The San Francisco call., 1896-08-17
street, where it now has ample room for

street, where it now has ample room lor
expansion and growth.
4 broad stairway leads up to spacious
landing on the second floor, from which
first opens off the officers private apart
ments. These are well lighted, and the ven.
tilated rooms contain private lockers OF
the officers and are well furnished with
tables and comfortable chairs.
The main Assem- bly-roOm, which Is useo
for lounging and reading purposes. IS 5ox
rs feet in size. This room is furnished
with pooltables, library, tables on whlcn
are the leading periodicals OF the times,
and pictures appropriate to an armory,
forming most pleasing ana lnleres.lng
feature of the company's new apartments:
The large drill hall, which is 100 feet
long and go feet in width, is the feature OF
the new armory. :,
On the evening of September 9 grand
opening ball will be given by the COM
pany. The committee of arrangements IS
making every effort to have 1t successful
in all particulars. 1t is expected that
some of the brigade and reg1mentai
officers will be present.
Company D, Fifth Infantry, OF San
Rafael went into camp at Mill Valley last
Saturday night
The company expects to have an cleo
tion for lieutenant in a mon IN. Second
Lieutenant f. J. Murray is spoken OF as a
likely man for first lieutenant, and Ser
geant A. n. Bowen for second lieutenant, II
he will accept. There is anticipation OF
target range practice next year. A suit
able site for the range is tract below the
San Pedro landing, which the company
would be glad to purchase at nominal
figure, if they were able to raise the
money by subscriptions from private
citizens. Another suitable site is on the
marsh, south of the town, between the
II 4 IL ton M
ever, would involve greater expense before
it could be used. The champion medal
for target practice this month was won by
]. +. Robinson, private.
At Merced Company H, Sixth Infantry,
is located. The attendance at drills, which
is always somewhat light during the sum-
mer months, when many of the men are in
the harvest fields, is picking up again.
After the regular drill a social time will be
INDUCED in by the members of the COM
pany. Music and refreshments are on the
programme.
The last regimental orders announced
the promotion of the following privates:
Leo Muller, d. @. Jones, D. F. Griffin, E.
Jackman and George G. Adrain to be cor
porals, and Art S. Guthrie, recently trans
ferred to this company from quartermas-
ter sergeant Company K, Seventh In
fantry, to be sergeant The same orders
also discharge Sergeant G. T. Wright.
CORPORAL Roy Won den Heuvel and Privates
Frank King, William Griffin and C. D.
Radcliffe, for expiration of term. New
members this month are Emery ]. Buck
lev and Manuel Martinez.
Captain Kittle, A. d. G. Third Brigade,
passed through Merced last week on his
way to Minturn on visit to old friends.
Company II will parade in Stockton
with the entire regiment on the occasion
of thes Native Sons Admission day cele-
bration.
Salinas is fortunate in having one of The
mounted com mpanies of the National Guard
Troop c, commanded by Captain Burke,
will soon be one of the best drilled COM
panies in the State. Sergeant Donohoe of
ID Battery, Fifth Artillery, q. S. A., is in
Salinas on three months furlough, and
is giving nightly instruction to Troop G..
He is an excellent tactician and drillmas-
ter, and his efficient work for the next
three months will place the soldiers above
the average of the National Guard COM
panies of the State.
The new armory building will be COM
pleted the last OF this month, and will be
formally opened by Troop G Septemb ber 8.
The building is 2-story structure, 45x130
feet, built of Arizona sandstone and brick,
and was designed especially for Troop G.
The members of the troop are determined
to give good report OF themselves, as the
mum ber in attendance at regular drills, av-
eraging sixty-five, will show.