The San Francisco call., 1897-07-13

grove twelve tables, each fifty feet long, for
company mess, viii be placed in position.
Then there will be separate messrooms for the
regImenLal officers, the non-coms, the band
and the sanitary corps.
The first of the military camps to be held in
this part OF the State is the one that will be
held at Santa Cruz, commencing Saturday
next. That will be Camp Shefter, named for
the brigadier-general commanding the De-
partmept of California, and 1t will be the
camp of the Fifth Infantry Regiment, Second
Brigade, Colonel Fairbanks commanding.
orders issued last week By Colonel Fair
banks direct that Company E. Santa Rosa: c.
Petaluma; D, San Rafael, and H, Napa, shall
report to Captain D. A. Smith, adJutant OF the
regiment at the narrow gauge ferry landing
in San Francisco at 7 clock on the evening
OF SATURDAY., the 17th inst; that com panies A
and f, Oakland, and Com pauy G, Alameda
and the regimental band, shall report 10 the
adjutant a the narrow-gauge mole in time 20
take the train that will connect with the 7:45
P. NJ boat from San FrenciSco, and that Com
pany B, San Jose, shall report to the adjutant
upon the arrival of the train in San jose.
There are also orders for the commissioned
officers
Captain William Elliott will be the officer of
the day and Lieutenant B. F. Phillips officer
OF the guard the first day.
As the men are going for camp duty they
will wear the service uniform, which includes
campaign hat blouse, uniform pantaloons,
leggins and wooden or cotton shirt. They will
carry haversack, canteen, meat Tin and
blanket roll.
The camp is to be laid out under directions
ant j. II. Hendy. suggestion was made to
the effect that the first call be made at :45
A. NJ, and that reveil!e be sounded at O'Clock,
as has been proposed for the Third Brigade,
that next will camp at Santa Cruz. Il is prob
able that the Fifth will not act upon the sug-
gestion, but that the first call will be one hour
later.
Corporal ]. T. Wyckoff, Company H, Fifth
Infantry, second Brigade, has been pro-
noted sergeant, and the following named prl-
Yates OF Company H. same regiment, have
been. made corporals: G. A. Wright, James
Shanks, T. Muarois and Fred Salkeld. A +.
Nagle and l.. W. Kohler have been made cor
porals OF Company E.
Orders have been issued from headquarters
for the shoot by the several branches of the
service In accordance with the new regula tiOns,
which went into effect on the third of last
mont tn. The men will be required 10 shoot at
targets the same that are used in the regular
army, and they will have to shoot as do the
regulars
The first shoot for which orders have been
issued is for skirmish firing for a trophy TO be
offered by the adjutantgeneraPs office. The
company engaged in the pr actice will fire at
then advance 100 yards, and during the adj
vance will deploy to one yard between files,
will when at 50O-yard distance is reached fire
while moving in quick and in double time
while going distance OF 100 yards, then halt
and fire two volleys in a kneeling pos ition,
tnen advance in double time to within $50
yards of the targets, then halt lie down and fire
two Yolleys than advance in double time to
within ESQ yards OF the targets, kneel and fire
rapidly five cartridges, retreat to the 3O0-yard
line, kneel and fire three volleys, retreat to
the 400-yard line, halt, kneel and fire five vol
leys and then retreat to the 500-yard distance
and fire two volleys while kneeling.
Captains O'Brien, Refhers and Farrell have
been appointed on the sanitary staff that will
accompany the First Regiment, Second
Brigade, into camp at Ukiah.