The morning call., 1893-03-16
SERVICE UNIFORM.
What the National Guard
Will Wear.
NO FULL DRESS PROVIDED.
The Guardsmen VIII Appear at the
Next Inspection and Muster
in Fatigue Dress.
NO FULL DRESS PROVIDED.

A law has just been passed by the Legis-
lature which is destined to make a great
change in the uniforms worn by the Ma
tional Guard of California.
1t has many Improvements over the old
law and it will make the Guard more SER
viceable organization, but with not quite so
much display as formerly.
The principal change is one that all the
members Will hail with delight. 1t is that
the old. illitting. unbecomng dress uni
forms have been abolished by law.
The new law provides for a service unl-
form for all the companies that have not al
ready got them.
The following is the exact language of the
new law:
fOfmS ana equipments now in use until supplied
by lie State with The ''Service" uniforms and
equipments; after which no uniforms ami equip
hlehts othef tban those so supplied shall be
worn, except that dress uniform may b. worn,
as uioyided in section 1928 OF this code. No
OF tbe Site must be used or applied to the rur.
chase Of the uniforms aud equipments othe, tnaa
those IN this section mentioned. All non-conI-
mlssoned oltcets. musicians and privates of
company, or OF general, brigade, regimen
ial or battalion staff, The members of
Ihe Slgnal CORPS and OF the hospital and
ambulance @ CORPS. and OF regularly orga-
nzed and enlisted bands (Which bands shall
not exceed in number twenty five elchl
snail be furnished with service" uniforms ana
equlpmenIS at the expense of the State Sucu
uniforms and equipments shall be issued to the
commanders OF the general STATS OF bripades
regiments, battaons and companies upon re-
qulSltOn IN such form as may be prescribed. The
service" uniform and equipments shall be is
sued % the several organiZa ions of the National
Guard upon requisltiOn of the proper officer
ibe commanding officer OF each organization
Shall BE- responsible for the keeping and return
or all uniforms and other military property COM
mitied 10 his charge. Each commanding officer
VINO Sndu reCpty6 uniforms eOutDmPuts % r
portions OF uniforms or equipments for the use
OF ms command shall distribute the same to his
command as lie shall deem proper.
A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and two commits
stoned officers are TO constitute a board,
which will have charge of the distribution
Of the clothing, purchase all cloth and
arrange for its cutting and making. This
bOard will alSe~haY the power TO paw cash
10 any regiment or unattached company
Instead of the clothing, should the company
desire it.
The infantry companies and heavy bate
ries nt artillery, which are the same MS the
infantry, are to be allowed 500 per month
Tor each company or battery. For each
light battery of artillery of four guns or
over and troop OF cavalry, OF which there is
one allowed to each brigade, 5000 will be
allowed for the payment of aTmOry rent,
care of arms, etc.
Section 1923, which Is mentioned in the
foregoing, Is a new section. and it will be
the fayorite OF tile guardsmen. 1t is as fol-
lows:
All money hereafter appropriated for the pur-
chase OF uniforms or equipments shall be de-
yOted entirely to The purchase OF service uni
forms aud necessary equipments which shall be
the same as worn by similar corps In the United
States army, and nothing further shall be ex-
pended upon dIess uniforms or equipments. ANY
regiment, unattached battalion or unattached
company. may, however, ado l., subject to the
approval OF tue cOmmauder-in-chief, a distinc-
tive dress uniform aud equipments which may
oe "ofu on All occasions, unless otherwise
ordered; bat the expense OF providing and main
tanning such uniforms and equipments shall be
DOfne entirely by the organization so adopting.
There shall be a boaId. which shall meet from
time 10 time, bur al least once in each year, for
tne purpose OF considering and recommending
10 the commander IN chief what in It's judgment
is most urgently required for Ihe unitOrming and
equiplng OF the guard from time to time.
William Edwards, Iieutenant-coIonel and
assistant adiutant-generaI Of the Second
Brigade, has issued a circular calling atten-
ton of the members of the brigade to the
existence of the new law and giving orders
for the approaching annual inspection and
muster. L which time all officers and men
Will be Inspected and mustered in service
uniform.