Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-05
GOVERNOR SPRY
IS HARDAT WORK
Long Line Of Visitors Kept Wait
ing in Ante Room This
Morning.
HIS FIRST OFFICIAL ACT.
Harold s. Dayncs Gets souvenir Of Sig
nature of chief Executive ON
Tits Certificate.

With n limo VI people waiting to see
him whose length seemed never Go
grow less Governor william spry this
morning spent his first three hours n
his new onicc. ln the outside room,
where his secretary John KHardywas
busy with official communications the
throng who wished To- SEQ the COVER
nor waited its opportunity. and Tor
each one who was given q chance 90
state his business three more gathered
into the crowd 50 that when the COVER
nor al $3.50 O'Clock left for lunch there
were still callers who could not De nc
Commodated.
A reporter who stood FOO the line for
M hour finally enjoyed the coming %
his turn when he asked Governor Spry
for The details of his first morning in
Uficc his reply was that hc "fcli a.
busy as hon with ono chick"
Tho FIRST person 10 receive tho official
signature of Governor Spry WAS Harold
$. Dayncs, who had presented an APP
pllcation 90 be- appointed notary pub
lic The appointment was made today.
and Ia placing his name at the foot of
the document Gov Spry performed his
first act ia actual line of duty.
NO Personal STAFF YET.
Gov. spry was asked IL he had yet
made up HIS mind definitely in regard
10 his personal family his National
guard stan-who win accompany him
On official trips and be his fright hand
men in an matters where connucntiai
official advisers are needed.
Yes ! have" was his reply. 'Thc
one thing OF which i ann certain Is that
/ hEIiYNn "a D
prove the policy OF our nation Ia max
ing the citizen soldicry Of each state the
hrst reserve Of the army. To boz called
out in any hour OF emergency.
This means that / approve the
policy Of keeping the guard efficient
and Of afording an the training prac-
ticable 20 its officers and men 40 that
IN case Of emergency they Will be in
formed and ready for immediate SER
vice. Obviously good guard can
not be one whose officers OF the line
change constantly My personal staff,
consider Of course, my personal al
fair, and consider that stan officers
can do but little TO either make or
mar an efficient service in the line.
An exception should bc made. Of
course, In the case Of the adiutant
general, upon whom much depends
The present Incumbent Is a man OF
military training and I want him TO
continue keeping IN touch as he is with
regular army orders and discipline.
and 20 continue 20 keep the guard In a
state Of preparedness for either ser
vice. parade, or annual camp.
n. G. u. FOR WASHINGTON.
Right now / have letter Of in
quiry from General Bell. commanding
tho armies OF tho United States ask
Ing whether our guard, or a portion of
il. can come down 70 Washington to
participate Ia the inaugural ceremonies.
II don't know whether Il is practical
70 send them, but II a way can be
found. hope to see them go. Possibly
the nation will aid IN some way, and
Il may he that by sighting the en-
campment little this year funds can
be saved out TO send at least a selected
portion Of the command 20 Washing
tom
Outside OF stating that Gen. Wedg-
wood would be retained at the head OF
the guard. Gov. Spry was not ready
20 make any announcements this morn
ing concerning his stan. II ann busy
now with my message 20 the legisla-
ture. he said. THAT win consume most
OF my time between now and tho time
The Legislature meets After that /
expect 20 announce the members of my
personal STAN
This staff consists OF an adjutant gem
eral, an assistant adjutant general, a
surgeon general, a Quartermastcr gem
eral. commissary general, Judge
advocate general, general and inspec-
tor OF rifle practise, an Inspector gen
eral and two aides-de-camp. Their
first official appearance viii be al the
administration hall 90 be given Jan
~, az the Ode0r hall