The herald., 1893-10-25
THE NAVAL RESERVE.
THE MOVEMENT TO ORGANIZE A
COMPANY HERE.
Tho Committee Hold Meeting Last
Night and thr ncports show That
Satisfnrsnry Progress IL
IS. Ing Made.

Another meeting OF the committee in
charge OF the aalifs relative TO company
E, Unitet S,at-s naval reserves, was
held in this c'iy laat night. The COM
mittee iepor very favorable progress
in the organization Of the company. and
confidently expect TO be in proper shape
TO give their oJsu:ng naval ball not later
than Deceinber let. The uniforms for
the officers and men will consume tho
greater portion OF this interval of time
in their completion, and when donned
by their wearers will lend most pic
turefque effect to the organization.
The following points OF information
concerning the enterprise in question
may be of value to those interested in
it's success
At the suggestion of the national gov
eminent companies OF naval reserve
corps have been established in various
states. The organization OF these corps
partake OF all the essentials of the usual
state militia companies, but in all
matters OF tactics, rating OF officers and
uniforms, the customs are those current
in the naval service of the United States.
The government has further agreed not
only to appropriate certain sums for this
purpose, but has promised to provide
training on board man-of-war in COM
mission, whenever such may be con-
venient. II has furthermore ARRANGED
to place at the disposal of such corps Of
naval reserves, at convenient maritime
centers. vessels or frigates out OF COM
mission, such vessels to serve as the
local armory or practice ship for the
company assigned to it. The object OF
the naval reserve may in general be in
dioated as follows, viz
To serve as sailors in case OF riot,
mutiny or other instruction by sea,
subject to the call of the governor or
secretary OF the navy; to serve as re-
serve from which the national govern
ment can enlist men in case OF war for
service in the United States navy; to
take part in naval maneuvers, whether
OF ceremony or necessity, as occasion
may demand; to assist in the mainten-
ance of o etate quarantine by sea, as
may be called by those in authority;
to be drilled in tactics not only in the
school OF the soldier and company, but
in the nautical duties of the seaman,
the gunner, the swordsman and the
navigator; TO at all times be ready, II
called upon, to assume the duties as
signed TO officers and seamen in the
United States navy.
The advantages of the naval reserve
over other organizations OF a military
character will be seen at glance, the
various drills affording an agreeable re-
lief and diversion from the usual monot-
ony characteristic in military maneu-
vers.
Annual encampments, as practiccd by
the National Guard, will in the organi-
cation give place to cruise on board
a United States cruiser whenever prac-
ticable.
The promoters OF the naval reserve in
this city are greatly encouraged by the
favorable attitude of the leading off,
GERS OF the California naval battalion
toward their company, and will un-
doubtedly be supported by the appro-
baton OF the entire local community.
A prospectus OF the reserve may be
seen upon application to J. Scott Oliver.
room 27, Wilson block.