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Show it I . National Guard News i The much-lalkod-of Dick bill, which a fleets the mnjority of tlio national I guajds throughout I ho.-country, went into ofl'cct Friday, Tlio bill will causa t lie Utah guard to conform to tbo requirements re-quirements of a battalion rathor than a 'regiment It necessitated the tcsig- nations of Colonel Plnminer and his ' ., staff, also the regimental uon-commis-eioncd staff. The guard -will bo affected to no further extent, but. Ijn.ior W. G. ; "Williams from now on will be the com-, com-, i manding officer. The following order has becu issued by the adjutant general: gen-eral: i lleadoiiartors National Clnnrd of I "tab. II Adjutant General . Ofllce, Salt I,nke ' City. Utah. .Ian. 21. J910. f'i General Orders. No. I. 1 By operation of tho law of enn- I! gross, commonly known as the "Dick 1 1 ; bill." the regimental orRunlzalion of the H National Guard of Utah, heretofore I maintained, will euso to exist ,al the i close of this day. WitJi the passing of , th regimental organisation, the orgnn- K! ir.-ition of the Guard of this state will U he identical with that of the regular army, which Ih Iho purpose sought to I ,. be effected by the law. I" The commander-in-chief' extends, his j thanks l the retiring regimental foftl- I cera for Iho services rendered by litem. J, IT Hereafter, for administration pur- , poses, all commands of the Guard will I be considered as assembled together, and , Muj. V (J. WIIliani, First battalion. I . First infantry, will assume command' ? and will be respecte'd and obeyed as eom- manillng ofllcer. All communications, I, 1 llnoticli military channels, will be ad- dressed to 'the adjutant First battalion. Flr&t infantry. National Guard of Utah, liy order, of tho commander-in-chief. A. E. WEDGWOOD, Adjt.-Ucn. The recent Company C dance - hns v aroused the interest, oi the various or ganizations along the social Jino and guard dances will be mure frequent in , the f tir lire The signal corps has been i planning on a dance for some time and i "within the week will como lo sumo deiinile. plan. ., f Tlio recruiting in the different orgatii- i zalions has not been an heavy as de- sired. He vera 1 new men have been J added In the rolls- of I he signal corps, i Company O and tho first "battery. ', The series of leclurea on map read- ing by Lieutenant Weiser of Fort. X , Douglas tjie past few Weeks has been '( Suleresti'ug and successful. Adjutant General Wedgwood will endeavor' lo arrange ar-range for auolher series with Lieuton-anl Lieuton-anl Weiser. |