The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-06
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

The entire battery win turn out to-
morrow in honor of the governor Statutes
vii be tired from capitol hill. while. the
cath of office Is being administered at
the Joint building The signal corps VIII
probably be stationed along state street
10 inform the artillery OF the precise mo
ment to commence firing
The battery will hold 70 drill Monday
night on account OF turning out during
the day. Captain Groo thinks that the
training thus received is worth half
dozen regular drills
Battery A has two more good appll-
canls for enlistment. J. sheets and 4.
w GrOo-
The battery stin has three .'non-cor--
vacancies. two corporalshiDs and a sta
bic sergeant These positions VIII he
filled in The near future By promotions
along the line
number of the Signalites enjoyed
themselves at their clue rooms on New
Years eve. where they wa tched for the
new century. and on the dot OF y saiuted
with twelve rounds from their carbines-
During the midnight hour the signalnsen
also INDUCED in "a small supper
The signal corps held it's first drill af-
ter the vacation last Thursday evening,
with fifteen present The annual OF
arms and infantry tactics were the order
of the evening
Next week the signal corps viii set up
a telegraph line in the aTmOry Building.
which will consist of a relay and two ter
minaI stations. The bows intend to com
mence the study of biography in earnest
At a meeting held by the signal corps
last Thursday evening three members,
J. Taylor. Oscar JonnasSen and j. Morltz
We're voted out Of the corps on account
Of absenting themselves from drill with
out excuse.
2 long time on his annual report and now
has it. at last finished The captain feels
relieved.
The signal corps has been cleaning up
lateiy. All the canvas equipment has
been transferred to the corps store room,
thereby giving each sergeant much more
Lieutenant r Moyle of company B
has rendered his resignation as command
ing officer and lieutenant of that orgarl-
zation. as he expects to leave soon for
mission to England
The RESIGNATION of Lieutenant MoyIe
stoned officer and this organization viii
then be in the same condition that proved
tho ruin of company A The boys expect
an order of election in the very near fu-
UGre. First Sergeant George White viii
Undoubtedly be a candidate for first lieu
tenant and Acting First Sergeant JORDAN
is after the second place As vet there
is no candidate for the eaptainey Of the
COMPANY
Company A is now improving. An cleo
ton OF officers is soon expected. ami IN
effort is being made to place Lewis Feahr
in the position of first lieutenant
Company II now has the number Of
men REQUIRED for an election and Captain
Sharkey stated that the officers would
pToba biv be elected on the evening of the
18th inst.
From present appearances the inaugU-
raj bail TO be given tomorrow night at the
Theatre. will be both financial and so
cial success. ONLY those with invitations
will be admitted
It has been rumored that the National
Guard would be equipped with krag-
Jorgensen rifles some time during the
present year Quartermaster Webb stated
that he knew not how the rGmOr got
afloat and that the only way for any
guard in the country to get modern rifles
would be to buy them themselves.
No drills will be held Monday night on
account OF the inaugural ball.
The signal CORPS finds 1T hard to obey
all the commands of its new lieutenant.
Lately while one of the sergeants was
gazing at the shine on his shoes the
young lieutenant reprimandsd him and
commanded him TO put his eyes out
twenty-five PAGES Il
As result of vaccination Sergeant
''SDOOks-' Mitchell of the signal corps was
unable to handle his carbine last Thurs