The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23
NO WORD FOR THE GUARD.
The Board of Location Has
Not Yet Made Its
Report.
Company c to Be Mustered Out
Tomorrow Evening--NaVal
Battalion Orders.

The official lightning has not yet struck
the National Guard, and the various COM
panies are still on the ragged edge. The
property of the troop has been turned over
to brigade headquarters and the Light Bat
terry is preparing to forsake it's cannons
and caissons and to doff the red for the
yellow as successors to the old troop. To-
morrow evening will see the last of Com
pany of the Third Infantry, for under
orders from General Warfield Major Hal
stead, brigade recruiting officer, will be pres
ent at the last meeting OF company, which
will be held at that time, and Will receive
and take charge of all State property be-
longing to the company. Captain OFT, the
newly elected captain of the company,
will be retired with his full rank, as he has
held commission long enough to merit
that privilege. AS for the officers who
have not held commissions for the pre-
scribed four years, they may enlist in other
companies within thirty days, or they will
be allowed to resign.
The ultimatum of the board of location
was expected long ago, and yet now there
is no more sign OF it coming than there
was week ago. A report of some kind
was expected last Saturday evening, but
Saturday, Sunday and Monday have
passed, and still no decision has been
limited at. 1t is generally conceded that
the Third Regiment will be deprived of
another company, and that it will then be
made battalion. In that case there will
be no successor to Colonel Barry.
The Second Artillery is also expected to
lose at least one battery, and that is gen.
orally conceded 10 be Battery B of Napa.
There has been talk of two more of the
batteries as possible candidates for extinc-
ton, but it is all talk so far, and there is
no one of the officers and men of the local
regiments who can tell where he stands.
A new order has just been issued from
the headquarters of the Naval Battalion
regarding the lines of examination for can
didates for petty officerships. The exami-
nation for petty officer of lower grade
will include questions in seamanship upon
the rigs OF vessels, names of parts of
war-vessels, marlinspike work. in naviga-
ton upon the compass, logIine, leadline,
deep-sea line, buoys and rules of the road
and lights; in boat work upon orders used
in handling boats, boat salutes, equipment
at farm and away" and abandon Ship"
rigs of boats, boat halls and lifeboat crews;
in ordnance and gunnery upon stations at
main and secondary battery and the
school of the section; in infantry upon
the school of the squad and the company;
in ship routine upon colors, watchers,
mess gear collar and sleeve devices of
o1ncerS IN the navy, rating marks OF petty
officers and use of starboard gangway,
quarterback, etc.. on State regulations on
the duties of petty officers and naval regu-
lations.
Special examinations for higher grades
will be made to include the following: For
boatswains' mates-Questions upon ground
tackle, capstan, mooring ship, standing
and running rigging, watch bells, anchor
watch, lookouts, side buoys and hon.
ors paid at the gangway, the use
of the "pipe" and the military
code of the State. For gunners'
mates. questions on ballistic tables no.
menclature of modern guns and carriages,
magazines, torpedos. dismounting and
mounting the one pounder, rifles and re-
volvers. and station bells for general quar-
tiers and fire quarters. For quartermasters
questions on signaling. duties of the Office
and the flags of nations.
A list of books containing instruction in
all branches included in the examination
is made part of the order.
Commanding officers of the San Francisco
companies are directed to instruct their
men in wall-scallng drills, riot drills and
the use of the singlestick.