Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-18
MILITARY NOTES.
The Encampment - Company Drills -
Other Matters.

Carey, Captain Weinstock and others wer
sentatives present from the two place
which desired to secure the honor of bein;
selected as the site for the encampment-
Santa Rosa aud Santa Cruz. The opinion
of those who had been on the ground:
seemed to favor Santa Cruz. This place
guarantees grounds lighted by seven cleo
tric lights, free straw and feed for horses
straw for the mems quarters, good wafer
trains to run from the camp to the beach
the fare being . cents; use OF baths, IL
cents to military men; dancing platform
| use OF halls in town for officers, aud other
minor matters. The offer OF Santa Rosa is
substantially the same, with the addition
of 81, 800 in cash. The rate Of transporta-
ton also favors Santa Rosa some $500, and
the charge for friends Of the military who
wish to visit the camp would be 81
less to Santa Rosa than TO Santa
Cruz. An expression OF opinion
of the officers present decidedly
favored Santa Cruz, and the final vote on
this proposition was left 20 the Boards for
Location and Organization. Santa Cruz
will no doubt suit the boys from the inte-
rior, as there are great many of their
friends there in the summer time. Tho
fare for the round trip fer the families and
friends of the military will be s. 50 from
San Francisco. The troops will go into
camp on the 18th of August SATURDAY..
ard strike tents on the sd Sunday Major
Gordon's troop of United States cavalry
will be ordered into camp by the commaud-
ing officer of the department, which will
enable the National Guard 10 draw tents
| from the Government. As understood at
present, il is proposed to form two brigatles
one with General Dimond in command
and the other under General Carey It is
! expected that there will be funds enough to
| furnish transportation TO all companies 70
and from the camp, and to pay each officer
and man IS cents per day for subsistence
for a period of eight days, also 10 limit the
number OF men in each company to forty,
| and to allow no substitutes As
! it looks at present, there will not
! be any money to secure bands with.
but the division Will engage one band for
general service. In this case each regiment
would have to go without a band, or else
hire it with their own funds, leyying an
! assessment on companies for the purpose
1t is said that good bands can be procured
in San Francisco for less than 81 per man
per day, rations and transportation fur
nished in addition thereto All company
baggage, officers horses, etc. will be trans
Regiment from this city will go by boat to
San Francisco, as at present contemplated,
after being joined by Companies and. +,
from Nevada City and Woodland, and per
haps the Chico Guard. The Stockton com
panieS will also go by boat to San Fran
cisco. The camp will be in readiness for
the men upon arrival. There will be no
cannon taken from this city, but Company
will take turns with other batteries in
handling guns taken from San Francisco
Each company will have to provide
days rations in starting, or buy en- route
If Santa Rosa should be selected there
would DO no necessity to levy an assess
ment for bands, as the money offered
by that place and the difference
III transportation would be enough to
furnish band for each regiment Our
home regiment must have music in its
camp to enliven the evenings for the boys
and their friends. 1t will, if at Santa
Cruz. be the iOlliest camp in the division,
there being SO many Sacramentans there
in August. These matters being now about
settled, the companies of the regiment
should put forth every effort to 90 into
camp in first-class style. The drills and
guard-mounts held this week demonstrate
that on-commissloned officers need in
structiOn sally. We understand that sew
with the full complement of SergcanIs and
Corporals. This should be remedied i'm
mediately, and Captains of companies
should insist that these officers understand
their duties.
G did not have enough men TO attempt
battalion drill Monday evening, but went
through the ceremony of guard mount !
creditably, we are informed. A and Il, on !
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. should |
have had at least third more men. The |
drill Of a was ragged and the guard-Inount |
with. BIS drill was somewhat |
better, but each of the companies is capa- |
bic of better things. The small attendance |
is enough 10 disconcert any one. The men !
feel better when there is good attendance |
Those who do attend feel that they are in a !
sense imposed upon when many are alb |
sent without cause, and are not fined for it
Company BIS guard-mount-the bringing |
on the details portion of it-for the first |
time or two were wretched attempts. Cap |
tain Cook finally had to take on a detail to |
show his Scrgeants how to do it properly, !
after which, at the third or fourth at |
tempt, the details We're brought on in good |
shape by the Sergeants. After what the |
Captain saw here, we shall be surprised !
if BIS details are not brought on !
properly hereafter. Company Els drill |
took place Thursday evening. There were |
about forty in the ranks, and the drill |
passed off smoothly, considering the little
practice the officers and men have had.
The march in line was generally good but |
guides of companies need instruction, and
the third company was all at sea"
The bringing on of details by Sergeants ut
guard mounts was badly executed, except
Seymour's detail, which was
brought on in good shape In this instance
: Ln ,.,l. hau l,al IL
rience proved himself decidedly the best
qualified to perform the duties required OF
him
In all the foregoing drills Major Mckee
was in command. He has had q seige OF
it this week, and did his work admirably.
We have seen the time when under cir
cumstances like the present, the drills
would have to be abandoned unless the
officers were present, and
even then matters would be q little mixed |
1t simply shows that all the officers are re-
quired to, and do understand their business
of late years, and are attaining a high
degree of excellence in military training.
There will be q battalion drill. guard |
mount and dress parade of all the city
next Thursday evening, and if
the evening Is fine the exercises will be
held on the streets, near some of the
electric lights The companies will be
equalized The Adiutant informs us that
he has been on the lookout tor a good Color
Sergeant for some time, and believes be has
secured one in one of the handsome Corpo-
rails of Company +. The name will be
in orders.
Lieutenant Flaherty. of G, is doing his
best to build up his old love, and when he
puts his shoulder To the wheel he is a
good one. lie may be called the father
of the company at the present time.
Lieutenant Tom. Wiseman, of b, handled
his company very we'll Mt battalion drill
Wednesday Al one point, when the Major
ordered the line TO be formed in two
movements from column of tours. we
thought the young Lieutenant would get
stuck, but he came out with flying eolors.
The next time certain Sergeant salutes
by bringing his hand to his cap when he
has a rifle, we will give his name.
Company A has perfected arrangements
for its Chico trip, and drills nightly.
Hospital Steward IIeffernan has been