The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-31
ALL GUARDSMEN
TO BE EXAMINED
Men Physically Defective Cannot
Belong to Organization.
PERCENTAGE RATHER LARGE
FORT OFFICERS TO BE GIVEN
BANQUET TUESDAY NIGHT.

There viii be general wedding out
or guardsnen during the next Jew
months. Those who are now members
OF either the battery, cavalry or IN
iartry must 60 up for physical eX-
animation. If they rail to pass Ihsy
VIII have to resign only men VINO can
pass the same examination as 90 those
Who enter the regular army can be-
long to the National Guard OF Utah.
That fact was brought 10 the atteh-
tion iof the officers Of the First regi-
rnent Yesterday by BTigadier General
John @. Cannon. They held meeting
at noon a the armOry on Markel
street 1t was largely attended, many
things relative 10 the good Of the
euard i'm the future being brought up
and discussed ct large, includlng
banquet 10 be given the officers at Fort
Douglas on Tuesday night.
General Cannon said that during the
enea genent on the shores Of Utah lake,
near Provo, he noticed that many OF
the men in all three branches OF IN"
guard were not qualified to serve under
the specifications or rules of the regu-
lar army. which govern the guard. lie
Q said that he had come in contact Win
officers and men who would be unaDle
&c pass the regular physical eXamina-
ton. The men in question had elthef
had eyesight poor hearing. their teeth
were pad. OF lNeN udu OAACl PA9 49,
defects which would debar them from
! longer being members OF the guard
Physical Examination Necessary.
! He quoted from the army rules and
! regulations a paragraph which state1
that every man belonging 10 ndllohai
guard must first pass the physical eH .
Q animation prescribed by law, which Is
lived UP to very rigidly by the recruit
ing officers for the regular army.
While General Cannon did not state
in so many words that he expected
s company commanders to force every
man under them to take the prescrlbe
/ physical examination, his words were
I 10 the effect that each guardsmah
I would be compelled TO do so before ne
could longer associate himself with the
| organization.
II will require q physical examination
of every man to determine just exactly
how many men are eligible to remain
i'm the guard Until that has beer
done. all surmises as to the numerical
I strength Of the organization VIII be
guess work pure and simple. But y
is thought that anywhere from 70 Il
Der cent Of the present membership OF
the guard will be unable to pass the
physical examination. In that event
the commanding officers viii be forced
10 recruit additional men to fl the
vacancies caused by the dismlsSal 81
those who are physically incapacitateo
for militia service under the army
rules and regulations.
Banquet For Fort officers.
Another matter which was discussed
at the meeting Of the officers yesIer
day was the rendering Of q banoue
to the officers at Fort Douglas. Th'
officers of the guard feel that they ow'
] some recognition TO the post otncer'
who assisted them so freely and wiz
inglv during the encampment. lh'
I regulars never missed an opportunity
to give the guardsmen advice or an
swer any and all questions put to then
relative to military tactics The result
is the guard officers and rank and M
81 i--bibed more general and useful IN
I formation while in camp than coul'
have been acquired in army practic
in great many months.
, After some discussion it was decided
? TO tender the army officers n banquet
1t will be given Tuesday night. Tha
$ early date is made necessary owing t.
the fact that on Wednesday mornlni
the two batteries at the fort are gOinl
] on their annual outing in Strawberr,
valley. As they viii he gone about
month or six weeks, il was thought al
visu BILE to give the banquet at once
Major G. NJ. Benedict and Captain
O. r. Grow were appointed commit
tee to wait uDon the officers at tn
post ard personally invite them 20 al
tend the banquet. They visited For
Douglas yesterday afternoon and re
I Ceived assurances from the officer
/; that they would be most pleased t
attend the function and would be o.
/ hand bright and early.
r The following committee was ap
, I pointed 70 arrange the tOasts and per
Z | feet I'll minor ARRANGEMENTS for tn
i / banquet. BriSadier General John {
Cannon. Colonel W. F. Beer and Maio
: ! r. J. Glendin7ing. 1t is for that com
mittee to decide whether the banque
c will be given at the Commercial or tn
o Alta club.