The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19
Week With National Guard

The dates for the annual inspection OF
| the National Guard Of Utah will prob
| ably be set for the latter part OF March.
The office Of AdJutant General Z. A.
Wedgwood has been informed by the war
department that the details Of inspectors
for the Utah troops this year have been
made as follows: First battery and Com
pany A, Signal corps, Captain Willis
Uline. infantry companies and head
quarters. Captain John M. Palmer: hos
pital corps. Major Manley, All these
officers arc from the Fifteenth infantry
and the medical department stationed
at Fort Douglas The officers of the
fortunate In having, theue officers as
signed TO the Utah troops as inspec-
tors, for all are thoroughly informed and
the inspections, 1t Is assured, will be
most rigid and painstaking. resulting In
the war department being fully informed
OF the. condition of the Utah troops
Upon the reports OF these officers will
be based the activity Of the following
period of instruction. for weak points
Will be revealed by the professional eyes
and thus the Inspections will be OF con-
point. II is recognized, even in the regu
lar establishment, that the best COM
mands have weak spots. and the inspec-
tions arc more to reveal these than to
point out the good points. The adage.
Virtue is its own reward" Is applied
In the military establishment as well as
elsewhere.
The adjutant generals office has been
militia officers of the artillery branch
conducted at Fort Riley, Kansas. this
year. The school last year, the first of
Its kind, proved very successful OFF,
ably be detailed to attend
Company f at Manu Is making great
strides under Captain Zimmerman. New
life has entered every department Of the
rf ta<1y
command, and the promise Is that the
organization will soon be back where
u was when the popular officer was first
In command. Captain Kammerman held
rank as major for several years. but re-
Gently resigned TO accept the position of
captain again, sacrificing personal con-
sidera tions when he saw that he could
he OF benefit to the company. He is an
aggressive commander and his company
Will very soon he one Of the hest In the
state, II IL is not at the top of the
list.
General Wedgwood has been advised
officers will be held again at Fort
Leavenworth. Kansas. this year. prob
ably in May; Officers from this branch
will nurobably be detailed TO attend the
school with much profit.
Chief Mechanic Sam TAYLOR OF the
First battery left Thursday for San
ton with a shipbHldIne company, In
the loss of Sergeant Taylor the First
battery loses one OF its most valued
men. Before entering the battery he
served an enlistment in the navy. He
has been with the battery four years.
Master Signal Electrician John F.
Flower of Company a. Signal corps.
leaves this week for San Diego. where
he will enter business in n partnership
between himself and w. s. Blng. for
merly OF this city. Sergeant Flower has
been one OF the most faithful members
Of this organization for several years
rising from private to the highest war
rant office In the service. He was for
mcrly trumpeter In Troop A, First cav
airy Utah National Guard. and chief
trumpeter OF the First infantry. and has
served more than two enlstments In tho
signal service. Mrs. Flower Will accom-
pany him to the California city.
The athletic competitions Thursday
evening. To which the public Is invited.
Will be between Company c and Company
a. Signal corps. baseball. and Company
II and First battery. basketball.
Company + will celebrate Washington's
birthday in Manti In good shape. Elab-
crate preparations have been made for
a grand ball and during the course OF
the evening some new features VIII be
presented TO add TO The novelty OF tho
occasion. The fine armory at MnntI has