The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-15
NATIONAL GUARD

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The signal corps received its annual
\ inspection last Thursday evening, and
to say that it acquitted itself with
flying cOlOTs would be putting it mildly.
About 80 per cent Of the enlisted
strength of the corps reported for duty.
The inspection covered the school of the
company, school of the soldier, signal
ling, carbine calisthenics, and short
oral examinations in the National
Guard regulations, tactics and signal
work Each branch was thoroughly
treated and the inspector, Colonel H.
NJ. H. LuDd, had nothing but words of
praise for the organization.
The new rules and regulations gov
erning the National Guard of Utah will
be published about the 18th of jan
uary.
Max Brown, first lieutenant Of COM
pany A, High school cadets. enlisted
in battery A last Monday evening.
The committee on room from COM
pany H is rapidly getting the new
/ club rooms into shape. During the
last week the rooms were newly pa
/ peTed and carpeted. It is expected that
/ the rooms will be ready for their for
NAL opening in about one week.
Company B received its annual in
! spectiOn last Wednesday night. There
were only seven enlisted men who re-
ported for duty. Each man drilled the
squad before the inspector, Colonel H.
/ NJ. II. Lund
/ Company has suspended drill until
the first Tuesday in the new year.
! The signal corps will hold no drill
| the coming Thursday but will take up
the evening issuing new uniforms to
the men. The uniforms now being
worn are with but a few exceptions the
same that were issued TO the corps
] over two years ago. The new uniforms
will b ehailed with delight by the
members of the corps.
Lieutenant Coverdale will be in COM
mand of company II until the 18th of
January on account of Christmas bust
ness being so heavy that Captain
Sharkey is unable to attend drill.
After next Monday evening battery
A will hold no drills until the holidays
are over.
The prospects were very bright for a
new organization to be formeds until
the order from headquarters came Civ
ing battery A charge Of the two Cat
ling guns in possession of the state. A
company of the large boys from the
High school was being formed to man
the guns and were about to be mus
tered into the service when the guns
were given to the battery. The boys
will not enter the service as infantry so
there VIII be no new organization
formed.
The Krag-Jorgenson rifles and car
bines are expected to arrive some time
before the 18th of next month The
signal corps and battery A win be
equipped with the carbines and the
infantry organizations with the rifles.
Vain endeavOrs have been made to
procure these arms for the guard for
the past three years and it looks now
as though they are sure to get them.
The following appointments were
made by Captain Grow of battery A
last Monday night: Private Morris to
bA corporal and was assigned as gun
ner to the first section; Private f.
Kimball appointed corporal and as
signed as gunner TO fifth section:
Private G. Werthen was appointed cor
poraI and assigned as gunner to the
sixth section. The fifth and sixth sec
tons are the ones that will have
charge of the two Calling guns as
signed to battery A by special order
No Z. The following assignments Of
n-commissiOned officers was also
made: Corporal Paddock. as
signed as gunner to section
two; Corporal ClawsOn, assigned TO
the fourth section, and Corporal
Young, assigned to the third section.
More appointments are soon to be
made by the battery, but these viii
not be appointed for some time
On account Of the inspection Of COM [
pany 3 the hospital corps held no drill
Wednesday night
Colonel Lund has almost completed 1
his annual inspection. There remain /
now but two companies to be inspect /
ed, battery A. stationed in this city. /
and company +, stationed. at Wood /
ruff. The quartermaster's store rooms /
will also be given a thorough inspec- /
ton this afternoon or one week from
today. Colonel Lund will then make /
his report to headquarters from where /
It viii be published
From present indications company H /
will soon be equipped with regulation /
-ul dress uniforms. 1t seems that /
Senator Kearns promised that organi- |
cation full dress uniforms when their
ranks should be recruited to fifty de- /
sirable young men. The company now
has the required number and it is ex-
oected that the uniforms viii be or
dered very soon.
BY the issuing Of special order No. :.
battery A has been increased from a
-our-gun organization to a six-gun
sections five and six have been as
signed TO care for the Two additional
guns.
Good for the Tired Feeling.
After the hard days work there is
a 70 he