Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-21
FOR RETIREMENT
Of THE GUARD.
Gov. Cutler Made Important An
nouncement at Banquet
Last Night.
A BRICK ARM0RY FOR OGDEN.
And the Addition of Drill Shed for
salt Lake Now Being Nego-
tiated For,

That II is not tho intention of Gov.
Cutler to let the National Guard slip
back into methods which win destroy
the upward movement of the past six
months, was made evident last night
when he announced at a banquet tens
dered to the officers OF the organlsa-
ilon, that he had authorized Acting
Adiutant General jos. Gcoghegan TO
20 ahead with negotiations commenced
for the erection OF brick armory IN
Ogden. and for the addition of drill
shed 10 the armory at salt Lake, While
Col Geoghegans resignation has been
rendered. he viii complete the uegotl-
ations for these buildings, and Is going
ahead today with the work,
MANY IMPROVEMENTS.
The armory at ogden IL two-story
brick structure, estimated 10 cost S3O-
600 Blue print plans were before the
armory board at It's meeting ycster-
, day. and were adopted. They call for
long basement floor suitable for the
construction OF a bowling alley, which
win be put In with private fundsraised
by the men, and main door In which
Offices for two commands are grouped
on each side Of the main
back into big drill hall
which will also be- equipped for a gym
nasium. with shower baths, and all
modern appliances.
LAST NIGHTS BANQUET
,rhe banquet last night was held in
the private dining room Of the Com
merclal club. There were present 20
officers OF the line, and OF the governors
staff, and the evening was spent In dis
cussing plans for the upbuilding Of the
guard GOV. Cutler asked for frank
and free discussion and az the end there
was mutual understanding between
all parties AZ 10 what was needed. Tho
general topic under which the discuss
sion was carried on was How shall the
policy OF administration of guard af-
fairs be shaped to attain the best re-
snlts7' Those present were Gov. cut
Ter n, T. Nelson, secretly of the gov
erncr, Col. A. r. kesler. quartermaster
general. Col. A. s. Bower. surgeon gem
eral; Col a, b. Irvine, Judge advocate
general, Col ii. NJ. II Lund, command
ing Major w. @. Williams, Captains
Freeman =. Bassett o. II. Hassing.
w, II. Tobias, W. i. Kneass. III. a.
Barton, II, l.. Bourne, l., c Smeltzer and
". C. Deane, and Lieuls. A. Il. Louder,
q. :. corlew, II NJ. Adams, r, A. Kane
Fred Barnes and G. u, Peck.
MASTERING ANOTHER COMPANY,
Capt Kneass and Leuts. Louder and
Corlew we're from company Il az og-
den, and the remaining guests were
from Salt Lake organizations. Capt
kneass. speaking OF the Ogden armory
which Col Ge0ghegan had arranged
for aud for which plans were In the
hands OF the armory board. stated that
IT would mean the mastering In OF am
other company there, In addition 10 that
already IN existence, IL was planned to
accommodate two companies comfort
ably. and should the state ever decide
10 discontinue It's use. II could be easily
transformed by the owner David Ec-
Giles, into store, or office building.
The general discussion turned on the
need for armory additions al Salt Lake.
and the proposition Of building a new
drill shed. which has been pending since
last August was approved by Gov.
Cutler, who said that the armory board
had yesterday afternoon authorized Col.
Geoghegan, acting adjutant general. 10
10 ahead with negotiations for the
building OF the shed, with j. Il. Dooly,
who owns the land west OF the present
armory. on which II Ia planned TO build
1t. This addition VII release the pres
ent armory hall for gymnasium pur-
poses
OUTLOOK is FAVORABLE
From the discussion Of officers to-
day. IL was evident that the banquet
did much TO relieving the stress OF III
feeling which has been rampant Tor
the past week The officers are now
convinced that GOV. Cutler has the
hest OF intentions towards the guard
and Is willing to go long ways IN an
effort 20 building 1t up. The recent use
OF tho hall was carried through, II
seems. without any intention To take
tho building away from the guard and
without a knowledge that tho bait
terry had prepared an event Tor that
evening. Tho disposition of the BAN
quct committee to pay the costs OF the
latterys proposed entertainment. has
apparently, brought back the good will
of that command, and II Is probable a
better understanding Of things all
around, IL the result of the recent con-
flict IN opinion Many officers feel
that the understanding arrived at,
which Is In direct iine with the things
which Col Geogheguu has advocated
since taking hold Of tho guard, will
result In his being retained.