The morning call., 1890-04-15
CITIZEN SOLDIERY.
f" Battery Fs" Santa Rosa Trip.
Upton and Reed Improved On.

ST Company" or Battery F, OF the
Second Artillery, as per orders, made very
soldlerly appearance on Saturday afternoon
when it went off on trip to Santa Rosa.
The company wore its cross-belts, with
knapsacks, and shakos, with red ponpons
There were in line, by actual count forty
eight in uniform, as follows: Drum Major,
eight drummers Qrom the various compa-
MES of the regim emit, eight buglers (of the
National Bugle Corps, an infantry organi-
tom, color-bearer and two privates as guard,
three officers and twenty-nine privates mot
Including all members of the company, be-
sides ArmOrer Brown and ex-Captain Lor-
ing, who was in civilian dress and filled up
the last set of tours. The company was
treated most royalty by E Of Santa Rosa of
the Fifth. An exhibition drill was also
given, and though some of the fours went
column right" when the command was
column left" this was happily though un-
satisfactorily explained on the plea that
THE floor was so slippery" However, the
trip was most enjoyable one.
The Captain of the company on the right
of the battalion of Oakland companies of
the Fifth is the originator of new COM
mand for bringing rear fours into line after
clearing an obstruction. The command,
although not given by Upton or Reed, is
| almost as good as the celebrated Company
shplit in the middle and let the car 60 by"
and at the battalion drill on last Thursday
! evening was given in this fashion: Rear
| fours into line; get into your places
march," There is no doubt that it helps the
| men.
Another irreverent scoffer has started the
report that when the Brigade Inspector s
report of the special inspection of Company
{ comes outfit it ever does-Captain Klein
| VIII nave the same engraven on silver plates
and the latter made part of the brigade
| trophy in the hands of the regiment.
The Signal Corps will have drill on Sun
| day next, and stations will be establiG ed
| on the hills back of the city and those Dor
dering on the Marin County shore. When
| the corps will have received its helOgraph
| Mount Hamilton will be signaed to, with
a midway station at Redwood City.
Leutenant-Colonel O'Connor of the
Third has succeeded Colonel Barry on the
Examining Board Of the Second Brigade,
| n. g. c. The other members of the board
are still Colonel David Wilder (retred) and
Captain ii. p. Bush, First Infantry.
The Light Battery will not take possess
| sion OF its new armory on Pacific avenue
! for several months. 1t was thought that
the work would have been completed next
month, but the heavy rains delayed every
! thing. The frame work Is all up.
Lieutenant Frederick a. Kuhls. Inspector
! of Rifle Practice of the Second Artillery,
| has gone TO Germany on a sixty days leave
! of absence to visit his aged father. The
ScheutZen Verein gave him send-off.
Lieutenant Joseph Berry of the Light
Battery has resigned. Sickness in the
| family and residence in Oakland, prevent
ing HIM from attending the drills, induced
him to throw up his commission.
The I'd of May, instead of the Both inst,
| will be the date on which the final drill of
the series of battalion drills in the Third
will take place, with all the companies
| participating
The retirement on account of disability
of Captain j. b. Amerman, late Adjutant
of the Second Artillery, has been announced
| i'll orders.
On Thursday, the 18th prOx., the enlisted
men of the Second Artillery will give their
reception and ball at the Pavilion.
Captain Keene's cavalry troop was eXer-
| cised in the saber drill on Friday evening
in the park. The troop was dismounted.