The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-26
National Guard News

Assistant Adiutant General II. NJ. II.
Lund is now in the southern part OF the
state checking over the auartermaster
supplies in the possession OF the compan-
les stationed at Manti, Rich0eld and Eph-
| rain General Lund will submit his re-
port 10 General Wedgewood the last OF
the week. All necessities Will be shipped
at once so that the companies will be
fully equipped for camp.
II is expected that after the inspections
the total number Of guardsmen VIII pass
The 800 mark. This will he IN increase
over last year.
Range officers Major w. G. Williams
and Lieutenant Paul Armstrong visited
the guard ranges Monday afternoon and
reported them to he in tho best of condi-
ton. Considerable work has been done
and 1T is the intention TO commence shoot
ing after the first Of the month. Every
advantage possible will be given the
guardsmen. as the fifteen mon who Will
go TO Camp Perry Ohio, on the rife
team this summer. will make great ef
fort to land the trophy cup for the G di-
vision teams,
Company c, stationed at Salt Lake.
will be inspected Wednesday evening by
Major May. Fifteenth infantry. Captain
Eakle is in command and says that he
Will have thirty eight men present
The guard has loaned the cadet bat
TALON OF the high school one 20 Caliber
Springfield rifle. which Will be used on the
range a the high school,
day evening Will Include both the Spring
field rife and the Colt revolver,
Major Willis T. May, Fifteenth United
States infantry. acting under the orders
OF the commanding general department
OF tho government property and personal
holdings Of Company II, National Guard
of Utah, Monday evening In the nrmory
hall on Pierpont street at $50 O'Clock.
persons DrsSnnt Il
ness the inspection and tho drilling Of the
company was pleasing, especially 10 Major
May. The government property was in
ilrst-ol condition, especially tho rifles,
which were In perfect order and Il credit
to the company. The only fault that
Major May could find with the company
the lack of men. The strength of
the organization is thirty-eight. but the
ten absent members lowered the average
OF attendance to &c per cent. Several
of the absent members were out OF the
city, but still the average was lowered,
The inspection OF the company records
was also pleasing.
Company II is under the command OF
First Lieutenant VIII Campbell, owing to
a vacancy in the position OF captain. The
company is making good progress and
VIII he able to make good showing dur
ing the annual camp this summer at
Wyoming.
Major May was assisted at the inspec-
ton by Major w. G. Williams and Lieu
tenant Freeman Bassett OF the guard,
Tuesday evening at o'clock the sig
nal corps will be given it's annual in
spection, and considerable interest has
been aroused over the fact, as the corps
inspections are out OF the ordinary, ow-
ing to the signal work in the flags. hello
graph, buzzers and wireless apparatus.
Major May will inspect the government
and personals, while Lieutenant Bell. Fiji
teenth infantry. will inspect the corps In
signaling. Lieutenant Bell will put the
men through n hard examination. He Is
recently from Leavenwortb where he
completed a four years course in sig
mailing.