Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-24
Salt Lake Soldier Chaplain Tells Of
Preparations for Manila
NOW wITHTHE EIGHTEENTH
Most OF the Families WIN Accompany
The Troops Though Axton's VIII
Remain at Fort Douglas.

Chaplain John r. Axton OF the Eight
zenith infantry at Fort d. A. Russell
writes a friend in CHS city under jan
% date: Everything u hustle and ex-
element IN preparation for the depar-
ture for the Philippines. Surplus
stores, arms and ammunition on hand
since the reduction OF the size Of com
panies are being packed and shipped to
storehouses and arseuals. Men are be-
Ing examined as to their physical Mt
ness for the trip. and all are being vac
cinoted. Every officer who Is entitled
to leave and can possibly be spared Is
away now or soon viii be, and some
win rejon the regiment only when
ready TO sall from San Francisco. Many
of the officers already have their house
hold effects packed and ready for ship
ment Most OF the families VIII accom-
pany the troops to the islands. NY fam
ily viii be quartered at Fort Douglas,
orders having been issued to that effect
by Col. BubD and approved by Gen.
Funston When the regiment leaves
San Francisco April !, II win have
been in this country less than Is
months. the early return to the Phil
lpplnes being necessary In order to
bring future movements into rotation.
Utah volunteers will be interested In
the movements Of the Eighteenth for
they saw some hard service together,
and there is strong attachment be-
tween the officers and men OF these
two organizations
my work has gone on wltharemark-
able swing Every service Is well sus-
tanned, and the hall Is usually crowded.
II happened that payday aud our liter
airy society meeting came on the same
day last week. ana we thought the at
tendance might suffer badly but 30
men stuck to the work and we had a
fine program that night. Acting on the
suggestion OF Adjt.-Gen Corbln | have
started a singing school, found lead
err and got % college songbo0ks, and
| the men are doing the rest. They en-
| Joy singing the odtlme songs. A fea-
| ture OF interest In our post life IS the
regular Friday evening concert by the
| orchestra. II Is fine organization OF
| about 20 pieces, aud they play excellent
| selections. seven numbers at each con-
cert our Thursday night service Is on
about the same order as that at Fort
| Douglas being supported by the towns.
| people from Cheyenne. One thing for
which have longed these days Is a
| sunday school absolutely detached from
every other service Here have It,
The school meets at $3.50 p. M, and is
In every way success My Impression
Is that when the regiment leaves the
Christian people Of Cheyenne will con-
tinue the Thursday service, and the
| Sunday school.
| II have taken the trouble TO look up
the Wyoming record OF Jesse Mcmillan
and find that his family Is one OF the
choicest and that his early associates
were all men who now hold prominent
places In the state, MANY OF these will
endorse his application for pardon. and
the letters he viii have from this re.
glon viii be the strongest HIS seems
20 ME very worthy case and I feel
like doing my utmost for him. hope
10 have a Sunday In Salt Lake, and to
spread myself over lots Of ground on
that day.