The morning call., 1892-10-10

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| no rusty. dirty and poorly cared Tor gun
| Arguing in the ranks upon points In tnt
| drill regulations is vile fault. Dese ar
| serious bemishes which Captain Barry mas
| unsparingly denounced.
| There is, however, every reason TO con
| graduate the National Guard upon the gen
eral tenor of the report. which Is blgh1
| favorable to them. That only one oincei
| was mentioned by name as willtully negii.
! gent or w0fuly Ignorant OF his duty mus
be accepted as significant compliment 10
| the whole force. One black sheep In the
| flock is easily detected.
There is touch of humor in Captain
| Barry's allusion TO The camp OF the Seventh
| Regiment, which he says was the Des,
from sanitary point Of view, an o
| strange TO say there was no surgeon preseh,
with this command" He pays high and
well merited compliment to Captain Charles
! j. Evans of the Second Brigade sigma,
| Corps, and also comments as worthy OF
| special mention for excellence nj drlli.
thoroughness Of instruction. general EN-,
! cheney in the performance OF dnty anu
ability for active command the following
| NAMED officers:
Colonies Barry. Fairbanks. Guthrie, Hensnaw
| Macdonald, Scbrieber ana sullivan.
Lieutenant Col0nels Geary, GRAY and Nunan'
Majors Baldwin, Burdick, +. Il. Obrleh dnu
! McKelvey.
| Captains Bangham, Blumenberg. Chappeiear,
| Chisholm, John Cooke Cunningham, D LOVE-
Evans. Hal, Hagan, Julllldfu. jansen hc't"I
Kennedy. Roster, Margo. Marshall, Matthew's
OMEN, sexton aud j. L. Smith. -,
Lientenants BfmsOn Dannals, Finley: RANKS
| Lausen, Middleton, Sriiz, Steere ana Wesi phdi
Aud for administrative WORK III thelI ie-
| spectve departments.
Lieutenant.C olOne! Fl. 7. Bush, First iniah'
try, acting division paymaSter.
AdiulanIs Berry, Delany, kelleher' ScflDhef
and d. a. Smith. -.
Quarlermasters Baker. Clun. Hendy, Hutchin'
son. kehrlen and Maydwell. nh.
Commisaries Gray. Hawley, Huber, farks'
Plant, Levy, Ogden aud Rice.
Surgeons Lame. Terrill, Magee. Gallwey' NC
Carthy. Hughes. SpOnOgle, Gardner. AluswOrlh'
Stone and Welch.
He likewise refers in the strongest terms
OF praise to General Dim0nd, whose Ia
bors, he says. "at all times were unremlt-
ting. Always soldierly. 9entlemanly and
dignifed, he tolerated no tritng from either
officers or men, and iDstiled III all. by ms
own example, spirit OF industry ana
zeal" Captain Barry compliment the
division staff as efficient, and has good
word for Colonel Albert +. Castle. the
Division Adjutant-General, Lieutenant
Colonels Z. G. Hughes and Z. j. DePue:
His conclusions IN regard 10 the require
ments of the National Guard Of California
in the order of their importance are sum-
married as follows:
Before bringing this report 10 a close IL may be
well to reierate the requirements of lie National
Guard OF California in the order OF their impor-
lance:
Reorganization.
SecOnd-A compete and proper equipment Tor
the eutire force.
ThiId-AsmUries.
Fourth Suitable grounds for encampment pur-
poses To be owned by the State aud 10 be fitted
up In a proper manner Owing to The vast area
Of the etate, and tie cost Of transporting the en-
tire force 10 any particular locality. two sites
should be procured, one for the use OF the tIoonS
In the northern aud middle sections, and one for
those in he southern ponioD The troops should
be assembled Yearly IN eamts or instruction. Gnd
In five years there should be three legmenIal
camps, one brig de camp. and one division
camp; and In he latter tie entIle force oil the
Slatr shOnid be present.
Ffh-Pay for men and officers when called
out Tor instruction or other duty.
SixIh-Some means Of compelling attendance
at camps.
So much space has been devoted to this
incomplete review Of Captain Barry's re-
port that we can give but little to other
National Guard topics Of fresh interest.
Lieutenaht-C Colonel II. Il. Bush of the
First Regiment took the cadet company Of
his regiment 10 the Shell Mound rifle range
on SATURDAY., where the BOYS with hOr-
rowed rifles and without any previous in
structi0ns in target shooting, made same
very creditable scores. Sixiy-three boys
paraded, of which all but four faced the
targets. Their average percentage OF
points was thirty About half the num- Der
scored over twenty points out Of possible
L
we're as follows: Rodgers 80. r. l.. Bush
80. +. Byington 80. Hali 81. E. Lynch 80. p.
We'll 80
First Sergeant Pauhl Va ndor Of Com
pany G, First Regiment, who for long time
edited The CALLS litary column, was
on Monday evening last called in front OF
his company and presented with diamo nd
jeweled loeket as token OF esteem by his
comrades. Mr.. }KandOr,u, who has COM
pleted ten years Of faithful service with his
company, lett last week for Fresno, his for
mer and future home.
We advise our CORES pendent Guards
man" to write 10 Acknowledgement Allen
for a copy of Captain Barry's report.
The biennial report OF the adjutant-gen-
eral Of California for 1912 is cut in
pamphlet form.
Colonel Macdonald of the Second ArtiI-
lery Regiment Is arranging for a course of
lectures on military topics In his armory
this winter.
staff, leaves for Chicago on Wednesday
next. The staff has chartered two Pullman
cars and engaged quarters on the pRrlor
floor at the Grand Pacific Hotel. California
will, therefore, be Tepresen ted In most in-
pressiYe manner at the opening exercises oil
the Worlds Fair.
At the meeting OF the officers Of the Fifth
Regiment at the Lick House on Saturday
evening. il Was resolved that for the present
there should be- no change of headquarters
from PetaIuma 10 TINS city.
The National Guard Officers Association
will meet at Second Brigade headquarters
at 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon, Octo-
Der %.
Company b. Third Infantry Regiment.
will give its fourth annual party in Bnai
Birth Hail on Thursday evening, the 9th
inst.
An election for first lieutenant, Company
B, Fifth Regiment, will be held at San Jose
next Thursday evening. Captain +. >.
Pott Jr.. aid-de-camp, presiding.
A memorial announcing the death OF
Briggdier- General j. W. Freese OF the Sixth
Brigade has been issued from general head
quarters.
The following order from general headduar-
tiers, AdjuIaut-GeneraPs Once, Sacramento, was
issu on oeItember 80. 1892:
General Orders No. 81.
l. The following changes IN the National Guard
OF California are announced:
Jefferson l.. DoOliItle. 10 be liputenant-coloDel
and aid -de-camp staff of communicative chief TO
rank from September %, 1892; vice McClos
key.
Ross McAmis. to be captain OF Company
Eighth lnfantry, 10 rank from July 2, 1892
Wesley X. de Jarnatt to be first lieutenant
Company b, Eighth Infantry. TO rank from July
2, 1892, vice McAmls promoted.
Howard Ford 10 be second lieutenant CON-
pany T. Eighth Infantry, to rank from July 2
1892, vice DE Jarna't promoted.
Thomas ii. Long 10 be second lieutenant, Com
pany ID, Eighth Infantry, To rank from August
/, 1892. vice Tilden resigned.
James Il. Smi h. 10 be C ntain Company +,
Third Infantry; vice sell, term expired.
Barney j. Judge, TO o. second lieutenant Com
pany +, Third Infantry, with rank from August
/, 1892; Vice Dunlevy resigned.
Samuel Crawford. 10 be second lieutenant
Company c. Seventh Infantry, 10 rank from Sep
TENDER 81, 1892; vice Reese, resigned.
Arthur +. Halpin. TO be first Lieutenant. Com.
pany o.. Seventh Infantry, to rank from August
II, 1892, vice Kroeger resigned.
Frederick ii. Stable. to be lieutenant. junior
grade. Company c. Naval Battalion, TO rank from
September 20, 1892, vice lockwood, resigned.
John L. Mcmillan, 10 be ensign Company c,
Naval Battalion, to rank from September 20,
1892, vice Stable. promoted.
III. Thr resignation Of Major Marion DeVries,
signal officer Third Brigade is hereby acc pied.
TO take effect September 10, 1892.
III. The resignation OF Lieutenant Thomas
A. Nerney, Company A. Naval Battalion, is
hereby accepted. 10 take effect at date OF this
order.