The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-23
the militia in the Second Brigade to be a
follows:


There are at brigade headquarters COM
mission for Lieutenant c. j. Evans Of the
Signal Corps of date June 6, 1890; certii-
cate of the reelection of Captain Illden OF
G, and warrants for the officers OF the cadet
company of the First Infantry; an honorary
members certificate for w. r. S. FOye of Is
OF the First Infantry, and exemption GER
tificates for Second Lieutenant p. j. Hagan
and Private NJ. F. Sullivan of A Of the
Third Infantry. Private ?. n. Butt Jr of
the Light Battery, and First Sergeant
George F. Whitcomb, a .of the Fifth In
fantry.
Major Geary has been detailed to sit as q
regineutal cuurt-martial IN the Second In
fantry Artillery on mex Monday evening.
CREDIT WHERE 1T BELONGS.
The evening sheet, which never makes al
fusion TO military matter but TO do so lg-
norantly or sneeringiy. editoTially referred
to Adjutant-Gener Allen as suggesting
the assembling or mobilization of the Ma
tional Guard Of California" it is General
Miles who, apropos of the Worlds Fair,
suggests to take advantage of the occasion
TO mobilize or assemble what is known as
the National Guard or State militia"-not
of California, but of the United States.
Lieutenant Frank A. Vail. Quartermaster
OF the Second lnfantry-Artillerv, has been
appointed Aide-de- Camp to General Dick
inson, with the rank of Captain lie en-
tered the service as Commissary under
Colonel Macdonald in May, 1892 Lieuten-
ant Vail has reported to his regiment from
leave of absence.
First Sergeant F. B. Ladd of the Light
Battery has applied for an exception GER
titicate and the medal for ten years service,
having enlisted in January, 1881. An ap-
plicatOn for a certificate has also been
made by Sergeant j. J. OBrien of 4 of the
Third Infantry.
EXTRAORDINARY PRoMPTNEss.
A. A. g. de facto McShane turned flip
flap and remained out for lunch three hours
on Monday, so elated was he that all the
returns for the brigade for tho month of
| October. due at headquarters on the 10th,
were received by him, so that on the 10th
he forwarded them to division headquar-
tiers. where they were due on the 18th Sun
day). Such prOmptuess has not distin-
guished the brigade in long, long time
The last to come in were those of the Fifth
Infantry, and they arrived in bunch on
Monday.
The reelected and newly elected officers
of Z Santa Rosa Of the Fifth Infantry
passed the Examining Board on Monday
evening Lieutenant John Dunbar's COM
mission is ut headquarters.
First Lieutenant j. NJ. Brunson of the
cavalry and Second Lieutenant A. j. Bar
lowe of of the Third Infantry have passed
the Examining Board.
The battalion drills in the First Infantry
during the " eek were the last under UptOn's
tactics.
A VERY CLOSE CONTEST.
At the election on Thursday evening for
Ensign of B Of the Naval Battalion, Major
Boyd presiding, twenty-th three votes were
cast for Cecil Dennis and twenty-five for
George Wister. The company commander
declined TO vote for some reason; but it is
said that if he had the vote would have been
a tie. The vacancy WAS caused by the
election to a Junior Leutenautcy in an
other company of Frank A. Brooks, now
Adjutant of the battalion. AS it was only
about one-haf Of the company was present
to vote.
Major Boyd. l. R. P. and Captain Vail,
A. d. c., of the brigade staff, will hold rank
from the 10th inst. Their commissions are
at brigade headquarters; and by the way
| the Adjutant- Generals office has been Wis
! tied by a decided move on" How long
will it stay?
Captain Sine of the Light Battery has
applied for Board OF Survey to sit upon
| box full Of old harness, au old gun car
rage, forage and other articles, which have
! twice been reported on but the record lost.
Second Lieutenant II. c. Middleton OF Il,
| Third In fantry, has qualified; likewise Com
missary Gray of the First Infantry.