The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-11-30

Major-General James, Adiutant- G. neral
Barrett and Colonel Currier, division ad-
iutant, held a conference early last week
land talked about appropriations. The
G. legislature will be asked TO appropriate
.S78, 900 for encampment expenses for two
years 1t mey be deemed advisable to
consolidate the allowance for two years
and expend me entire sum in one division
.encampment. Since the early "slxties"
: there has not been an encampment en-
braeing all the troops of the State. During
Governor Markham's administration an
allowance of $4,000 was obtained for that
purpose, but the Acknowledgement per-
mitted the brigade in Southern California
: 10 draw its pro rata from the allowance
and hold a brigade encampment south of
the TehachipB. All the rest of the troops,
however, concentrated at Santa Cruz, and
a very successful encampment was the re-
suit.
:. The recent emergency call demonstrated
that the National Guard of this State is not
=. an inefficient organization. Inadequacy
OF eoui4 ment was observed, but many of
the commands turned. out promptly,
:: marched five OF: six miles, went into camp,
cooked their own raIions and demonstrated
Their ability to perform good service in the
field. -,
= The Legislature will be requested to ap-
:: propriate sufficient money. to supply the
troops with serviceable uniforms. over
:. coats and blankets Acknowledgement
he able to secure from the War Depart
b. ment as many good Springfield rifles as
+. the guard needs;
-; Second BRIGADE, -.
:. An UNPLEASANT incident occurred at the
: Page:street Armory of the First Regiment
: last Wednesdaveven ing. General orders
- No.. g, from ;Brigadier-GeneraI WarfieId,
s. ecopd Brigade, directed the troops Of
th e brigade 10 assemble at their respective
arm cries for inspection IN heavy marching
= order; ready for service: at P; M, Novem-
ber:25
=. One paragraph of the order was: as fol-
lows 1.-The :colones' commanding the
First and Fifth Regiments will detail
mem be rs:of their staff to each: OF their
COMPANIES, these officers to act as inspect
ors, and to make. immediate returns
= through coIonels:
~ In another paragraph of the order the
:: officers of the Second Brigade staff were
-.direc; ed to. assem- BILE at Brigade headquar-.
:, tiers '.'at 8 P. NJ. in heavy marching order.
J. Ma ior Cbarles Jansen was detailed fer
T. Inspection. of the First Regiment, Major
Ii. b. Hosmer for the cavalry, Major c.
. j: Evans for the Signal Corps and Major
W a. Halstead, Fifth Infantry Regi- !
. ment. :;
=. Lieutenant- Colonel Victor. D. Duboce,
commanding the First Regiment in the
>. absence;- of Colonel William Macdonald, i
acted under the first paragraph quoted,
paraded the troops promptly, had the in
:. spection made by the regimental staff and |
dismissed the command. When General |
: Warfieid and Major Jansen arrived at the |
:'armory the inspection was over. ).
- Tne incident was. unfortunate, as it |
deprived. the troops of the honor /
OF seeing General Warfield " and |
=, Major Jansen; and it deprived these
. officers of the: privilege of seeing the |
troops IL marching order. Every one I'm
derstands that Colonel Duboce wou d not
nave dismissed the troops if he had known |
theQgeneral and inspecting officer were on |.
81 the way to- the Grmory. No .discourtesy.
was intended, and in the light of iEstruc- l.
tons no disobedience of orders can be rea-
':sonaply charged. 1t has been suggested /
that the division general and his staff the /
Second Brigade general and his staff and
the First regiments colonel and his regi-
mental ofhcers should meet occasionally
ana become so well acquainted that thew
coulc0 exchange views. without the for +
mality0 of printed orders. In the United
States armyootficers speak to each other
and exchange views concerning the mean
ing of orders.
major and quarterm aster7 on the staff of !
Genera. Wartield, vice Major J. II. Nan |
gels, promoted
Sergeant H. T. Hicks, Company c, First
Regiment, has been appointed first |
sergeant Corporal Ashley r. Farless
. Company K, has been promoted sergeant. |
Private Henry c. Mathewson,s Company /, !
has been promoted corporal. Dennis F. |
Reardon has been promoted drum ma Tor. |
Regimental Orders No. 20 announce the |
1ica faur frAr H.
twenty seven enlisted men. Eleven of
these men were discharged Tor the good of
1.-The service.
Mai)r Hugh Sine is detailed for the
summary court.
NAPA. CAL Nov. 27.-The following !
telegram addressed to Captain F. w. Bush
was RECEIVED Wed nesday evening:
General warfieid orders assembly of your
company in heavy marching order at arynory
Tonight ats P; NJ, November %.
CAPTAIN ID. A SMITH, Adjutant.
In pursuance OF this Lieutenant H. L.
Gum, in the absence of Captain f. W.
Bush. notified the non commissioned off,
GERS who in turn notified the priyates
belonging to the company. The ar
nory was a scene OF activity as the men
louned their uniforms and arranged their
Q equipment preparatory 10 falling in. 1t
was 3 similar experience 10 this when the
mem bers of Battery B. now Company H.
we're called out during the railroad strike
If 1894 Captain Z. G. Eas:erby and First
Lieutenant H. II. Muller. who were the j
officers OF Battery'B, were present at the |
= irmory ami manifested their continued |
interest in the National Guard. When the
. command .Tall in. was given bv First Ser /
geant Hoffman, the memte:s of the COM |
Dany promptly took their places in line (
thoroughly armed and equipped with |
o.ankets. haversacks and canteens. After |
rigid inspection of the company and the
Nc ha u
through the different military evoutions.
Fifty out of tiny-three active memb .rs
lad reported. This is a showing that the
Sapa company need not be ashamed of.
Third Brigade.
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