The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
NOTES FOR THE
NATIONAL GUARD
Companies Of the First Dis
tribute Medals Won at
Recent Shoots.
Lieutenant8 Will Have a Chance
to Learn How to Drill and
Handle COMPANIES.
News About the Ambitious Cavalry at
Salina8-What the Naval Militia
Will Do With the Marion.

Company D of the First Regiment of
the National Guard, Captain T. J. Nc
Creagh, heldits annual banquet in the regi-
mental armory Saturday night. The guests
OF honor were Colonel J. f. Smith, COM
mander of the First; Major Hugh T. Slime,
commanding the second battalion, and
Captain A. J. Kelleher adjutant of the
First.
Colonial Smith presented the four
medals won during the year for shooting
as follows: Champion class-Lieutenant
Charles G. White, Al 81; class A-Cap-
tain McCTeagh, 80 Al; class B-Privaie H.
T. Pohman class C-PrIvate J. J. Tonne.
Then followed the distribution OF a num-
Der OF prizes TO those who made scores en-
tltling them TO such. Or these those who
STOOD highest are Corporal J. {. Seaerave,
fl 2-7; Private o. Landucci 36 81, and
CORPORAL W. T. Beck, 81 Al.
At the close OF the ceremonies all re-
tired 10 the banquet-rOOm, where a fine
supper was partaken of, and then followed
the regular toasts. The First Regiment"
responded to by Colonel Smith; The
Adjutant," Captain kelleher: Company
D ana It's Commander" Captain Nc
Creagh; The Press" Z. c. Stock, with
several volunteer toasts.
Last Friday evening the officers and mem
bers OF Company B, Captain Filmer met in
the old armory on Market street, near Ten u
and there had their annual banquet and dis
tribution OF prizes won a the company shoot
on Thanksgiving day. There were present
many OF the d-j1me members OF the com
panyi which in the days OF '54 was known 8s
the city Guard, and there were also present
number OF men prominent in the National
Guard OF the present and OF the past. Among
these Were: Colonel G. W. Graniss, Colonel j.
+. smith, commanding the First Infantry;
Colone Little, Colonel BuTdick, Colonel H. P.
BUSH assistant adlutantgeue Lieu tenant
Colonel Duboce, Corpora L. r. Townsend who
has been torty-three years IN the service; Nat
Ford and Harry p. Moore, old-time members:
Captain a. p O'Brien of the medical staff
Captain de Darlington, U. S. A. inspector OF
the National Guard OF California;; Major l. B.
Cook, Clay Greene and Sheriff WheIan. Tne
medal OF the championship class, the Taylor
medal, which must be won three times to be-
come the personal property of individual
was pinned on the breast OF Captain Filmer,
and then followed the dis IT button of other
medals and the presentation OF prizes to the
members OF the command in the order Of
merit at the range
Alter the banquet which followed the dis
trlDuuon there were short addresses by the In
vlted guests. Clay Greene read a:skit on Cor
poraI townsend who, during his forty three
years service has refused office higher than
that OF corporal and al the close paid him a
touching com pliment for his fealty to thu. Na-
uonal Guard Nat Ford read a humorous
paper on the company since its organizatlon
SherIH Mhelan entertained with popular
hlbition OF scientific boxing, Dr. W. II. Sic
berst helped make the hours fly by telling
dialect tories and there were others who
added 10 the enjoyment OF the evening,
The report OF the inspector of rife practice
shows the result of the skirmish firing for the
silhouette trophy for 1897, but in the pub
llshed report only such companies as paraded
torty-tWo men q fe considered. The following
is the percentage Of the companies named :
&C, 11.72; L, 10; +, 10.4; G, 1L5; B. g. 3
Fifth Enfantry-A, 81; Z, 1875; +, 15 3; g.
I5.2 Sixth Infantry-B, 90; G, SO; (,
/, ID; l. IA and NJ, %. g.
Company NJ, having made the best score un-
der the rules, has been awarded the custody
OF the trophy until the skirmish firing for
1898. In the orders announcing the award
there IS an implied assertion that the mem
bers OF this company will only hold the
Irophy until the next sRlrmlsh fire. a pTomi-
nent officer OF the regiment says that the
members OF N intend TO hold it during 1898
The examinations held by several examIn-
ing boards have developed the fact that lieu
tenants OF companies are not given all op-
portunlty TO receive practical Instruction in the
handling OF a company and as a consequence,
they, IN pracuGe, DO not learn anything be-
yond the regulation positions they have to
NIL Now as Lieutenant may at any time be
called upon to take charge of a COMPANY the
adJutant-geDeral in orders says: The atten-
non OF the company commanders is res pect-
ful4y called to THIS iect and they are directed
10 allow the Heutenants OF the company an
opportunity, not only to learn the duties Of
their immediate positions, but they be given
frequent opportunities TO drill their COM
panies"
Captain George Filmer. Company B, First
Infantry, and James H. Jordan, Lieutenant of
company E, same regiment have passed the
examining board.
W. II. siebert of Co mpany B, First Regi-
ment, and Sergeant Z. I. Rowe OF Company A.
second Regiment, have applied tor exem pt
certificates
Captain w. S. Winte rs, Company D, Seventh
Infantry, who entered the service in Company
deTed his resignation.
The following named have been elected
ofhcers OF company NJ, Seventh Infantry:
George s. Blggin, captain; George NJ Small
man, hrst lieutenant, and Louis Palmtag, Sec
ond lieutenant
Captain James W. Dunn mbrell, Company C,
FIRST Infantry, has applied Tor q ten-year
service medal.