The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-02
NOTES FOR THE
NATIONAL GUARD
Lessons From the Camp
-. Recently Held at
Santa Cruz.
Preventing the Men From Ac-
quiring knowledge That
-. Is Necessary.
Applications Made for Service Medals
Changes and PromOtions-Resig
nations rendered

conn1n of the Fifth Regiment Second Brigade
of the National Guard of California, had q
beneficiary effect upon the men who were In
camp-the rank and the hle-siill it demon
strstes that the time in camp is not long
enough to enable the men to become pro-
ticfent in many maneuvers In which they
have not had the necessary instructions,
principally from want of room and oppor-
tunity to execute such movements. In the
case of the regiment named the companies
took day to reach the camping grounds and
a.day to.return; then there was Sunday that
interviewed and then there was day lost to
each company that was engaged in target
practice, SO that out of the eight days that
they were in camp they had practically but
four days of fnstruction-sHrely not long
enough TO learn the routinue OF camp life.
Still; it may be said that the hard work the
men were called upon to perform in those four
DAYS mad beneficiary effect upon them. The
officers OF the Fifth are of the opinion that
there ought to be camp at least once year,
and in addition there ought to be practice
marches once twice year, during which
they could become proAcient in outpost and
advance maneuvers.
There was some talk at Camp Sh after to the
effect that there was not enough guard mount
ing:on an extended scale. That Is work, that
If The officers in command would carry out 10
the fullest, they could teach the men al about,
the men at various points around one or more
blocks surrounding the armory and accom-
plish the same results that they would II they
were to do the same,thing at camp.
1t is the syowed intention OF the brig adler-
general of the Second Brigade TO place the
guard over which he has command on q
% high plane of efficiency In this he ought to
have the support of ali those on his staff, but
al 9ncident during the camp at Santa Cruz
shows that while the brigadier thinks one way
he has at least one mem Der of his staff who
n iIiES different.
has in his EN- ploy man whose position In the
Fifth Regiment is an important one and By
his presence and assistance he would have
very much lIghtened: the labors of those who
by reason of his absen nee were obliged TO per-
form double duty and IN consequence slight
each. When as ked why he had not allowed
his. empIpye to perform duty in camp the
. officer' reply was, !'Well l wanted 10 come
, down here and could not let him come" To
swef, "Wellif you had allowed; him to come
he would haze been some use TO the regiment,
great deal more than you are or Can ever be
in your position on the staff"
. { II is poor encou ragement for men to enlist
and serve = in the guard II employers who do
not knew at.what moment they may want to
call on:the guard TOR protection, refuse to al
low. them To- go: to camps. OF instruction or
turn oft: when they have an Opportunity to-.
become profcient>in military Matters:
=: Fhe attendance. at Camp Shafter was as fol-
20, .'381 ;%2ls $780, % $50; %, 400; ID, 391;
and. 20; 3S0 Company. 6 made the Largest
showing, having 90 men; ; Company E came
next wi IN 81; B ana F with so men each, and
A with 49. Captain Frank de L. Darlington
OF: the United States army, detailed to inspect.
the National Guard, spea ks very favorably of
the<wqrk donein the camp, and the guard is
cooking with anxiety to what he will say. Off
c1ally. Colonel Fairbanks, the Commander of
the regiment, is. exceedingly well. pleased
with the result, ana Captain D. A. S1hI It'll, the
sdjutant OF the regiment, said that il was the
hardest worked camp which he ever attended,
and he added that was not q picnic for the:
officers. =: 49,. -.
into camp are entitled to some recreation, and
income would deny them that, but when IL
goes beyond reasonable limits a halt should
be called by the officers in charge. 1t is re-
ported that an Incident occurred during the
camp, al Santa Cruz that may result in an IN
yestlgation if nothing more. Itis stated tn at
young. man drove out IN buggy with has:
mother. to" the camp and that he was ap-:
proached by some members of the regime ell t. >.
