Ogden Daily Standard | 1910-01-13 | Page 4 | Important Changes in National Guard

IMPGRTANT CHANGES IN HAIMAL CUA7.3 i What It Means to National Guard in State of Utah. The Dick bill, which goes ln!o of feet January 21, is causing a gtii' i u discussion among the citizens ot ' sta'.e, as well ?.3 the guardsmen th . selves. It was first thought that till would afi'ect every nrganlza.- in the guard with the exception ol first battalion with headquarters Salt Lake, bat this idea has bee-i ' -rccted by General E. A. Wed ,.' I In circular letters to the varluu yaniziitloi-.s. The only chants t ' will bo made Is the dlsappearan - : Ctlonel Plummer and his regime.. ; staff and the non-commlssionod fleers staff of the first lufantry. General Wedgwood's plan is' rr.a'ntain two Infantry battalion? y headquarters In Salt Lake aud --1 ' v Major W. G. Williams will be i-manding i-manding field officer and will a small private staff. In addltl. i-the i-the two Infantry battalions there l bo retained the first battery, the .. -pltal corps and the signal corps. I stationed at Salt Lake. The L. ' bill does not allow a band, only .r case of a regiment. The war department also Intends to put a stop to the heavy enll3tm .i!t. of recruits a short tlmo prior to th? annual camps. In a number of c ;i : : 5 the recruited men outnumber the rt?;-ular rt?;-ular enlisted men of the orRP.nlj-tlons. orRP.nlj-tlons. The requirement for a1! men who go to camp to have nt least : months of military training will greatly great-ly Increase the efficiency of the g.Mrd. as the experlonco will be imjartcd ODly to those who are Interested !:i the guard. Ae all the organizations in the state are not up to full strength, it will be necessary for them to enll.-t the required number before February Febru-ary 1, which Is six months prior to camp.