Show ACTIVITY AT ARMORY Offic Officers rs Waiting Elected Waiting for New Uniforms Uniforms- Rifles to He Be Be Issued The armory has been been- the the scene of much activity ity during the past week Company Company H I held an el l. l I. Monday nd y night to o fill t the e vacancy caused d by Capt Sharkey's resignation Col OI Samuel Park had charge of Of the election Former R. R T. T Coverdale w was s ch chosen se as Captain with W. W G. G Williams and O. O K McGraw aw First and Second Lieu Lieutenants Lieuten- Lieuten en- en ants respectively t c vely The boys boys or of the company are e anxiously anxious anxious- ly awaiting the arrival of their new dress uniforms Krag rifles have hye not yet been issued to the boys owing ing to the fact that they have not not hot turned In their their old equipment On Monday night the battery boys turned ou out for th the first time In full dress uniforms with new rifles for fora a abl an exhibition exhibition bl tIon drill It proved to be an Interesting interesting inter Inter- esting eating affair and was witnessed by a large number of or spectators most of whom were ladles ladies After the drill an informal social and dance was was was' enjoyed The whole affair proved so successful that the officers intend in intend intend in- in tend repeating it once a month So far battery A Ai 1 is the only organization organization of t the e Guards that pas has as complied with with the the r regulations in regard to turning turn turn- ing in the old ld equipment Consequently only the battery boys have been given new rifles rUles A neW new board of control was was appointed during week the-week to manage and supervise supervise super super- vis vise the armory The new members are Capt Greenwald Maj l Benedict Perry of the Governors Governor's staff Williams and Margetts 1 I Company C drilled last last Tuesday night There was a good turnout Burnout and the offiCers officers cers were well welI sa satisfied with the work Maj Benedict gave another another of his Inter in In- In ter l i before the Signal Signa l corps corps' Wednesday night The Te boys ar are e showing great interest in these talks and re deriving much practical practical- good from them Because of their failure to attend drill troop C will wm b bp be mustered out of the service ser ser- vice of the State tate next net we ok e. e k All equipments equip equip- ments must be r returned turne to the fhe quartermaster quartermaster quarter quarter- master at t. t the armory r Y The new cavalry ti which is being organized to q t take ke th the place of company C C. C will be mustered in n Tuesday ne next t. t On the following night the Uie troop w will il ll I elect its officers ers a A popular young officer of th the the- Guards who has been promoting promoting pro pro- the organization organization w will ll itis un un- un- un be elected Captain The new troop will perhaps be known as the Governors Guards Webb con conducts Ti a school choo every Thursday night f for r th the P of in instructing in- in the battery ip affairs of a military tary nature JI Since such great Interest was shown in the competitive drill among the members members mem mem- bers of the Signa coq fall an interested outsider has offered a lI medal dal to be competed for tor r PuI who ho won the last medal three times will be b barred from r the he competition tion The batt battery ry give an another an another an- an other military ball on te first Monday u after Lent Lent J George Irvine If C and F. F L. L Bantz were discharged from company com corn pany C during the the- week aseeR ll ll three having haying hav hay ing left the State |