The San Francisco call., 1897-07-19
The Routine That There Will
Be in the Camp of the
Fifth Regiment.
What the Signal Corps of the Third
Brigade Is Going to Do-Items
of the Naval Militia.

Troop A, Captain jerks, has been on prac.
tice march through Marin and Sonoma coun-
ties and while on the march the men per
formed some OF the ordinary drills.
W. H. Borle has been commissioned first
Lieutenant and commissary of the Sixth Regi.
ment OF Infantry, Third Brigade.
Jefferson Z. Doolittle. .lieutenant-coloneI and
sid-de-camp onthe staff OF Governor Budd, has
been granted leave to absent himself from the
State.
Gross carelessness on the part of those who
have the making up of reports and papers
that have to be forwarded to the adjutant- gem
erals Office is the source of much annoyance
and delay. The papers have to be sent back
for revision and that occasions yexatious de-
lays
The Legislature al the session held in the
early part of the year authorized the estab-
llshment of sanitary corps for the National
Guard and made an appropriation that is just
enough to meet the expenses OF placing the
corrs in working order, but made no provis-
ions for uarterS The board OF officers OF the
First Regiment, Second Brigade, having had
its attention drawn to this matter, at a meet
ing held last Thursday, decided to tender to
the sanitary corps that will be attached to the
regiment the use of an Office in the regimentaI
armory at Page and Cough streets and also the
use OF the drill hall for the purpose OF drilling
the men who will be enlisted in the corps
The First Regiment, Second Brie ade, has
almost completed all It's arrangements for the
camp at Uklah. 1t is expected that there will
be larger daily average attendance than
thore has been at any previous camp.
From orders issued from regimental head
quarters, Fifth Infantry, Second Brigade, it
appears that there were recently DISCHARGED
fifteen men from the regiment-four on ac-
count OF removal, TWO at expiration of term of
service, three upon two thirds vote of the
company, and SIX for good OF the service.
The eight companies OF the Fifth Infantry
lett on Saturday night for Camp Shefter at
panes from Petaluma, San Rafael Santa Rosa
and Napa reported al the narrow-gauge ferry
in this City TO Captain d. A. Smith. adjutant;
the companies from Oakland and Alameda re-
ported at Oakland, and the, company at San
Jose reported at that place. The companies
reached camp a midnight.
The following is the camp routine during
the time the regiment is TO remain in csmp:
First call, 80 A. NJ; revellle, 5 AS; break.
fast, 6:15; police call, 7; sick ca 80; in
spection OF camp, 7:45; drill, first call, 8;
drill, assembly, s;15; recall, 10:30; first SER
geant's call, IL 80; lunch, IL NJ; parade call,
4:45 P. NJ. assem- bly, s.; guard mount after
parade; dinner, 6:l5: retreat, sunset; tattoo,
10; taps, 80. No drills on sunday.
The color-line detail will be posted after the
drill in the morning, and the color-line senti-
nels will be Withdrawn a 4 AS P. NJ.
1t is expected that the camp VIII be visited
by Ma jor-Generai James and staff and that
Brigadler-General Shafter, for whom the camp
was named, will also paw the National Guards
men in camp a visit. Each of these officers
will be rendered review.
The following changes have been made in
the Fifth Regiment Infantry Second Brigade:
Corporals G. L. Holton, Company B, and
A. Born and J. NJ. Masten of Company have
been promoted sergeants. Prlyates A. F. Hoff
B. H. Elliott and K. E. Hopp have been ap-
pointed corporals. Corporal C. L. Learn Com
pany A, has beeI reduced at his own request
Corporal S. P. Yost has been reduced to the
ranks.
Twelve men OF Company A, Sixth Infantry
Third Brigade, Captain William z. Johnson
and like number of Company B, Captain
William Bruce, same regiment, have been
cited to appear before a court-martial to-
morrow at Stockton for trial for disobedience
of orders in falling to parade on the 5th OF
July and neglect to attend drills. The result
of these trials will be watched with great
deal OF in nterest-