The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-17
WHAT HE CONSIDERS
THE HOME GUARD NEEDS
ADJUTANT GENERAL BARRETT
MAKES BIS REPORT.
The Number of Men Who Volun-
INSTRUMENTATION as TO
Equipment, Encampments
and Emergency Fund.

Adiutant General Barrett has present.
ed his report for two years, ending June
| 80. 1898, TO Governor James IL Buod.
commander in chief Of the National
4 Guard of California
/ After calling attention to the organi-
/ cation of the Sixth Division Of the Naval
/ Militia and Company I, Second Infantry,
at Grass Valley, and declaring that Com
pany F Of the Second Infantry, located
at woodland was mustered out or the
| service of the State 'ifor good and sufh-
cfent reasons, he says that Of the S32 $50
appropriated for uniforms $26,91S IS was
expended in the purchase of 1888 blouses,
1857 trousers, 2o5S hats, IA caps and over
coats, and that in addition there was pro-
cured for the naval militia 315 shirts, q
like number of pantaloons and 293 caps.
There remains in the uniform fund
s55I6 Is. These were distributed to the
several organizations. These uniforms
were nearly all turned over to the Gen
eral Government at the outbreak Of the
war with Spain.
The method of target practice was
changed so as to increase the practice
from 200 to 300 and 500 yards and the cost
Of loading ammunition was reduced from
81 30 to S12 per thousand.
The adjutant has words or praise Tor
the Sanitary Corps and the naval militia,
and declares that the sum OF 5000 appro-
priated for coaling the Camanche can be
used Tor cruise ana Grill on the NATION
In relation to the calls for volunteers
he says that on the first call California
/ furnished 3343 officers and men, besides
/ three officers and twenty men Of the sig
/ nal corps, being 120 more than her pro
/ rata Upon the second call California
I furnished 1016 recruits to fill TO the maxi
4 mum number the companies mustered in
/ on the first call and in addition 1894 Off
4 GERS and men aggregating 2S10 or 367 more
than the pro rata on the second call; IN
addition California furnished so officers
Z and men to the auxiliary navy, and he
says: This patriotic response of Cali
fornia TO the call OF the national Govern
ment in it's hour Of need must ever re-
dound to her credit in our nations his
tory and will be an example for future
emulation"
At the breaking out of the war the total
strength of the National Guard of Cali
fOrnia was forty-nine companies compes-
ed of 206 officers, 1853 enlisted men. IA Off
GERS and 296 enlisted men, SO officers and
4S5 men of the naval militia, and Off
GERS and SO men OF the signal corps, all
constituting a division under command OF
Major General Dickinson.
The records Of the California volunteers
in the war with Spain, the adtutant says
are being written up in his office and will
/ be continued while the California troops
remain in the service Of the United States
He presents a number of recommends
tons as follows: That the guard be re-
organized to the same strength as 1t was
before the war; that hereafter no equip
ments or uniforms be purchased. except
such as are adopted and used by the reg
uIar army; that the guard be re-uniforn-
ed at once and that each man be supplied
with an overcoat and one pair of blank
cts; that the guard Infantry branch) be
equipped with the Merriam pack; that the
Legislature pass an act TO pay FOR armory
rent, during the time that they were un-
occupied by the companies away at the
front: that the Legislature grant the Off
GERS and men who volunteered from the
guard the right of having their time OF
service IN the National Guard continuous
that the Legislature appropriate $4,000
for the next two years for encampment
purposes: that an emergency fund be Gre
ated TO be used in case Of call. so that
California need not beg credit until the
the payment of claims and for that pur-
pose that a revolving fund of 900 be
created TO be disbursed under the super
Auditors and the Board Of Examiners,
and that the State should build and own
its armories in the large cities of the
State.