The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-07
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES


The ball given last Monday. evening by.
battery A proved the decided success
that was expected. About $50 couples
select nature, including Governor Wells
and his stan. The walls Of the drill hall
and the company quarters were very
been impossible to improve upon this
part whatever. In one corner of the
the sign 'Canteen." This particular spot
was OF course we'll patronized.
The dancing continued until a late hour
ana all present Voted the affair among
the. best of the season.
The signal corps held its first COM
petilNe dTiii Tor the gold challenge medal.
presented by the officers of the organiza-
uon. last Thursday evening A large
NUMBER OF visitors We're present to- Wit
ness the. competition. After a hard drill.
which gradually narrowed down to Ser
geaDrs Paul and SkidmOre. tho trophy
was landed by the latter by a small mar
gin, and presented 10 the winner by Miss
Abbie Crager. The corps club rooms We're
after the drill light refreshments were
served by Franklin. the ice cream being
Lieutenant VIC Webb acted as Judge o
ne composition. and the boys all express
their appreciation for MS services. no
complaint whatever being made against
his decisions,
Company II postponed drill last Monday
evening on account of the dance given by
Company II will commence non-com.
school this week The first lessons viii
VII Foulger an applicant for enlist
ment IN company II, is "A victim of
smallpox. and as a result this organiza-
ton VIII be minus another good man.
The quarters of the hospital CORPS have
been papered and painted. which gives
the room a much better appearance. The
organization viii hold a meeting and At
IL desired that every man be present.
1t IS the intention of battery A to give
frequent entertainments for the members
and friends of the organization
Colonel +. Z. TatlOck of Provo visited
the armOry last Thursday.
orders number three were issued by
appoint S 5. Porter regiEaental quarter
master. TO rank as captain. and +. &.
Dust, formerly first sergeant of company
q, reSlmental sergeant ma jOr.
The khaki uniforms for the officers OF
the signal corps arrived last Thursday
and are quite striking The uniforms for
the Sergeants will arrive in about
Colonel Sam Park will go down to
Provo tomorrow night to muster in a
new infantry organize ton. The COM
pany viii be known as either a or G.
The ORGANIZATIONS being pushed by both
Mr. -Denhaiter and Colonel Park. and
already forty names are on the muster
ron. equipments VIII be forwarded to the
new company Immediately. At first Mr..
DenhaIter found some difficulty in finding
q. drill hall, but that trouble now being
once.
The indications are that a new guard
organization VIII be mustered in at
Nephf. The organization will be an in
fantry company. G. A HYDE of Nephf
visited the arnnOry yesterday and stated
that about fOrty-fve good men have e,l-
pr1@sed their willingness TO join the com
pany-
The armory han was the scene OF
couple of basket ball games last FRIDAY.
Inc principal game was between the J.
d ). college and the Danville teams. On
account of no rental being charged men,
Ders OF the guard were admitted free.