Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

ur National Guard OF utsn
.,isy,d one great accomplish
~, In 1906. This was tho
lining u forces with other
and Uncle Sans regular
.aie y, 49, ,he purposes OF instruetioh'
sfn'y w .,rs were held at a camp
rae m mutton near Fort D. a. Ru''ell,
Ct ln'' u.s. and to join other troops
WEn'Ds ,,ts soldiery made their hrS
lt'n ~, q the geographical boundaries
Ifp ~ .S ,bev wore organized
fTM,"s me regular militia into an
T9 aeno ,r instruction With the
amer .'1 ,ne latest development Of the
srtly : ,5sos IN America Uncle sam
nlAA'g Inc nlan 70 save the. nation
ad'p' large standing army and TO
Nn .,sod a fr-t reserve OF 'ne
m'Hs "a Utah shared IN the now
a''e .,d they we're carried out faitn'
h,a' ~ officers and men, OF whon'
i'lly " .,,t INTO camp. incidentally
oyer ~ assent funds available for the
NslO,, ,re doubled this year, Win
fl'Iu ,.ten out for rife practise ana
'5%V ~ Of the Sea Glrt shoots
AT SEA GRIT SHOOT
no local complication about
n. ~" o,od. titan wants to send team
g sso Grit next year. and wants %
4, had Two pears ngo an INVITA-
FA' ao nm, there were no available
V'' '' ami Adt.-Gen G. $, Burton sat
'1I MI while ambitious shooters
" under jhe restraints ono
o-" 400 two officers we're acnt by
,git. Cen Joseph Geoshesan
I Nov mode a report on the shoot
w N. results. and Tie practical heno-
u ~ s.,rel from il by participating
roops ... ,., ,,rss
,log 10 the old question Of funds
..so,nrsrt The guard began tho
ylth n quarrel There has al
btsn a quarrel on tap IN the
y, and the organization would al
No lonlely without one Col Lund
H., ,onter OF tho situation at the
~. toeinnlng, AID ne has captured
Ityb, arain at the close The
yee- ago was on his promotion
M colonelsy q the First infantry
..n- the provision doing away with
,ricode organization. aud thus
Sny the colonel the actual COM
.5sr Of the entire guard Cob
,,,s.con vns then advocating
,,sepe of line promotions. ana sent
M forward from the position OF
e,s.,,rt-colonol. or at least advooa'-
,v,,io,,,on among the officers. The
,..-y commander and the troop
va~ander figured that since Luna
In he their commanding officer.
a.y had a right to vote In the olee-
a. The regulations confined the
section Of an infantry colonel 10 the
ssrtr, reelf. Hence. there was trou-
NJ and a number 81 designations This
w,the second time movement for
wti In ruard circles had slipped back
b The point of beginning since the
nneo IN administration. The first
.ae mad been when certain officers
I'D TO secure recognition in staff
,oolntinonts. and had resigned The
poad time followed soon after when
q sam Park brought things to an
sa with Adjt-Gen. Bowman, and
NAdthem had retired.
GE0GHEGAN OUT QUICK.
Flowing this incident Col Geoghe-
81, took the reins in his hand and
v driving ahead steadily at a good
all when the incident OF the ban
,.A cane up, and the question Of
rtehtr or not the armory should be
sd Gen. Geoghegan was voted down
y BIS supcrlors, and his resignation
ssv,d in less than Is minutes by
e' SOP watch.
nat sent the guard back to the
bot Of beginning all over again.
,Rrsnles began to lose interest, ana
ssnt suicide by refusing to recruit
COMPANY dropped down end out In
as way, and II company Tell away
Ia mere corpora's guard, the men
ssng while they served and doing
With anything but a good spirit.
tGeoghegan had moved the arm
fycr 70 the present quarters ana
ga an armory movement in all
Np:lncpal company stations. og-
rs plans are Just now bearing fruit
aae shape Of a big armory that is
ASllaed 10 bring an extra ogden
iGany into the service, while salt
sAs commands are still working
a''r COL Lund to get a new drill
va for the artillery and a gyinna-
I'n tor The guard in general,
a NEW D COMPANY.
n' last time the guard slipped back