The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-27
NATIONAL GUARD.
The A.-G.'s General Rules of Of
fetal Etiquette.

The Acknowledgement has distinguished
himself in General Order, No. 10, in pro-
mitigating for the information OF the n. G. C..
certain general rules of official etiquette
adding that the manner in which military
courtesy is observed by officers and enlisted
men decides at once whether they be dis
ciplined soldiers or simply uniformed and
uniformed amateurs hot bad jeu Dies
prit Some of the general rules are humor-
Gus in there way, and here are some sci ected
at random from the kindergarten lexicon
Ofhcers in full dress do not shake hands.
In salutlng with The hand The II Is used when
The officer passes by the tight Of the saluter; In
all other cases. or If mounted. the salute is given
with the right hand. Officers salute with the
lett hand only when the right hand is engaged.
Before sauting The coat should be butt Oned,
and II smoking the cigar pipe should be
moved from the mouth.
0ficers inside of house or tent, although WIS.,
ible from the outside, are not Salued.
Officers in fun dress at dances. receptions, din-
ners, etc. should wear their SWORD; while aclu-
ally dancing OF sitting at table the sword may be
Authorizations OF titles MS for instance cap"
Tor Ca plain, MAZE" for Major ETC, are highly
unmtary, aud an Indication OF the worst of bad
manners.
Let's see. the Adjutant- General, was not
long ago Colonel of the Seventh Infantry
Regiment, not unknown to fame for its
baud in dark blue pantaloons, black Hes
sian boots (up TO the knees and a bright
livid-hued coat OF orange with yellow and
gold or like trimmings. ApropoS, specific
rule might have been added:
Hessian boots and orange coats are not the
proper fad Tor The band OF an Infantry organlza-
lion, but are highly unmilitary aud an indication
OF the worst OF bad TASTE.
The Adjutant- General has also published
for the information Of all concerned the act
that no property belonging to this State
shall hereafter be insured against risk of
damage or destruction by fire, ana no policy
of fire insurance now existing upon any
property belonging to this State shall be re-
newed ut the expiration thereof, except the
State printing office and its contents. 1t is
difficult 10 understand what policy dictated
and by what process OF reasoning the sus-
pension of insurance property was de-
termined upoE. But, as has been very aptly
said, 'There are good Christian folk who
regard insurance of any kind as a direct fly
ing in the face of the Almighty, and So per-
haps, General Allen considers best TO econo-
mize with the money and take chances with
heaven"
The figures of merit published by the
Acknowledgement for the month of
February, 1891, are masqueraded by 'the
oracle" as 1.-THE figure of merit of each organi-
cation of the Second Regiment, N. G. c.,
for the month of March, 1884," and there
upon are given for February the figures for
the several organizations of the Second
Brigade, n. G. c. There are people who
cannot copy correctly, even from printed
order, and manifestly A'the oracle" is one of
these.
Speaking of the muster and inspection Of
the First Infantry this evening, and the
great and always unreliable, says that
Colonel Sullivan will wear the eagles for
the first time in public" Wrong again; tor
they were worn at the inspection of the
battalion at Petaluma on the 18th inst.
The Second Artillery and the Third In
fantry and the COMPANY at San Jose of the
Fifth Infantry were mustered and inspected
during the week. This week will end
muster, so far as the Second Brigade is con-
cerned.
The State Uniform Board will hereafter
consist Of Acknowledgement Allen, Briga-
dier-General Dickinson and Quartermaster
Hughes Of the First Infantry.
The enrolled membership of the n G. c.
for the month OF February was $500, and
that OF the Second Brigade 1876.
General Orders, No. 10, also give the
changes in the Political Code enacted by
the Legislature and affecting the n. G. G.