The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-31
NEWS OF THE
NATIONAL GUARD.

The committee having in charge the
matter of the parade on the day Presi-
dent Mckinley will be inaugurated. has
sent an invitation TO the First battery
to be present and take part in the cere-
mony. The entire guard will be invited,
as 4 matter of course, and the fact that
the battery has been urged to be present
IS due to the fact that one of the COM
.n!ttee is Il personal friend of the senior
Ilrst lieutenant and desired to pay the
organization a special compliment. Much
as the boys would like to attend, 1t Is
feared they cannot. The expense is too
great and even if the state was to show
Willingness to bear the same, the MEM
bers TO a man would prefer to have the
money set apart for an encampment this
summer. That's the kind of material the
organization Is composed of. 1t would
cost great deal of money to transport
the battery to Washington; more than
IS warranted.
Troop c, First cavalry, will meet to-
night for the purpose of turning in their
equipment for storage in the armory- All
the organizations are storing their prop
erty in the storerooIns, where the same
can be accounted for at any time. The
cavalry will also drill dismounted this
a toss up with the artillery. Captain
Naylor has his troop in fairly good con-
dition and is doing very well indeed. The
men are showing great interest and by
the end OF the coming season will be in
good shape.
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The non-commissioned officers of the
battery will hold a business meeting at
the armory tonight at which all members
are requested to be present. There is no
order requiring the wearing of uniform
and members can come attired as they
please. 1t is important that all attend
as business of Importance will be trans
acted.
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Captain Dewey Richards, commanding
the signal corps. is anxious that eight
men shall be detailed from every COM
Dany, troop and battery in the state for
instruction in the signal CODE He will
probably have the matter brought to the
attention of company commanders of
utmost Importance and no doubt will be
agreed to- The signal code has been
changed recently and the members of the
corps are diligently acquiring a knowl-
ship are wanted, which speaks well of the
efficiency of the body. Applications are
now listed and await their turn in action.
1.-THE National Guard wants an APP
preparation for two years encampmentS,
said Governor Wells yesterday, land
am going TO recommend the same very
strongly in my message. | think this
time we will be successful in getting it,
too. The state is in very good condition
financially and we will have money to
pay everything except the bonded in
debtedness which of course will not be
paid until due. We will have 100000 more
money this year than last and the sales
and rentals of lands are bringing in such
amounts of money that we can well af-
ford TO give the state troops the funds
needed for the instruction which an en-
campment will give them. The Trans
Mississippi exposition and the Tennessee
exposition folks want us to have an ex-
hibit there and are urging an appropria-
ton for that purpose, but l believe I
shall urge the expenditure of state money
on ourselves and let these other matters
alone to be handled by others. citizens
for instance. Our state institutions are
in good condition and we will have means
enough for them and a balance for the
guard. / am in favor of doing everything
consistent with our financial ability for
the education of the state troops in the
science of military work. / am especi-
ally friendly toward the service and shall
make a strong recommendation for
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