The morning call., 1891-08-15
NATIONAL GUARD.
Muster Out of One of Colonel
Barry's Companies.

Everything is very quiet in the Second
Brigade. n. G. C. Regimental orders, where
issued, have had to deal only with a few
discharges; aud the routine of company
drills obtains again. In the First Infantry
and Second Artillery, to relieve the monot-
ony OF company movements. battalion drills
have been the welcome order. c, G and B
were so drilled in the First on Monday even
ing by Colonel Sullivan; D and Ii will have
their turn on Wednesday and A and L on
Friday evenings OF next week. Colonel Sui
livan has announced that the battalion drill
Will be monthly feature in the regiment
henceforth.
The following from a Pasadena paper
anent the Ninth Regiment will interest
National Guardsmen: A case of insubordi-
nation seems to have arisen in the ranks of
Company B and the terrOrS of the law are
to be invoked to secure fultillment of certain
duties prescribed by The usages of war and
the rules OF the company. A member re-
fused TO pay fine Of % cents for fahing to
ciean MS gun, and under the provisions OF a
statute in such case made and provided a
complaint has been flied against him in
Justice Roses court with the purpose of
compelling by due legal process the pay
ment of the small sum in question. The
State Of California.
A slight departure has been made from
the programme by which the Second Bri-
gade Will lose one of its companies for the
benefit OF the Fifth, to raise its Eighth In
fantry Battalion of five companies to a regi-
ment of six. AS it now stands compan
OF Colonel Barry's regiment will be mus
tered out and Colonel Fairbanks of the
Fifth Infantry will have nothing taken from
or added to his regiment. The Third will
still remain the sufferer.
Company A of the Naval Battalion OF the
National Guard will be called into existence
on next Saturday evening at the regimental
armory of the First Infantry. Those who
have signed the roll have been ordered to
assemble ON that evening for the election of
a Lieutenant AID two Ensigns. Major Du-
boce OF the brigade staff has been detailed
to preside.
1nasmuch as Major Hughes, @. NJ, de-
sired to so to Santa Cruz to take notes at
Camp Murray, Captain j. +. Smith of f
was detailed to preside in his stead at the
election this evening in Company Is of tie
Third Infantry. Sergeant Major Middle
ton, that very efficient chief of the non-com-
miSsi0ned staff, will be elected to the vacant
Second Lieutenantcy. He is an honorary
member Of b.
Adjutant-G General Allen went down to
Santa Cruz yesterday to visit the camp of
the First Artillery. General Dickinson
with his staff, accom- panied by several of
the battalion command ers of the brigade,
Will go this morning. Lieutenan olonel
Juillard of f of the Fifth will be in the
party.
PaymaSter Kehrlein of the Third suffered
the loss Of his sword lin the line of duty"
at Camp Markham, but Colonel Barry has
presented him with another suitably in
scrlbed. The Lieutenant used his sword
for horSewhip.
Company commanders will be rejoiced to
know that this year they will be able 10
draw the full annual company allowance of
$50. For many years this full allowance
has not been there to be drawn.
Company G of the Second had death
during the week, Corporal Eschenhorst hav-
ing succumbed to consumption. He was
buried on Wednesday with military honors
and the company turned out strong
Next month will take place the final COM
petition in the annual State shoot. The
First Infantry has chosen the second SUM-
day for its day.
Regimental headquarters of the First In
fantry have been temporarily established
at ''the old stand"-now brigade headouar-
tiers.