The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-07
NATIONAL GUARD.
Every Hussar Must Hereafter Be
sable to Ride a Horse"
Consolidation of and H of the Third-Final
Target Practice-Worthless State Prop
erty-Cadet Officers

sent on to general headquarters for approval
by the Commander-in-Ch Chief. The Hussars
have been strangers TO bylaws, and that
may account in the proposed set for some
remarkable provisions which escaped the
attention of the General. But when those
bylaws come to be executed, the liberal
Interpretation OF them Will have to be as
broad as they are long.
A change of name is the first thing con-
templated, and hencefOrth the HussarS would
like to be known as First Troop Cavalry,
Second Brigade. n. G. ca very nice and
quadruple- jointed designation. but also very
clumsy one. Heneefortb, also, every men,
Der must be liable TO ride 4 horse" but the
fair-minded will admit that this is not an
unreasonable demand for q cavalryman.
Every horseman on the line from Siskiyou
to San Diego County is eligible to member
ship, because no other territorial restriction
is demanded, save residence in the State
Of California"
Every successful applicant will continue
"a probationary member for four weeks
a wise and go1d rule. So is the one that all
members will maintain perfect order and
decorum at all business meetings Of the
troop" because some enterpTiSing though
irEeverent trooper might take it into his
head to have a circus performance at the
business meeting with the horses lying
around loose at times 1t is rather hard,
though, TO abTidge the inherent right of the
enlisted citizen to speechify and note by the
rule denying him such voice and vote at the
meetings of the troop simply because lie has
not drilled and only special duty excuses
him from drill
Troopers win also need to be millionaires
on easy iustallments, for the bylaws de-
mand that every member must supply
himself with a proper mount at own eX-
pense on all occasions for parade or drilP';
also with Suitable riding boots and spurs
and white cotton gloves at regular weekly
drills"
CONSOLIDATION, NOT TRANSFER.
Company c. Third Regiment, will be
transferred to the Fifth Infantry in month
or so despite Captain Levy'S protest" This
long-distance piece of news was published
few days ago as gossip" and there was
Just so much foundation for it that when
the matter was settled on Thursday nothing
Of the kind was done. Company c Oak
land) and Company H. both of the Third,
will be consolidated, but the letter ''C' will
be perpetuated in the regim ent by the con-
solidated organization. Company II went
by the board because it was last organized
In the Second Brigade, Its existence dating
from January L 1890
The order Tor the consolidation may now
be received any day. Of course the COM
missions of the officers of the two companies
will be vacated and the reorganiZed company
will elect officers anew. Captain Henry
Levy will likely be reelected Captain and
Captain S. u. Ruddell of II, which was
practically formed of the sO-caled cadet
company once attached to the regiment, Will
60 out Of the service.
1t seems to be the opinion that, while the
company letter is retained, the regiment
will lose no small portion OF the memb er-
ship Of c, which will not cafe to come
across the bay for the weekly drill and
therefore may transfer to the TWO Oakland
companies of the Fifth Infantry. With the
loss of c to Oakland quietus is also put to
the somewhat ambitious scheme of erecting
q $4,000 armory for the three acrGss-the-
bay companies. The last will also have
been heard of the talk. every now and then
revived, to raise havoc with the regimen tai
organization of the Fifth by organizing a
battalion in oakland under a Major. The
vacancy created by the consolidation will
go, as is well known. to the Fifth Brigade,
raising Lieute nant- Colonel Park Henshaw's
Eighth Infantry Battalion of five companies
TO the Eighth Infantry Regiment Of six COM
panies and giving him the eagles.
LIEUTENANT OR CAPTAIN ?
