The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-31

terta1nment of the guests, who were well
coined, by Captain Shoemaker. After
music by he band they were addressed by
Colonel Guthrie. A bayonet drill by a
picked squad of company members fol-
lowed.
Company G, Second Infantry, turned
out over sixty strong at drill this week.
they claim the supremacy at drill and
Company E at the butts. x-Captaln Ruhs-
taller has offered handsome gold medal
for the best individual score in fifty shots,
to be com peted for on the first Sunday in
September by members of Companies Il
and g. It mas long been a mooted ques-
ton as to whether Company G of Marys-
vile or Company of this city possesses
the best shots, each claiming that honor, so
an endeavor is being made to have COM
petitive match between twenty men on a
side to decide supremacy. This will come
off in the near future, ten men coming
from Marysville to this city and ten men
going to tia. place. The match is to be
held simultaneously.
Ex-Colonel Park Henshaw and Colonel
Guthrie sat as an examining board in the
cases of the elected officers, Captain Cook
of Troop B and Lieutenant Martin ofSthe
Signal Corps and others, all of whom
passed a successful examination.
MARYSVILLE, CAL, Aug. 28.-The
placing of a 500-yard target before the
winter season sets in is the item in which
the mem bers OF the local military COM
pany are most interested these days. rhe
officers of the regular army, who visited
Company D, Second Infantry, recently,
and investigated its workings, impressed
upon the mem bers the necessity for prac-
tlce at greater distance than 200 yards,
and their words were not wasted. The
proposition was one to which MarysviIle's
rifemen had hitherto given considerable
thought. and now the prospects are that
the project will meet happy consumma-
ton.
Next in importance is the second State
shoot for the year 1885, TO take place some
day in September, the exact date to be an
nounced from regimental headquarters.
As result of the first shoot of the year,
held last June, Marysville has nineteen
prospective sharpshooters, i. e., citizen
soldiers who stand good chances of reach
ing the necessary 80 per cent next month,
thereby securing the gold bar and title OF
sharpshooter. AS rihemen it is quite
probable that nearly thirty of DIS mem
bers will qualify and wear the silver bar.
The guardsmen north of Sacramento,
for three years past, have won the Gov
ernor's gold and silver medals offered for
sharpshooters, and although Marysville
has never been so fortunate as to secure
one of the beautiful trophies, her soldier
boys who enter the contest in the spring
of '97 will force their competitors TO shoot
well up to insure them the laurels.
At present there is but one vacancy in
the ranks of Company D, and that was
occasioned by the death of her bugler, 0.
F. stoodley, which occurred several
months ago.
MERGED, CAL, Aug. 2S-Company A,
Sixth Infantry, has accepted an invita-
ton ed by tie pastor of Bethel
Methodist Episcopal Church South, and
will attend divine services at that church
Sunday evening, August 80. The COM
pany will follow the example set by many
other companies in the United States and
attend special services in body at least
once year.
Two recruits were received at the Mon
day night drill and two applications are 10
be balloted upon at the next meeting.
Several other civilians are contemplating
joining and the prospects seem very fav-
orable to quite an increase in the mem ber-
ship of the company. An added interest
is noticeable among the men and it is ex-
tending to citizens not mem bers.
A movement is on loot TO attempt to
establish cadet corps among the boys OF
the County high School which will open
this fall. The company is heartily in
accord with the proposition and will
assist every way In its power.