The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-31


now vacant in the signal corps viii be
filled by Captain Greenewald before the
corps returns from encampment
The band instruments were issued 10
the band last week. Seven of the in
struments were returned to the United
States government on account of their
being out of tune with the remainder
OF the pieces.
Battery a held its last regular sec
ton drill last Monday night. The
boys showed themselves TO be very pro
ficient in all of the movements and a
very fine showing is expected when on
parade during encampment.
Sergeant Hanson of troop A has
made application for a discharge from
the guard as his business affairs viii
not allow him to give the proper at
tention to his duties as a gudrdsman.
Battery A gained the following re-
cruits last Monday evening: Henry L.
Smith. V. Earls and George Thomp-
son.
A detail from the various organiza-
tons of the guard stationed in Salt
Lake will go out TO the Lagoon tomor-
row morning to pitch the tents and
guard the quartermaster stores.
First Lieutenant Webb of battery A
has been detailed as camp duartermas-
ter and he has selected First Lieuten-
ant Skidmore of the signal corps as his
assistant.
All organizations stationed outside
of Salt Lake, except company Z at
Bountiful, will sleep at the armory to-
morrow night.
The various organizations stationed
in Salt Lake will take on encampment
the following number of men: Signal
corps, %; battery A. so; troop A, 40;
hospital corps. 10. and company II, 30.
Troop A is compelled to carry all of
its equipment in the blanket rolls on
the back of the saddles. When requisi-
ton for troop equipment was made up
on the United States arsenal, the blan-
ket bags were forgotten. One end of
the blanket roll is put into the horses
nose bag and the strap buckled around
the other end of the blanket roll.
The signal corps received dozen
pairs of smoked eyeglasses to use
when signaling with the @teliograph-
The First infantry band held it's first
practice at the armory last Sunday.
Colonel Park was very well pleased and
says the guard will have very good
music for all ceremonies during this
encampment.
Troop A received twenty new Krag-
Jorgenson carbines. The troop now
has carbines for each man. while here
tofore there have been only about two
thirds enough carbines for the troopers.
The column will leave the armory al
$50 a. m. sharp Tuesday morning, I'M
der the command of Colonel Park. He
will be in command of the camp on &C
count of the absence of Brigadier Cen
eral Cannon. General Cannon has been
called out of the city on very urgent
business
Bud Black. a bugIer of the High
school cadets, has enlisted in troop A
as trumpeter.
Senior First Lieutenant Smith of the
signal corps will be placed on the re-
tired list Immediately after the corps
returns from encampment- This will
leave a vacancy in the commissioned
strength of the corps, which will have
to be filled by a popular vote of the
corps. Captain Jack Afford has been
interviewed by several members of the
signal corps and he will accept 4e
position in about a month and half,
if the position is held open for him
Captain Grow will have all of his
drivers sleep at the armory tomorrow
night so as to be on hand bright and