Show IXUGU DAr XOTES The SixtecntSh infantry regained its old form of ten companies on Inaugural day for the first time since the breaking break-ing up of companies I and K some five or six years ago This change Bore was considered more convenient for march Ing in company fro on the crowded streets a indeed it proved to be alone the greater part of the line of march The two extra companies were made mae up one from each battalion by taking one set of fours from each company and r commanded by Lieutenant Newton and lieutenant Buck Return ing to the pot the companies shrunk imperceptibly to eight Even 4h thisU 0 0 U shortening for the time of each com panys front was hardly sufficient a it was noticed that the ends of ntaxly all the companies were broken off by the solid masses of humanity crowding the line of march and were compelled to fall back and march in the line of file closers It would have been still better had the regiment been formed into twelve companies or marched in platoon front The icy slippery streets were very hard to march upon and keep a footing and to look dignified and keep perfect line was quite an impossibility A bunch of patriotic young Utonlans on the east side of the line found time t cheer the captain of each company as he passed U 0 Prof 11 Christensen made a admir able master of ceremonies at the inaugural inaug-ural ball For the excellent manner in hich < the ball was managed much credit is due the floor committee composed of the following gentlemen Colonel E W Tatlock chxrinnan Colonel J H Denhalter Captain W W Hall Captain Cap-tain B H Jones Captain George F Downey John D Spencer John P Mea kin Charles A Henry and Ives E Cobb The artistic decoration displayed at the theatre were the handiwork af Major D L Levey LeveyI Had all the residents and storekeepers storekeep-ers of the business portion of the city made a good a display comparatively on inauguration day as did Night watchman Nielson at his lodgings in the Constitution block the display would indeed have been brilliant Next to Neers day Inauguration day will always be dear to the heart of good natured Scot |