The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

officer or officers detailed for that purpose ex-
anime the blouses and trousers each company
has segregate the serviceable ones from the
unserviceab bic and have acquisitions made in
accordance with the actual need of the COM
pany. The colonel said, THAT is good sug-
gestion, and think 1 Will have that done in
the First" He also said that when it is ascer-
tanned what the companies need most after
blouses and trousers shall have been fur
ntshed, the board will call for bids for such
articles.
The request OF the First and the Fifth for an
extension OF time in which to engage in target
practice has been granted, October being
named as the month In which the shooting
shall be done. But the First. through Colonel
Smith, has been forced to ask for further ex-
tension on the ground of ina bility to secure a
range The site on Spring Valley Water Com
pany property, near Ingleside, which had
been selected for range, was found upon in
vestigation would cost too much to put in
order.
Another and better site has been discovered
on the same property. and arrangements are
being made to secure it. The site is orth of
ocean avenue. Estimates of the cost of pre-
pairing range and plans are being prepared
and representative OF the regiment has been
sent to Fresno to obtain facts about the range
recently built there. If the site selected is Sc
cured the work to be done TO place it in proper
condition win be done by mem bers of the regi-
ment, they OF course being paid for the work
First Lieutenant Charles G. White and Sec
ond Lieutenant f. McGovern, of Company D.
First IntaEtry, have passed the board of ex-
aminers
Lawrence A. Jackson, first lieutenant Com
pany A, Second Infantry, has applied ior q GER
Captain Edwin J. Underwood. COMPANY G.
Seventh Infantry, has rendered mis- resign ma.
ton.
board of which Colonel John R. Berry is
the head will convene to inquire into a re-
ported shortage of the funds of Troop D.
}. n. Hobbs, signal corps, Second Brigade,
he's led fnF q "a 5fi0ofo oafa
Captain Filmer Company B, has been
granted leave of absence for thirty days from
the Goth inst.
The resignation of T. w. searle of Com
pany OF the Fifth has peen acce pied.
Captain Edward Fitzpatrick, Company E.
First Regiment, has been placed on the retired
list
Lieutenant-ColonelG G. F. Hanson will pre-
side at an election for captain and first lieu
tenant OF Company g, vice James w. Dumbell
captain, and Charles f. GoodeIi, first heuten-
ant.
An election for first lieutenant of Company
., vice Thomas w. SparroTe will be held next
Monday. Major Hosmer will preside
An election will be called for TO ucceed Will
liam Elliott, captain; JohnP P. Davenport, fl rst
lieutenant and Frank J. Murray. second lieu
tenant OF Company d, Fifth Regiment.
Colonel Smith OF the First Regiment has
made arrangements with Lieutenant Colon ell
Inomas NJ. Cluf, division commissary, to pro-
Yide at moments notice stores for the First
Regiment, enough to last sixty days, in case of
neeo- DE Is now making arrangements to
sity.
The dispute between the Nationals and Com
pany X, about the trophy at Camp Macdon.
AID, based upon the charge that member of
company did n OF fire a shot, has been de-
ctded In favor of Company K.
reports OF the camp at Santa Monica have
neen forwarded TO headquarters by Major J.
h DocEweiler, engineer officer OF the First
Brigade, Major Charles T. Merioeth commits
saIy, and Major John L A. Lash, Inspector of
rifle practice.
AT the monthly meeting of the Veteran Ma
tional Guard of California, held on the 2Oib
inst, the corps was presented by Lieutenant
Fred W. Eaton with full set OF "Oficial Re-
cords OF the War of the Rebellion" bv Ser
geant-Major William H Mcneil; with photo.
graph OF the members of the ssCalffornia
Hundred" by Post Commander Sheldon 7
Kellogg Jr; with several books on military
subjects. by Eeutenant-C Colonel A b. C. Dohr.
mann; with a beautiful punchbowl and fit
Iings, by the family of General William II
Dimond, deceased; with the on v copy of the
journal kept at division HEADQUARTERS n a
c., during the strike of July, 1894
The following were elected members: Lieu
tenent-Colonel John A. Roster, retired Sec
ond Artillery; Corporal Arthur S. Hatfield.
Justh, Company A, First Infantry; Private
Ferd C. Muller Com pany B, Third Infantry
The corps Will give smoker" at the quar-
terly meeting in November. National Guards
men are at ali times welcome at the CORPS
headquarters, "a Fourth street
PETALUMA, Oct. 21.-Tho members of Com
pany were put through thorough drill by
Sergeant Rush of the First Regiment U. S.A.,
who visited here for that purpose. The boys
turned ont in goodly numbers and acquitted