The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-18

held twice a week, Monday and Friday
nights, although the extra drill is not
compulsory.
w. H. Dunning, formerly a second
lieutenant in the national guard Of CAL
ifornia, enlisted in the signal corps last
Thursday night.
Musicians Walter ]. Pike Of the signal
corps and Frank B. Young Of company
B were severely burned and overcome
with smoke at the fire while trying to
save the goods of Private Gurn John
son, which were burned last Thursday
night.
A board consisting Of Colonel NJ. L.
Ritchie, Major H. M. H. Lund, Major
w. F. Beer and Captain J. w. Afford
will meet at the armory this afternoon
for the purpose of determining who are
entitled to service medals.
The signal corps held its regular
weekly drill last Thursday, under the
direction of Lieutenant w. H. Tobias.
Flag signaling was the order for the
evening.
Company will give a ball Tuesday
evening at the G. A r hall.
The Musketeer Social club OF COM
pany A will meet tomorrow night i'm.
mediately after drill, for the burmese
of transacting business of Importance.
Owing to the increasing membership
Of company at Manti, acquisitions for
an increased supply of equipments have
been forwarded to headquarters.
Company A held it's first outdoor drill
last week with first-class attendance.
Skirnish drill was the order of the
evening, which will be continued until
all are familiar with this most inter-
esting drill.
wholly taken up with Captain Cannon's
and the lieutenants' speeches. How
ever. short drill in close order was
INDUCED in.
Company B was commanded by Lieu
tenant James Durand, who gave the
men the first rudiments of platoon drill.
A business meeting was held at the
conclusion Of drill.
Captain NJ. Y Cannon Of company
c gave the members Of the company a
farewell address last Tuesday night,
having rendered his resignation to the
commander-in-chief as he Will leave
for Canada the 1st Of April.
At a meeting of the members of B
company last Wednesday night. the
following members Were voted out Of
the company: Samuel BlundeH. E.
Green, Ed Kindgrand, Joseph Hunter
and Lance Corporal E. F. Nelson.
The committee on arrangements of
the anniversary ball met at the armory
last week and appointed a sub-commit-
tee on decorations, consisting of Cap
tains Hassing, Greenewald and Lieu
tenant Terry to procure all necessary
decorations.
A court of inquiry met at the ar
mory last week for the purpose of in
quiring into and reporting TO head
quarters the cause Of certain disagree
able remarks which have passed be-
tween Captain J. A. Greenewald and
Lieutenant W. II. Scott, Major R.
Glendening. Lieutenants J. Terry and
c. Christensen constituted the board
Findings were reported, but as yet no
decision has been made public.
At the summary court martial held
at the armory by Major Lund, Ser
geant David Everett of the signal corps
was found guilty Of disobedience of or
ders and violation Of the rules of the
armory, and sentenced to pay a fine of
so, also a fine of So was imposed for
absence from drill
A general order issued yesterday by
the COMMUNICATIVE chief to the guard,
calls their attention to the fact that
no service that can be rendered to his
country is more honorable or praise
worthy than that of the citizen SOL
der. and as the 18th Of this month Will
mark the close of the sixth year Of the
organization Of the guard in this state,
the commissioned officers and enlisted
men who have rendered five years
honest and faithful service will be Civ
en- medals of honor in recognition of
such service. A suitable bar will also
be given for additional years Of ser
vice, the period to be determined later
on. In cases where members Of the
guard enlisted in the war with Spain.
the time of their volunteer service will
be reckoned as though served in the
guard.
The members of Salt Lake lodge, No.
2. I. o. o. F., are hereby notified that