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Show CAOET BODYGUARD FOR ADMIRAL EVANS 1 Mayor Hransl'ord Requests Mayor May-or Taylor to Assign Boys to Duty. PROPOSES COMPLIMENT TO FAVORITE "FIGHTING BOB" High School Battalion Is Given Dandy Boost by the i Mayor. It' the request of Mayor lirajisfqrd of j Mayor Taylor of San Francisco is ac-1 ac-1 ceded to, as.it no doubt will he, Salt Lako City's handsomely uniformed hiph ! school cadets will be accorded the honor j of acting as the personal budypuard of Admiral TCoblcy IVEvnns durinc the festivities at San Francisco next month. Mayor Bransford has writ toil to Mayor Taylor conccrninjr the visit of the cadots to San Francisco, his letter beinc as follows: To His Honor, tho Mayor of San Francisco: Fran-cisco: Respeeted Sir The city of Salt Lake Is anxious to participate in the welcome j and iece.pt Ion to be tendered the battleship battle-ship lleot under command e.( Admital llobley it, Evans. Tlie admiral, as you no doubt are aware, received his appointment to the L'nltcd States Naval academy from the then Territory of Utah, through our Delegate to Congress. Captain William Hooper. At that time the future admiral was serving serv-ing as n page In Congress, whore he met Captain Hooper, at whose Instance young Evans made an arduous and dangerous trip across the plains tr Ctali to qualify for the position of cadet by acquiring a residence in I'tnh. When this was done. Captain Hooper appointed Robley D. Evans as I'tah representative In the Naval academy. Because of this fact, the people of T.'tah hne foil n close, personal per-sonal interest In the admiral and have watched his career as a naval officer with profound Interest and pride. "Porfoctly Drilled, " It is our Intention to send to San Francisco Fran-cisco 250 endets. led by their own band, from the Salt Lake City high sehool, under un-der command of Captain Webb, to take part In your ceremonies, as may be decided decid-ed upon by your local committee of arrangements. ar-rangements. The Board of Education has formally sanctioned the excursion of the cadets and will nllow full credits in graduation for the time spent in the trip. These cadets are newly and attractively attractive-ly uniformed, and perfectly drilled, and are a magnificent body of young men. and among them is a grandson of the gentleman who mnde It possible for the admiral to .begin his life ae an officer in the navyi of the United States. It seems to us here that under tho rlr-; rlr-; curnstances It would be a particularly graceful compliment, not only to t lie admiral ad-miral but to the State of I'tah, to have this splendid body of cadets assigned the duty of acting as his personal bodyguard or escort during the progress of the celebration. cele-bration. Officers of the TTnlted States army who have Inspected the Sail Lake City high school cadets assert that the accuracy of their military evolutions is equal to that of any similar body outside of tlie regular regu-lar army, while in nppennine and equipment equip-ment they are unusually attractive. JOHN S BRANSFORD. Mnyor of Salt Lake City. To the Honorable Mr. Taylor, Mayor of San Francisco. April ICth |