The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

of these assignments, there being sixteen
men and two petty officers to each section.
| This unit will be retained complete for the
gun crews and boat crews. and Will De ol-
vided in two for the squad form atlon.
Each seaman will also be furnished with
.sstation billet" card, containing his num-
Der and station under all formations.
Ii is announced that the annual tour OF
duty will this year be performed In July,
when weeks cruise in the battalion
boats, assisted by the State tugs, Will Do
ordered. Members are directed 10 arrange
vacations accordingly, and in the mean
time permission is granted TO any SIX men
of the battalion, or more, one OF whom
shall be a petty officer, to take out the
boats at any time. The various division
commanders are directed 70 convene their
officers in meeting at frequent intervals,
and they are reminded to keep up the nu-
merical strength of their divisions.
The names of the boats OF the battalion
are announced as follows, and no other
names will be allowed in referring to
them. The designated names will be
carved upon the backboards OF the boats
and gilded. The four boats In the bat
talon boathouse shall be known as: No.
1, the May flower; No. 2, the Marion; No.
3, the Boston; No. 4, the Albatross. The
sailing launch of the Third Division shall
be No. 5, the Monadnoc, and the cutter OF
the same division shall be No. 6, the Hart
ford. The whaleboat of the Fourth Dlyl-
sion shall be No. z, the Bennington, and
the cutter of the same division shall be No.
8, the Philadelphia. These names are all
taken from the ships to which the boats
belonged.
Each division is allowed twelve petty
officers and two musicians, with ratings
and arm devices as follows:
One chief petty officer, rating. chief boat
swain's mate; arm device; a spread eagle, three
chevrons and crossed anchors.
Four petty officers OF the first class-One
rating master at arms; arm device, three chew
rons, star and spread eagle. One boatswain's
mate; arm device, three chevrons, cross anchors
and spread eagle. One gunner's mate; arm
device, three chevrons, cross cannons and
spread eagle. One quartermaster; arm device,
three chevrons, wheel and spread eagle.
Four petty officers sof the second class-Two
rating boatswains mates; arm device, two
cheyrons, cross anchors and spread eagle. One
gunner's mate; arm device, two chevrons, cross
cannons and spread eagle. One quartermaster;
arm device, two ehevrons, wheel and spread
eagle.
Three petty officers of the third class, all to
rate as coxswains; arm device, one chevron,
cross anchors and spread eagle.
Bugler's arm device shall be two chevrons,
bugle and spread eagle and they shall rate
petty officers of the second class.
Odd numbered divisions will assign eir
chief petty officer to the starboard watch, and
All quartermasters and coxswains shall make
themselves proficient in signaling, under the
instruction OF the chief signalmaR of the bat
talon.
This is the first organization of the bat
talon upon strictly nautical lines. When
the order is complied with the five COM
panies will then be organized just as
ships crew. The lieutenant-commande
is ship captain of years of experience,
and he intends to make the Naval Bat
talon more nearly approach a naval force
than it has ever before attempted.