The San Francisco call., 1898-07-25
NATIONAL GUARD
 OF CALIFORNIA
SEEKING INFORMATION OF THE
 STATES ARMED FORGE.
List of Those Who Have Been Adju- tant Generals of California.
 Naval Militia.

Major General John H. Dickinson has returned from his tour of observation In the limits of the First Brigade and the first thing he did upon his return, as means to the end of recognizing the armed force of the State, was the issu- ance of a circular letter to all the con- panies in the State in which are embraced the following questions which will serve as the base for future operations in the matter of putting the guard on solid footing once more.
 What are the names of the members of the company?
 What was the date of enlistment and date of re-enlistment?
 Why are such members not in the service of
 If any member is physically disabled. what Is the nature Of the disability, If known?
 What property has the company on hand? Give the same in detali.
 Who Is in command of the company? whose authority?
 Have the oaths of the enlisted men been for warded?
 What money Is due the company from the
 Can you recruit up to at least fifty men?
 If so how do you know?
 Give the indebtedness of the company in de- tail What is due the armorer? What Is due Tor lights, for water and other indebtedness?
 If these questions, simple and unmis- takable, are properly answered, there will be no difficulty for the Board of Location to arrive at the exact status of the guard at this time.
 Until the answers are received nothing will be done except to gather information that will assist the board in placing the companies, that are to be reorganized In such parts of the State where they may be most available. What the numerical strength of the new guard is has not yet been agreed upon, but if it Is to be one half of what it was before the declaration of war, there will be no difficulty in filling h1 of1lrc dcpffa No 70 applications that have been filed by indi- viduals who have offered their services to the State. It Is true. however, that many of these offered themselves in an- ticipation that there might be a third call and their purpose in rendering their ser vices was to be able to go as a part of the National Guard of the State rather than as individuals who might be as- signed to this, that or some other branch of the service.
 The return of the election held in Com pany H of the Fifth Infantry, located at Napa, has been received at Division Head quarters. This shows that Captain Frank W. Bush was reelected, Harry l.. Gum was reelected first lieutenant and Gilbert A. Wright was elected second lieutenant Major Margo of the Second Brigade staff presided at the election.
 The regimental armory of the First h. fantry Is located at the corner of Page and Cough streets, but people who are not aware of that fact are apt to be mis- led by the gilt letter sign which stands out prominently over the entrance to the large building on the south side of Market street near Tenth. This sign which reads: First Regiment Infantry N. G. G." has been there ever since the eight companies of the First were transferred from that building to the one at Page and Cough streets, where may now assemble those members of the eight companies who did not go to the front with Colonel J. F. Smith and the rest of the fighting boys from California.
 A correspondent has asked who were the adjutant generals of the State of Cal ifornia- The following Is the list: T. R., Persee with rank of brigadier general, 1S50-51; E. W. McKinstry. brgadier gen eral, 1S51-52: William c. Kibbe, brigadier general, fS52-53: Robert Robinson, briga- dier general 1S53-64: George s. Evans, brigadier beneral, 1S64-65: Robert Robin son, brigadier general, 1S65-66: George S.