The San Francisco call., 1897-03-01

tings. The captain Of the company is
going away soon to be gone five or six
months. Lieutenant Ward will be In COM
mand during his absence.
We are TO nave a new flag soon. This
makes the second flag that has been prom
ised to US and We hope that this one will
materialZe.
Fifteen men made scores of 40 or better
last Sunday at the targets. The shoot
against the Honolulu team will take place
In short time and the boys are doing
some hard practice to prepare themselves
for places on the team. The captain has
81 last secured a place for the 500-yard
range, SO there will be shooting at the
500. yard targets soon. The football team
Is still open tor engagements with team
comnosed OF mem bers o. the N. g. c.
MERGED, CAL, Feb. 26.-Under orders
from the headquarters of the Third Bri.
gade, Company H. Sixth Infantry, paraded
for field dav exercises on Wasnington's
birthday with forty-four men present.
Regimental orders directed that the COM
pany be divided into two provisional COM
panies, and q battalion drill and parade
and guard mount be held. The first
platoon under Lieutenant Smith and the
second under Lieutenant Guthrie were
designated as the provisional companies
for the occasion. As Merced has no staff
officers, First Sergeant Harper was de-
Corporal Muller as acting battalion SER
geant-ma jor. The companies were
marched 10 the railroad reservation where
the battalion was formed and few OF the
battalion maneuvers were gone through.
An extended order drill followed and
the days exercises were wound up with
batallon parade and the ceremony of
gaurd mount.
Corporal Daniel F. Griffen has been
promoted to be sergeant, and Privates
John f. Fentry and Tobias F. Bearwald to
be corporals. Private John A. Conway is
transferred to Company D of Modesto. and
Private A. r. Newell has been transferred
to this company from Company B of
Stockton.
Captain Graham has detailed Private A.
c. Corwin company musician, and IN
view OF q vacancy soon to occur among
the corporals Private w. G. Kelley has
been detailed as a lance corporal until the
vacancy occurs.
Now that it is certain that the Sixth
Infantry Will go into camp this fail, many
recruits are coming in, and it is no ticea Bile
that the material is of the very best. The
officers hope to have the new men in the
best of shape when the encampment is
ordered.
Target practice has been suspended
since the first OF the year, awaiting the
completion of the new target range, when
| Tue regular monthly SnOOtS Will OS re-
| sumed under the revised rules. Some di.
| hculty is being experienced in securing
good grounds Ior the location of the ex-
trepe ranges.
The Tuesday evening tactical class under
Lieutenant Guthrie is being we'll attended,
and quite all enthusiasm Is being aroused
| by the lieutenant, whose methods OF in
! struction are practical and The fruit of
| con siderable study and thought. After a
recitation OF a lesson from the drill regu-
lations the class is put through the execu-
tion of commands and particular atten-
tion paid to the smallest details OF position
and distances. The evening is completed
with general talk on military subjec's.
customs and requirements. BY the use OF
a model company and blocks representing
individual soldiers the lieutenant gives
practical illustration OF every evolution.
which thoroughly impresses it on the
mind Of the student.
A baseball nine has been organ zed
from among the mem bsrs of the company,
which will attempt to attain. distinction
on the diamond. The men have not been
definitely placed as yet, and will not be
until few practice games ere played.
Lieutenant Smith is The manager of the
nine. The club would welcome chance
10 play against other military mines as
soon as the men have practiced q little.