The morning call., 1892-03-14
CIVILIAN SOLDIERY.
Muster and Inspection Will Make
This a Busy Week.
Distribution Of Workmanship NJ edals- Colors
for the Seeond-Issuance of Ammu-
nition-staf Appointments.

Major Elliott Durand of the First Illinois
| Infantry has an article in the National
Guardsman on the benefits to be derived
from membership in the National Guard.
considering the subject from FIVE standpoints
| physical, mental, moral, commercial and
social. Under the head Of the third stand
! point he says: ut is a matter of record
and history that the military profession has
| developed less scapegoats than has any
other profession. not excepting the clerical
| To illustrate this, is not the case of every
military offender that has been published in
| history clear in the memory of every edu-
Gated male and female in the country, while
| the cases OF embeZzlers, clerical offenders
and public men guilty of malfeasance in
Office pass into oblivion in few days, weeks
! or years? The profession of arms has always
| been an implied guarantee of honor" Some
| how this recalls the reply made by bluff old
major Of Connecticut, who, when asked by
fond mother If it was safe or advisable for
her boy to enlist In the National Guard.
| said, Madam. if joining the National
Guard Is going to spoil your boy, salt wont
save him."
New Jersey had in 1891 guard Of $50 off,
GERS ana 1909 enlisted men, total 1884, an
increase of IA during the year, and organ
! lZed into 81 companies OF infantry and two
I
A colored company of Boston is Company
of the Sixth Regiment OF the Massachu-
| sets Guard.
CRAFTSMANSHIP MEDALS.
The medals awarded for Workmanship
! for the year 1891 were received during the
week at brigade headquarters. and have
been distributed TO regimental headquarters.
A suggestion has been made In orders by
| General Dickinson. that they be distributed
upon the nights of the inspection of the re-
spectiye commands. These medals. which
the official organ" said were being made
| IN the East, but which in fact were made in
the city, are great improvements upon the
original design, though that boar's head,
! which is passed of as that CT grizzly bear,
| Is still there. The boal's head medals are
of silver oXidized where before they were
of bronze. The bars, which as heretofore
| are Of bronze. silver snd gold for the marks
| man, ri1eman and shaTpShOOter respect
/ lively, are pendant from the medal and not
as before, the medal from the bars. The
old bars may De affixed in their proper Sc
! quence for years 10 the new medal.
Priyates Jacob Kallman and Frank Will
son have been appointed cOrpOrals OF Com
pany c of the Second Artillery. Sergeant
| Edwin ". Rivers has been appointed a
! sergeant of q.
Captain Marshall comedies the regimental
! Tobln uophy to the Nationals this year; but
| walt I'LL next year, he adds.
sAyoRs OF TRAINING DAY.
|
! make the appeal: Of all our esteemed con-
| temporarieS who persist in using the word
| militia" as applied to the State forces, We
ask, why not relegate the word to ancient
history and hereafter use the term National
| Guard ," The word militia" sayors of the
| old-tlme trainiDg-day, and, in our opinion.
! should give way 10 the more appropriate
name, National Guard" What say YOU?
Regimental orders discharged % enlisted
| men from the Second Artillery-l0 from II,
| from c, from q and from a; u f0I
removal" term expired, 1 exempt and 1
| on two-thifdS vote.
The first quarterly meeting of the Asso-
ciated Retired Officers, n c. c.. will be
held on the evening of the 28th at the res j.
denee OF Leutenant-ColOnel Denicke.
The Second Artillery, with exception Of
the light battery, will report to The adjutant
at 7:45 O'Clock on " Wednesday evening for
muster and inspection.
DIsGRACEFUL DISCHARGE THREATENED.
Here's the way Captain Tilden-major by
brevet-whips up his boys for the muster
and inspection: Failure to attend will be
considered as evidence of total lack Eof in
teTest 10 the welfare OF the Nationals, and
will subject you TO a disgTaceful discharge
by twO-thiTds vote, which | have no
doubt the company viii vote if you fail to
| attend.
Captain Dodd, 4. D. c.. has been ap-
pointed INSPECTOR Of rife practice of the
brigade with the rank Of major, and Lieu
tenant h. ;. Pott Jr., commlssary of the
Fifth Infantry, ad-de-eamp to General
Dickinson, with the rank of captain. The
brigade staif yet lacks 4 quaItermaster and
an inspector.
Apropos of the recent parade. where is
the authority in the new regulations for
lie0tenant-cOlonel in commend of a bat
talon? The Second Artillery so paraded.
Corporal Marvin Curtis OF the Signal
CORPS has been relieved as quartermaster,
| and Lance Sergeant Frederick McDevitt has
succeeded to the vacancy.
Major j. j. OBren and Captain i. NJ.
Deany of the Third have asked for service
medals. having been in the regiment since
July, 1888.
CHICO HAS CADETS NOW.
According 10 the Chico Chronicle, that
burg has cadet com pany. differed as fol-
lows: Charles Miller captain; George
Dougherty, first Lieutenant, and George
Young, second lieutenant. They were In
command for the first time on the afternoon
Of the 9Th. 1t would be of interest TO know
whether this company is organized and re-
cruited according to law and whether it is
attached TO the \. q. c.
Finding from past experience that their
little armoIy on Post street is too small TO
show off the strength of these two largest
| companies in the State the muster and in
spection of the Nationals will take place
this evening at Germania Hall on Bush
street.
Certificates have been received for First
Sergeant BOardman Of the Signal Corps as
an exempt, and for Arson p. HOtaling as an
honorary member Of Company Of the Sec
ond Artillery.
The non-coms Of the Signal Corps have
been ordered to report TO Lieutenant Hanks
! on the third Monday evening of each month
| for special instruction.
The Nationals have been in the throes of
the annual spring cleanup during the week.
GOING on THE RETIRED LIST
Major William Cuff. who was inspector
| OF the Second Brigade, has asked to be
| b laced on the list of The retired. 1t is a 90
incidence in his record that IL was on March
| Is. 1884. that Colonel Dickinson appointed
| him commissary Of the First Infantry. and
again that on March 13, 1881, General Dick
inson appointed him Inspector of the bril-
| gade. with the rank Of major, which he will
| carry with him on the retired list.
Brigade commanders have received orders
to issue to their commands all ammunition
| now on hand for practice shooting. New
ammunition will be issued upon reGuisitioD
for the practice in the month Of June, but
| 1000 rounds will be retained at headquarters
for each company In the brigade.
Captain Vail. A. ID. c., will preside on the
evening of the Goth at the election of officers
for Company b of the Fifth Infantry at San
JOSE The terms of the incumbents have
| expired
Jeremiah Shelby of E of the Third has
asked for his exemption papers. He was in
9 OF the old Third from 1877 to 1881, and in
August, 1885, regtmental hospital steward.
CAPTAIN Mango has asked for a certificate
for Harvey {. SOmers as an honorary MEN,
Der OF II the First
ONLY ONE CADET ABSENT.
The cadets were mustered and inspected
on Thursday afternoon, fifty-s present,
one absent. The absentee had broken
leg and carriage was sent for him, but
though he was about on the previous day
the effort was a little too much, and on the