Show oSSIP OF rHE HE GUARDS M Mill ill to Reorganize the NaI National Na Na- I Militia Discussed by Members I. I I Treat Great interest has been aroused among and members of the National of Utah over the new bill now ding in Congress which If passed ill l iL materially change the local on oni Members of the Guard who have made careful stu study y of the purposes of the bill bUl bille e exceptions favorable Inclined Ward It ft The National Guards of the various ates tes are still stilt governed by an old and law passed In 1792 The he new bill bUl contemplates many ry pr improvements In the details of the all tending ending toward making e Guards better an and more uniformly I F The drill for the fard dal by has the ge been gent signal nt the c most oi important the officers officers' National o gold oc- oc i during the t Week we e medal is offered by the officers of Ignal l fh corps ot to the man in I this to be determined t i P by a corn com J f. f I drill At a contest on on fr Thursday sixteen men en ere r and w were rc turned down one by one by by tie Inspecting officer officer officer as they made mistakes k S until only two men Jesse Paul and ana Claude Evans were left The contest between thase tw two was long and close but Evans finally made an error and Paul PauI was for the third time d declared the winner of the medal which he now owns one condition of ot the competition being that any man winning It three times should keep It per per- The new Jorgensen Krag rifles rUles are being beIng be be- ing Issued to the men of the Guard and the old Springfield rifles laid aside A shipment of ordinance supplies lately received received re re- Includes four hundred rifles one hundred carbines and the same number of belts and knife The question of absorbing Interest among the men and officers of company Hi the election of a Captain to fill the t igo place e leff e- e open toy by the r resignation of Capt Ralph Sharkey Robert Coverdale and William Williams are the only candidateS candidateS candi candi- dates for Captain with Walter Valter Wolf and O. O K McGraw as candidates for the Lieutenancy Lieutenancy Lieu Lieu- tenancy which will be made vacant by the election of either Coverdale or Wil WU- Hams liams S The company C basket-ball basket team has shown great improvement since Its last regular game In a practice game Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day evening the boys i made a score of 21 to 28 against the tho L L. L D. D S 5 University team i S The members e of company H h have haye de decided decided de- de ef g lh t to repeat their successful s l minstrel i show Rehearsals will begin next week Col Cot Sam Park Pari will act as stage manager and Gen Charles S. S Burton as business manager l Friends of the boys of company H are wondering why they dont don't give another another another an an- other ball Their last one was a delightful delight delight- ful social affair |