The morning call., 1891-04-20
NATIONAL GUARD.
Hustler and Inspections Progress
ing Satisfactorily.
Queer Doings Of the Adjutant-Generai- "A
Band in Tetters- Dickinson's Ae-
tivity- Discharges in the Second.

General Dickinson's presence at the mus
ter and inspections of the companies of the
Second Brigade has had salutary effect
and if the thirg is kept up there is good
reason to believe that the result for the
brigade in high percentage and favorable
reports will be without precedent.
During tie week Companies A and F, also
the band and field music and the resident field
and staff officers of the Fifth and Company
C of the Third were mustered and inspected
at Oakland, and on Thursday at Petaluma
Com pany C of the Fifth of that town. and
Companies E of Santa Rosa and D of Santa
Rosa, the last two companies travelling to
and from by special train.
General Dickinson had with him the fol-
lowing named members of his staff on
Thursday: Lieutenant Colonel William Ed
j. f. Burgin, l. r. P, Victor Duboce, p.
J. N. E. Wilson, J. a; Charles T. Stanley,
o. o.; Captains George d. Boyd and Willis
G. Dodd, a. D. c.; accompanied by Colonel
Sullivan and Adjutant Burtis of the First,
and last but by no means least the Adju-
tant- General Of the State, who proceeded at
once to run things according to peculiar no
lions entertained by him, sanctioned per
elsewhere
OF course the Acknowledgement made him
self popular at once with the Fifth,
especially after he told its Colonel in burst
OF confidence that lie had come up to catch
him mapping and ready to muster out one OF
his companies. While none OF the companies
mustered during the week are remarkable
Tor large membership, still barring this they
made good and sOldierly appeara nee. The
strongest was A of the Fifth with men,
bership of 81, and the weakest the Petaluma
company, which had presented at muster 49,
one under the minimum.
The band of 20 of the Fifth mustered 10
per cent or II present. and the Inspector re-
ported that the men presented themselves m
dirty uniforms. The four bugiers we've
present. A of the Fifth mustered 100 per
cent; as stated 40 members, ID 81, L. 96.4
per cent OF 50 of its IS members, and 81. 80
per cent or % of its 80 members, and c of
the Third 100 per cent with membership
slightly over the minimum.
INSPECTIONS ALL RIGID.
The inspection has been most rigid and
painstaking, and Inspector Cuff and the
gentlemen of the brigade staff have been
Jealous to make it what their chief desires il
to be. Nor is the Generals appearance con-
fined simply to his attendance Without
hindering the Inspector and his assistants
he personally inspected the men in the
ranks and their pieces, and through the Off
Ger commanding satisfied himself of the
proficiency in the manual of arms and the
facings, which at the inspection of the bat
talon at Petal una was good, with the lac
ings very good.
The Adjutant- General, who was, to put it
mildly, Oticious, was moreover solely dis
appoin ted that an ovation was not rendered
him with brass band and casket con-
tanning an illuminated address with the
freedom of the burg of Petaluma. No Off
Ger. save the Brigadier himself, had his
aiguilettes hanging or medals pinned to suit
him. At the inspection in the details of
which lie had no business to NEEDLE, he in
sisted upon pulling down the waist belt
plate of men so as to cover the lower button
and pulled up their hands to examine the
cleanliness Of the gloves.
Then he Insisted upon pulling the cartridge
boxes from where they should be at the
small of the back so as to have them hang
over one of the buttockS, stuck his fingers
down the mems necks to examine their
collars and ascertain whether they had
white or black or any neckties. yanked off
drummers' caps and set them on again be-
cause originally canted little, and he did
many other and uncallpd for things, which
the men in the ranks ard in uniform could
not protest against or resist, While the fear
that some might keep the duly detailed in
spectors in constant trepidation.
Tie Adjutant-General actually boosted to
some LADIES, who being the wives Of mill
tary men, had their own thoughts on the
subject. that lie had the right to pull the
shoes of the men ana satisfy himself regard
Ing their socks. He did not 20 so far as to
give proofof his prerogative.
THANKS TO THEIR CoAT-TAILs.
The Daily RecoTd-Union of Sacramento,
which is considered good authority ON mat
tiers military, has this 10 say Of the Inspec-
ton Of the local companies Of the First Ar
tllleTy: In small matters there Is great
The men seem TO he poorly fitted to uni
forms, which is not their fault; but they
can tighten their belts, black their shoes,
polish up their buttons and belt plates,
leave their fatigue caps in the armorles, sa-
lutte officers more promptly than they do,
and do many other little things character
istic of the good soldier. The band is in
tatteTs, so 10 speak, and If their coattails
were not so long they would be the laugh of
the town. The skirts hide many patch on
their unmentionables."
First Lieutenant +. a Vail Of the Second
Artillery has been relieved rs Commissary
and appointed Quartermaster. Otto +.
Westphal has been appointed Commissary
with the rank OF First Lieutenant.
General Dickinson has issued q leaflet of in
S truct.ons Tor tie guidance Of officers pre-
siding at elections.
NEWS THAT is NOT NEWS.
A weekly paper is attempting Nation al
Guard column, made up, however, only of
stray orders which may fall in its way. One
of tue items Oh Saturday read: General
John Ii. Dickins on takes very active in-
terest in the Natl 0nal Guard, attending in
person all the inspections" 1t is true the
General is attending all inspections in his
brigade; but it is not news that he takes a
very active interest in the National Guard"
considering that he has been doing so for
fourteen years.
Old G of the Second continues in its
record as a steady and an all-time depend
on-me company. OF the members entitled
to regimental decorations for service, it fur
nishes eight of the ten in the first and
eleven in the second class.
The BOard Of Surgeons has reported ia
vorably upon the retirement Of Lieutenant
Phillips of the First for disability of phys
ical nature.
THE MORE THE BETTER.
Regimental orders from the Second Ar
tillery give further reminder that the mus
ter and inspection are almost upon its heels.
Thirty-fve men are discharged in A, s in
d. in Z, s in f, 5 in g and 3 in H-16 for
removal, 8 on a two-thirds vote. s for ex-
piraton Of term aud on exemption certifi-
Gates. The service would be greatly i'm
proved If muster and inspection with con-
sequent discharges would came oftener
during the year.
Company B, First Infantry, has elected
civil officers: Sergeant l. BluxOme Jr,
Secretary; Captain l. b. Cook. Treasurer !;
Investigating Committee-Sergeant Smell,
Corporal Wilson and Private Stanford, with
+. NJ. Wilson, the comic artist of the COM
pany, as Historian. How the Captain of
the company is a ''civil officer is not very
apparent, remembering also that the law
makes him ex-officio Treasurer.
Additional appointments in the Light
Battery are announced as follows: Privates
X. A. HOlcombe, George B. HUE. r. B.
Ellis and Marius Burnett to be corpOrals.