The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-31
First Brigade.

PASADENA, CAL, Aug. 28.-Company
I, Seventh Infantry, of Pasadena held its
regular monthly target shoot on Friday,
August 81.
Captain N. s. Bangham of Company !
has gone to Chilano for recreation in the
mountains, and will with his family be
absent two weeks.
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Aug. 25.-
Preliminary practice for the semi-annual
State shoot will commence in Company K,
Seventh Infantry, this week, and great
deal OF interest is being shown even at this
early date in the coming contest for State
decorations. 1t is to be regretted that the
ruling made last spring, compelling a man
to make score of 80 at the June practice
to be allowed to compete for a medal In
Septem Der, has not been revoked. 1t GER
tainly dues not encourage target practice
in the guard, and seems to have the effect
OF lessening the interest in this very i'm
portant part of soldiers education.
The officers and men are delighted with
the prospect OF better ammunition in the
future. The shells furnished for the last
State practice were of very inferior
quality and no doubt helped to lower the
scores of some OF the best shots in the COM
pany.
The new non-coms appeared in all the
glory of new chevrons and stripes on Mon
day evening, but it was pretty hard mat
ter for them to "look straight TO the
'front.'" the sight of their new sleeve deco
rations being q little too much for their
vanity. 1t is to be hoped that none of
them will become cross-eyed.
Sergeant Shoup is again on duty with
the company after very severe illness of
several months.
The literary society of the company
known as 1.-The Philopolemicae" will open
ire Col ~ q
TEN Der Z, with moot court. Ex-Priyale
Henry Ingram will be the presiding Judge.
The first case on the docket is the cele-
brated breach-of-promise suit of Angelina
Drusella Ferries vs.. Don Juan Carter.
Lieutenants Sloat and ccombe will APP
pear as counsel for the iair and thin plain
tilt, while Sergeants Rountree and Shoup
will do battle for the gay Don Juan.
Dr. j.. n. Bayless, very substantial
his course of lectures to Company K dur
ing the fall and winter. His practical
talks upon first aid TO the injured as given
to the soldiers last spring are of meal
culabie benefit to every guardsmen.
Sergeant Bodkin and Corporal Doyle
will return from their mountain trip
within few days.
SANTA ANA, CAL, Aug. 29.-Company
l., Seventh Regiment, of this city INDUCED
in its first court martial Thursday nisht.
when Private Myron Holderman was
called upon to defend himself against the
charges of habitually absenting himself
from drills, disobeying orders by refusing
to report at the armory and refusing to
furnish an excuse for non-attendance at
drills. The proceedings were conducted
by Major d. h. Weller of Los Angeles as
judge advocate.
In order to facilitate matters Holderman
pleaded not e uilty to the charges as a
CAPTAIN Finley swore the charges as pre-
sented were true. Sergeant Dean john
ston introduced the com panv's roll book to
prove that the defendant had been absent
from drills on the dates specified. The
defendant testified that be had presented
excuses for non attendance, and had been
under the impression that no fault could
be found with his punctuality as long as
he maintained an average of go per cent
on attendance, which theory was drastically
exploded.
The evidence in the case will be SUBJ
mitted to Colonel John R. Berry, and will
De accompanied by recommendation from
Major Weller as to the punishment he
deems just.
Company L recently added ten new
lockers to its wardrobe. The company
now has membership of nearly seventy
men, and is in the most Furnishing con-
dition in its history. 1t will not indulge
in camp" this year.
Captain Finley has prepared company
roster in tabulated form. which shows the