The record-union., 1891-09-30
NATIONAL GUARD MATTERS.
Important Orders Issued by the Ad-
jutant-General.
Companies c and II of the Third In
fantry to be Consolidated-Clean-
ing the Old Armory.

Adjutant- General c. G. Allen has just
issued the following general order, which
which will interest particularly residents
OF San Francisco and the northern por
lion of the State:
Il. Whereas the Board of Location and
Organization of the Second Brigade, Ma
tional Guard of California, having de-
cided, as provided in Section 1913, Political
Code, TO equaliZe the regiments OF the
National Guard by increasing the Eighth
Battalion of Infantry to a regiment OF six
companies, and it appearing that OF the
eight companies composing the Ihlrd
regiment Infantry seven are located IN
San Francisco and occupy one armory,
which is of great advantage, and that one
company, G., is located in Oakland, and
occupies a separate armory, it has been
determined that it is advisable to consou-
date this company with one OF the COM
panies of the regiment in San Francisco,
rather than disband the same; 1t is there
tore ordered that Companies G and ii,
Third Infantry, be consolidated, and that
the new company so organized shall be
designated Company c, Third Regiment
Infantry, and be located in San Fran
cisco.
''2. Brigadier- General John H. Dickin-
son, commanding Second Brigade, will at
once call a meeting of the members Of
both companies, as provided for the
formation of new companies, at the
armory of the Third Infantry, San Fran
cisco, at which an election will be held
Tor the offices of Captain, First Lieuten-
ant and Second Lieutenant of the new
company, as provided in Section 324,
Rules and Regulations, n. @. c., and
following. The commissioned officers of
both companies, G and II, not elected to
positions in the new company, will be
honorably discharged the service Of the
State.
''3. Enlisted men of Companies and
II, in excess of ninety-eight in number,
may complete their terms Of service, if
they so desire, by transfer to other organ
lied companies of the National Guard of
California, or may be honorably dis
charged the service of the State.
~. The commanding officers Of Com
panies and II will make triplicate in
voices and receipts of all property and
moneys belonging to the State for which
They are responsible, forwarding a copy
of each to these headquarters, and furn-
ishing one each to Major L. c. Hughes,
Brigade Quartermaster, Second Brigade.
Major Hughes will receipt for and take
charge of said property, and hold the
same subject to further orders from these
headquarters.
"5. The Board of Location and Organ
ization of the Fifth Brigade, having di
Tected the organization of a new COM
a. t1duy dt OEONlIl6, 10 b6 dLldcl6U 10 lne
Eighth Battalion Infantry, it is hereby
ordered that Brigadier- General j. w. Is.
Montgomery, commanding Fifth Bri-
gade, proceed TO organize said company,
and order election of officers as provided
in Section 1852, Political Code. The said
company will be designated Company +,
Eight Infantry Regiment"
By the provisions Of the first article of
The order, the Third Regiment Of San
Francisco, which has always had one
more company than any of the other reg
lments, Will lose one, and thus be placed
on an even footing with the others.
Article 3 means that hereafter the Fifth
Brigade can claim to be composed of a
regiment of soldiers, instead of batta-
lion. One more company is added, and
the title of Lieutemant-Colonel HenShaw
of Chico viii be elevated to that Of Colonel,
OTHER ORDERS.
Adiutant- General Allen issued an order
yesterday in which, among other things,
ne approves Of.the change in name of the
san Francisco Hussars to First Troop of
Cavalry.
The companies composing the Naval
Battalion in San Francisco will report for
orders to Brigadier-General John II.
Dickinson, commanding the Second
Brigade. The company located at San
Diego will report to Brigadier-General +.
Z. Johnson.
TO BE RELIEVED OF TRASH.
The State Armory is at last to be cleared
of the old military traps which have been
stored there for years, and which have
marked the rise and fall of many COM
pany in the National Guard of the State.
The moths have held full sway in the
dark recesseS OF the vault in the Capitol
building, which serves as the armory, un-
I'll there is hardly a uniform that has not
been destroyed.
The vault is, in fact, curiosity-shop
but the following order from Adiutant-
General Allen indicates that it is to be
thoroughly renovated, and nothing will
be kept there except what is really lit for
use:
40. In pursuance of the recommends
tions of Major w. S. Leake, Captain ohm
Cook and Lieutenant Maurice II. Shee-
han, a Board of Survey ordered in Spe-
cial Orders No. IL, Adjutant-GeneraPs IS
office, dated June 8, 1891, the following
property in the State Armory is hereby
condemned, and will be sold to the high
est bidder: Thirty-two tents, l2S tent
poles. lS5 stakes, 40 muzzle-loading guns
and 95 bayonets. The following property
will be destroyed as worthless: Two
boxes helmets, 20 sabers, 800 white
leather scabbards, 2 saddle cloths, 33
sword belts, box old harness, a lot of
brides and collars, 5S pairs of pants, a lot
OF scabbards, = boxes uniform caps, box
brass scraps, $50 white belts, 475 cartridge
boxes, % cutlasses, 175 coats, AZ blouses
and lot of black BELTS"