The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-27


and ready for business. The members
met last evening and perfected the so
ciety by electing officers and adopting
a constitution and bylaws.
There was a very large attendance at
the opening of the meeting, among
those present being the commander in
chief, Governor Heber NJ. Wells, who
attached his signature to the list of
active members as a starter. The Of
fcers selected by the association are
as follows:
President. Brigadier General John @.
Cannon; vice president, Major F. A.
Meachanl; secretary. Captain A. a.
Smith: treasurer, Colonel F. A. Grant;
librarian. Lieutenant c. M. Jackson.
The above officers, by virtue OF the
provisions Of the law constitute the
board of directors The association
will hold regular meetings on the hrSC
Friday of every month at O'CLOCK.
The annual meetings viii be held on
the first Friday evening OF January
and July. The officers elected last
evening were selected for the I'M
expired term and will go out on the
LIST of the year, when their successors
wall be selected.
The dues and assessments Of the as
ISOLATION were fixed last evening. OF
Aeers. above the rank of major viii pay
the sum Of 81 per month as dues, While
those underneath the rank Of major
and including it will pay ST. The ini-
+iation fee which dates from the 1St
OF November. is 81.
Governor Wells made a few remarks
at the close of the meeting, in which
he said he was delighted with the
showing which had been made, and he
b0ped the officers association would
continue to do well He thought that
by all pulling together for the advance
naent of the interests of the guard the
society would be able to do a great
deal for the good of all concerned and
make of the state troops valuable
adjunct to the United States army.
1t is the purpose of the association
to secure quarters away from the ar
mory, where meetings viii be held from
time to time, at which instruction viii
be impaired and every member bene-
flied.
officers from the post will be invited
to be present, and many have agreed
to attend these meetings. Papers will
he read and ideas interchanged which
will be of lasting benefit to all. The
rooms will be open every day Tor the
benefit of the officers and their friends
whom they may choose to invite.
TWO NEW OFFICERS.
In all probability Colonel T. a Grant
viii today publish an order appointing
two members Of his staff. He has :
vacancy in the position of inspector
of target practice and quartermastsr.
1t is said that for the first position ex-
Lieutenant Smith, formerly OF a com
pany, will be selected. In fact, t.lls
is conceded, as last evening he was
addressed by Colonel Grant as Captain
Smith, and that he VIII be selected IS
l..
pointed 10 I'LL the position OF quarter
/ master Captain Rognon has been
asked If he would accept the place and
has sirnittcd his intention of taking it.
Both men arc wen qualified for the
positions thsE hold. Smith was first
lieutenant and adjutant in the First
battalion OF the First infantry for a
considerable length of time and was
good and efficient officer Rognon
is q graduate Of a military school,
from which he emerged with the rank
of cadet captain after four years of
study and drill. The selections are
looked upon with great favor.
BATTERY A LOOMING UP.
After the eruption" which has taken
place in the ranks Of battery A. First
battalion, light artillery, it would seem
that the organization is going to re-
cuperate, and that, too, at a lively
the roll last evening, among them be-
ing former First Lieutenant Ford OF
troop c, First cavalry. Others are
coming in at the next meeting, and by
the time the inspection at the close OF
the year arrives, battery will rank
with the best of them.
First Lieutenant John ]. Williams
OF the battery has rendered his resig-
nation on account of pressing duties
which will take him away from the
battery.
The inspections of the battalion will
T. take place some time during the latter
portion of December. the inspection OF
! battery A being set by Major Gibbs
for the last Friday in the month The
I inspection of battery B will take place
about the same time
Major Gibbs is in the city for a few
days
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
The new cavalry troop is doing right
nicely and a great deal Of interest is
being manifested in the same by all
the members from officers to privates
The latter recognize the fact that with
out priTates there would be no need
Of officers and are giving those whom
they have elected all the support they
can. The officers, on the other hand
are diligent and attentive to duty an6
are doing some very good work
me Slgn3a corps Is not as yet settled
in the matter Of officers, but some
thing viii be done soon and the mer
given a chance to go ahead and make
the corps still better During the pas
four or five months, under the able di-
rection of Lieutenant Sharkey, it has
progressed nicely and has improved
wonderfully.
The several infantry companies il
the city are holding their own right
well There has been no official com.
1lunication on the question of the res
ignation of Captain II. NJ. h Lund OF
3 company, which was rendered some
weeks ago, and il is presumed that il
is hung up somewhere en- route. How
ever the mills win get to grinding
again soon and some action is likely
to be taken this week.
The office of the adjatant general
whigh has been on the basement flool
OF the joint city and county building
has been moved upstairs in the COVER
11or's Office, where he or Lieutenan