Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-21
MILITARY NOTES.
various Items Concerning Our Loca
Warriors and Sharp-Shooters.

; tillery Regiment are delinquent in thei
December reports, but they are scarcely l.
blame for this, since the law exempts then
from drill in that month, but Genera
Orion requires tie report as usual in orde
that the monthly changes may be recorded
Warrants ior the past quarter are nov
ready at the Controllers office, and what /
better STILL the coin is on hand at the Stat
Treasurer's Office TO pay them.
Eeutenants Kay, Plant, Burns ant
others came within an ace Of losing thei
commissions on account of failure t,
qualify. They blame regimental head
quarters, claiming that their papers wer
not forwarded promptly
Company A is picking up considerably
For long time it was difficult to get tn
necessary number of men at battalion
drills. We noticed that at Monday even
lng's drill 1t was the only company, except
ing e, that had the required number
Captain Eisenmenger is evidently gettinG
in his work
Company E, under the guidance o
Captain Seymour, is forcing itself ahead
not only III drill, but in target practice
also, and if its members persevere, a match
with Company G's famous sharp-shooters
! in the near future is within the possibili.
ties.
Captain Cook keeps his company OBJ un.
der perfect discipline, as usual, lacking
only that OF securing fuller attendance al
drill and in fact, this is the chief cause
OF complaint in all of the companies.
The Cadets are doing splendidly in drill
but we think they are being somewhat ne
elected by their officers. This company
should be looked after more carefully than
| any IN the regiment. 1t needs an officer in
charge that will command respect always,
who is fully competent to instruct, prompt
to be on time at the weekly drills (73o p.
M, and who is always gentlemanlv. and
never absent from drills, if he can possibly
avoid 1t. If any of its own officers are
competent, he should have command of it
at battalion drills, instead of detailing an
officer from another company
Company g. Captain Hall, held an cleo
ton Monday evening for two Lieutenants
and First Sergeant Edward l. Sheehan and
W. a: Mott of the Signal Corps, were
elected respectively First and Second Lieu
tenants, to fill the vacancies caused BY the
expiration of the terms of Lieutepants NJ .
ii. Sheehan and P Flaherty. The
gentlemen elected are capable and
very popular in the company,
and they will have need to be in order 10
NIL the places OF their predecessors. Lieu
tenant Flaherty has been of more service to
company u than any one man who has
ever belonged to the company. The well
iare and good name of the company was
ever foremost with him, even to the going
down into his pocket to keep its credit
good IN the dark days of the past. He will
PROBABLY enlist as d private in the COM
pany, as he cannot keep out of it. The
retiring Lieutenant Sheehan was First
Lieutenant of the company for a long
period, and there was not an officer in the
regiment, without any exception, who had
more thorough knowledge of tactics He
had the battalion evolutions at his fingers
ends. Both these gentlemen declined TO
run again on account of pressure of bust
ness
The drill Monday evening was not n very
good one. The weather was very raw and
the men seemed to be affected by it. Lieu
tenant Mckee tried to get the kinks" out
OF them by warming them up with double
time at the start. Forming "close col
umn and deploying," with a few other
movements was the work laid out, but the
evolutlons were not very acceptably per-
formed. The boys knew the north wind
was blowing, and were disposed to turn
tai to 1t, and even jolly Drum Major Best
looked out of sorts. Lieutenant LLOYD, of
Company A, commanded the Cadets. and it
was the Judgment OF lookers-on that he
would make q splendid officer with prac-
tice. Although the work was new to him.
he seemed to understand it well. and has a
deep sonorous voice, is cool and collected
and altogether made good impression.
MAJOR w. l. Wallace OH the retired list.
Is now Secretary of Armory Hall Associa-
ton, and seems determined to straighten
out matters so that arrearages must be paid
up by the companies. No company should
be behind in its rent. The rent of armory,
care of arms, gas, etc, should be the first
bill paid by each company quarterly, as
this Is chiefly what the money is appro-
prated for by the State. The income of
this Association is enough to meet all cur
rent expenses, interest, taxes, insurance,
repairs, ETC., and it will not be many years
before the State will undoubtedly own the
armory, and build new ones in San Fran
cisco.
General Orion, Adjutant- General of the
State, is rapidly getting matters connected
with his office into shape He is a
thoroughly competent officer, looking into
and understanding all little details, and his
assistant, Colonel Perrie Kewen, is en-
Outraged to exert himself so as to abso-
lutely find it pleasure to assist in getting
the affairs of the office in first-class order.
If the officers generally of the n. G. C.
would only resolve to attend each to his
duty, to endeavor to understand it fully,
and not only this, but to act promptly, it
would make the work pleasanter for him
self and for all the headquarters, through
which his correspondence, reports, etc,
passes. When an officer understands that
he Is required to make certain reports at
certain stated times, or is called upon to do
some extra duty, he should be prompt to
the day and the hour, and when he is not,
he may be certain that he lowers himself
in the estimation of all officers who are
aware OF his habitual delinquencies.
Installation and Presentation.
Sacramento Parlor, No. 8, n. S. G. w.
held its first public installation and literary
exercises at Changers Hall, last evening.
Despite the stormy weather there was
large attendance. The following officers
were installed by District Deputy T. G.
Eilers: Past President, Il. o. Tubs Pres
ident, John 2. Giannilli; First Vice Presi-
dent, w. A. Gett Second Vice President.
Charles A. Root; Third Vice President,
l.. G. SCHNEIDER; Recording Secretary,
George d. Irvine; Financial Secretary, Ed.
H. Kraus Treasurer, T. G. Eilers; Inside
Sentinel, +. Krebs Outside Seminal, w.
b. Kunz. After the installation fine
ing persons taking part: Songs, r. T. Cohn,
Mrs. J. c. cambridge and Mrs. S. Katzen-
stein. Short speeches were made by Grand
President C. II. Garoutte of Woodland,
Grand Lecturer DR.. William H. McLaugh-
lin and Grand Secretary Henry Lunstedt,
of San Francisco. A beautiful badge was
presented to George f. Parker, the retiring
Past President, for the very efficient man
ner in which he conducted the affairs of the
Parlor during his incumbency The badge
is in the shape of a maltese cross, above
which is a shovel and pick and prospector's
pan, above all of which are emblems of the
Order. The cross is suspended from gold
bar, with the name of the recipient thereon.
In the center of the cross is representa-
ton of Suffers Fort, as it is at the present
time. The presentation speech was made
by F. D. Ryan. A banquet followed Sac
ramento Parlor, No. g. is one of the pioneer
Parlors of the State, being organized March
%, 1873, with membership of 20, but
during the ten years of its organization it
has gathered a membership of nearly 200.
They are also in good financial standing,
their assets being 81 1900; cash on hand,
5000.
Clunfe Opera House.