The San Francisco call., 1896-10-26
First Brigade.

SAN BERNARDIN0, CAL, Oct. 21.-
National Guard matters have been rather
quiet in this city for the past month. The
attendance at company drill has been very
good despite the fact that some of the big
political blowouts have been held on drill
nights.
The political high iinks came off last
Saturday night to large and well-pleased
audience OF men only. Republicans, Popo-
Gratis, tramps, Prohibiuonists and the new
woman made up the political part of the
show, together with a few living pictures
taken from the photographs OF Max Bach
mans statuary now appearing in an East
ern publication. Sergeants Carter and
Bodkin and Private La Niece did some
very good work on the trapeze and hori-
zontaI bar, while Corporal Raft and Prl-
vate Keyland wound I'D the evening"
sport with three-round sparring mate h
that was ''hummer."
Company K. Seventh Infantry, viii not
give its annual New Years reception on
January i. For six years the company
has kept open house on that day and each
wear the crowd has been greater than the
year before, until it reached its climax
last New Years with crowd that was en-
tirely TOO large for comfort or pleasure.
This coming New Years eve the company
will present the play of "Rosedale; or, Tne
Rife Ball, p" at the opera-house. The plays
given by the company IN former years
have been very successful artlstlcally and
in a financial way. In fact the company
possesses among its members and their
lady friends some of the very best am
ateur talent in this part of the State. Miss
Lawson, Miss Sloat and Miss Merideth,
who appeared to such advantage In ''Ai-
latoona" aud Through the Lines" will
be in the cast of ''Roscdale' and will add
fresh laurels to those already won.
The regiment has new lieutenant
colonel, and the selection of Colonel
Schrieber for the position meets the
hearty approval of every mem ber of Com
pany L, as was evidenced by the round of
hearty applause that greeted the mention
OF his>n when the announcement was
made to the boys last Monday evening.
A rather mild sensation was created at
the election of the lieutenant colonel in
Los Angeles last Saturday night that
promises to develop into good-siZsd war.
When the presiding officer announced
that bv order OF the general commanding
no officer woulc be permitted to attend
and participate in another election in this
regiment unless he appeared in a full
dress uniform, q rather blank look settled
upon the face OF the officers present, and
more than one officer remarked that 1t was
about time for him TO get ont OF the guard
If fuss and feathers was to be again made
an important part of soldiers duties. 1t
certainly seems strange that such an order
should be issued at this time, when the
commanding officer must know that the
expenses of company officers are now far
greater than they should be Obliged to
bear. The undress uniform now worn by
officers certainly answers all the require
ment of the service, and TO force upon
them an extra expense OF $50 or $50 for a
uniform to be worn about once a year is a
hardship and expense that they should
not be asked to bear. and will only end in
forcing out of the service the most COM
petent and efficient officers now in the
guard.
An effort is now being made in Com
pany K 10 organize baseball team. All
the necessary timber has been found with
the exception of n pitcher. and no doubt
that place will be filed in q day or so.
Sergeant J. NJ. Carter is now in Los
Angeles where he will be joined by Private
La Niece in few days. 1t is rumored that
they have secured an engagement at a
leading vaudeville theater as an acrobatic
song and dance team, but at this date the
rumor cannot be verified.