Show tH t t I 1 national Guard 1 f f 4 t Captain C tal inspector of target targe practice recently e returned re urn d from Irom a trip tp to Oregon where here on ac account aci count count of ot his hs connection with the Utan i guard he was particularly interested in the national guard of oO Cap Captain Captain tain tam Wolfe states that pur Ur organizations organizations organizations are ar equal in ir every eve way to those he saw at drill in the st state not notwithstanding notwithstanding withstanding the fact that the latter troops tro ps receive much more encourage encouragement encouragement ment In Portland alone there are two infantry regiments all quartered in inthe inthe Inthe the same armory which covers a space equal to one of ot our blocks Chevrons are part of the new regu uniform for enlisted men first to make an appearance A number are seen at the fort lort while a couple of pairs are being worn at the armory The new insignia is much neater more military than then the old cumber cumbersome cumbersome cumbersome some style Colonel Sam C Park ma mar le a trip to Nephi last week to supervise the tho election held by company A to fill a no vacant A number of candidates were out for the position and as usual under such circum circumstances circumstances circumstances stances a tight deadlock k was the re result suit sult Another election el will ivill probably r be railed called Within A t few days A movement to organize an un officers school has been started and anti will wilt be composed of the Ute lieutenants of every loc l organization A competent of officer officer fleer has been b en chosen as an instructor and the course couie pursued pursue will cover United States army regulations drill regulations manual of guard duty regulations of the national guard of or nt Uta h board boards of survey and a number of other subjects legislature has bas not 03 a yet et con considered the guard appropriation but It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is hoped that if It can be spared for exposition exhibits a n good com corn comfortable I rott bIe sum can likewise be spared for needs at home I r The signal corps and battery b A both I had hada a full rull attendance e at drill last week The election for first lieutenant nant has been ordered in troop A fr next Wednesday Wed Wednesday evening The for forthe forthe forthe the position are Lieutenant Tod Caine and Sergeant Earl Smith Colonel John JohnD D Ford will supervise sup the balloting Adjutant General Charl S Burton returned from a 3 trip to California dur during ing lug the past week wee weep The High school student were so impressed with their decorations de orations last Friday Frida evening that no festooning was allowed to ta be removed until the he entire hall hail had been photographed The First Regiment bant bane also atso a o got on its dancing clothes last week The Tie or organization organization organization g gave ve a very successful hop at Christen en s hall hail Tuesday evening the entire band providing the music Sergeant Walter Valter was un undoubtedly undo Undo do the most in the signal corps last tast Thursday Thur ay evening After Instructions with te t e flags ant anc anci drill in the school schoot of the company the corps was marched into the officers quarters where half a dozen do n pies big bigger biggee ger gee and thicker than mother her ever I thought of making were already lre dy cut cutI cutS and awaiting the onslaught The com commissary commissary commissary I bore the com JUm ts of SerI Ser scant grant ge nt I Major L S Heywood regimental summary court officer was in jn the city last tast Tuesday evening to t try the he cases of two delinquents of company H Many Meny guardsmen will remember Ser Sergeant Sergeant geant Barton of company comp y B which or organization organization was waR a short timet ago mus mustered mustered mustered out of the service of the state Barton recently enlisted in the Ute Twelfth battery now stationed at Port Fort Doug las and was almost immediately ap pointed a u corporal His rant rani has now no been raised to battery ordnance ser sergeant serge sergeant geant ge nt Sergeant Barton is an Ideal soldier so df r and just jut the kind of man the army is always in need 0 |