| Show Tiff THE NATIONAL ATi iii GUARD GUARDIn In the presence of about spectators tots tors Colonel Park put battalion X N through the movements which constitute tute battalion drill last Wednesday night Four organizations took part They were the signal corps company H battery A and troop A Battalion drills are seldom held except during en encampment but the one held Wednes Wednesday day evening was executed as if all con concerned concerned were veterans at the business but m in fact company H was the only organization that has had any of this I drilling on encampment The drills wil wilbe I be continued semimonthly for the re remainder remainder of the summer The hospital corps was sas under corn com command mand of Stewart last Thurs Thursday day night Those present were giver given I an examination on the lectures to tc which they have been listening for the th past month and a half The members member 1 of the corps showed by their answers answer I that they have been paying strict at attention attention to business Company D will meet every Monday evening for drill until further orders Every effort will be made to have these thes 1 drills well attended Captain Munn is I Ivery I very anxious to get the company in it t shape to take advantage of the bat battalion tulion drills At present there is but one married I man in the signal corps but after next nex t Wednesday night there will be one em more The lucky man Is Private Pitts Private Pitts Pitt will not be seen at drill I IC for about three weeks At the end of 0 C this time he will return to again take t tup up the duties of a citizen soldier Lieutenant Webb of battery A has ha 3 returned to the city He and Lieuten Lieutenant Lieutenant ant Kneass also of the battery started I Ifor for Manila to accept positions with the tb government but when San Francisco was reached and they were informed 1 that they would have to pay for their thel r transportation to Manila Lieutenant Lieutenan t Webb returned to Salt Lake He wit will 1 again take up his duties at the expiration expiration tion of his leave of absence The third competitive drill for the theM th e eM M C Lilley gold medal will be held by bythe b ir the signal corps at the Armory next nex t Thursday evening The drill will corn com commence mence at 8 and the friends of o I Ithe the corps to see a very inter interesting eating esting drill may do so by being present Thes election fer r second lieutenant of a f battery A 4 which was to have been held bel 1 last Ia night was postponed until Monday night Every enlisted is urgently requested to be pros pres ott so that th the een n be filled with without out any r 3 t f Company P was by bythe the consolidation of companies B and C teems seems to be making no more of a success than the companies from which it i t was formed It has neither heW held any drills nor elected officers and those who have enlisted in lathe the company are becoming impatient at the delay The ThO range ammunition for the new rules rifles is fast disappearing When it was received ree there was thought tp be he plenty but now an organization is only allowed 1990 1009 rounds ro Unless more is received from the United States arsen arsenals als ais target practice will be cut rather short for this year and the large targe scores which were to have been made with the new ew rifles will have to be left over until next year been preferred Private Carlson Caneon of troop A for nonattendance nonattendance of drill J Sergeants E V and 51 a S C and Corporals Shaw and Far Farroll roll rail of troop A have been reduced to the ranks Company E stationed at Bountiful w will ill commence its seasons target practice tice this morning Not many of the company will be able to shoot this morning as the range is in poor condi tion and will be repaired by the corn com company pany after arriving upon the range Th Thre re av ae several goods shots in corn cora pany ny fi 1 who made good scores ores with a Springfield rifle and excellent shooting te expected of them before the season closes Private William Reilly of troop A line has been appointed a corporal in that or organization by Captain Summers Sergeant Campbell of battery A will leave lesve on a mission for Germany the latter part of next month Sergeant Morris Corporal ral Hay nee and Privates Karl Earl Clayton J and Jean Clayton of battery A have gone on their annual fishing trip on the Weber river In i all probability company H IL will hold an election to fill All the vacancy in ft second lieutenancy Corporal Pembroke Pent Pem broke is looked upon as the lucky man Brigadier General Cannon will Spend about two weeks in one of the nearby canyons where the speckled trout may be caught very easily |
