The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

Target practice was held last Sunday,
as ordered, but under a series of diff
culties, in which the guard came out
second best. These were caused by the
high wind which blew from the time
the targets We're first used until several
We're blown down. This put an end to
practice for that day.
The signal corps have completed their
firings at the short ranges, and have
one man, Sergeant Gilbert, to fire at
500 yards.
Target practice will not be held today
by either organization, on account of
the return of the batteries. This will
enable the guardsInen to get around to
see their old comrades.
Second Lieutenant Lewis E. Gilbert
will leave tomorrow on a seven days
trip tc Pleasant Grove. His wife is i'll.
Company + was made jubilant last
Friday by having new uniforms issued
to the members.
Private Hyde of A company came up
from Nephi to turn out with his COM
pany Saturday.
Companies A and C did themselves
proud yesterday in the parade. having
thirty-SiX and thlrty-Seven men re-
spectively.
Charles Cecil was the only applicant
last week for enlistment who was ac-
cepted out of a total of sixteen appli-
cations.
Letters of appointment have been is
sued from headquarters for the three
new officers of c company.
The examination for regimental SER
geant major will be held this week.
Captain ]. W. Afford, Captain A. A.
Smith and Lieutenant L. Z. Gilbert
constitute the board. >The candidates
are Allen Burt and Fred Burkhardt.
Detailed instructions will be issued
the coming week for the annual en-
campment. and all necessary arrange
ments will be completed to make this a
model encampment.
Captain Greenwald. with the assist
ance of two sergeants, assembled Ensign
peak Friday evening and hoistel Old
Glory. While there they gave fine
exhibition of their skill in signaling
with the flashlight to the members of
the corps who were stationed with Gov
ernor H. NJ. Wells at the Brigham
Young monument
d. F. Devln, Charles Brown and
Royal G.. Pool are three new members
who have attached their names to the
enlistment roll of company c, making
a total of forty-six members.
Charges have been preferred against
Private Mess, company A, for fraud
ulent enlistment in the signal corps
while being a duly enlisted member of
company A. They will be forwarded
this week for the action of court
martial.
Quartermaster Gilbert was busily en-
gagged last week in furnishing and
erecting tents for the entertainment
committee at Liberty park.
The members of the Idaho guard who
were visiting the city made the armory
their headquarters while here
The appointment of non-commis-
stoned officers in company c has been
q srra he
had of the various members who are
eligible.
Sergeant Thomas Varley and Cor
poral Frank Herrick have vacated their
positions as such officers by absence
from drill without just cause or ex-
cuse
Harry Taylor. company A, has been
appointed acting company quartermas-
ter
Lieutenant L. w. Smeltzer will have
charge of the armory during the alb
sence of Quartermaster Gilbert.
Battalion drill will be held tomorrow
evening, weather permitting. by COM
panies A ard B. Owing to the fact
that company belongs to the Second
battalion, it. of course, will be option
al whether it drills with the First bat
TALON or has company drill by itself.
William Ammon and George Snow
were duly enlisted in company p last
week This brings the strength to
forty-one.
Company F had four applications for
enlistment and but one voted on last
week.
Companies f and F did not hold tar
get practice this week, on account of
the vast amount of business Incidental
to the return of the Utah volunteers.
Sergeant Moleneih of the signal corps
has returned to active duty once more.
having been on the sick list for three
weeks.