The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19

Wednesday morning.
The Brigham City Ladies' Reading
Circle met at the home of Mrs. Peirce
Tuesday evening. The members of the
Circle are making thorough study OF
Rusixin's Sesame and Lilies"
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.
L Company AS drill last Monday was
well attended and was quite interesting
as the company was under its new
officers, having an attendance OF TWEEN
ty-one.
Company c held it's regular weekly
drill on Tuesday night with an attend
ance of twenty-three and a fine drill
was put up.
Company BIS drill on Wednesday
night was well attended by both men,
bers and visitors and the drill was well
up to the standard, showing decided
improvement.
Frederick G. Dust of company A,
formerly first sergeant was transfer
red to the signal corps yesterday.
The signal corps usual interesting
drill and practice was held last Thurs
day night, with one-half hours foot
drill, and one-half hours signal prac-
tice.
Company ELS ball was postponed from
Thursday night to Friday night on ac-
count of the inclemency of the weather.
There were quite a number of the guard
from this city in attendance and an en-
joyable time was had.
Corporal Brigham Langton of COM
pany c, was discharged last week on
account of business interfering with his
duties.
Company B had an application for
membership last week, but it was re-
jected on account of physical disability.
1t is rumored that the officers of the
volunteers, consisting of the Utah bat
teries and the two cavalry troops, are
to organize an officers association in
| the near future.
| Private A c. Pool of company has
been promoted corporal, vice Brigham
Langton, discharged.
A committee of officers, consisting of
Captains j. A. Greenwald, Q. H. Has
sing NJ. Y. Cannon and l.. +. Gilbert,
will meet at the state armory TUESDAY,
Nov. 81, at $50, for the purpose OF
perfecting arrangements for a grand
military ball to be given the first week
| in December
Charges and specifications were for
warded against Private j. Lawson of A
company last week.
| Orders were issued yesterday by Cap
| tain Lewis Z. Gilbert, commanding
| company, to every member of his COM
pany to be present at drill tomorrow
| night.
A supply of ammunition and company
books were forwarded to Captain James
Walton of company d, stationed at
| Woodruff yesterday.
The company that is being organized
at Lehi is getting into shape and will |
soon be ready to be mustered in.
c. Monter was elected an honorary
member of the signal corps last Thurs
! day night.
Company f, stationed at Bountiful.
gave a pleasant social at its armory
| last evening. Refreshments were served
and an enjoyable time in general was
had.
Charles H.-Ludwig,-J. p. Paul and
George H. Berlin were voted in as mem
bers of the signal corps last Thursday
night.
Company C's corporals, consisting of
Harry Solivan, c. Clawson and c. F.
Smith, held their competitive drill last ,
Tuesday night for the vacant sergeant |
ship, but the judge was unable to de
eide between Corporal Smith and Cor
poral Clawson.
John j. Hessler, formerly of company
C. who returned to his native state
Pennsylvania, for the benefit of his |
health, has had an opera ton performed !
and is getting along nicely. He was /
rendered commission in the Boer |
army, but was unable to accept on ac- |
count Of his health.
A communication was received yes |
terday from John P. Oldham of COM |
pany c. asking for an extension of |
leave of absence for ten days.
Private Oscar Truelson of A company. /
met with painful accident last week, !
having been thrown from a horse. dis
locat ting his arm and sust staining several |
severe bruises.
Company 3 has been granted per- |
mission by the adjutant general, to |
extend its quarters, and will begin work !
tomorrow night, utilizing the old signal
corps quarters.
Quartermaster Lewis e. Gilbert has !
been actively engaged the past week |
in taking an inventory of quartermas-
ter stores, preparatory to making his /
annual report On the 30th of this month. |
The order detailing Major H NJ. H /
Lund as summary court officer has been |
revoked and another detail will be or
dered next week.
Reports from Captain Fred Kamer- !
man, commanding company F at Manti. !
shows quite an interest in the guard |
at that place by the applications for |
membership. Drill is well attended and |
non commissioned officers school is /
held every week.
Sergeant Major Allen Burt has just |
returned from ten days leave of |
absence, having been on hunting trip |
in East Canyon.
a Broad Hint.
Chicago Trlbune)
Young man. asked the proprietor of |
the store. who was making the rounds of |
the various departments. how can you
afford fp dress Ella bora fplv and oypep--t