The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-06
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

Target practice was not very well at
! tended last Sunday. on account of the
early hour for beginning, yet the mem
bers of the guard will learn, when too
late. that the best time for practice is
early in the morning. before the wind
begins TO blow hard. Company AS
score sheets, when compared with COM
pany B, will prove it, as company A
! stands first, with the highest per cent,
always being an hour earlier on the
! range than B. Lieutenant l.. E. Gilbert
| has again demonstrated his ability with
the rifle by making twenty-five points
out of a possible twenty-five, at 800
yards.
Companies A and B and the signal
corps will assemble at the arnory at
$50 sharp this morning, and proceed
to the range to continue practice. 1t
/ is the intention of all the organizations
/ TO complete the firings at short range
/ before proceeding to the mid range, or
! 500 yards.
! Owing to the absence of the COM
handing officer of company d, target
/ practice will not be held until after
/ the encamDment.
| Drill was held last Monday at the ar
mory by companies a. B and c. while
A, -
pany had squad drill, without arms,
under the supervision of Captain Mark
Cannon and First Lieutenant James
Terry; D company has the second pest
turnout. having twenty-nine men pres
ent, four being excused.
Lieutenant L. E. Gilbert was called
to the bedside of his wife last week,
who has been near deaths door for
several weeks, with but little chance of
recovery.
Owing. to the failure of two members
to get to the armory on account of
business, the hospital corps was not
mustered in last Monday evening. but
will be mustered in tomorrow evening.
Captain J. A Greenwald is able to
be about on crutches. His injured limb
is doing nicely.
Privates Germ Johnson and Ellis
Johnson, not brothers, no relation, re-
turned yesterday from their outing in
the canyon.
Private T. ]. Christensen of D COM
pany has applied for his discharge, on
account of being called on a mission to
Europe.
Company C did not hold its election
for second lieutenant last week, on ac-
count of the absence of Adjutant Cen
eral C. S. Burton, who wished to be
present on that occasion.
Quite a spirited contest was held at
the armory last Monday by the mem
bers of b company, over the voting In
of two new members, Joseph Brown
and Samuel Smith. After three ballots
but one was accepted. as 1t is the in
tention of Captain Hassing to improve
the personnel of his company to the
highest possible standard.
Sergeant Harry Robbins of A COM
pany returned last week from an ex-
tended trip through Idaho.
Private Joseph Hedrick, who re-
Gently enlisted in A company, has re-
ing enlisted at Fort Douglas Tuesday,
and was sent to Fort Logan Wednes-
day morning. Every member of A was
sorry to see Private Hedrick leave, as
he was model soldier in every re-
spect.
The signal corps held it's usual drill
Thursday evening. The poor attend
ance was no fault of the corps COM
mander, as Lieutenant Tobias rarely
misses = drill.
Lieutenant and Quartermaster Gill
bert was very busy the first of the
week in collecting various property be-
longing to the state. but in the hands
of ex-members of the guard.
The signal corps did some good shoot
ing on the range last Sunday. and. TAX
ing in consideration that but three OF
its members have ever fired rifle. and
not one a carbine. their shooting can
be considered as first-class, their per
cent for that day reaching nearly 40.
Company not being equipped or as
signed TO quarters in the armory. the
of company d has kindly
rendered the use of DIS quarters for
the present
Battalion drill will be held tomorrow
evening as usual, with A, B and d
not having attained the
required proficiency as yet.
The members of the guard will don |
their new uniforms in time to meet the |
volunteers upon their arrival in this |