The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-22
NATIONAL GUARD ACTIVE,
IN WEEK JUST PASSED

A new captain will be elected by
Company ii tomorrow evening at an
! election TO be held in the quarters OF
the company at 5 o'cIor... Captain
| Capronl having resigned the command
OF he company after six months scrv.
nee with the organization on account OF
he pressure of private work. an elcc.
tlon TO all the vacancy was ordered
from the Office OF the aliutant general
this week.
1t is quite likely that Captain W. II.
Gregory, formerly of the National
Guard OF Illinois. Will lie elected TO
head the company. Captain Gregory
was organizing Il new infantry com
paAy when the resignation of Captain
caproni was filed and he was induced
to become Il candidate for the Office IN
Company H. owing TO tGc fact that.
with the present armory accommoda-
lions it would be difficult TO house an
othe? company in the building now 6c-
cupled by the militia organization
stationed in this city. With his clec-
tion IN Company II there viii be added
20 the rolls of this organization the
Young men who were intending to JPN
the new company.
VI its drill last Monday night the
battery tur9ed out in dress uniform.
worn IN this organization since last
spring. y record breaking attendance
was present, enc man only being alb
sent. This man was at bis work in the
evening, giving an attendance record OF
practically 100 rer cent
Captain f.. l.. Bourne. summary court
officer. will hold session Of his court
at the armory tomorrcw evening at
o clock.
At Tuesday evenings meeting of the
signal corps. Corporal T.. i. Book was
elected captain of tho basketball aud
baseball teams of this organization.
The Joint assembly for weekly drill
OF Company II and Company C. was held
again last Monday night with a good
attendance. The drill was under the
supervision OF Captain Herbert Apple
white. L. ). A.. and showed commend.
able progress over that OF the week be-
fore. These Joint drills are practically
The first held since maneuvers and have
been begun from thc rudimertarv in
structlon in the school of the soldier
and will continue through the school
of the squad and the school of the
company. including guard duty and the
ceremony Of guard mount
, twenty members of the First battery
have completed their scores in revolver
practice for January. Some good shots
nave already developed and the forma
,ion of the battery team will be un.
dertaken at once. Lieutenant Curtis
4: q. dawson is in charge of the prac.
Recruits enlisted in Company 4 sin
nal corps. will receive their first tr,iS
an" in the school of the soldier rcyt
week. To be followed with more ad
vanced instruction and then progress
ing to signal work with flag hello
graph, telephone and buz2er.
Inc 1irst and second platoons of the
battery INDUCED in baseball game
after drill Monday night, the second
platoon winning by score of to 5,
a return game will be played tomor.
row night
The basketball team of the signal
with the following players: Book. CAP,
tam; T. r.; Richardson, l. f.. Warhurst,
C.; Hardy; r, e.; Frazier, l. g.; Ahern'
Foster and Flower, substitutes A sec
ond team is to be organized Tuesday
night for interior competition.
=, The war department has delivered to
the battery six pairs of type B field
classes. day and night, for the use of
The sergeeants of that organization.
colonel A 7. kesler, governor s
starr, disbursing officer for the war i!
preparing his records to show The
transactions ira in his department for
The last bulletin Of the war depart.
ment prescribes the new organization
OF the signal corps In four sections. |
Two wireless and two wire. A reorgan.
Izatlen of Company A. signal corps, will
be effected at an early date to con.
form to the regulations
l.,,11 LAT,
formation for adjutants general with
regard to the forthcoming inspections
Of the national guard by officers of |
the regular army, to be held on dates
to be announced later, probably in
March. The men will be inspected in
field uniform with complete field kits.
including bedding rolls, shelter tents
mess outfits and extra clothing.
Inc officers OF the medical depart |
port of Lieutenant George B. Foster.
Jr... U. S. A, on the subject Of vacci, |