The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-16
NATIONAL GUARD.
Figures of Merit Based
Upon Drill Reports.
Returns for October and November.
Latest Changes Announced-Com
petitive Examination.

The following is announced in general
orders as the figures of merit Of each or
ganizaton of the National Guard of Cali
fornia, based upon the drill reports for the
months Of October and November. As drills
are not obligatory in December, that month
is omitted:
October-Eighth Infantry 78.06, Signal
Corps 1922, First Infantry 76.15 unattached
cavalry 1871, Fifth Infantry 1866. Ninth
Infantry 7469, Tenth Battalion infantry
1888. Third Infantry 6972 Naval Battalion
60 So. First Artillery 81 So Seventh Infantry
67.37. Second Artillery Go 60
November = Signal Corps S1.97. Eighth
InfaDtry 1859, unattached cavalry 1852,
Fifth Infantry 1878. First Infantry 1929.
Tenth Battalion Infantry 1880. Ninth In
fantry $780, First Artillery 1910 Third In
fantry 69.62. Second Artillery 67.55, Seventh
Infantry 65.88.
In the reports for both months the Sixth
Infantry failed 10 render returns for one or
It's companies. In the report for November
the Naval Batal is chargeable with a
like omission. For this reason they are not
given a rating.
Colonel Sullivan OF the First Infantry
claims that in an article about the Nation
ais, published in THE CALL on the 18th
inst, an injustice WAS done to the other five
companies Of the regiment. In that article
it was asserted that the two companies of
the Nationals had 100 men each. or nearly
half the membership of the regiment. Col
onel Sullivan in disprOof of this quotes the
last report from Sacramento, which shows
Company to have So and Company g to
have Sc members, total of ia out of 525
for the regiment, or 33b per cent instead of
80 per cent. The strength of the several
companies in the First Infantry is as fol-
lows: Company a, II; Company b. So;
Company Z, So; Company ID, 50; Company
+, ~; Company q, Sc, and Company II, 70.
Captain l. B. Cook of Company B. First
Infantry, has requested that q certificate of
honorary membership be issued to W. Ii.
Dutard TO date from January 9Th. Cor
por2l c. Meyer OF Company c has applied
for an exempt certificate. Oscar Heinroth
has been elected Second Lieutenant Of
Com pany Fl. vice Evans, promoted.
Lieutenant L.. Barrere, inspector rifle
practice, First Infantry. and Lieutenant Z.
Z. FeGer, Company A, have been appointed
special board of survey to inspect a num-
Der Of alleged unserviceable uniforms in
possession Of Captain K. III. Kennedy, Com
pany B, Third Infantry.
Henry j. Meagher is announced In orders
from general headquarters 10 be captain of
Company e, to rank from December 2, 1892,
vice Sheehan, term expired.
Captain Charles F. Kinsman OF Battery
F, Second Artillery, has asked for the re-
bersblp held by b. A. Becker, to date
from January 10. 1898. Tie date of Mr..
Beeker's first enlistment was January 10.
1886.
A competitive examination for non-com-
missiOned officers warrants In Company c.
Third Infantry. Captain Sam Ruddell com.
maDdiDg, was held at the regimentalarmory
on Friday evening last, under the direction
of Captain j. W. Duffy of Company A, as
sisted by Lieutenant Edward Fitzpatrick
of Company d. The questions asked en-
braced the school OF the soldiers and In
cluded all matters relating to the duties of
c0rporals in leading the squad Competitors
were given to understand that the examina-
ton was simply intended as qualification
for appearance before the regimental ex-
aminiDIDg board. Six nOn- commissioned
officers presented themselves for examina-
ton and made most creditabla showing.
Thomas l. Dillon, first lieutenat and COM
missary, Third Infantry. has asked to be
placed on the retired list. He has served
as a commissioned officer since MAY %. 1885,
Sergeants Charles F. Hurley. John Conlon
and j. r. Smith. of Company d, and
Private j. Sheehy OF Company E, Third In
fantry. have applied for exempt certificates.
John Il. Driscol has been elected first leu
tenant of Company G, vice White. declined
TO qualify The resignation Of Lieutenant
j. j. Kerwin, Company c, has been ac-
cepted. to take effect December IA, 1892.
Captain William Elliott of Company d,
Fifth Infantry, has filed his bond of $1,000
for the care of the State property under his
control.
Musician R. J. Leavenworth of Company
ID. Fifth Infantry. has applied for an ex-
empt certificate.
The following changes in the Fifth In
fantry are announced in orders from gen.
eral headquarters: Charles L. Poulter to
be captain Company A, to rank from No.
vember 10. 1892, vice Smith, term expired :;
Isidore l.. Cavasso. to be first lieutenant
Company A, to rank from November 10.
1892, vice Poultpr, promoted; Benjamin F.
Phillips, to he first lieutenant Company G,
TO rank from October "a, 1892, vice Emm0ns
Morton w. Stockdaie, to be second lieuten-
ant Company G. to rank from October "a,
1892, vice Stone; William Elliott, to be cap
tain Company ID, vice self, term expired.
The weekly drills of the Second Brigade
Drill Corps were resumed on the 9th inst.
Second-elass Signalman C. w. Haseltine
has been promoted to the first class. Cor
pora Charles b. Porter Jr., enlisted Janu-
airy 2, 1890, has received his discharge on
account of expiration OF term of service
The members of the Signal Corps will en-
gage in target practice on Sunday. 22d inst,
at $50 A. n.