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Show VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZE FOR II WAR 1 SIT LAKE Salt Lake. April 27 A company o volunteers that will form the nucle us of the large force that Salt Lake and Utah will send to the front if the call for volunteers comes, was organized organ-ized yesterday afternoon at Liberty park, v. here about fifty men, filled with the spirit of patriotism, gathered gath-ered beneath trees upon which the Stars and Stripes waved, and pledged their service to "Uncle Sara " Following an informal meeting. In which several enthusiastic speeches were made by organizers of the movement move-ment for volunteeis and others Interested, In-terested, the volunteers fell Into line, answered to roll call and then fell out lo form a temporary organization and elect officers Dorr Thompson captain of the Twenty-first Kansas volunteers In the Spanish American war. was chosen captain. A S Lloyd was elected first lieutenant and F H Harrison, second lieutenant. Lloyd 6ervod in the Spanish-American war and Harrison Har-rison has been In the National Guard Captain Thomson will appoint hisi non-commissioned officers. The next drill of the volunteers will bo held at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening eve-ning at Pioneer park Captain Thomson Thom-son hopes to have at. least 100 men out that night and actual drilling will b commenced At the meeting yesterday yes-terday It was announced that approximately approxi-mately 200 men have Blgned the volunteer vol-unteer lists already, and while many will wait uutil voJunteers are called for before drilling, at least half that number are expected to take active part In the preliminary organization. The following names were entered yesterday as the charter membero of the company Ixrr Thomson, captain; A S Lloyd, first lieutenant; F. H. Harrison, second lieutenant; privates. N S. Dawson, T. S Gunu, J. Caldwell, Cald-well, J Ford, Chris R Anderson, Wll-ford Wll-ford M Hancock. H T. Freeze, L. R. Drown. E. A Caldwell, J. W. Brown and A. J. Tarbet. The first to sign his name was A A Cardwell. probably prob-ably the youngest of the crowd. At least half of the number who lined up for the first company front o.f Utah's volunteers had served either ei-ther in the Spanish-American conflict or in the National Guard. Their erect, carriage, with heels together, was in contrast to the "rookies" who were slouchy in appearance and failed to keep their eyes "front" But in spite of their slight mistakes they showed that their hearts were with the movement move-ment and that they are just as eager to Btnell powder and to defend the flag as are tboso who have done 6o be- |