who, despite the protests of the mother; who
declared that he was just recovering from an
operation for appendicitis, pulled him out of
the buggy and tossed him in a blanket This
is the kind of sport hat l. the most senseless of
any that Ii as ever been devised, and in the case
mentioned was brutal. There: ere plenty Of
sports in which soldiers can indui ge without
detriment to the service, but tossing in d
blanket ought to be tabooed by every regi-
mental commander.
e RegimentaI order No. 13 from headquarters
" of the First 1ntan try, Second Brigade, gives
the result. of the summary court martial re-
Gently held and presided, over by Captain
John f. Connolly of Company A, First Infa2:
: thy. ::
=: Private Charles: d. Taylor, Company B, dis
obedience of orders. reprlmand;. Private Ed
ward n. Steely, Company B, neglect of duty,
fined $40 and to be reprimRnded; Priva te'
: John Il. Hancock Company B, neglect of duty,
.. not guilty, dsobedience OF orders, guilty, sen.
tence to be dishonorably discharged from the
service of the State Private K. A. Eunstrom.
Company: B.. disobedience of orders. fined SIS
and to be reprimanded. The fading and SEN
tence in each cese:were approved.
= summary courtmartial has been ordered
to.convene. It the regimentai armory, on Page
street on the 1lth inst. for trial of such pris-
.oners as may. be brought before it, Captain
Frank W: Warren is detailed for the court
:. Private M. J:Calnan. has been detailed as
: musician OF COMPANY ID. -:
: The following appointme hts and promo tions
: have been made on accommodation of the
regimen tai examining board:- - -
:: Corpora w. d. Finn; Company D.. to be ser
gesnt, so per cent; Corporal William r. Golly,
Company I TO be sergeant go per cent; Go poral
=: Il H. Antilles; COMPANY ID. 10 be%sergeant, So per
cent. Corporal f Gallen: ompany H., TO be
sergeant, S5 per cent; Corporal a. f. hTen pfort
Company a.. to pc SERGEANT 80 Per cent? Private
H. +. McGu: rem, Comp nv D, 10: be corporal. 81
per cent; Private Henry M. Owens; company l, to
be corpotal, ga per cent; Private John {: cappe-
Prlgaie James y inug6rey; tompany pet 70 be-
corporal 80 per cent; Private l.: g. Missing, COM
:pany D. to be corporal, 60 per cent; Private
IT homas D .PolkfmEhNnl, Company. II, to be cor
:porai. so per cent; Private w. It: Beck, Company
ID, 60 be corporal, rs per cent.
On application, duly approved, the follow
ing transfers. have been made; =
Private Brooke NJ Wright, from Com pany D.to
Company 6. 10 date from July g., 1875; .Privatss
James-P. SheriGani +. O'Neill.' d, German and M
;. MCNEIL, from Company F to Comp ny. NJ; TO
date from July 20, 1897 Privates Alfred Ames
and a. Plnkert, COMPANY to Company NJ, to
date from July 20, 1897. =:
=. Major Dorm, judge advocate Second Brigade
has been lnstruc cited to preside at an election
for captain, first 1ieuten ant and second lieu
tenant of company X First Regiment of In
. fantry, Second Brigade. Thisis the company
; that's now commanded by Captain Cunning:
ham.
= The following named have appliedforseryice
medals; Herman Huber and F. Koch, VIII O
have served fifteen years; VIII. Tobin, ]. F.
Siebe and J. c. Rengen, VINO have served ten
years in the NATIONAL Guard.
: Frederick G. Sachs has. applied for an ex-
empts certificate.
> Louis A .eottsehalk has been appointed staff
= orderly on the division staff. His record is
. Enlisted in Company II, First Infentry, was
appointed corporal and then sergeant of the
: company. was subsequently, appointed ord
. nance sergeant of the First Regiment of In
faiitry. when Colonel II. p. Bush Was in COM
; mand: On the reorganization he was mustered
out, and then enlisted In troop A, and now he
i: has been promoted.
J: Lieutenant Y. Baker, quaftermaster OF the
Sixth Regiment of Infantry Third Brigade,
has made. application to. be placed on the
re tired list
Major H. B. Hosmer, inspector of rifle prac-
tice, Second Brigade, has applied for leave OF
absence for sixty days TO absent himself from
IN