The record-union., 1895-07-01
FIVE COMPANIES 10 Be cur OFF.
Work of the National Guard Board
of Location.
San Francisco Loses Three, Humboldt
One and Vallejo One-State
Medal Scores.

The Board of Location Of the National
Guard of California, consisting of Gov
ernor Budd, Adjutant-General Barrett
and Major General Dimond, has com
meuced on the reorganization of the
National Guard. The board was in ses-
sion in the Adiutant- Generals Office on
Saturday from o'clock in the morning
until after 6 in the evening, and as re-
suit Of its deliberations five companies
will be mustered out of the service.
They are Company B, Tenth Battalion
OF Infantry, at Arcata, Humboldt County;
Company b, Second Infantry Regiment,
at Vallejo; and Company II, First In
fantry; Company c, Third Infantry, and
the First Troop Cavalry, located in San
Francisco.
Under the law enacted by the last Legis
lature, the organized uniformed militia of
the State shall not exceed sixty mine
companies, of which sixty shall be in
1antry or artillery, as the Board Of Loca-
LlOn may direct, and five companies Of
the Naval Battalion, and the other four
companies shall be distributed to such
arms Of the service as the board may
direct.
In order to come within this provision
and the appropriation of 500, 900 TOR the
support OF The National Guard, it was
found necessary to lop of some of the
companies. 10 arrive at the conclusion
as to which companies should go, the
Board of Location closely examined the
reports of the Inspector on the military
standing of the companies, and also took
into consideration the military wants of
the section OF the State where the various
companies are located. The board was
also influenced in q degree by the morale
OF some Of the companies which are 20 be
mustered out.
1t is probable that ten more companies
will De cut out by the board at its next
meeting for the same reasons which
brought about the preteratiOu OF the
order IN which Will be announced the
mastering out OF the companies named.
The taking away OF a company from
the Third Infantry reduces that regiment
to battalion of five companies, which
Will necessitate the retirement OF Colonel
Thomas +. Barry, whose resignation is
already in the hands OF Governor Budd.
Ihe Signal Corps III this city, OF which
Lieutenant Fred Martin is the command
ing officer, will remain here and will be
increased TO forty men.
Light Battery b, OF this city, Captain
John Cooke commanding, will be trans
formed into a troop of cavalry.
1he mastering out OF Company Of
Vallejo reduces the Second infantry to a
siX-cOmpany regiment.
Governor Budd states that as soon as
the National Guard is thoroughly reor-
ganized he will appoint the Brigadier-
General OF the First and Third Brigades
THE STATE SHOOT.
Some of the members Of Companies +
and q of the Second Infantry in this CITY
shot their State medal scores on Satur-
day. the result OF which will be an
nounced as soon as the scores are figured
up and formally declared. Those who
have not completed their scores will be
allowed until the 10Th Of July to do so.
Private John l.. Hughes of Company
L, son Of the ex-local champion, .. +.
Hughes, made the splendid score of So
ten bulls'-eyes straight. His former rec
ord was 49,