Show NEWLY FORMED FIRST BATTERY WILL WILLBE WILLBE BE MADE A CRACK ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATIONS The reorganization of the First bat battery battery battory tery tory was effected last Monday night with almost entirely new membership This is a big step in the rehabilitation of at the tile National Guard The enrolled strength of the battery is forty of the thc class of young men with which General Wedgwood proposes to fill the organization tion The battery has large plans for forthe forthe forthe the future and intends there shall be something doing all the time both In a asocial social and military way war It proposes to become a crack organization all along the line second to no battery in the guard of any state and is made of the right kind of material to accomplish this result Many of the men have had experience in military affairs so that progress in getting into military shape will be rapid The organization was particularly for fortunate fortunate fortunate In its selection of commissioned officers Captain Webb Is well known as one of the most competent military men In the country outside of the reg regular regular regular ular army and his long experience and natural love loe of the work particularly fit him to lead such an organization as this battery proposes to be He Is equally equall fa millar with Infantry and artillery work and the work of regimental headquarters He was a member of the old Den Denhalter Denhalter Denhalter halter rifles rUles and has been connected with the guard practically all of the time since its organization with the exception of a year and a half halt during which time he served in battery A Utah Light artil artillery artillery lery leI His good work and success as mil military Instructor at the Salt Lake High school is familiar to all Lieutenants Smith Worthen Thomas and Brown irown are each experienced in IIi battery work as of officers officers officers give Captain Webb most efficient support The maximum number desired for this organization Is eighty and clean men of sound so nd body with an interest In the work who desire to join and help push this battery to the front rank of success will willbe willbe willbe be welcomed until this limit is reached Company A First infantry N G U of Nephi gave the first military ball o othe of the season Friday evening at its armory and the affair was wa a most unqualified success The attendance was large am and regimental headquarters were represented by Colonel Plummer and Lieutenant Bar Barrett Barrett Barrett rett |