The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-24
NATIONAL GUARD.
Errors Noted in tine Published List of
Service Medals.

Errors Noted in tine Published List OF
Service Medals.
What facility there is about the Adju-
tant-General's Office for laundering. Gem
eral headquarters apparently concede this,
so far as the service medals are concerned
in begging that this Office will be pleased
to be notified of any errors or omissions
that may be seen in it," The ''it'' means
the published list of medalists. If the Of
fee has not the correct record of those in
the States military service, present and
past, will the Adjutant-General kindly in.
form the n. G. c. who has and who should
have it? Enough has been said regarding
the blunder in publishing and also ordering
a die made from the official design with
PRO Patrie" for the motto PRO Patria. !"
But now Captain c. c. Keene of the Hus-
sars kicks over the traces and insists that
he should have been credited with twenty
nine years service and put on the list as
the officer in the service who has the long
est held commission, yet is relegated to
tenth on the list of 101 and credited with
only twenty-five years of service.
Captain Keene enlisted in 1861 in Com
pany K ellsworth Rifles of the
First Infantry on October s, 1862,
and was commissioned Senior Second
Lieutenant of the Ellsworth Rifles, vice
Orion, resigned. This Orion and Adiutant-
which makes the error in the Adjutant-
Generals list somewhat difficult of eXplana-
ton. Talking about the Hussars, No. 66
on the list is put down as " Private " Max
Levy. yet Levy has been Sergeant for
some years. Then, continuing with the
queraded as "Jehn." Private Edgar J.
Shook as has been a Sergeant for years
and years. First Sergeant" Edward q.
Eisen go is a Second Lieutenant and the
Adjutant-Generalk knows, or should know
it, for he published the fact in General
put down as Sergeant NJ. J. Meyers,
whereas this medalist is Corporal. has
been such for years, and Is as proud of the
rank and content to remain such as Town
send is. Then the well-known Inspector
OF Rifle Practice is paraded as Kuhles,'
c. +. Waltham Of Company c Of the First
Infantry, who claims to have been in meri-
t0riouS service since 1873.
According to one luminous report the
First Infantry had its annual inspection
and drill " last Monday evening. Equally
correct vas the statement in the same re-
port that seven companies were repre-
sented in the drill at the regimental armory"
or that drill work. of a battalion is re-
quired on muster and inspection in a
small hall, or that any deep knowledge of
tactics" is requisite to go through such mus
lGL pcCJiOu. w idI uluSI lut COluHtl
have been doing then that night at muster
and inspection that sit was difficult to
judge which company was the most prof.
cient in knowledge Of tactics ?" The sum
ana substance Of the s0-called drill work
was probably in the formation of line and
q march in review, with the color company
and the seventh marching company mot
in it,"
The following from the Evening Tribune
of Oakland is the unkindeSt cut of all: The
Santa Cruz Sentinel comes out with an
argument column long to prove that
Santa Cruz was moral town. We did not
know that the town was On trial, or that
such laboriOus proof and protest was
needed, for indeed the only fact We know
which might cast a doubt on its moral
character is that the National Guard shows
so strong preference for it as place OF
eDcampment.
One of the evening oracles rehashng the
report of the above muster and inspection
says: "The Inspector, Major A. ID. Cutter,
proved himself equal TO his task, as the in
specti0n was begun on time, conducted in
conformity with the regulations and ended
in the shortest time on record That
send-off will tickle the Inspector and no
doubt win be hugely appreciated, particu-
larry as his name is not Gutter" But
that does not matter.
Captain p. j. Glas of Company mot
"Battery'9 C of the First Artillery was
presented on Monday evening with q sword
ana belt by the members.