The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-24
STATE GUARDS.
Things Shown by the Muster and
Inspection.
Comparison of Figures-The Officers conven-
ton - Bronze Service Medals = An Un-
lucky Number of Light Batteries.

!. While the Second Brigade, N. G. c., is
patiently waiting for the publication OF that
report Of the annual muster and Inspection
:: held in AID. 1890 Gin the month of July, TO
lie more definite), general orders from sac
Talnento, dated the Goth ult. but only re-
.ceiyed on the nth inst, announce the result
for the division. Brigade headquarters have
been 'unfortunate' in reports OF muster
:and inspection, and Drohting by the lesson
of. list year no rash bid for criticism was
.Inade by a publication this year.
Tie result of the annual muster and in
spection of 1890 is on the whole, not over
fiatter.ng to the N. G. c., though the per-
..eentage of attendance was SO Al. gain OF
:2,o1 over that Of 1882 The figures given are,
however, well worth an analysis. Accord
ing TO the mustsr-rolls there were no less
than 40 general aud staff officers, including
in this number some 1f2 Colonels. Lieu
: lenant- Colonies and Majors, making very
top-heavy sort of ornamental and unneces-
sary mansard-roof front for the 1921 officers
and men in sixty companies; regimental
field, staff and non-eommissioned stall
officers aud bands numbered 35S; signal
corps, IT: officers on the retired list and
military instructors, 50; a total strength OF
1853.
,. . Regiinental field and staff and non-com.
missioned staff officers and bands make Of
themselves quite a respectable battalion
numbering 35S: in fl ct. the First Regiment
OF Artillery, with its six companies. is be-
how that number by five, the Seventh In.
fantry falls under by twenty three and the
Ninlh the other boom regiment of the
Seuth) has only six more. The Fifth In
tantry, which, like the:others above named,
is composed of six companies, has only
eight more, and the Sixth eighteen more
The First Infantry, with seven companies
and a cadet corps, was numerically the
strongest. with q membership of SAB; the
Third, with eight companies, AS, differ
enGe OF seventy, and the Second Artillery
with seven companies, 40S.
Perhaps the poorest showing was made
by the First Brigade. comprising the south
ern Counties and the new boom regiments
The brigade mustered Gle present, 213 alb.
sent total $40. per cent present 1870. The
Seventh Infantry mustered as follows, and
1t viii be noted that its six companies art
not much above the minimum Field. staff
etc. present 10, absent 80, per cent %; Com
paDy A, 50. 2, 96.15; B. Al, IA, 7704; C, 81
. TO- 69.SI; ID, 80, a, 6l.96; f, ii, 10, S0.39; G
43, u, 70.S1; total for regment-267 present
les absent. total $40, per cent 71.06.
:. 49, THE OTHER BOOM REGIMENT.
1.-The Ninth made little better showing
as follows: Field. staff, etc. So present /!
absent per cent 64s1; Company A, 81, 6
.s047; b, Is. I, 1923; c. Il, II. 73.43; D, 43
:, SO; L, 81, II, 6S.52; T, SO. %, 1894; tuta
Tor Iegimeut-S2S present, 80 absent, tota
41S, per cent 1927. Two of the companies
it will be noticed, are dangerously close Il
af,a iS of hn
Corps Of this brigade numbers p, 10 mem
bersfor each regiment, and were absen
from muster.
The Third Brigade, comprising the Sixth
Infantry, made up of the six companies of
the San Joaquin Valley, mustered 1914 pres.
ent, 43 absent, total 4S7, per cent 9016. a.
follows General and staff, 8, 3, 81. So
Signal Corps, 9, l, 80; field and staff, etc.
IS, 100; Company a, 49, g. IS, 10; i, 90, 100
c. 90, TO- 81, "a; d, so, 10, IS, s.; E, 81, 8, So
II; f, IS. ., 92.U6. Total regiment-37i
present, 81 absent. 414 total, 9106 per cent
The Fourth Brigade, comprising six COM
paules IN and about Sacramento, did not
dis inguish itself greatly. Here is its show
Brigaue, 314 present. 81 absent, 406 total,
.77-33 per cent; General and staff, 4, 10, IS
81; Signal Corps, 6, 2. 70; field, staff, etc,
e36, s. SO, 81; a, 81, 7, IS, 81; Light Battery
90; +. 40,17, 81, 70.17; G, AS 6, IS, IS. Total
jt4 present, so absent, 3S4 total, 1919 pei
cent These companies also border closely
on the minimum.
= In the Fifth Brigade 292 were present, so
absent, total $50; percentage s.. 95. as fol.
. lows: General and staff, 10. d, 1.42: field
staff, etc, of the Eighth Battalion Infantry
y, 2, %, 10; Company A tChico) II, Is, 70
Is tCOlusa), So, 49, 1861; c (MarySville), 63
1t0s ID (Red Bluff, AZ, 10, so, 76; (Red
-dIne}, 80, T. 500; total, 2S2 present, Sc alb
sent, 33S total; percentage SO. 49,
he Sixth Brigade, in the northernmosl
counties, was represented as follows: Gen
eral and staff, Is. l, SO rs; field and staff o.
Bluif). 45, Is, 1898; B (Arca5a). 81. %, 69.51
total battalion, lis, 43, 158, 1923; tota
brigade, $50, A. ia, 74.7l.
he showing in the Second Brigade b,
organizations was as follows: