The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-27

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The National Guard is in a very
prosperous condition. There are at
present two companies recruited TO
their maximum strength. They are
the signal corps and company II, but
the remainder of the organizations
are coming up very fast, with the ex-
ception of troop c and company b.
Both of these organizations should be
mustered out at once, as neither ever
has more than half a dozen men out
TO drill.
One week from today will find the
signal corps back in its old club rooms
in the armory building.
Company has of late been having
very poor attendance at drill Last
Wednesday night five men appeared,
three non-c commissioned officers and
two privates.
Battery A is drilling hard with the
/ carbines. The boys are taking hold of
/ the work with a vim that pleases their
] officers. BY next spring battery A will
/ be able to hold it's own with any in
/ fantry company in the Guard.
The N G. U. football team is Drac-
| ticing hard every day. The absence of
/ Coach Richards is felt very much, but
/ the boys hope to obtain another coach
/ in a short time. There are five chal-
lenges awaiting acceptance, but the
team viii not play until more practice
can be had
| Company c will go onto the target
| range again this morning and endeav-
or to finish the years work in that
line.
The minstrel troop, composed of
members of company H, held meet
| ing after target practice last Sunday
! and another Will be held this after
! noon, when a short rehearsal will be
! held Manager Kenyon expects to ap-
7 pear with his company in public by
! Thanksgiving at the very latest, and
will try hard to appear before that
date.
Captain link of company B is out of
/ the city on a thirty-day furlough. He
/ has been offered a position in Texas
which ne is thinking seriously of ac-
cepting. in which case company B win
have to elect another captain
The basket bali team of company, c
is not talking much these days. but
is practicing hard almost every night
The members of the team intend to
have a winning team or none at all.
and by the way the boys are practic-
ing ii seems it is to be a winning one.
Sergeant Lawson of the signal corps
has succeeded in repairing the corps
old telegraph Instruments and yester-
day with the assistance of Sergeant
Schmier. recharged the old batteries
so that now those members of the
corps who wish to practice on the
instruments may do so. Next Thurs
day night the corps is to be divided
into classes in biography and under
1 the instruction of Sergeants Lawson
and Grow the corps will soon be able
to send and receive any message
Lieutenant Webb is fast rounding
the three companies of High school
cadets into shape. The past week
they have been drilled in battalion for
nation, so that Friday when the board
of education reviewed them the cadets
swung into place like veterans, there
by calling forth hearty applause from
the visitors. of whom there were about
100.
Battery A enlisted two members last
Monday night and Saturday two more
| posted their names for enlistment
Following are the names: Sam Taylor.
Fairchild Sherman, B. Froiseth and
Mr.. Meyers.
The signal corps will not go on the
target range today, as was expected,
on account of not being able to get
the necessary targets. Unless the
large targets are put UP by the in
spector of target practice very soon
it is doubtful whether any more prac-
tice can be had this season
Colonel Lund inspected the room
lockers and guns of company H last
, Friday night. AS this inspection goes
into his annual report it was impos-
sible to obtain any information in re-
gard to the inspection This is the
beginning of his annual inspection and
it is hoped that more of the companies
will obtain favorable mention than
last year The signal corps was then
the only organization that received
commentator.
Sergeant Dyer of the signal corps.
who was injured in a football game
some time ago, is now able to be out
First Sergeant Jordan of company
B is out of the city, but will return
before Wednesday.
The presence OF so many buSles in
| Ihe eastern part OF the city about z
o'clock each evening is easily ac-
counted for. Eight bugIers for the
High school cadets were appointed
last Monday and given their instru-
ments. The boys are blowing them as
if a prize were offered for the one
making the most noise.
J Four members of the signal corps
have applied for discharge on account
of being unable to attend drill. They
are c. Hull F. Berlin, +. Tregea and
H Erdman. AS soon as these anpli-
. cations for discharges are acted upon
i four of the men on the waiting list
Z Will be sworn into the service.
The regular weekly inspections of
;. the Quartermaster's store room have
i been discontinued for some time but
are 'sooS to be resumed.
The roster of II cnr1n.na nv is ~.