The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
ONE ARMORY FOR ALL,
The First Infantry, N. G. c., to
Be Concentrated on Page
Street.
Armory Extension Proposed to Make
Room for the Ma.
tionals.

Captain Hanks. commanding the Second
Brigade Signal Corps, has received hint
from General Warfield that the quarters
occupied by the signal men in the Page
street armorv may be needed for infantry
companies of tue First Regiment.
Referring to this subject, General War
field last evening remarked: 1.-The Signal
Corps is attached to the Second Brigade
and reports to these headquarters. The
captain has been advised to look for quar-
tiers elsewhere. / have not ordered the
corps away from Page street, and no orders
viii be given until proper quarters are
found elsewhere. OF course, am not GO
ing to send the Signal Corps out on the
streets.
81 understand" continued General War
field, "that Colonel Macdonald can accom-
modate ten of the companies of his regi-
ment on Page street if the quarters now
used by the Signal Corps can be utilized"
General Warfeld, turning to Major
Dorm, Judge advocate, Second Brigade,
asked for the exact reading of the regula-
lions relating to reg1mental concentra-
ton. The ludge-advocate produced Sec
ton 267 of the regulations, which reads as
follows:
The companies OF. each regiment, when sta
toned IN the same city, must be concentrated
in one armory, whenever sufficient accommo-
dations can be provided.
The general invited particular atte ntion
to the mandatory provision of the military
law. In order to provide the necessary
quarters for twelve companies, Colonel
Macdonald is negotiating with Peter Dean,
the owner of the armory. He desired to
provided by an extension of the building.
When this extension is completed, the
two companies on Ellis street can be &C.
commodated in the regimental armory.
The hint to the Signal Corps puts an
end to the proposed four-company concern
on Ellis street. There is plenty of room
in the Page-street building for all the
companies but the Nationals, and it is
generally understood that there is no
course open to Colonel Macdonald but to
house the ten organizations in that
armory. This will be the beginning of
the plan to get all the companies in the
regiment together under one roof, but just
at present it will precipitate new embar-
rassment.
This is expected to show itself in Com
panies f and K. There will be wide dis
satisfaction in these organizations on gen.
eral principles, and it will require all of
the colonePs tact to preserve harmony.
Several weeks ago, when + and K received
permission to abide with the Nationals
took look at the rooms. Captain Cum
bingham of K selected the rooms on the
second floor which extend along the front
of the building.
He was to be allowed the use of the large
hall on the same floor once week and the
rent was placed at $55 month. Company
+ agreed to occupy the rooms on the next
floor, also facing Ellis street. Leases were
drawn up, arrangements of all kinds COM
pleted and the two companies were to
! move in on February /.
A regular meeting of General Warfield
| staff was held last evening. Colonel Giest-
ing was there and so was Major Victor D.
Duboce, lieutenant colonel elect of the
| First Infantry. Present also was Major
Dorm, judge-advocate, whose decision ex-
Guiding reporters of the press from the
election in the First Infantry last Friday
| has caused some comment. Major Dorm
| last night cited the sections of the regula-
tons which excludes from an election all
| persons not entitled to vote and all per-
sons not in uniform.
| Colonel Giesting and General Warfield
| fully sustain Judge-Advocate Dorm, but it
| is within the range of human aspiration
| for justice that the Press Club may inter-
vene and appeal to Lieutenant-CoIone
| George A. Knight, judge-advocate on Ma
| ior-General Dimond's staff for redress
! There is still a higher source to which ap-
| peal for justice may be made should Col
| onel knight sustain Major Dorm. In Co.
| lusa dwells Colonel John T. Harrington,
! judge-advocat general on the staff OF
Governor Budd, the commander-in-chief,
and to this officer. SO exalted in rank and
so learned in the law of military elections,
| the Press Club could submit the case. Ali
good citizens would surely deplore con-
troversy between the Press Club and the
Second Brigade staff, but it is held that
justice should prevail when the great prin-
cipIe of exclusion is involved.
The bonded indebtedness of Washington
City is $40, 13S, 238, and the assessed valua-