The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
A NEW PLAN SUGGESTED
 FOR REORGANIZATION
THE IDEA IS TO FILL UP THE
 SKELETON COMPANIES.
Company A of the Fifth Infantry tc Take Part in the Military Dis
 play at the Inaugural.

The experiment to reorganize the Ma tional Guard of the State on the lines laid down some time since has not proved as satisfactory as it was exnected 1t would. The great difficulty that presented itself was in the matter of physically examining the men who signed the petitions to have the several companies built up again. Those men who were not accepted for the volunteer service, and the majority of these were married men, who were in- formed that they were not desired to fill the quota of the State, signed the peti- tfons to have the companies of the several regiments put in active service again, but when it came to the physical examination, these men declined to go before the board of surgeons.
 Then followed discussions by the sign CTS as to the power of the authorities to compel the signers of the petitions to be examined, and the result of a number of conferences was that the men who were not accepted to go with the Manila con- tingent were decided to be National Guardsmen, were in the companies they belonged to at the time the call for volun- teers came and that they were never dis charged but were ready at any and all times to perform military duty in the State. and that being the case they could moi see why they should be required to make application to be admitted as mem bers of a body to which they belong and from which they never had severed their connection.
 and it was pretty general the officers who had charge of the reorganization found all further progress stopped. NOW there IS some talk of a different method of proceed ure. It has been suggested that II com pany, say of the First Infantry, now has thirty-five men on it's roster, simply to add fifteen new men to 1t, to bring IL up to the minimum, and after these new men shall have been examined to swear them officers and then put the company on an active footing. is claimed that if that method is followed the, First and Fifth Infantry regiments can be re-estab- lished within two weeks from the time the new plan is put into operation. There will be a conference of the officers at the head of the guard to that end. and if the plan is favorably received it is probable that active work will be resumed before the
 Company 4 of Oakland, Fifth Infantry Regiment. Captain Poulter, sixty men strong will go to Sacramento next month the inauguration of Governor Gage. An effort is being made to have. the Signal Corps of the Second Brigade, Captain Hewesl commanding, visit the capital at that time and take part in the lnaug- ural ceremonies, but as yet nothing def mite has been decided upon.
 The Signal Corps of this city, while not engaged in drills this month, has not been idle. The officers have perfected plan of the city, so that at any time squads of men can be sent to any of the forty points of eminence to engage in signal work, flag, heliograph or torch. The va rious stations have been selected with a view to establish a., cordon aoof of signals .,s present vacation is over. the men will be sent to the several stations to practice