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

Lieutenant a. B. Pembroke.
call for nominations the names of Cor
poral A. B. Pembroke and Sergeant
Edward Pike were presented. Both
were there and their supporters were
just as eager to continue the fight.
After listening to an eloquent nom
mating speech in his behalf, Sergeant
Pike asked that his name be with
drawn and moved that the entire vote
of the company be cast for Corporal
Pembroke. The motion in turn was
carried, and Corporal Pembroke was
declared elected to the office of second
lieutenant OF company H.
Lieutenant Pembroke was born, IN
this city Oct 8. 1880, and finished his
educa ton in the Salt Lake High school.
Since leaving school he has been asso-
ciated with the Pembroke Stationery
company, and at the present time is
member of the firm and manager.
The signal corps had intended to go
out on the rifle range this morning and
endeavor to complete the seasons tar
get practice, but after carefully con-
sidering the matter Captain Greene
wald decided to postpone the shooting
until after encampment.
Troop A held an election last Wed
nesday evening 70 I'LL the vacancy
caused by First Lieutenant Ray Ex-
Captain Robert CoverdaIe, formerly of
company H, was unanimously elected
to fill the vacancy.
Corporal Schmierer of the signal
corps and Private Nightingale of bat
terry A are spending a few days at
Saratoga Springs They will return
Monday night so as to accompany their
respective organizations TO camp next
Tuesday.
Troop A gained the following re-
cruits last Wednesday evening: w.
Cracroft, S. f. Johnson. formerly a
sergeant in company B; Z. Miller, j.
c. Bowen, formerly a corporal in COM
pany c; George w. Piper, r. K Loud
er, Carl Swenson, William McMasters
and Leo Crismon-
The hospital corps had a requisition
/ filled by Quartermaster Lund last
week for cots, blankets and medicine.
The hospital corps is now equipped so
that it can successfully handle any
case brought in for treatment, from
a simple case of cramps to a fever.
Company H added three more names
to it's roster last Tuesday evening.
They are w. Sanders, A. Wilkinson and
/
Troop A received. upon requisition,
last Wednesday, stable frocks, lam
terms. mounted and foot canteen straps,
canteens and curry combs and brushes.
A summary court sat at the armory
last Tuesday evening to try the cases
of three privates of company H for
! unexcused absence from drill. The
report of the court will be published in
| a general order in the near future
The flag pole for use of the camp st
/ Lagoon was found to be somewhat
damaged when inspected last week. 1t
was accordingly sent to a plumbers S.
where it was Strengthened and two
new pieces added.
/ Private Paul Belcher of troop A re-
/ turned TO drill last Wednesday even
! spent in California
A baseball game has been arTang5d
/ between the National Guard and Fort
4 Douglas teams, to be played at the
| Lagoon next Thursday afternoon. Both
( of these teams are in first-class con-
ditiOn and an excellent game is ex-
pected.
! The signal corps gained two recruits
/ last Thursday evening. They are y. J.
| Thomas and Z. 0. Marx. These two
/ recruits are valuable acquisitions to
! the baseball team, as both are excel
| lent players
/ Private F. Bassett returned TO drill
| with company H last Tuesday even
| ing. after three months absence.
| Private Bassett has been east study
| ing athletics and this fall and winter
| he expects to have firsT-Class teams
organized in company H.
The blue shirts for the members of
! the guard will not be issued to the
men until they arrive at Lagoon They
will be worn while in encampment and
returned to the quartermaster just be-
fore leaving camp Saturday.
! The flag will not float over the ar
| mory during the present week. The
! flag pole was removed from the build
I, ing by Quartermaster Sergeant Burk-
hart last Friday afternoon
Musicians Hardy and Pike of battery
A have started a class in fencing. They
! have been using the drill hall for class
/ rooms and are ready for all corners
! They will give a nexhibition in the
dance hail at Lagoon during encamp-
ment-
The non-commissioned ohicerships