The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-01

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Battery A held its regular section
drIn on West Temple last Monday
night.
Troop a held a well attended drill
Wednesday night. The troop was di-
rifad into platoOns and then put
through "a stiff saber drill by Captain
Summers. The boys are becoming very
familiar with the use of this weapon
and are able to present a very pretty
drill.
Tho signal corps win hold its second
competitive drill for the NJ. G.. Lilley
A. CO.'S gold medal. A hard-fought
contest rs looked forward to by the Of
frcrs of the corps.
The officers Lyceum was to have
meet lt the ArmOry last Sunday at
1880. but on account Of but few of the
officers being present the meeting was
postponed.
ON account of First Sergeant Jen.
uings being elected 60 the second lieu
tenancy, she first sergeancy of battery
a was left vacant, Corporal Coffin
was appointed 10 till the vacancy by
Captain Grow last Monday night
The signal corps turned out for field
practice last Sunday morning. One
squad was stationed near Fort Douglas
and the other at the ArmOTy. Com
munications were kept open for about
two and q half hours The members
Of the corps are becoming very expert
I'm Che use Of the Photograph, and as the
use of this instrument viii guide Cap
tain Greenewald in the appointment of
u0n-commissiOned officers, all of the
men are working hard on their alpha
bets and the setting up Of the hello
graphs.
a part of the members Of company
ID appeared AT the Armory Wednesday
night expecting to hold an election for
officers. but on account of the small
percentage present they were unable
% hold an election.
The members Of companies B and c
are fast turning in their equipment to
the qUartermaster sergeants of their
respective companies.
The ncn-commissioued officers Of the /
signal. corps win meet at the Armory
Tuesday evening at O'Clock sharp for
uon-cOmmissioued officers school This
school will be under the direction of
Tin1rfgu.nf EkiCD rorc
Company +, stationed at Bountiful,
made a good appearance in the Deco
ration day parade. They turned out
with about s. per cent Of their enlisted
strength.
General order No. 3 was issued from
brigade headquarters during the past
week, instructing Colonel Lund TO in
spect the organizations or the guard
at his pleasure, just so his report
reaches headquarters before Dec. 10,
1902
Now that the season for target prac-
tiCe is open, the various organizations
OF the guard viii spend the greater part
Of their Sundays ON the range. Cap
tain GUeenewald of the signal corps in
formed his command last Thursday
evening that a gold medal will be
awarded to the member of the corps
having the highest score at the end OF
The season.
Tho following officers Of the guard
have been ordered to appear for exam
nation before July 81, 1902: Captain
w. l.. Riley. Lieutenant J. a. Hyde,
Lieutenant !. j. StOker, Captains r. II.
Thomas and q. f. Summers, Lieuten-
ants Lucian A. Ray, G. w. Lunt, Arley
j. Savage and John Duncan, and Ma
Jor Levi $. Haywood. Those officers
living outside Of the city have their
choice of taking the examina ton i'm
salt Lake at their own expense or at
their own station at the states expense. !
Lieutenant Al. Skidmore Of the sig
nal corps has been appointed range Of
hrer for that urgauizat ton for the en-
suing season.
Tho following appointments were
made by Captain Grow in battery A
last Monday night. To be sergeants.
lorporaIs Morris. Worthen, Beck,
campbell and Thomas: To be c0rpOrals.
IuFates Haynes Smith, White, Brown,
johnson and Thomas,
The High school cadets were present
cd with an American flag last Wednes-
gay afternoon by the High school
Alumni association.
captain Williams OF company Fl gave
ms command instructions i'm the setting
up exercises and calisthenics with the
l"l'. The remainder of the evening
was spent iu good hard drill i'm the foot
movements and manual Of arms.
Before the end OF the present week
me commanders of the various organ
cations are expected to send their
Ssni-annuaI property returns to head
quarters.
Company A. stationed at Nephi. made
tsNIlsition upon the quartermaster for
''lH guartermaster and ordnance
stores during the past week. The goods
were shipped yesterday. so before "A
great while &c may be expected that
some very good scores will be reported
'' headquarters.
Battery A is holding its regular nom
commissioned officers school at the
A.Wory Saturday nights. At these
s.ngo's the battery boys turn out about
NaI as many men as they do on reg
u.ar drill nights.
ne signal corps will not go out for
Nt.a work today. but viii take a rest
20 that a large turnout may be had
ene week from today.
An Engineers Fast RUIZ
An engineer on one of the roads en-
ss5Ilng here, in speaking last night OF
taS' runs said: Although my machine
not slow. once let d cold get six
aNUrW THn vH % 4 =