The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-04
SECOND BRIGADE.
The Nationals Bring Down the
Lofty PersimmOu.
Standing Of the Companies as Shown by Tab
ulated Figures From the Annual
Muster-Rolls.

The annual muster and inspection Of the
Second Brigade, n. G. c., is over, and
THE CALL is enabled to-day to give COM
prehensiye and correct resume of the same
as CLEANED from the official returns, paying
particular attention to the matter of attend
Anee. The result of the muster was salts
factory on the whole. The tables herewith
will show at a glance the standing OF each
Of the thirty companies in the brigade.
Some interesting things may be picked
out from the data submitted. The two
o companies of the Nationals covered them
selves with glory. They had and have to-
day each the largest bona fide memberships
in the division. Company c, which III 1890
stood No. in its regiment as well as in
the brigade, took second place this year;
and q, which took second place in 1890,
has earned first place in 1891 "a case Of
turn about. q beat the record with So men
all present. c had present 94-of the three
Rbsentees on bona fde Burroughs one baing
at San Diego, another in the Arctic Ocean
and the third without the State, so that il
really had all its avajlables present
The G'S of the three regiments all earned
1O0 per cent-G of the First with 90, u OF
the Second with 81 and @ OF the Thru with
90 men. L of the Fifth Santa Rosa. which
was 80 and at the foot in the brigade in 1890,
Jumped up 10 is Tor 1891, and the tail-ender
(No. 30) for 1891 in the brigade is Z of the
Third-anOther coincidence-with L Of the
Second as Ne. %. Talking Of q of the First,
however, and the following piece OF inspired
idiOcy has been palmed of at Its expense !:
One of the smartest pieces of work was done in
connection with the inspection OF Company q,
Eifth Infantry Regiment. Like all others the
company was ambitious OF making 100 per cent
attendance, but on the evening OF Tie Inspection
only 80 men were present. -Four men were en-
fiar an ha ed Ifs an
stTength-96, or 100 per cent.
PROVOCATIVE OF SMILES.
Coming from the source it does the lines
only evoke q smile. One cannot conceive
We'll how more blunders could have been
cTammed into the few lines 1t would pass
by unnoticed but for the studied attempt to
question the Integrity Of the company COM
mander. The facts are that the member
ship of the company was % on the day of
the muster and 81 were present for muster
before the arrival of the inspecting officer,
so that the company would have earned 10O
percent as it was.
But one hour before the arrival of the
dignitary four men were regularly elected
and sworn IN and afterward mustered, rails
ing, OF course, the membership to 9o-only Z
lacking OF the legal maximum membership
OF 1O5. to attain which there are prop SitiOn5
on the blackboard In the armorY presented
on the evening OF the Inspection. The four
had been previously proposed and then were
elected and sworn in on e37th nit. in strict
accordance with the companies bylaws:
The name, age, height, occupation and resi-
dence OF every candidate for membership shall
be han ded TO The Secretary on blanks provided
for that purpose and shall be posted ia a con
EpicuOus place in the arm0ry for one week there
after. No person shall be elected a member
until one week after such application.
Tie companies in the following tables are
listed in the order of actual attendance at
the muster in 1899 and the totals for the
First Infantry and the brigade do not III
clude the membership Of the cadet company.
The first figure in the double set IN the
fourth column represents the particular
standing as regards actual attendance al
muster IN the regiment, and the sec0nt the
same for the brigade for the years 1890 and
1891: