Salt Lake Herald | 1897-12-12 | Page 8 | News of the National Guard

4 C6 < o + 4 1 8 U i NW Of Jll f i i NAIINAl GUARD t I + 4 + OO c + 1 The Officers association held a well attended I at-tended special meeting at the armory last evening at which i was decided to take quarters in the Templeton hotel until such time as other arrangements can be made for securing permanent ones The rooms in the Templeton have been uderad by Mr Cannon free of charge and the offer of the same holds until the entire floor is rented In the meantime the ibsoelation can nioet there to good advantage The next meeting will be on Thursday evening next at which time there will be a programme of Interest presented Lieutenant Walls U S A Captain Palmer and Captain Smith area are-a oommttcc to furnish entertainment while Lieutenant Wells will prepare a paper which will 1e read to the meeting Lieutenant Wells has been lected a member mem-ber The officers ut the post will be put on the same footing at the next meeting Captain Graeber adjutant of the First jnfantrv has become a member of the ssoclation together with Colonel Pen 10c surgeon general and Lieutenant Carnentcr of the cavalry 00 4 > The election for a first lieutenant in Battery A to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lieutenant J J Williams iams will be held on the evening of Jan 24 The ten days customary notice could vet be given in time for the next meeting meet-ing andthe two succeeding drills are in propinquity to the holidays when a very large attendance cannot be expected so it was decided to defer same until the date stated The next meeting of the battery bat-tery will discuss the question of bylaws 4 < > 0 I is stated that the new infantry company com-pany for this city is coming on nicely and that a good membership will be secured in a few days more 444 The publication by The Herald of the excerpts from the new military code has 1 had the effect to put some of the boys on f their mettle All agree that as passed I the code is a good one and that it will do wonders for the guard