The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-10
NATIONAL GUARD.
4 Week Remarkable Only for
lis Mastery Inactivity.

Companies 4 and F Oakland of the Fifth
Infantry were drilled in movements of the
battalion on last Thursday evening unier
the command of Major O'BrIen. From the
reports from the same, which have been
waited across the bay, it would appear that
the drill was better eXemplifcation OF how
not to do it rather than how 10 do it. The
attendance was poor, only "a men being in
line from each company, furnishing snort
ing battalion of four companies, each Of
y files front. As usual, it is also said, it
was the occasion for much merrymaking.
1t is more than apparent that the Oakland
battalion wants "an awful shaking up"
What OF it, If it was two days after gen.
eral election? Have not those patriots ZIG
hours during the present month to cram
themselves full with politics; and if so can
they rot spare the four hours during that
month which the law modestly demands
shall be devoted to their military business?
II they have not those four hours in 40,
then it was a reprehensible act on the part
of regimPntal headquarters to order bat
TALON drill two days after the election.
On next Wednesday evening Lieutenant
Colonel William Edwards, Assistant Adju-
tant-General, will preside at an election for
Ifeuteuant-Colonel of the First Infantry
II.
columns when Lieutenant Colonel s. j.
TAYLOR retired, Major William z. Sui
Ivan Jr. Will succeed to the vacancy. The
choice OF him will be unanimous. 1t would
be that were every enlisted man also asked
his preference. As regards the position OF
MAJOR there may be a contest. Captain II.
r Bush, were he to become a candidate,
wou' d also be unanimously elected; but the
Captain does not seem u be able or WILING
to make up his mind to announce himself as
ha is hrE dpha Ipt in
his own mind what he shall do candidate
has come forward in the person of Captain
George r. Burdick of Company Il, and the
fourth ranking Captain. The indications
are now that lie is the coming man.
Brigade orders published what was an
nounced a week ago in The CALL, namely,
that Major William Cluff, Commissary, has
been appointed Brigade Inspector and
George Easton Major and COmmissary. The
second aragraph in orders reads: The
promotion Of Major a. d. Cutler 10 the d.
vision staff was a well-merited tribute to an
officer whose energy, industry and zeal IN
the performance of his arduOus duties as
Brigade Inspector have attracted the atten-
ton Of the whole brigade" They ''have
attracted the attention of the whole bri-
gade."
Captain John E. Klein, commanding the
only maximum recruited company in the
y. q. c., las given his ultimatum, and that
is, that owing to failing health and increas-
stand for reelection, but to apply for re-
tirement in January next
First Sergeant W. w. Symmes has been
appointed Second Lieutenant of the cadet
company Of the First and Corporal w. A.
Stewart to be Sergeant. The first named
was appointed First Sergeant after an eX-
animation in which he came out 100 per cent.
Battalion drills have been ordered in the
First as follows: B, c and G on the 18th
inst, d and II on the 18th, and a and on
tie 21st. 1t will be interesting to note what
effect upon these drills the election will
have.
Company A of the Fifth had an examina-
tion for cOrpofals on Friday night and the
successful will next ran the gauntlet before
tie reeimental Examining 30 ard.
The report Of the annual muster and in
spec;ion held in July, 1880, has not yet AT.
tracted the attention of the Whole brigade"
When II comes cut it will.
Assistant Surgeon William F. Arnold,
with the Finta at Sitka, is under orders TO
come home, having been granted twomonths'
leave OF absence. Assistant Surgeon Lewis
II. Stone VIII relieve him.
Surgeon A. NJ. Moore has been ordered to
the Naval Hospital at Mare Island from the
Portsmouth at Newport, r. l.
Ensigns G. K. Slocum and Joseph Strauss
of the Patterson have been detached on
leave of absence for one month.