The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-24

from drill without reasonable excuse.
The charges have been forwarded ana
will receive the prompt attention of
Major Haywood
Private Frank Lyon of company f
was promoted to the position of cor
poraI BY Captain Zimmerman last
Saturday night.
The following privates of troop A
have made application for furloughs:
E V. Smith. s c. Clawson, Farrell
and Shaw. The furlOughs have been
forwarded to headquarters approved
The board of examiners met at the
armory last Thursday night to examine
the papers of the applicants for coIa-
missions.
Troop a Will hold nOn-commissioned
oiheers school at the armory tomorrow
night. Captain Summers viii give his
non-eoms their final instructions in
guard duty.
The hospital corps held very in
structiVe drill under the command OF
stewart Schmale. The corps was put
through hard litter drill for about
one and half hours.
Troop A viii move its quarters TO-
morrow. Captain Summers had a
squad of troopers moving lockers yes
terday afternoon for the greater part
OF the afternoon. The troop viii have
the lockers formerly used by COM
pany c.
The Officers lyceum held a well at
tehded meeting at the armOry last Fri
day night.
The instruments for the First RegI-
mental band were received BY Quar-
termsster Lund last Thursday. When
unpacked they were found to be SEQ
ond-hand instruments. In ali proba-
bllity they VIII be shipped back to the
United States arsenal and new ones
asked for
Private Fred Weidner OF the signal
corps left the city last Tuesday tor
Logan.
| Private Steinhilber Of troop A has
been disabled with a sprained ankle
for the past week.
All stores leaving the quartermas-
ter's department hereafter VIII be
marked with a stamp. so that they
can be easily identified. There is a
large amount Of goods to be marked
and it will be some time before Ser
geant Burkhart completes his task.
Troop a has made requisitlon upon
Quartermaster Lund for ouartermas-
ter and ordnance stores. The greater
Part of the qUartermasters stores ara
Tor use Of the troopers in camp.
: 1t is not expected that the company.
being organized in Ogden will be mus
tered in in time to go on encampment
! mere are about thirty-five minors in
the company and the permission of
their guardians will be necessary be-
fore they can be sworn in.
The general order changing the uni
: form of the United States army was
received in the cOlonePs office during
the past week. The national guards
men will not change their uniforms
[ for about two years, as the United
States troops and storehouses will take
all uniforms manufactured in that
time The field uniform is changed to
an olive green and the fatigue uniform,
: blue, is TO be the full dress uniform
for the enlisted men.
l Company C spent last Sunday on
scores were made and most of the
, members of the company expect to
f Win at least hrst-class buttons.
First Sergeant Hugh Nation of COM
l pany d was appointed sergeant major
: by Colonel Park during the past week.
l Sergeant Nation viii assume the dU-
/ ties Of his new office tomorrow.
Lieutenant Savage of troop A i'll be
D unable to leave his position to go on
: encampment with his troop.
Company H had a small sized turn
out at drill Tuesday night, but what
was lacking in numbers was made up
= for in the manner in which the few
r that did appear drilled. About one
and half hours were spent in hard
drilling in the school Of the company
. Captain Grow of battery A expects
+, to take about fifty men to camp. He
is sure of forty and is confident that
he can get the employers of the re-
mainder of his batterymen TO allow
= them a five days vacation so that they
! may accompany the battery
5 All the companies stationed outside
of Salt Lake will go to encampment
with almost every man in line
I Quartermaster Sergeant Burkhart
received a special order from brigade
headquarters last Friday granting his
application for a transfer from COM
; pany d to troop A.
, The signal corps viii receive its final
instructions for camp next Thursday
night. The members of the corps Will
have all equipment inspected and those
= having any part missing viii receivR
= the equivalent from Quartermaster
: Sergeant Lawson
Troop A spent the greater part OF
last Wednesday evening in doing guard
duty in the drill hall. The troop will
furnish detail to guard the camp, as
: well as a detail TO guard the troop
! horses. After doing about an hours
) guard duty the troop was given half
! hours spirited drill with the carbine.
The quartermaster's department will
! be kept busy the coming week packing
the equipment to be used in camp.
Sergeant Lawson of the signal corp1
has gone TO Logan today on business
and pleasure trip
Troop A expects TO have its new
. | quarters fitted up by the end Of the
\ present week, 50 that when they re-
turn from encampment they Will have
a spacious room in which to store their
| equipment. The troop is an orSaniza-
: ton of only sixty men when recruited
! to it's maximum strength. yet it has
more equipment to care for than any
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