| Show ILLINOIS ILLINO IS REGIMENT GIVES PUBLIC DRILL V Visitors to to Zion Go Through Butts Butt's Manual an and W Win Wint t. t 1 t Applause e From Crowd Are R Returning tur g From Coast Fair Those who were in the downtown streets this morning were heated to to one of the best exhibitions of military drilling th that tha they have ever seen when the First regiment of Illinois t gu guard rd Col J. J B. B Sanborn commanding marched through the the i streets and standing between First South and Third So South th on on n nI I n Main laW went me man man- ual The grace and precision with wIt which tho the Illinois went ent through the thc drill caused tb the thc spectators spec pec spectators to cheer and applaud to tho the echo The Illinois regiment with then men men and six fifty officers arrived In the e city about 1030 o'clock from the Pacific coast where they participated ed in the Illinois day at the tho Sa San Satt Francisco exposition They were greeted by David Matson acting governor go In the a absence of ot Governor Spry Col Rodney T. T Badger Col Charles A. A Quigley and Cal Col Edwin G. G Woolley of at tho governors governor's staff by Hober Heber M. M Wells acting mayor and Capt Wesley King and Lieu C. C Y Clawson representing the national guard Assemble at Depot The regiment assembled just JUB cast casl of ot the Oregon Short Line depot and nd marched to Main street Preceded 4 by a platoon ot of police to clear the l streets and suspend traffic the reg went mont then paraded down Main street as far south as Third South with Wit Colonel Sandborn and his star staff Inthe In Inthe inthe the lead At Third South the column turned and marched back up Main Mahi until the band at tho the head was al almost almost most to First South The hc streets were then cleared by br regimental officers and the band marched t to the center of ot the long line at Second South It was tl then n that Butts Butt's manual was given It jt would have been difficult to hayo selected the tho most perfect company compan Windows of ot all buildings and the streets were packed with interested spectators who cheered each part pint of ot the time drill The next event on the program was the organ recital The soldiers wore taken to the tabernacle The regimental staff took seats near the organ and Assistant O Organist Edwin P. P KImball gave the recital March to Immediately after the recital the soldiers marched to the tho Saltair depot de do- pot and departed for the lake lalee on a special train provided for tor them at 1 i A swim In the lake InteG and d lunch were time the main events at Saltair Tho The local officials entertained the officers of tho the regiment six fifty in number at a luncheon in the Ship cafe at the lake Tho The return trip was made In time to allow the regiment regiment regiment regi regi- ment to board Its special train for tor forthe forthe the East at The First regiment of Illinois Infantry infantry In In- fantry is one of or the time crack of the state It is made up entirely of Chicago men The Thc regiment has been with Governor Dunne of at 1111 nil nois on the coast but the governor and his personal staff is now now one day behind the regiment He Ho will visit 1 sit here tomorrow and will be entertained en en- by local officials Governor Spry is expected expect expect- ed home from the coast this afternoon afternoon after atter- noon and arni will probably assist in the entertainment of or the party Governor Gov Gay David I. I Walsh of who went to Yellowstone o p. p park rk Sunday night is due back here tomorrow tomorrow to to- morrow and as he will be bo here hera for tor several hours will probably Join johi the tho Illinois party and be entertained by bythe bythe bythe the city and state ate officials here |