In the n. G. Z. the Adjutant of a regi-
ment OF battalion Is an officer of the regi-
mental staff and holds the rank Of Captain.
tailed from the line of his regiment. Cap
tain J. J. O'Connel, U. S. A, has evidently
pro6ted by his visits to the summer encamp-
ments Of the Guard, and on the subject of
Adjutants admits 1t In Military Circles"
in the following confession:
captain and Ajuiant" sounds better and Is
better than First Lieutenant and Adjutant,"
and there Is reason why IL should not be so in
our service. A. II Is tile Adiulant5 are selected
from the LieuIenants; why should the Captains
be excluded? l would prefer 10 receive the mes
sage, 81 want To you in my Office" from a
Cap ain than from suballern OF few years
service. The thing Is quite feasible now that
Captains are commissioned without regard TO
regiment. II a Captain is selected for Adjutant
the senior First Lieutenant is commissioned
Captain and taxes the place OF the Captain Sc
lected, who, when his detail expires, takes COM
mand of the company vacated by the next Sc
lected Captain for Ad1utant. Regulations con-
traTy 10 this system ought to be reSclnded.
The field music of the Third Infantry
has elected the following list of civil
officers: J. II. Reilly, President IRE
elected; ]. L. Glennon, Vice-Presdent; c.
ODonnell, Recording Secretary; o. r.
Smylh, Financial Secretary; l.. r. Larsen,
Treasurer; L. Paul, Sergeant-at-Arms.
Regimental orders of the Fifth dis
charged l Sergeant and II privates-7 from
F, from A and from D-6for removal"
for expiration Of service and l on two
thirds vote of his company.
FINAL STATE SHOOT.
For the final State shoot the dates fixed
hIb as lOllONSs 1iBuL DdLLtl5 II Ou Inc
9Th, First Infantry and the Signal Corps on
the 18th, Third on the 20th, Second Artil-
cry on the 9th. Fifth Infantry (B at San
Jose and c at Petaluma) on the 18th, a and
+ and band at Oakland and L at Santa
Rosa on the Goth. and d at San Rafael on
the 9Th. Lieutenant E. j. Stewart Will be
the inspector at the practice Of Companies
a, F and b, and Lieutenant c. E. Singley
on the other occasions in the Fifth. The
San Francisco Hussars were TO have gone
to the range yesterday. but will now not
have their practice before the Goth.
brigade order was issued on Tuesday
for the parade during the current month for
target practice. The following paragraph
is to tie point Commanding officers will
see that the officers and men of their COM
mand are thoroughly informed OF the fact,
that in the awarding of medals the scores
made at both regular practices for the year
will be considered.
Details as score-keepers at the final shoot
Of the First Infantry have been made as
follows: Lieutenants O'Brien and Sullivan
for Company b; Messon and Baldwin, c:
Gelow, +; Egaert and Williams, g:
Thompson and Sutcllffe, H; Essen and
Evans, A.
REORGANIZATION OF THE CADETS.
With every new term Of the High School
there is also reorganization Of tie cadet
company attached to the First Infantry. AS
Teorganized the officers are; Private George
z. Dyer to be Captain and CorpOrals c. NJ.
Whitney and J. P. Craig, First and Second
Lieutenants; Corporal A. l.. Muller to be
First Sergeant COrporals S. d. Davies, A.
w. Gray and j. ErlaDgcr and Private G. B.
Litteield 10 be Sergeants; Privates o.
Tobeiner, F. II. Wieland, X. w. Biiven, s.
Prescott C. 7. Hutchinson and II. Ii. Scott
10 be Corporals.
Regimenta orders of the First Infantry
discharged during the month Of August 3
COrporals and 20 privates, 10 for removal"
for expiration of term, on exemption
certificate and l each for disability and on
tWo-thirds vote. They are from the follow
ing organizations: Eight from Company A;
5, F; 4, ID; 8, Z, and 2 each from q and ii.
Battalion drills in the First have been or
dered as follows for the month: On the 21st
at 8 80 P. NJ, b, G and G, on Van Ness ave-
nue. and Market street; at regimental
armory on the 22d, d and IL on the oath, A
and f.
Acknowledgement C. C. Allen was in the
i'll. during the ..aak attaaai.,. To 80 ~ q ira