The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-14
BOUQUETS THROWN
At UTAH BATTERY
Semi-AnnuaI Inspection Is Made
Under Supervision of Col.
Clark.
REMARKS OF OFFICER
HIGHLY C0MMENDAT0RI
Splendid Showing Made by the
Boys" Is Gratifying TO
Everybody.

That Utah has every reason 10 he
nroud Of her battery and the manner
in which il is handled, is evident from
the high words Of commcudation re
ceivcd nj the reception given by mcnI-
bers Of the organization al tho armory
Monday evening, when Col, {. H..
Clark, inspecting officer for the
ordnance department of tho United
States, stationed at San Antonio,
Texas; Col Scott of the Fifteenth in
faDtry, and other high officers of the
United States army, all expressed their
appreciation of the manner in which
the guns were handled. the splendid
showing made at the reGimcntal armory
and the general personnel of the
soldiers and officers.
The semi. annual inspection of the
battery. under tho command OF Capt.
w. G. Webb, was conducted AT the
armory Monday afternoon from , 10
> clock by Col. Clark. In the even
ing Il reception was extended by mem
bcrS of the battery 10 officers of The
Fifteenth infantry and 10 the governor
and his staff and citizens Of tho city.
There were present at the reception
Col. Walter Scott Mai. Manley, Capt.
naugh and Rowell, Lieuts. Simon.
Green, BclI. Scamou and Lee, from
tho Fifteenth infantry; Gov. Spry
aud members Of his staff; Adit. Gen.
Wcdgwood of the Utah National
Guard. and his staff; Capt. Webb and
other officers of tho battery.
Col. Clark Pleased.
Col Clark expressed himself as well
| pleased with the showing made by the
battery at the inspection, and stated
that he thought tho efficiency. of the
organization unusually high Col Scott
called attention 10 tho unusually high
honor which had been accorded the
battery last summer. on the occasion OF
the visit of President Taft. when the
organization was invited TO fire the
national salute of twentv.onc guns
from the reservation. This WAS the
first time battery of the National
Guard had ever performed such a func
| lion from a government reservation.
Gov. SprV made a complimentary
speech to members of tho battery, and
called attention 10 the iiuc showing
that had been made by the orgapiZa
J ton on occasions in the past and the
words of commentator given by
officers Of tho United States govern
mcnt to The work of the battery and
its equipment.
| Reception Follows.
The reception was an unusually
pretty affair, and rendered especially
| striking by the bright uniforms of the
officers. There was \ large attendance
| Of ladies. who wandered about the
rooms. which were caily decorated with
! the national colors. and listened with
| close attention to the tales of war and
rumors Of war. Christensen S orchestra
of twelve pieces furnished excellent
music, and in the south end of the
armory two army cooks dispensed OK
ccllcut sandwiches and coffee. This por
! tlon of the entertainment was under
the charge of Mrs. Webb.
Members of the battery We'd with
one another in attention TO the visitors
and showed them all about the new
guns, which cost Uncle Sam over 800,
/ 600 and which are the finest that
are used anywhere in the world foi
| field battery purposes, The complete
equipment of the organization. includ
inc The wireless apparatus and othel
modern features of army equipment
were shown and demonstrated by the
/ soldiers More than 400 people. besides
members Of the National Guard, visited
the armory during the evening