The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-18
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

The board OF survey which was or
dered to convene by special order No.
IL, June s, Colonel Benner Y. Smitn
as president, Colonel Theo Brubacl1
and Assistant Adjutant General ID. H
Wells as recorder. has at last completed
the duties for which it was convened,
and submitted its report to headuuar-
tiers. The principal action of the board
was the condemning of old worn-out
uniforms and equipment, which has
been in service for a period of five
years, and the fixing Of the RESPONSE
bility of the various shortages hereto
fore unaccounted for. Companies +
and F were the only companies in the
guard who We're not required to ap-
pear before the board, they having ac-
counted for everything. although A &
and d had a very small amount of
shortage.
Upon the receipt of the findings of
the board at headquarters, imme late
action was taken by forwarding All &c
layed reports. Ind by sending Il requi-
sition for $50 complete uniforms and
equipment for the infantry. full equip
ment for a troop of cavalry. AID a
hospital corps. including medical stores
and tools. Also all necessary tentage
and camp equ!paSe for 45c men.
Captain Andrew =. Smith has re-
signed his position with Mr.. kIet5ing.
the architect. to take position es clerk
in the postoffice.
+. C. Freed and a. Swift, were voted
in as full members Of the signal cCIps
The members of the guard were
treated to a visit last week by GIr
Hassing, a former lieutenant CT the
guard, who served in the engineer bat
fol in
the boys three fine specimens OF scor-
pions which, he says. insisted upon
sleeping in the same ned with him.
The assistant surgeon general, Dr.
Croxall, has been quite busy the past
week in forwarding acquisitions for
medical supplies and the necessary
equipment for a fully-equipped hospital
corps. The doctor will begin enlisting
his men the coming week.
QuartermaSter l.. u. Gilbert has been
busy all week in Overhauling the prop
erty in the state armory, for the pur-
pose of making room for the new stores
when they arrive, which will be about
the goth of July.
The signal corps put up one of the
finest drills of the season Thursday
evening. The drilling was with the car
bines lately issued to them. 1t was
fully demonstrated then and there that
they were not so slow, for they han
died their pieces like old vets
Second Lieutenant Lewis e. Gilbert
leaves Tuesday morning for Richfield
to wind up the affairs of company X.
which are somewhat complicated. 1t
is expected that he will also visit COM
pany + at Manti on his return trip
Captain Charles A. Floyd of company
B, has rendered his resignation to the
commander in chief, to take effect at
once. Captain Floyd is well thought
of by his men and they will feel his loss
keenly. The captain stated yesterday
that he would have remained in the
guard but his business called him out
of the city so much that he was unable
to attend his duties as an officer.
Corporal Allen Burt will once more
don the uniform of the Salt Lake City
railway, but is still in the race for
sergeant major.
Orders were issued yesterday to the
companies outside of the city to pre-
pare themselves for the annual target
shoot, which commences July l, and
will continue about two months.
Captain A. a. Smith will cater to the
guard in the absence of Quartermaster
Gilbert.
Ex-Lieutenant Hassing, formerly of
company b, it is announced, will be the
next captain of company b.
Orrin r. Grow. formerly of the guard,
is assisting in recruiting the new COM
pany and states that it will be ready
to muster in by the time target prac-
tice begins.
The candidates for the sergeant ma
jors position have been given thirty
days in which to prepare themselves
for an examination.