Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-04
MILITARY NOTES.
New Oficers-Recommend to the
Legislature-The Inauguration.


Regular weekly drills of companies,
evenings pleasantly spent in the armories,
chiefly by BIS boys, and target practice on
Sundays, engross the attention of our local |
national guardsmen at present. There |
have been some changes in the personnel of
the officers of Company E, owing to the
voluntary retirement of Captain Weinstock,
Lieutenant George w. Stafford being elected
Chief, and Lieutenant II. /. Seymour get
ting step higher on the military ladder of
fame. Presley B. johnson, the efficient
First Sergeant of the company, has been
honored with the Office of Second Lieuten-
ant. Captain Stafford will not be found
wanting in his military duties, and
it only remains for him to keep
his company fully recruited and
the members regular in their attendance at
the weekly drills to make success of it.
Captain I. W. Stevens has been reelected
Captain of Company A. and after his expe-
rience and the good record made by his
company at Camp Stoneman, he has per-
petual mortgage on the Captancy of that
company, the friends of which should see
! to it that the attendance at drills is better
than it has been of late. There is no credit
IN having full company roll so long as
| the men do not attend the weekly drills.
| We hope to see an improvement in this re-
spect in all the companies.
There will be a most important meeting
| of the National Guard Officers Association
heid in San Francisco next Monday even
| nag and all officers who can possibly at
| tend from this section of the State should
| be present. Amendments to the Codes will
| be presented for discussion, and whatever
\ iS decided nnOO at that aati vi N ha oOO-
sidered as the voice of the n. G. G. before
| the Legislature.
The question of the Acknowledgement
| ship is receiving a great deal of attention
at present, and the officers generally, fol-
lowing in the lead of those of our home
regiment, are indorsing Colonel j. J. Tobin
! for the position. On account of the prob
able resignation of General Carey, who con-
templates removing to San Francisco TO
assume the duties of his new office, there
| is some Questioning as to who his successor
as commander of the brigade shall be-
There will no doubt be found some self
sacrificing Democratic war-horse" who
will be willing to serve his country in this
manner, and if necessary eat tripe at a
second Camp COMMUNICATING in fact,
so that a star may grace his shoulders. The
position will, as matter of course, fall to
one of the " faithful"
Captains Stevens, of Company A; SAT-
ford Of Company E, and Lieutenants Sey-
mour and Johnson, of Company E, have
been examined and recommended for COM
missions. They passed a very creditable
examination.
The regiment has recently acquired a
new officer, in the shape of Junior Lieu
tenant-Colonel, and if the young officer
takes the same interest in military affairs
that his parents do, he will be success,
from the standpoint of soldier.
In speaking of the evenings usually
spent in the armories, we desire to call the
attention of the Armorer Cook to the
sometimes loud conduct of some hoodlums
who are, we are assured, in no way con-
nected with the regiment. This must be
put stop to, or the companies and regi-
ment will get the blame and be held re-
sponsible. Every man i'll the corps should
see TO it that nothing but the most gentle
manly conduct be INDUCED in in or about
the armory, and the Armorer, who is a
Deputy Sheriff, should suppress it, and
make an example of the first offender. He
will have plenty Of assistance when he
calls for it.
The next public drill will be held De-
cember 10th, and will be confined wholly to
the ceremony of guard mounting, posting
and relieving sentinels, etc. The following
reglmental order has just been issued in
reference to it and other matters: