The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-20
NATIONAL GUARD.
A Field Day for the Cavalry
and Naval Battalion.
INSPECTIONS ON WEDNESDAY.
The Tobin Trophy Matcl1-A Corner
Stone Laying-Changes Announced
i'm Latest General Orders.

The First Troop Cavalry and the Naval
Battalion will take advantage of the gen.
eral holiday on Wednesday next, in honor
Of the anniversary of Washington's BIRTH
day, to hold an outdoor drill. The troopers
will go to the Preside mounted and Com
panies B, G and d Of the Naval Battalion
will proceed in the morning to the field
opposite the Ingleside, Ocean House road,
where the battalion will be formed and
drilled.
On the same day Companies G and G-the
Nationalist the First Infantry. accom-
panied by all the Surviving ex-members Of
the organization in the city, will proceed to
the site of their new armory, on Ellis street,
near Van Ness avenue, where, with appro-
pirate ceremonies, they Will lay the corner
stone Of their new arm0ry building.
In the evening, In compliance with orders
from brigade headquarters. all the COM
panIes will parade for inspection by the
ranking officer present
Major John L. Miller. quartermasser OF
Second Brigade, has been detailed to inspect
and investigate fully the affairs and report
upon the condition OF the First Troop Cav
airy.
An election for second lieutenant of Bat
terry 4, Second Artillery, vice Malone. re-
signed, will be held at the armory On We'd
neSday evening, the 22d inst Major James
A. White, engineer officer, will preside.
The annual rlte-shootng match for the
Tobin trophy will be held al Shell Mound
Park at 10 a. II. March under the super
vision of Lieutenant Barrere, inspector OF
rifle practice.
The followlng-named enlisted men OF the
First Infantry have been honorably dis
charged from the service: PrIvates j.
George Crowley and A. ID. Mclean of COM
pany Is. Sergeant William II. Mcneil OF
Company q and Privates +. o. Young. g.
s. Bachman and L. L. Currie OF COM
pany q.
The resignation of Lieutenant Franklin
?. Bull, paymaster First Infantry. has been
accepted TO take effect January II, 1898
Leave of absence for forty-ive days. with
permission 10 leave the State, has been
granted Lieutenant Frank W. Warren,
lege for thirty days mas been granted
Major d. 0. Miles. signal officer. Second
Brigade.
The following is a copy of No. of gen.
eral orders frUm general headquarters. State
of California. Adjutant-GeneraPs office,
dated Sacramento, February 10. 1888:
]. The following-named members OF the Ma
toDal Guard OF California having made score
oil ninety or more at target practice III 1892 Will
be permitted 10 compete for first and second
prizes for champion shot for said year:
5. i. Kellogg, colonel, retired. j. q. Hut. ser.
geant Company u; .. +. Peterson. sergeant
Company Z; Z. +. altman, private Company Z,
and A. job nson. private Company &. First In
fanIry: II. R. Brown. private Company b. and
A. E. Ehtenpiort, private Company b, Ihitd Ia
faptry. q. n. Smith, private Comp ny G, Fifth
Infantry. j. u. Lee, private Battery l., First
Artillery. q. II. Voss. lieuIenanti +. G. Miller,
corporal; Charles MeAfee aud q. V. SheIford.
prlvaIrs Company {. Eighth Infantry.
Colonel 5. ]. Kellogg and the above-named
members OF the First, Third and Filth Regi-
ments OF Infantry VIII make competitive shots
at She'll Mound Park during the month of March,
at Il time 10 be designated by Lieutenant Colonel
X. ID. Ladaw, acting lnspeetoi-general OF rifle
practice. Private j. O.. Lee, Battery +, First
Artillery. and The members OF Company &,
Elgntr Infantry, viii shoot at the range of SAID
Company c. at MaTysvtle, under the SUPERVISION
OF Major Frederick Ii. Greeley. In eases OF ties
between those shooting at Oakland aud Marys-
vile orders VIII issue for fual shoot as soon as
returns are received at these headquarters. The
scores Will be recorded and the details Will be III
all respects as provided III & neral orders No.
Z. a0jutant- generals Office 1892. Competitors
must fIe in The open. TTansI oIIatton and actual
expenses VIII be allowed plivates Smith, FitIh
lnIantiY, and Lee, First Artillery, TO and from
ranges. LieuteDaut-C olone Laidiaw ana Major
Or eey Will notify the several parties men,
toned in this order of the time the shoot Will
lake place. Competitors VIII fire the same atm,
rife o. pistol, as used in former practice
III. The record OF score OF Sergeant o. T.
Peterson, Company e, First Infantry pub
lIshed In General Orders No 1, Adlutanr- Gen.
erals office. c. s. Is Hereby corrected follows:
tf-i-So-SOs btiltihS hth ~ bai va tHO Hlot
Ill Major W. D. Waters. Second Artillery,
not heretofore reported, made the following
scores at The June aud SeUlember target prac-
lice: 29--42=70; emitting him To- bar Of Tie
thisd class.
" Sergeant A. NJ Heanan, Battery F, Sec
Ond ArtlileIy, whose name was omit ed IN Cen
eIai Orders No. l, Adjutan Generals Office. C.
s., is declared TO have made scores follows:
June, SO; Sepiembef. AZ total, 10; en.iiliDg
him to medal OF third class.
v i lie annual Inspection and muster Of ali
organizations comprising The National Guard OF
California Will be held during the month OF
March, 1898, and will be conducted as pre-
serIbed IN General Orders No 2, Adjutani- Cen
erals of1iee. 1892. The Major General conf
mabdiBg The division. the commanding officers of
brieades and The Observation-Disclosures COM
mandng the Naval Battalion. are charged with
The PRONUNCIATION OF this order and its stfct exc
cutlon through their respective inspectors.
VI. Tie following changes OF the National
Gnard OF California are announced:
Colonel James b. Brown. assistant
adiuIant- general, sixth brigade. 10 be brigadler-
general, SIKH brigade, to rank from February 8,
1898. vice Ffeese, deceased.
Samuel L. Blumenberg 10 be captain first
troop cavalry, vice self, term expired.
Edward d. Blossom, 10 be first lieutenant
Company d. Eighth Infantry, to rank from De-
cember II, 1892, vice self, Term expired.
Thomas j. Dunn To be first lieutenant and pay
20. 1898.
William w Douglass 10 be major and inspector
OF rife practice. fourth brigade 10 rank from
May u, 1892. vic Gnehrist. deceased.
Adolph Schcld, 10 be major aud c0mmfssary
fourth brigade, 10 rank from January 81, 1898
vice Douglass, transferred.
VII. The announcement OF johnson G.. Hardy
as second lieuteniant Company f. Third Infan-
Try. paragraph III. general orders No. /. ad-
jutant-geaeraPs tfhce, C. s., is hereby revoked,
he having failed TO qualify
BY order OF the Commander-n-Ch Chief
Z. C. ALLEN. Adjutanl.General.
AS further means of encouraging the CO.
operation of the militia with the regular
army Secretary Elkins has submitted the
following draft OF a bib to Congress:
That the Secretary OF War is hereby author
lied upon the application or the Governor of any
State 10 del all an officer OF the army for duty as
instructor and inspector Of The militia OF the
State for such period In the judgment OF he
Secretary OF War the services OF such officer can
be spared from his regiment not TO exceed in any
case The period of four years.
Sec. 2-Qflcers detailed In pursuance OF the
provisions OF this act authorized 10 accept
from the Governor OF State commissions In the
militia forces Of that State.
A Quaint Wedding Gift.