The morning call., 1891-03-26
SECOND BRIGADE.
General Dickinson VIII Person.
ally Attend Inspections.

An order viii I've issued to-day by General
Dick iuSOn regarding the annual muster and
inspection Of the brigade next month by
Major William Cluff, inspector, No specific
dates for the inspections of the several or
CARNATIONS have been decided upon, but
that the muster will not be a perfunctory
one as heretofore may be gathered from one
OF the paragraphs of the order, which will
read as follows: The time of the annual
muster having been changed by law to a
month when all can be present. it is be-
lleved that The present muster Will exceed
all others IN the percentage Of attendance {;
and II IS hoped that as the Inspection will be
thorough all property and records will be in
proper form and order. The brigade COM
mander intends personally to attend all in
spectiOns.
Anent this coming inspection the en-
listed men of the bIigaie are laughing in
their sleeves over drill, which General
Dickinson ordered for one day last week
and at " hich lie had the members of the
brigade staff fall in and boSsed them around
IN the manual OF arms, each with a rifle IN
hand. The General told them that he
wanted to send to the inspections officers
who themselves knew little something
about a piece, could take one from and
properly return it to a man in the ranks and
be able to tell how !. should be handled by
the prIvates, Corparals and Sergeants. Re
port IS that the drill was not bowling
success. the greatest efficiency being shown
by certain officer who not long ago COM
manded an infantry company.
The Naval Battalion Bill has passed both
Houses Of the Legislature, and now only
awaits the Governors approval to make it a
law. This battalion will probably at some
tuture date form portion OF the Second
! Brigade, and General Dickinson may yet be
an Admiral, as he facetiOusly remarked
when he was being measured for his Brig
adier's uniform. The General is no land
lubber, for only the other day some one
brought suit against the Pacific Yacht Club
to recover S5Ij2 GO on promiss0ry note
bearing the signatures, in conjunction with
the name of the club, of John II. Dickinson.
President, and of the Secretary. But the
bill made no provision and the Legislature
no appropriation for the organization or
maintenance of the battalion, SO that the
General may not be an admiral for some
time yet.
Recent enlIslments as honorary members
have been John Rnsenfeld, A. Ii. Vail,
Harvey c. Somers, j. X. Firth and Charles
L. Field in Company of the First; WILL
lam H.. c. +. A. and Frederick c. Talbot
and Wales l.. Palmer in the cadet company :;
w. w. Montague, Franklin Dalton and |.
Steinhart in Company F OF the Second, ami
Arpad HaraSzthy in Company of the
First
Rev. o. c. Wheeler. who has been Chap
lain of the Fifth Regiment OF Infantry since
August, 1883, lies at his home in Oakland
seriously i'll. Captain Wheeler is beloved
by every man in the regiment, and his
boys" as he calls them, all wish for him a
speedy recovery to his usual good health.
The Signal Officer Of the brigade has, 1t is
understood. signed lease for the occupancy
by the corps of quarters in tile new armoT ~
Of the Second Artillery ON Page and Cough
streets.
Company of the Second Artillery made
march t. the top of Mount Tamalpais on
Sunday, "equipped with rifle, canteen and
haversack. Why rifles were carried does
not appear.
The Connecticut Guardsman, published at
Waterbury, Conn, presents a reduced copy
OF the cut and also description of the Sec
oBd's new armory, taken from local paper.
Commissions have been received at brigade
headquarters for Majors Victor ID. Duboee,
p, and G.. c. Keene, Q. NJ, and also for
Chaplain W 6. Dodd, A. d. c..
The election for LieutenaEts of Company
G, First Infantry. which was to have been
held on Monday evening, has been ordered
postponed for one week.