The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
THE NATIONAL GUARD.

The fourth and last competitive drill
for the NJ. c. Lilley gold medal was
held by the signal corps at the armory
last Thursday evening, with Lieuten-
ant Skidmore in command and Lieu
tenant Webb of battery A as Judge.
The drill was one of the hardest fought
contests ever seen III Salt Lake. After
one and a half hours of hard drilling
First Glass Sergeant Paul succeeded in
winning from Corporal Sehmierer.
Sergeant Paul enlisted in the signal
corps Dec. z, 1899, and in April OF 1900
was appointed quartermaster sergeant
by Captain GFeenewald. He retained
| this position until Dec. Is, 1901, when he
resigned as QuartermaSter sergeant so
as to give all of his time to his school
work. Sergeant Paul has been the
corps musician for the past year and
a half and when the signal corps was
reorganized to conform with the United
] States army he was appointed first
class sergeant and acting first sergeant.
| which position he now holds. Sergeant
Paul has had the honor of winning two
gold medals in competitive drills. The
| first one Feb. 6, 1902, and the second
last Thursday night.
The National Guardsmen will shoot
under the new rules for the target
range this summer. Heretofore a man
/ making IOTly-UNe pDlDIS out OF Il pOSSl-
BILE seventy-five was classed as a
| marksman, but now the various classes
are gained by percentage, 81 per cent
| putting the maker in the first class,
and IA per cent classes him as marks
man.
Captain Summers spent last Sunday
ON the rife range with his troop. The
troop completed scores at 100, 200 and
| 800 yards.
Company H had a large turnout at
drill last Tuesday evening. The COM
! pany spent the evening in drilling on
the street, 9 this being the first time
that the command has had a sufficient
number of men present to make good
| showing.
! The signal corps spent the greater
| part of last Sunday on the rife range.
Some very good scores were made by
the officers and men. Lieutenant Smith
heads the list with 7T.3 per cent, fol-
| lowed by Lieutenant Sxidmore with
| 74.4 per cent. Sergeant Paul heads the
| list for the enlisted men with a per-
/ centage of IS %, followed by Private
Pitts and Private Weidner, each with
62.6 per cent TO their credit.
General order No. 20 from the adj
!
board of examiners appointed last year
and names as a new board the follow
| ing officers: Lieutenant Colonel H. NJ.
! H. Lund, Major c. NJ. Benedict Cap
/ tain G.. Il. Summers, Lieutenants W. c.
| Webb and A ]. Skidmore.
| The signal corps viii leave the ar
mory this morning at 8 o'clock sharp
| for target practice. About 95 per cent OF
| the corps viii turn out under Lieuten-
ant SlSidmore, who is range officer for
| the signal corps
/ Troop a received mounted khaki
| trousers from the quartermaster dur
ing the past week.
| The infantry organizations stationed
/ outside OF Salt Lake are holding extra
! drills. some OF them three a week, pre-
pairing for encampnent-
! Private Monehan of company G. sta
/ toned at Provo, has made application
| for transfer to troop A. Private
| Monehan was one of the best men in
company G., and rather than leave the
guard when he moved to Salt Lake he
has made an application for a transfer.
| Captain Greenewald returned to drill
with the signal corps last Thursday
| night after an absence of seven weeks.
| during which time he has visited many
guards of other states.
The hospital corps had a good turn
out at drill last Thursday night. but
Major Benedict suspended drill for the
! night on account of the. competitive
drill held by the signal corps.
A general court-martial was appoint
ed by special order No. % from the ae-
iutant generals Office. TO meet at the