The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-24

membership of the BlOOd-h0rSe ASSOclatlon.
Nor will the ''militiaman" be benefited py
the bill for he is the able-bodied. male IN
habitant subject to military Duty who Goes
not do duty, probably never has ana cahn no
become a member of the corps, While tne
organized and uniformed body OIL tilai I n
doing duty is known as the National Guaru
of California and for 1t and It's veteran iilcih-
beers the measure is intended:
The statement quoted is from the same
source. which rehashng from The CALL
paragraph concerning certain lhnoVdtlohs III
the performance of guard mount al the
Preside gives the details regarding me pre-
1iminary formation of the band, aud then
cutting off the subject short never gives hint
or intimation of anything aboutthe mounilgn
of the guard.
The "oracle'' now borrows almost exclu-
sirely from THE CALL, and there is very
little fault to be found with its military
news, except that they are about six days
old when republished.
THE OFFICERS CONVENTION.
There will be special meeting of the
Board of Officers of the Second Artillery
Regiment this evening TO consider proposed
changes in the regulations, which will come
up for discussion at the meeting OF the
National Guard Officers Convention next
month. The circular calling the conYsn-
ton has been issued by the President, Col
onel Dickinson, and is as follows:
Conference.-The seventh annual meeting OF
this association Will be held at the armory OF the
FlFsi Infantry Regiment on Monday, December
L, 1890, at O'Clock III the evening.
The Legislature Will soon meet, and we must
decide al that time what legislation we require
and prepare TO attend to il. Therefore, every
officer having any suggestions TO make regarding
this subject Will. II he cannot attend personally
forward The same TO The President, aud they VIII
be duly presented and considered.
Our association Is no longer an experiment.
but a pronounced success, for BY It's Efforts The
National Guard has been unifo rmed aud par
t,Ily .rn.ha
priatious for encampme nj purposes have been
mad: the number Of its companies increased so
as to keep pace with the growth of the State,
and we have finally been recognized as State
Institution worthy OF countenance and support.
These things have been accomplished through
the medium of our association, which has united
individual efforts and Influence and enabled us
TO have affairs attended TO IN an intelligent and
business like manner. The National Guard Is a
necessity and a credit to Stale and il We will
continue the work so well begun We shall obtain
ample support and thus be enabled 10 properly
perform our various duties.
Every officer pected to see that the Senators
and Representatives from his county are FULLY
informed anu advised as TO our necessities and
requirements and prepared to act intelllgentiy
when the time arrives for legislative action. The
association has always been and Is n0n- partisan
In every respect, and will continue TO be SO alb.
soIutely II only insists upon iait treatnlsat ana
the National Guard are members OF Inc assocl-
alton.
The following officers constitute the Executive
Committee: Tue officers OF the association. oil
vision ana brigade Generals battalion COM
manders and commanders of Unattached COM
pauies. With cooperation and proper atten-
tlOn TO our interests We shall secure ample sup
port in tile future; without IL, We snail IN that
future, as in the past. pay our own expenses and
| be laughed at for doing II, so 90 not lei US be
| rdiculed.
RoUGH-SHoD DRAUGHTSMANSHIP.
Those who have served faithfully in the
| y. &. G. for the prescribed te m Of ter
| years have bern recompensed b. grateful
| State and have received the reward allowed
| by law, namely, bronze serylce-medal
| Those who have been 50 rewarded have moi
gone into ecStacieS over the decoration, and
| it would appear that premium Will have tG
be offered to those who VIII wear them
| The Chico Enterprise man is one of those
| who has been so rewarded, and he iaments
as follows:
| The rough shod draughtsmen at Sacramento
| have tried their hand again and brought forth Z
| piece Of medal thai is a veTitabe cafcaiure.
| lew years ago a bronze medal was issued from
| the Adjutant u neraPs Office for craftsmanship
Ii was aud is source OF fidicule 10 The officers
| and men of the National Guard to-day, but II /:
| veritable treasure compared to the service
medals issued by The great State OF Gallon MA
| to the veteran National Guardsmen. Tue bits
OF plate arrived yesterday Tor number OF CHICO
| ties. but II Is sale TO say tbey VIII not be worn
The boys have very apply termed them stove
plates" and stove plates they are. The designer
Of The same must have used an ak in his work,
for at the least they are perfectly worthless as
an ornament.
The Oakland Evening Tribune is still
whacking away at the regimcntaI colors OF
the Fifth, and points out that - the dirty
faced Goddess OF Liberty needs paint very
badly and new gown in place OF the torn
one" That being SO, the lady named should
be ashamed TO show herself out Of doors.
Lieuteuant-C Colonel George c. Pardee, S.
Captain Il. B. castor, Adjutant of the
Futh; First Sergeant ii. a. Ball and Ser
geant r. j. Cavasso, ex-memberS Of Com
pauy A of the Fifth Oakland, have been
added to the list of honorary members.
COLONEL BENDELs RETIREMENT.
The retirement heretofore announced OF
Colonel Sherman Bendel. l. g. T. F., was
not because OF service performed and com
pleted, but under Section 1873 OF the 20.
| Iitical Code, because having become dis
abled and incapable of longer performing
the active duties of his rffiee." Colonel
B+ndel therefore has gone on the retired
list with the rank given after service Of three
| years and nine months, having been ap-
pointed in February, 1857. The orders an
noun"ing his successor name Lieutenant
| Colonel .Selden l. Kellogg, yet Lieuten-
| ant-Colonel Sheldon L Kellogg Is personally
acquainted ~ith the A. u. and the A. a. u
The following piece of intelligence from
| Alameda gives note OF a thing viii ch was
| expected in the natural course of events
The Military Club, which started so auspic
| iousIy, and had about eighty members, Is
! Sd!u 10 nave I'LL uONu " OAe-LIdli lDdt lull
| Der. The remaining hall is deserving OF
| honorable mention for its tenacity in hang.
| ing on by the skin OF the teeth. One has vel
| to hear of one of the patriotic eighty who
has enlisted in any Of the three military
| companies so close to home as Oakland.
The Tesimentai bugle corps OF the Fifth
| has been organized. uniformed rs noun ed
| troop and practices at reglmental headquar-
| ters in Oakland every Friday night, where
| fore it goes without saying that no bushes:
| is transacted at headquarters on that nigh
for the din Is terrific.
NOT REMARKABLE FOR ATTENDANCE.
! The series of battalion drills In the F'irs
| Infantry during the week, and, by the way
| the last this year, Tor no drills are demanded
! during the month of December, was not re-
| markabe for the attendance. G, q and d.
| the three largest companies in the regiment
| did not even present the full complement OF
two companies twelve files front, double
| rank, with guides. Nor were the CON.
| misSiOned officers all present on the respect
| i've evenings. The drill OF ID and Ii. OIL
| Wednesday evening, began as much as
| thirty minutes alter the hour set. The
execution of the movements on the three
| evenings was fair. the manual of arms good
| as a whole, and the men showed an improve
| ment IN the matter OF appearing in uni
| form, though when non-cominissioned Off.
| Ger offends in this particular there is nc
excuse whatever. Tie Adjutant and the
| COloT-SeTgeant we're absenteeS at these
| drills aud the general guides attended two
| of the series of three drills.
| General aides, giving the result Of the
| muster and inspection, credit the State of
| California with thirteen hight batteries" in
| the First and Second Regiments Of Artillery.
| Not even In the United States army are
| there more than two light batteries in any
| one artillery regiment. while in California
| there are, as is we'll known. only light bat
terle3 OF the Second and Il (Sacralnento)
| of the First Artiil-ry.