-de-
camp. Third cavalry, arrived at Fort
Douglas yesterday afternoon at 1850, and
was received with military honors
In the evening at $50 there ETas a reg
mental parade and presentation of the
co4ors on the upper parade. a reception
at the residence of Colonel Theaker was
rendered the distinguished party at s
o. clock.
During their short stay in the post Cen
eral ana Mrs. Wheaton will be the guests
of Colonel Theaker; Miss Octavia Whea-
ton VIII be the guest of Captain and Mrs.
w hitall Mss Marguerite Candy Will be
the guest of Mrs. Stevenson, daughter of
Surg on-Major Glrard, and Lieutenant
Langhorne Will be entertained by Lieu
tenant Sorley.
Lieutenant Lassiter and a party of Ma
tionai guard friends were present at the
parade.
The following order was issued yester-
day Immediately upon the arrival of Cen
eral Wheaton:
Fort Douglas, Utah, September 9, 1896.
General Orders No. z.
First-The troops of this command will
be paraded for inspection by the COM
handing general OF the department OF the
Colorado, Brigadier-General Frank " hea-
ton, breVet maJor-general, United States
army, at 10 O'Clock a. m. tomorrow, the
10th inst, in full dress uniform. First
call $3.50 o'clock a. M.
Second-The inspection will be preceded
by review.
Third-The colonel will command the
regiment.
Fourth-The regiment will be formed in
line on the lower parade ground.
Fifth-No one will be excused from this
n
ers. one cook from each company, the
chief baker, and recruits not sufficiently
instructed to drill with their companies.
SiXth-The inspection of the troops will
be followed by the inspection OF the bar
racks.
BY order of Colonel Theaker.
(Slgned CHARLES P. GE0R7GE,
First Lieutenant and Adjutant Sixteenth
Infantry, Adjutant.
Official.
General Frank Wheaton is a, native Of
Rhode Island. He was appointed a lieu
tenant of the First United states cavalry
March 3, 1865, and accepted July ~, 1892.
He was promoted captain, Fourth cavaI-
ry, March l, 1861; major, Second cavalry,
November g., 1868; Leuten "a go. lei
Thirty-ninth infantry, July 2S, 1865; &C
copied November ID, 1865; transferred 70
the Twenty-ninth infantry March 10, 1863;
colonel. Second infantry, December To-
1874; rigadier-general, April Is, 1884, &C
In the volunteer service he was COM
missioned Northumberland of the second
Rhode Island infantry, July III, 1851; col
onel, July q, 1851; brigadier-general, NO.
yenber %. 1862; accepted December IA, 1852;
brevet Encouragement, October is, 1854;
honorably mustered out April 80, 1866.
Miss Violet Girard left "Wednesday
morning for school at joliet, limos.
The non-commissioned officers school
will not open until after the gong practice
march has passed into history.
First Lieutenant Dunning was relieved
from duty with the regiment SATURDAY
morning and is now on college duty at
Logan, Utah.
The name of Captain C. H. Noble was
uninfentionaliy omitted, per typograph-
ical error from the report OF the post
exchange council that appeared IN Inc
Herald on the Sth inst, and the tue
captain which should have preceded the
name of Captain I. w. Morrison dlo not
appear for the same reason.
The sale of a large supply of gray
blankets and white hospital blankets VIII
come off today at the quartermaster S
office.
A $500 upright concert grand piano will
be raffied off at the post hall at o'clock
on the evening Of next pay DAY py Lieu
tenant Buck. large number OIL tlchets
have been sold in the post.
Private Boyd, formerly of Company E,
viii soon re-enlist at this post for another
regiment.
Private Henry Haefey, of Company g,
leaves today for the city on month
furlough.
Following is a complete list Of the
events for the department athletic con
test tn come off at Fort Logan, Colo, the
first week in October:
1-One hundred yard DASH
2.-One hundred and twenty yard hurdle
race; 10 hurdles, feet inches.
1.-TWO hundred and twenty yaCC CASH
4-AIile run.
5.-Pole vault for height.
6.-Standing broad jump.
7-Running broad jump.
Stunning high jump
9.-Putting 16-pound shot.
10.-Throwing hammer.
I1.-Half mile walk.
Special events-Cayalry:
I-Fencing, mounted.
2.-Horsemahship seat, ETC., exercises
with pistol and saber.
3.-Novelty race
Amounted gymnastics, bareback.
5.-Tent pegg1ng.
6.-Wrestling. bareback.
7-Manikin race.
S-Potato race.
i I mile go-as-you-please, fully
equipped en-.
equipped
3.ITeam obstacle race.
4-Bayonet race.
5-Individual obstacle race.
6-Tug of war,
7.-NoVeliy race.
The names of the Fort Douglas com
" I'll n+terd the athletic