The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-07
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WARFARE THURSDAY
Commercial Club Armies to
Conduct "Hostilities" Ac-
cording to Rules.
SOLDIERS TO ENLIST
Thirty-siX Companies viii Do
Battle for Cause of
Greater Utah.
SOLDIERS TO ENLIST

clal club for new. members, Final details
Will be settled "Wednesday night, when
a mass meeting OF tho general staff with
officers and soldiers OF the Red and Blue
regiments and the Independent scouts
will be held at s o'clock
Believing that every loyal citizen OF
Utah should assist In tho upbuild OF the
state by Joining forces with the Com
merclal club in its war" for new NOM
bers. resident and non resident. Presi-
dent w. W, Armstrong has Issued n pro-
clamation calling the mass meeting,
Presidents Proclamation.
The proclamation reads In part as fol-
lows.
Our first membership mass meeting
OF the club war upon the city and
surrounding country will be held at
the club building at s p, m. Wednes-
day, April 10, 1912.
The Twentieth infantry military
band Will play at the general head
quarters OF the membership army.
Headquarters will also be established
for the Blues and the Reds-the op-
posing forces In the great siSirmish for
members TO begin Thursday, April IL.
Each member OF the club is sup
posed to be a member OF ono of the
thlrty-six companies and march to
the front with one OF the thlrty-5ix
valiant captains.
Volunteers are now called for Each
member can get a badge and a sup
ply OF membership blanks from the
captain whom he wishes to support,
and he will Immediately be EN-
listed" =
A draft" may follow the volunteer
enlistment 1t IS expected that
every member will enlist at once and
help one or the other OF the opposing
regiments.
The campaign Will be conducted ac-
cording to the rules OF war" issued
from headquarters by the command
Ing general.
Done at the presidents office and
sealed with the great seal of the Com
mercial club at the club building. Salt
Lake. Utah, this 9Th day Of April.
IN the year Of our Lord. 1919.
Rules of War"
Wesley King, bngadier general. com
manding. has Issued the following rules
and activities of the campaign:
The first gun viii be fred at day
break Thursday. April II. 1912
may be ilred on "at will for resident
membership. and any individual who
is a citizen OF the United States may
be fired on '.at any range for nom
resident membership. The charges Will
be s2o and $40. respectively.
Members OF the club are expected to
serve In one of the thirty-six COM
panies and under one OF tho captains
named.
y badge, red, blue or yellow, will
be supplied each Soldier" upon en-
listmcnt All recruits will be en-
listed at headquarters"
All membership blanks must be ac-
companlcd by checks and delivered to
the several captains as fast as cap
tured,
All applications for membership re-
coiycd since the beginning of the
campaign will be divided equally on
the night Of the mass meeting by
Lieutenant Colonel and Judge Advo-
cate Theodore w. Whitley. who Will
thereafter be the Judge of ali dis
putes. II any arise, between the sew
eral regiments as 10 the credit for
applications received. He will also
divide between the regiments equally
any subsequent applications which
come direct to the club or which are
taken by any members of the general
staff.