Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-17

season. still it is giving some Of the
Older organizations a good run. Capt.
Charles NJ. Heppler is now iu COM
mand. The men OF Company e are
looking forward tn May Is, when a ball
game will be played between the COM
panys team or all-stars and the Mon
roe team. A BAN In the Monroe au-
ditorium viii follow iH the evening
and a. big crowd is expected to ac-
company the militiamen 10 Monroe.
Company T. has enlisted two men
during the past week.
lafayette Morrison formerly captain
Of company T.. who resigned his COM
mission on leaving Richfeld and then
re-ellisted upon his return to the Sc
vier metropolis. has applied for a trans
Ter TO the Signal Corps.
Recent onlistments in the Signal
Corps are. Charles A. Chapman. Ed
mund W. Book Chester W. Wilson,
Forest stewart, George Faust. Rob
crt Richardson. Val Hoy. Ralph Arch
bold, j. W. Ahern and John p. Hume.
Baseball has taken a. firm hold OF
guardsmon and teams are already or
gnizng among tine various orgauiza-
tions. The Signal Corps "a first In
the field with "a nine having Sergeant
Paul Armstrong as manager
Interest 90 the annual rifle match at
Camp Perry ohio, Is already coming
90 ihe surface. The men 90 compose
the Ttah team. IS in number. with all
ternates and others included. viii be
selected frpm the men making the
highest scores in the state rife matches
during cacanpment
The competition among companies
Tor tho three prizes offered by e. menu
hor uf the governors stan for the
Decoration day showing has started out
iu earnest. The prizes are SIS, sl5 and
$40 and the rules make Dc impossible
Tor Salt Lake to capture AN the prizes.
or for amy geographical division 10 se-
cure uIo-n than two. THE greatest in-
crease over legitimate losses and the
best showing made IN the parade arc
hc factors Ia winning the przas.
Tho school for officers win convene
Or "a long season ot hsrI work next
-
An article calculated 90 educate The
p0uulc ~ the United states Goo military
the militia, appears iu the current issue
of Pearson's. 10 Is written by General
james A. Drain, one of the foremost
militia officers iu the United states.
and fully explains the necessity FOR tho
militia as the nrst reserve of tie rcgu-
Tar army uud many reasons WHY mili-
tiu service should boz encouraged ono
state meut stands out strongly iu DIS
article rejecting upon the necessity
for strong militia. "A nation which
ls actually prepared lur war can malu-
tuIu ueace Cor herself aud other MA.
uous,' Doe sayF without such prepara-
uuu she can he forced into war
agaiust her win. Ilm rrlalnest plan lo
pr,aHrye peace 81 preparation" Ia
hif conclusion, Con. Drain advances
the following thoughts. There and
Compcurations Bon the NE Of "a National
Guardsmam A military training maaes
"a stronger Oelier man of him iu ever.
WuT. lle atands straiFhtcr ANA had
better control uf himself and other.
hr gains courage and solf-p possession
and. best of an the nag of hls c0uut7.
uIlH t1 Dim Iu familiar language
WITH every waves of ltf beautiful folds.
lft.r hH has borue arms beneath lt
iir learns tno true meaning of life
ihat his nfo iF someIllug be- holds ON
TRUST Tor Dis country"