The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-23
HERE AND THERE.

Distribution of Decorations TO the Oak
land Companies.
The State decorations for craftsmanship
will be presented on Thursday evening to
Companies A and T and the band of the
Fifth, and to of the Third, at Cavalry
Hall, Oakland. The committee in charge
OF The arrangements announces also "a
dress parade, guard mount and collation."
which latter, it is said, viii be feast of
bacon and beans, bareback and coffee,
after which pipes ard tobacco and "some-
thing else d" will be ali inspiration to set the
tongues awaggiug. The Queens Hussar
published, however, tie following on Fri
day as having occurred on Thursday even
ing: The armory OF Companies A and F,
Fifth Infantry, in Oakland, was we'll filled
last night by large audience, the occasion
being the distribution of State decorations
TO Company c. Third Infantry. the band OF
the Fiji Infantry and Companies and a
of the Filth. There WAS guard mount. dress
parade and a collation.. and pleasant time
was enjGyed by all" HOW's that for a SAM
pie of = National Guard news?"
The latest recruit in the journalistic ranks
is the Western Soldier published In tins
city as q monthly, ana whose hrst number
appeared on Monday. geographically it
leaves nothing to be desired, and Is really
attractive. In its salutatory the Western
Soldier says that he comes not TO nil
long felt want, raw recruits and volun-
teers have taken the field before BIN, and
have fallen by the waySide, bat with a
more intimate knowledge of the country to
be travers-d, he enteTtaius high hopes of
more successful issue" All this is very
well, and it is hoped that the Western Sol
der may realize his fondest hopes, but
there viii be little left of that country to be
traveTSed monthly in the interest OF the
National Guard and the G. A. r.. as out
lined in the prospectus, after the daily
papers have been over the ground, gobbled
up the choicest bits and presented them as
daily, or az furtherest, weekly news.
a sensation is brewing in the Fifth, and
before q great while, If rumOr Is correct,
there will be number Of changes. The
matter is not yet ready for publication, but
when IL is it will create no little surprise IN
military circles. At tie present time 1t eau
only be stated that headquarters of the
from San Francisco to Oakland, have been
ordered transferred to Petaluma. where
Colonel Fairbanks resides, but that couu-
ter scheme is being agitated to withdraw
certain companies from their regiments and
bring them together as battalion in Oak
land-a scheme which. it may as we'll be
stated now as at any other time, does not
stand the ghost of a chance. Colonel Fair
banks will be in Oakland tonight to arrange
Tor the transfer of headquarters, which Is
said to have been necessary because Of too
many Colonies in Oakland.
BY the way, according 10 the Western
Soldier, Lieutenant Brown has laid out
series of stations by which the whole city
can be controlled III case OF troubles" and
after giving the chains it summarizes that
- thus it will be seen that all parts of the
city are covered and in easy eommunica-
ton" But the Lieutenant of the Signal
CORPS has not seen fit to include the Rrmory
al N "a
thing wrong with his connections some
where.
One of the advertising notices in the
Western Soldier Is that of certain medical
man. II is worthy of notice, principally be-
cause the man, who presumably paid
the words Colonel and Surgeon General,
\. q. c." This is in very questionable
taste, to say the least.
The Western Soldier contains sketch
and a good picture of General John II.
Dickinson, but presents the General in
not yet stopped calling him Colonel" but
the Colonel that was lost no time in buying
himself Brigadier'S uniform after receiV-
ing his commission.
Its Lieutenant-Coloue William Edwards,
&. A G., who will preside on the evening of
the Sth prox. at the election for Colonel of
the First Infantry. The aspect OF affairs
has not changed regarding the contest-if
anything Lieutenant-Colonel Sullivan has
q little more the inside track.
The commanding officer of the San Fran
cisco Hussars has asked for the detail of an
officer on the LIST proX.-Aprl FOOLS Day
at an election for First Lieutenant, vice
Kredewahn declined TO qualify. Major
Eaton, the COmmisSaTy, will preside.
Governor Markham reappointed on Tues
day William II. Dimond, NJ jor-Gen eral COM
manding the division. n. G. c. The re-
appointment gave general satisfaction.
Lieutenant-C Colonel Sullivan will preside
on Thursday evening at the election Of Sec
cond Lieutenant of Company +, First
Infantry, vice Barker failed to qualify.
An attempt WAS made on Friday in the
Senate to cut down and defeat the apprDpri-
alton for encsmpments for the next two
years. 1t failed signally.
Lieutenant Hughes, Q. NJ, has been d.
rected to preside on Monday evening next at
an election for Lieutenants of Company G,
First Infantry.