The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-03
NATIONAL GUARD.
Matters of Interest to the Citi.
zen SOldiery.

ZeH bOluleTys
The following circular has been issued to
all officers OF the n. G. c.:
Gentlemen: By virtue OF your positions as
officers OF the National Guard of California you
are members OF the National Guard Officers
Association OF this Slate, Which association VIII
hold Its annual meeting IN san francisco on the
hfst Moncay In December next, aud it is hoped
and expected that there VIII be full attend
ance, and that every command. division, brigade,
regilnental and unattached Will. at least be
represented at that meeting, and all officers who
can attend are earnestly requested 10 be present.
The association has accomplished great deal
for the National Guard In the past. and even if it
had dene nothing but bring the officers together
for The interchange OF IDEAS and to become ac-
Quainted, It's success w0nid have been notice.
able. But The association has been ilisIrume ntal
In having laws framed for the proper govern
ment OF The National Guard aud ii must keep
on in its career. The officers in meeting annually
as an association Improve themselves, b.neht
the stale and are better citizens and soldiers.
Notice of meeting will again be sent You and
you are all urged To attend.
An association has been formed in this
city under the name of the Seventh Regis
ment Association of the Pacific" TO which
all members or houorably discharged ex-
members OF the New York Seventh are ell
glble. 1t Is proposed to obtain the names OF
as many as possible who ever served III the
regiment and who are living in the Pacific
States, for the purpose of meeting in So
cial way, and for caring for the sick and
burial of the dead 1t is also proposed to be
in correspondence with the parent organiza-
ton in New York City, to the end that the
Pacific Coast exiles may from time TO time
know of the doings of the regiment which
they all honor. The organization has been
perfected by the election OF the following
named officers: President, w. r. Smed-
berg. 3l4 California street; Vlce-President,
A. NJ. Clay, Bank of California; Secretary,
L. S. Taylor. 3l4 California street; Treas
urer, E. II. Marwedel, Is First street; Ex-
ecutiYe Committee-J. Il. Amerman, 329
Sansome street; w. II. l.. Barnes, Chronicle
Building; A. D. lockwood, Bank of Cali
fOrnia.
As prophesied. Captain Charles Jansen
has been unanimously reelected to the
command of Company ID Frankln Guard)
of the First Infantry. But exception must
again be taken to the report Of ''the oracle
that "Adjutant General X. w. 8urtis was
present, or that Captain Charles Jansen Is
one of the oldest members of the company"
Captain Il. w. Burti5, Adiutant of the reg-
ment, was present. Captain Jansen is IN
the first place young man in years, and i'll
the second place his connection with the
company dates as Captain from October,
1886. The statement that bis new term will
not expire until October, 1892, is true but
/. gratutuus for a line officer in the n. q. G.
only holds for two years.
The Oakland TTibune'S military reporter
has offered the hairpin, aud also a bit OF
some fair charm er's veil picked up near the
brigade guard tent at Camp Waterman on
Monday morning before reyeilc to the SOL
der who comes nearest to solving the CO.
nundrum: '.When will the report of the an
nual muster and inspection be published"
The ''oracle" chimes i'll now In its feeble
way, declaring: whether the reports have
been pigeon-holed, lost OF torn up To make
cigar lights remains mystery; and why no
alluSion to them has been made, as is usual
ly the case, in brigade orders, no one seems
to understand. If any one can give informa-
ton ON the point it will be gladly received"
The question of abolishlng the handicap
on the .50-caliber Remington rifle has not
yet been settled. AT the October meeting Of
the Directors of the National Rifle ASs0eia-
tion there was not quorum present, and
the matter could NOT be brought before the
board. 1t is understood, however. that
majority of the Directors favor its abolition,
and doubtless at the next meeting arrange
ments Will be made for placing the United
States Springfield, the Remington and other
national arms on an equal footing.
The Oakland Tribune's military reporter
is responsible for this: The only reason in
the world that the Second Brigade has 240l
men less than it should have is because quiet
young men with limited means think the
''tin soldiers are too high for them. They
gain the name of ''tin soldier" from their
appearance at camp, which. as general
thing, has more the appearance OF swell
club on pleasure bent than OF camp OF
military instru tion."
Another gratuitous assertion, and one that
is not founded on fact, is the one of 1.-THE
oracle" that "the rank and file taking citi-
zen's interest in the elections, now close at
hand, it is little wonder that drills and other
routine work should be neglected" Drills
and other routine work" have been going
ON as always, the oracle" and his inability
to gather military news notwithstanding.
Colonel j. w. Staples, A. A. g., states
that the omission to make mention of Com
pany Ii of the First Infantry in his report
OF Camp Waterman as Division Inspector,
was purely unintentional, having been LETT
out by the printer who set up the revised
copy. Captain Bush was satisfied when
this explanation and pictorial report, with
"all present or accounted for" were
offered.
There is a growl from the non-cOms of the
Fifth in Oakland, because of the establish
ment of an Examining Board in the regiment
for warrant officers. sit is noticeable" de-
clareS the well-informed Tribune, that tho
most vigorous grumbling comes from the
men who know the least of tactics"
So far all reports of target practice have
been received at headquarters from the First
aud save from one company from the Fifth
Infantry regiments.
1t is understood that Major William
Cuff. Commissary, will be appointed In
spector of the Second Brigade and George
Easton of Easton & Jacobs, CommiSsary.
The election ordered in Company of
the Third. to fill the vacant Second Lieuten-
antcy, was not held on the day set. on ac-
count of an irregularity.
The next rumored resignation is that of
Colonel Herman Bendel, l. X. P, and a
member of the Governors military staff.