The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
sKIRMIsH DRILL HoNoRs.
They Fall to Major Waters of
Battery 3 Of the Napa
Company.
EsCoRTING OF THE CoLoRs.
1t Was a New Departure and One
Of the Interesting Features
Yesterday.

UKIAH, CAL, June 2o.-The soldiers in
Camp Foster are now beginning to feel at
home, and the duties attending camp life
comes as natural as though the encamp-
ment was year old.
The sllirmish shooting was continued to-
day under the supervision of the inspector
of rifle practice, Lieutenant Kuh1. The
day was ushered in by indications OF cool
ness compared with yesterday, a cool coast
cloud moderated the temperature materi-
ally and did not disappear until late in the
afternoon.
The skirnish drill to-day was by the
First Battalion Major Waters, Battery
r, OF Napa, carried off the honors. This is
Captain Easterby's company. Twenty
men participated and scored 1917 points
Seven hits at kneeling targets, thirteen at
standing and twenty at recumbent. This
is n very good score considering the num-
Der of men. This system of target shoot
ing has awakened quite an interest among
the men, who must do their shooting in
slirmish drill at unknown distances and at
targets that appear as an enemy in differ.
ent and natural positions.
Battery G, Captain jerks, twenty-one
men, hit the standing target eleven times,
kneeling nine times and recumbent eight
times. scoring 100 points.
Battery q, Captain Cunningham, TWEEN
tv-four men, scored 172, making fourteen
hits at kneeling target, twelve at stand
ing and sixteen at recumbent.
Battery H, Captain Brewer, twenty-five
men, scored eighty-four, hitting the stand
Ing target twelve times, kneeling twice and
recumbent eight times.
Lieutenant-Colonel D. J. Geary arrived
to-day and viii remain with the regiment
until the tents are struck.
Colonel Sumner returned to camp yes
terday and will remain also.
Lieutenants Weiland and Mangels of the
commissary department are winning
golden opinions from both rank and file on
account of the good management of this
important department. Both these gen.
tlemen belong to the colonel's staff. The
commissary sergeant, George Schwartz, is
complimented also for his strict attention
10 duty.
Captain J. B. zimmerman, once of the
Seventh Regiment of New York and ex-
adjutant of the Second Regiment Artil-
lery, y. G. c., has been detailed from the
retired list as acting battalion adjutant.
He came up with the advance guard and
assisted Lieutenant Mangels in laying out
the camp, which so far has been pro-
nounced faultless.
Colonel Macdonald and the officers OF the
regiment appreciate the services of Cap
tain zimmerman highly, as he contributed
in a marked degree TO the success of Camp
Foster.
Mr. Foster and family were again the
guests of the camp that bears his name.
One OF the features to-day was somewhat
of a new departure for the regiment. II
was the escorting. of the colors at dress pa
rade. Battery F, Captain Jenkins, was de
tailed at the escort, and the maneuver;
were interesting. The escort, headed by
the band, marched down in front OF the
regiment, aligned and halted on reaching
the colonel and his staff. The colors were
then taken to their proper position in linz
by the color guard, the band the while
playing the "Red, White and Blue"
The ambulance corps to-day had practi
cal field work in the skirmish drill while
the silhouette target shooting was being
done.
Considerable merriment was evoked to
day by some of the country youngsters in
curing for the key of the cannon. Th
messenger is generally sent to the colonel
tent by some of the wags of the camp. A
sack of post holes is sometimes sent for
the innocent messenger learning too lat
OF the futility of his errand.
Tonight the camp entertained visit
ors with a musical programme, vocal anC
instrumental, and the different batterie
had their tents brilliantly illuminated
and the streets were decorated with Chimes
lanterns. The entertainment was rendered
10 the citizens of Ukiah by the officers o
the regiment.