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Show ifiEIS SI DRILL Remarkable Display of Military M Training by Salt Lake High -W School battalion. 1 loUXG SOLDIERS APPEAR H ON PARADE IN STREETS I Greeted With Great Enthusiasm by Proud Parents and I Citizens. Hi,... W. rmm-tnrr.- 9 '4. CADET JUNKET. FUND. 4 lrar ' lls!is. F Auorhach & Bro ? 100 4 .Ja'U. Kelth-O'Krlen 100 4- ,t.f. John C Dooly SO 4- !'& Utah Mininc: Machinery Co... 50 4- ' V'i "Mine and Smelter Supply Co,.- '0 4- .MJ'4. 3lallornn-JudKC Co 50 4- lm'L "Doscret "News 50 4- Cash . ; ". 50 4- .Iff. '4- - s- Hll,s ' 2" ij. Eton's Savings bank 2; . 4- ! S'A Carstensen .fc Anson -5 4 j Cash "4 Thomas T ng 25 4- '.VJi k Ktelinrdson & Adams 2.S 4. )J '4. A f. ISHib-. .Ir 25 4- in?, "4- Maurice Stiefcl '20 4. oil " s- 11 nnd G Tultlc 2n "' ,w '4 Small sums 15C 4- "JS Total Friday S STL 4- (MR Previously acknowledged $2,500 4- Ml?" Totals three days SP..o71 4 vttf Bv cn,,els S-,,50 t ,l1 C4 Grand total S7.871. 4- Rffiff l.envms approximately 5-J000- to 4- Kjy; be raised. 4 Mm Hcaafl b-v a an of forty-four I ft pieces, a bo.y's size drnrji ma.jor beating JwviLli baton to the rliythm of martial "Jlj airs, which stirred tho heart of every fB spectator to the very 'depths, the Salt tyu Lake City High School cadet battalion, 3 composed of 250 boys ranging in age xf& from 13 to 17 years, marched the streets ajP-'riday afternoon in fatigue dress and Hljfgavo the vast crowd of interested rcsi-Sjents rcsi-Sjents nn example of military training i tHjurhich ranked with the achievements of 4g the best military schools in The country. 3 It was the consensus of opinion -when I ! the battalion had left the business por-fjj por-fjj tion of the city that a handsomer ex-Ui ex-Ui pression of Utah's regard for Admiral ;Robcy D. Evans than the designation Ijjof this splendid aggregation of "men aud ildiers-in-the-making as his personal dygiard during the festivities attend-g attend-g the stay of the great North Atlantic uadron at San Francisco, is impossible conception. With visions of the mighty fleetof liite warships riding nt anchor in San raucisco harbor in 'ovcry mind, and e desire to make good at all costs in ery boy's heart, the cadet battalion arched on the main thoroughfares i tli a confidence and discipline that died forth an almost excited admira-nn admira-nn from the assembled spectators. At time was there the slightest sugges-on sugges-on of blunder in executing the various ovements. every endefc being on his ettle and seeming to anticipate tho decs which issued sharply Jrorn the ps of the . copiuianding officers. . nether on the march or hailed, wh'eth- in fonts or in platoons, the bo.ys dis-laycd dis-laycd a surpassing knowledge of mili-try mili-try tactics. Tt is doubtful whether a ?g'inienl of mature soldiers could have town a more convincing evidence of ic virtues of military discipline. Splendid Drill at Amis. The most thrilling spectacle ac.com-mying ac.com-mying the ippearance of the cadet "itlalion was the drill in the. manual ' arms in front of I he Tribune build-g build-g ruder tho able command of C'ap-lin C'ap-lin "VVebb. the cadets were stretched )wn !Maiu street in four companies, in aloon formal ion. From every window i every building on both sides of I he reets peered heads large and-small, id the sidewalks and streets were lit.-ally lit.-ally black with men. women and chil-en. chil-en. who had Gathered to yaze upon the tv's boy soldiers as they will be pre-mtcd pre-mtcd to Hi" grizzled commander of Ihe mcrican squadron in May. Acting as a unit, the cadets re.;poiid-1 re.;poiid-1 instantly to every command. In nick succession the orders were shout-1 shout-1 b ('aptnin Webb and repeated to cadets by Ihe company commandeis. very lnuveinent in the manual of arms as executed, right and left, shoulder nns, poTt arms, present arms, and rder arms. Cheer after cheer and vig-rous vig-rous hand-clapping greeted each mo-ion, mo-ion, the crowd going into paroxysms f delight when, with tho command "or-fcr "or-fcr arms." every jrun came to the round with a dull bang. The drill at yms was supplemented with nn cxt-'"'"f cxt-'"'"f Seise in calisthenics, which is in voguo : , in everv militnry organization. The r ($ Kcneral r-xpression, after the drill, wns hit!'' ihut it was perfect, and on every hand u at' 5?rf' hoard expressions of astonishment jie.0 i? ilt the success which lino a tl ended Cnp-Uf Cnp-Uf a'11 '-'f forts to bring the cadet. battalion lo a high standard of effici-a,V effici-a,V 3 1 Che v. in?' m Flow of Monoy start3 jjgjjjlllf the parade of the battalion was ra$jPP tended to give impetus to the eon-f'0pioHribut eon-f'0pioHribut ing of money to, the fund for the lVg ttffljinkel to th" coast, it succeeded be ilvcr fe'tmd th most, sanguine expeclntiont--. i tvX1, Sflpmpd a though every man, woman 'rjjand child wished to add his mile, and 3yports from the committee in charge yjjiof the finances indicate that more than : ,'fthe required sum of $12,000 will have S!icon o'dained before the week is ended. pft dawned upon everyone during the Mjxhibiliou yesterday That, tho cadets will tW Apbsolutelv have to go lo San Francisco. ijaS ?ij)f ony for the purpose of permitting r,ocw.idmiral Evans lo see such an excellent fidtgrgaiii7.ation of young soldiers. One lan said the grizzled old warrior would cCf ti'lorger all about his 'rheumatics" when ..jj'iieo'c saw the boys aud dance a .jig, tbiWl That's a far sight bolter cure than n01auy of the waters at .Paso Hoblcs' "not d I Continued on Page 'J'wo. 'A t CADETS OF SALT LAKE WHOWULL BE BODY GUAIR 10 ADMSRAL EVANS CADET BATTALION MARCHING TOWARD DRILLING POINT ON MAIN STREET. SALTLAlvfi UiXiT'S BOY HUi,DD3RL- AWAITING THE COMMANDS OF CAPTAIN WEBB. CADETS AT DRILL CHEERED BY CROWD Continued from Pngc One. springs," ho Fhouted, and all within i hearing ngroed. Tho battalion appeared in tho following formation. Band ....Miller, drum major Bugle corps McCabe Company A Captain Paddlson First platoon Lieutenant Pf outs Second platoon Lieutenant Slade Company D Captain Van Cott First platoon Lieutenant Sworn Second platoon Lieutenant Lenzl Company C Captain Wedgwood First platoon Lieutenant Bellmero Second platoon Lvutcnant Brown Company B Captain Wright First platoon Lloutenant Welcker Second plntoon Lieutenant Manning Captain Webb's staff Gaby, captain and adjutant: Worthman. lieutenant and commissary. Non-commissioned officers' staff, Quail Berrymnn, Goodspeed. |