The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21

Now that spring has evidently made T
its appearance, the outdoor work OF 4
the guard is being planned and Viii +
prt badly commence next month
Among other new features will pc t
semi monthly battalion drills. Win 4
Heid's band in attendance. Inc sigma !
corps and battery will also turn ont [
for the extra instruction, and no doubt /
the guard will score q big hit on
these occasions
First Lieutenant J. L. Buchi of com
panys G. stationed at Provo. visited the
Armory last Friday in the interest OF
his organization A reoIilsition, vnlch
in length resembles an endless cham,
r.vill be filled and shipped TO the new
6.cmpany by Lieutenant Webb some
time next week. Lieutenant Rucnl
stated that the organization is in q
very promising condition. ana that NJ
teen new names are on the foh lot
enlistment. The recent election OF OF
4ficers which was held by this company
resulted as follows: Captain, j. II
.DenEalter: first lieutenant, j. u Bu-
eli. second Lieutenant, Farley Smoot.
All of the officers are excellent men
end will no dolrot soon have theiEseon-
rnand in line for the first position IN
the guard
Battery A win probably turn out for
being made yesterday to get the neces-
sary permission from the preperFau
tfCrities, who it seemed could not be
found. IT, however, the idea IS sane
tioI ed the boys viii visit the town OF
many marriages.
d A number of applications for enlist
Ineqlt were gives consideration by the
battery last week. Those Who added
their names to the roster We're Hyde
rf,s., mir Lev
Faehr.
The enlistment of Walter Pike OF
battery A expired last Monday night
Pike has not as yet decided TO re-
enlist, but the indications are that ne
! VIII again cast his lot with the battery
The signal corps VIII turn out this
morning Tor practical work With the
photographs and flags. The organiza-
ton viii walk up City Greek canyon
and carry on communication from peak
to peak with an intervening distance
of about five miles. Much excellent
Material has lately been added to the
corps and better work than ever is eX-
pected from the organization TINS
year.
large number of signal sergeants
reported at the Armory last Sunday
for Telegraph instructions, which en-
braced setting up. adjusting and send
ing The squad worked with good re-
suits until O'Clock when they We're
pectations for the corps work during
the coming summer are as high as the
fieeey clouds.
J. H. SfeIIeon signed the oath of en-
listment in company 3 last Wedpes-
day evening
( Another rifle. the property of the
I guard. has been found in private pos
session. a former member of company
= E was the one who this time made the
acquisition.
Sergeant Burkhardt of company c
has made application for transfer &c
company B. Burkhardt hiss been with
the guard for nearly six years ane
there is probably not a better drilled
man in the whele organization.
+ The remodeling of the signal CORP:
fash lanterns is being considered, tht
plan being to use carbite instead of oil
! The lanterns have proved very un-
satisfactory, but with the proposed i'm
: provements much better results arr
expected
A number of the members of the frs
section battery A, nearly all of whom
have been recently recruited were do
/, ing extra drill. work last week viii
! tefest ard viii soon be among the bes
: in their organization.
The drill attendences of both com
( pany B and company II have beel
somewhat diminished lately. but ]
/. must be taken into consideration tina
: both of these companies are Quite shoT
OF members. What is worse, however
: is the fact that certain guardsmel
I seem to glory il the condition of tn
companies. instead of encouragin
. them as much poSSible; but if theS
members would compare the small or
Z garizations with :heir own they Nigh
] not find that the percentage of attend
apce was higher in the smaller com
I pany.
q Philip, solomon added his name
: the roster roll Of company II last Nor
4 day evening
Company II continued squad drill las
FRIDAY evening. The men take a dee
: interest in these Instructions
Sergeant John E Efigstrom is quu
s Ill at st. Mark s hospital with a ser
faus case of BriEhts disease. Engstroi
is among the best men in the organ
kizatfon and with the tag or heliograT
could not be surpassed by any man
IS the corps The vacancy maze by n
illness viii be keenly felt by the con
r,arld. The boys last week presents
al their sick friend with a beautiful boz
n, eret OF carnations and Easter lilies.
ID walter Schriner made applicable
= last Thursday evening te- eniistnel
et IN the signal corps. and with John
Horn was placed on the waiting lis
= pending a vacancy.
7, Gilsonits Released.