Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08

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4 iot ~ ,,r,,ose of giving an impetus to;
II, ipe I'm .,,,anship during the season and
liA, ssci5e the membership Of the state
! g go .aa,n 10 be sent to Camp Perry,
s3rl's Y, August. This meet is held un,
Is - !. ma auspices OF the National Rife
~. .ociation and the expenses incident
q ass M met are met out Of q national
8 sanitation. The program viii con
a W i tho following matches:
~ Esl,sor teams Of five men and one alter
Is sro,, all organizations, firing at
j nsS aao 500 and 500 yards, slow fire 200 (
~ lra,fd fire and one skirmish run
YAM ns shots. Prize, $50 cash.
Of ~; ~ teams from each battalion and
~ attached organizations of five
1tVn,nd one alternate EACH same as
3 a tIN,, prize. $50 cash.
4 ;ae s,st Individual shot at 200, 900, 800
"a se6 $40 wards, slow fire; 200 yards rapid
s sM and skirmish run Of 20 shots
s l,,s lao cash and gold medal
f, ,,ast score at 200, 400, 500 and 500
l hs slow fire.; 200 yards rapid fire
s ,.st' one skirmish run of 20 shots. Prize,
s 'so cash, and gold medal
~ rest score, at 200 yards, rapid fire.
,i 10 Ak cash and gold medal. X
Sfi psst score at 600 yards, slow fire.
,p.iss $40 cash and gold medal.
4 i pss, score In skirnlish run, 20 shots.
spr tie $40 cash and gold medal @8
a n addition to the above there will be
IN amen competition for any member
~ the national guard desiring 60 COM
snata for a place on the team to so to
jramn Perry. The places on the state
Stsam} 20 10 the is highest shots in the
Sguard.
! with tho near approach Of May II,
2.bs new, law reorganizing and amplify-
ssny the mowers Of the state arnory
shnard will be in effect and Immediate
fstens toward thesactual. commencement
IN preliminary work on the new armory
Sfar salt Lake Will be In evidence. Gen
seral Wedgvood has his plans advanced
sses far as possible until the new law Is
FefYectlve. 1 These plans contemplate the
serecton Of a handsome and commodi-
sous armory building on Capitol hill,
overlooking the city. The situation Is
sh,eal and is within easy reach by car
lines, and is approached by good roads.
s # is near the center of the city in this
respect and affords, in addition to its
.peasng location, q wide variety OF
Contiguous territory for the tactical
handling OF troops of all arms. The
Herrain IN the vicinity is as varied as
HINT found in any part of the country.
hills. table lands, lowlands, marshes,
Streams. woods and high eminences and
i1phles are to be found within a short
distance of the armory site and tho
scope OF drill possible for the troops
Xiii be much broader than is now pos
sible in the limits of the present ar
snory in Pierpont street.
1.-THE designyin general is for a castel-
lated structure, familiar IN armory ar
chitecturc. Interior design is q COM
bination&ot the best features observed
bs General Jvedgwood, Major Williams
ibid Captain Webb during their tour of
from the Camp Perry rifle shoot last
fear Those who have gone over the
SLAMS say that they are far in advance
ISL the best TO be found in eastern ar
Bh,orles.s ThcMplan provides sleeping
recommendations for 1000 men and q
kitchen to provide for their subsistence
is also includeda
Aside from its strictly military feat
ures, a. gymnasium, swimming pool,
slnnings track and athletic field Is in
Guided in the plan without added cost,
as these features, as planned, conten-
4plate the use of the drill hail and drill
grounds for athletic purposes. a some
what extensive gymnasium equipment
Us now owned by the state. but as there
As no place to install it, 1t is in storage
awaiting the building Of the new ar
Emory.
Salt Lake Is not the only city to be
FURNISHED an arnery for its National
Guard forces. At Manti next week
will begin the construction of COM
sbined opera house8and s.rnory for tho
hlse Of company T.. Plans and speciti-
seaons were gone over this week III
Isthe office of the governor by the state
ssarmory board and Manti citizens IN
sterested in the project. The state au-
sthorized the early construction OF the
building. 1t will give the company
Rthe use of the upper floor OF the build
sing for club rooms. locker and equip
fment rooms and offices and will ,con-
meet by stairway With the dance floor
below, which will be used for drill and
social purposes by the company. me
Opera house will also be ON this floor
and when completed the building VIII
afford company r quarters not eXcelled
5jp the state Company F showed up
well at the last inspection, and with
she added Impetus the new ;trinory Will
tgjve in the southern end of the state,
gtle company may be expected TO make
sasyery strong and exceptional showing.
4Thls evening company G Will assem-
Bile at tile armory for a. practise marcn.
The men will leave at 8 p. m. for a
Trip to Bonneville, camping near the
target range over night and rising IN
the morning each man to cook his own
meal over his own fire in the regnla-
ton mess pans, which serve as plates
and naples after the culinary effort is
completed. The march VIII be made
In heavy marching order rattons ana
30 rounds of ammunition per man be-
Ing carried. The night will be spent
In a shelter tent camp and tomorrow
the men will spend the day in rifle fir
Ing at the butts. One purpose OF the
hike is to give tho newly enlisted men
an early chance to see how guard duty
Is done in the field and then to CIV,
them an idea of the comfort to be found
In an army blanket sheltered by q
dog tent with a soup can for q
pillow
Orders No. s in company G announces
several prizes to be awarded by ths
commanding officer for recruiting. Ihe
prizes will be bronze bars with pen
nants and medallions and cash premi'
ums
Private NJ. L. Gerber of company !.
'-sas removed to Ogden, where he WI
enter business.
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Private f. H. Shovel of Company
i Y is in Los Angeles on furlough.
p. 4
Recent enlistments in the. FRS
battery are: +. j. Gundry.zI. 4. Lam
pert. H. W. Johnson. C. NJ. Boldwin
: y. /. Lambert, f. w. Maynes. w
4 4 Dee, L. L. Wright. w. B. Eller-