The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
NATIONAL
 CUARDSMEN The Strength of the Or qanized Force Since
 Recruiting. A Good Selection for Quarter master of the Fifth
 Regiment.
Ambitious Signaln1en Climb the Rug ued Sides of Mount Tanalpais
 for Practice York.

| On the 1st of March last the numerical | strength of the National Guard of the
 State of California was little in excess 1 of 47OO men, as appeared by the rolls ir 1 the office of the adjutant-general. Since l the orders were given, on prospects o1 | war, to captains of companies to recruit
 up to the maximum and the placing in the armories of emergency rolls the guard
 has, according to all reports, been re- cruited up to its full strength, and there are in some companies more enrollments on the emergency roll than will make up the maximum of 103, rank and file. This would bring up the strength at this time including the commander-in-chief and staff division commander and staff, three brigade commanders and Staffs, three signal corps, four troops of cavalry, naval militia, five regiments Of infantry, sanitary corps and cadet corps, up to $500 men.
 The majority of the men who have been sworn into the service of the State and the majority of those who have signed the emergency rolls are men between the age of IS and 45, while in the ranks already sworn in as National Guardsmen there are a number of men who have grown gray in the service of the State and have passed the 45 year notch. There is some degree of curiosity among the guardsmen as to the number of men who will pass muster when called upon to appear before the mastering officers designated by the War Department. It is the belief, how ever that the rejection or men will not be very large, as it is probable that the examination of the volunteers will not be as severe as it is for the regular army.
 The officers of the several divisions are apprehensive that they will be ordered before the examining board, and as an eX- animation before a board of United States officers means more than such eXamlna- lle. hA Mott al r6 in the past has meant, there have been great many close students of late making themselves familiar with all the details of the service to which they belong.
 THE FIRST REGIMENT INFANTRY.
 Second Lieutenant Joseph A. Brown, Company A. whose term recently expired, was last week elected to succeed himself and ordered to appear before the exam
 During the week there has been great deal of activity at the two arH14fies nor. 1il III ment, but the greatest concern Of the company commanders was to have every thing in readiness when e called ne as S,oi, 0uI, unteers What the line officers and men are much concerned about-aS they are confident that their regiment will be one of the two ordered out, is whether when ordered for duty the organization will be sent out as the First Infantry California Volunteers or whether 1t will be diStr1b- uted to various connnaHdS, sS was tiS California Five Hundred during the Civil War. which was mustered in as one of the Massachusetts regiments. The glory the men achieved, on the field went to the credit of the Old Bay State and was lost to the Golden State. The men of the First feel that if there is to be any honor to be gained for California's sons during the war it should go to the State that sent them forward. A few days will un- doubtedly relieve them of all anxiety on that point.
 The recent tournament at the Pavilion in aid of the fund to be created for the Durpose of erecting rifle range at Ingle- side for the First was quite f1nancladl success. It is expected that nearly $lO00 will be realized after all bills or expenses shall have been paid