The record-union., 1896-12-23
Highest in Leavenng StrengthLaes U. Govt Report.
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

their appropriations for equipping and
maintaining the naval militia With
| firSt-class arms and equipments.
UNIFORMS
The National Guard of California has
not had an appropriation for the pur-
chase of uniforms since 1898. Many of
the uniforms are badly worn, and
should be replaced, and 1 urgently re-
quest that the next Legislature be asked
to make the necessary appropriation for
that purpose.
F,NCAMPMENTS.
In June, 1895, Captain f. de l.. Car
ringtOn of the First Infantry, United
States Army, was temporarily detailed
by the War Department to inspect the
encampments of the National Guard OF
California, but owing to there being no
appropriation, only limited number
Of encampments were held, viz, the
Fifth Infantry at Petaluma, Second In
fantry at Vallejo, Third Brigade Signal
Corps at Auburn, Second Artillery at
UAiah, and part of the Seventh In
fantry in Los Angeles County. These
cI.CdIIlpIIlclUS were lIlSpcClGu
ly by Captain Darlington.
In September, 1895, after personal ap-
plication Of myself to the Secretary OF
War, Captain F. de L. Darlington was
detailed permanently on the staff Of the
Commando er- Chief, N. G. c., and his
services have been of great assistance
to the National Guard of this State
as we'll as to my office. He is an Off
Ger whose interest is thoroughly in
touch with the National Guard, and
one who cheerfully gives his time and
attention strictly to it's interest and ad-
vancement, and the National Guard Of
California is to be congratulated upon
having secured from the War Depart
n'ent the services of so highly and an
efficient officer as Captain Darlington.
INSPECTIONS.
During the year 1896 there has been a
thorough general inspection of the
guard and it's equipments, by the Divi-
sion Inspector, Lieutenant-Colone J. G.
Currier, and Captain F. de l.. Caring
ton, First Infantry, Z. S. A, who in
spected the entire guard of the State,
and We're accompanied by the respective
inspecting officers of each brigade
Their reports are made part of this re-
port, and will certainly prove interest
ing reading matter to all officers and
men of the National Guard.
GENERAL DIMOND.
One of the sad bereavements which
has befallen the National Guard, as
we'll as the people of the State of Cali
fornia, was the loss of our Division
Commander, Major w. H. Di-
mond. In him we lost a true, brave,
and patriotic officer and a warm friend
cf the National Guard, and one to
whose service, both as a soldier and as
citizen. the people of California may
point with pride.
EXPENSES OF THE STRIKE.
The amount appropriated by the Leg
islature to pay for the expenses of
supplies furnished during the strike has
been paid out in accordance with the
bills presented, and the fund is now ex-
hausted. The amount to pay the troops
in service is not yet fully settled. There
are some checks outstanding which
have been issued and not presented to
the bank, and there are some in my
pc session which were returned to me
by Colonel F. S. Chadbourne, Paymas-
ter General, n. G. c., which have not
as yet been called for. owing to the fact
that the men are not known.
There is now about 81 ,416 remaining
unexpended and for which checks have
not been presented, and of this amount
there will probably remain in the neigh
borhood of 81 200 which will not be
called for
TARGET PRACTICE.
New rules and regulations govern
ing target practice are now being pre-
pared by the Inspector General of Rifle
Practice and other competent officers,
which will make very material changes
in our target practice. | think the re-
vised regulations will be much more
satisfactory to members of the guard,
and increase the interest of marksman-
ship very largely.
Each regiment has been supplied with
full set of silouhettes for field work,
ard there has also been furnished to
each regiment one set Of bench reload
ing tools whereby they can reload their
own ammunition at a cost of from S11
to SD per thousand, thereby saving
about 81 or IS per thousand on ammu-
milton, which will give the men that
much more to eXpend in target practice.
In the year 1895 1,S17 men qualified
for State decorations, and [ think that
liberal appropriations and hearty en-
couragement should always be given
this branch of the service.
RECORDS.
Owing to the reorganization of and
changes in the National Guard. it be-
came necessary to make a complete set
of new record books for this office, both
for the records of property and of Off
GERS and men of the guard This has
cntailed a very large amount of la bori-
Gus work, as the records were all found
in a very bad condition. and it has
been necessary to make inspections of
companies and other commands to find
out where the State property is located.
1t has also been necessary to send out
circulars to the officers of the guard in
order to get their corrected records,
but l am pleased to say that we now
have in this office a complete set Of rec
ords of the property of the State. and
also of the officers and men on the act
i've list, as we'll as those on the retired
list.
An index of all officers of the Ma
tional Guard has also been completed.
This index covers about twenty wears
of time. This was dead" work, but it
was found absolutely necessary in or
der to properly keep the record of
officers.
UNIVERSITY CADETS
From the last report of Lieutenant
Frank l.. Winn, Professor of Military
Science and Tactics, University of