The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-04
) NEWS Of THE
NATIONAL GUARD.
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Major Grow, commanding the First
battalion of the First infantry. is nre-
sumed to be a brave man. But he mel
with shock yesterday and now he is
buying cigars. Today Major Meacham
! intends giving some practical instruction
on first aid to the injured and in order
| 10 eXemplify what he SAYS TO the men
y 3,e6 IS brought down to the office of
| the OHicerS association the well wired
| skeleton of a genial and debonair young
rreiichman, VINO met with a sudden
death some years ago in Paris, as the
result OIL wager that he could drink II
absinthe cocktails a minute for II
minutes.
The frame of the Johnny Chapeau was
placed in the room where the major
hangs his martial Announcements, and
when he turned the key and opened the
door a bony smile greeted him. The
Skeleton looked as though it was beckon-
ing him to come with it and waltz across
the river of death and become one of the
Shadowy band which SchottischeS and
polkas from the banks of the Styx up
10 the Delectable mountains and back
The major gave whoop which sound
ed ike cross between the wall of
oanshee and the eXult of a despairing
soul welcoming demise to itself and
leaped back only to be given a laugh
by several Eeutenants. a few captains
and adJutants and then, seeing it was all
a joke, remarked. "Oh, rats. who put
that in there?"
They do say. however. that the major
was q shade lighter colored than usual
for a space of a minute or two.
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The lecture by Major Meacham today
will be on the subject of attending to
fractures and the best means of sup
pressing hemorrhages, the same being
demonstrated with the aid of a skeleton
and a chart of the human body showing
all the arterial circulation. These lee
lures are interesting to all and teach
something which is of practical use in
everyday life. All officers and non-com-
miSSioned officers are invited to attend
the meetings; in fact, there is an order
commanding the attendance of lieuten-
ants and non-commiSsioned officers.
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There seems to be a lack of system in
the transmission of orders of the char
acter alluded to from headquarters to
the men themselves. For instance. this
order was issued and all the information
which has been disseminated concerning
IT has been through the newspapers. 1t
should have been sent to regimental and
battalion headquarters and thence down
to the companies, troops and batteries.
Very few of the men who are required
to attend have ever received any official
knowledge of the order and if they do not
attend, they cannot be called to account
for it
Lieutenant Abbott, of H. company. and |
several of the members were in from !
tarmington yesterday. They will be in |
the city during conference. While the |
personnel of this organization is all right !
and the men were. in the first place, will |
ing to do all in their power to become |
proficient in their duties, it is lamentable !
that it is a fact the company IS not
doing well. This is charged to neglect
and inefficiency on the part of those
whose duty it is to be proficient and at
-entive- 1t is said if the company could
De disbanded so that a new election of
officers could be held. that a new or
sanization would be formed and a good
showing would be made.
There is one defect in the law which
governs the National Guard. No officer
should be continued in office after his
ERIN of three years has expired If he
s n good man he will be reelected. but
f on the other hand he is inefficient and
will not attend to his work, there seems
md that is to drown him and then stand
rial for murder. New olmcers would
i've an impetus to many an organiza-
ion which is now in the dumps.
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The Manual for company cooks has
een received and is being issued to
ompany commanders. 1t is ripe, juicy
ort of work and its reading is calculated
0 cause a man to make a rush for the
earest restaurant for meal.
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Although nothing has been received in ,
writin' I" to that effect. it is understood ,
hat Captain Beers MD. has been as !
igned to duty with the cavalry. Major
Jibbs has not yet appointed his staff {
MUSICIAN.
The souvenir of the First infantry. by 7
!. L. Snowden, will be issued some time
ill be handsomely illustrated. I