The San Francisco call., 1898-08-02
NATIONAL GUARD
 OF CALIFORNIA
RECORD BLANKS FOR CONTAIN
 LES TO BE ORGANIZED.
The Percentage of National Guards men Who Volunteered From Three Regiments of the
 State.

Under instructions from Major General Dickinson Major Schmftt who is detail ed for duty at division headquarters Is at this time preparing a set of blanks that are to be used by the National Guard in the future for the purpose of keeping a clear and intelligent record of every member. These forms are to be in- troduced with the organization of the
 new companies that are to be formed,
 and they will show for each individual
 member. of a company; his name and rank; date of enlistment; date Of re-en- tions; date of death: date of discharge from the. service of the State and there
 will be a space for remarks which may
 be necessary to explain the history of Such a record as will be produced by the faithful keeping of the prescribed l form will be of great value in tracing | the history of each National Guardsman | of the re-organized force There will also
 separate form m t tor d the fo Tec9Fd 3h or cd the 1 mander of staff. As soon as these are
 prepared: they will be sent to each r command and to each company as t is
 As vet no returns have been received at | division Headquarters to the circular let
 ganizatiens in the State relative to the Standing of what there is left Of each | Until such returns are received It Will-1De impossible to do anything in the line or F reorganization. Returns have been received from all but two companies of the regiments that llnteers for Manila. For that call. the | number was 2SDO men. The be- quota was
 filled and of the s rns of UHS the wSFe Nattona F Guard in the regiments selected. before the war was declared. The balance were
 made UP from Iomber rseFaitS of National euardsnen
 sis sise including ii c I field and stan. The Sixth |. Infantry, not including held ana stan nor
 viii, "a company of the Second Infantry,
 Which w went in place of F, the number was as follows: company A, 9l 1I men f B Second. 20; making total of sl6 The
 seventh Infantry furnished men by com
 nanfes as follows: Company A, 30 E, S3;
 s a. D no returns; B, 54; F. U; c, B;
 F 'S$s $s:. T. ss: K, S4; L, 84; M, S5; making a 'oTda lTha returns have not yet been received from the Second and Fifth: Infantry Resl- ] The number of men given shows the
 number in each companX who were fit to stand the army test. There were relec-
 were much larger than in others. It will he the aim of the .reorganizers, being pl,;ded by the figures received, to secure men who will be physically able, to pass
 ,,,us+er before United States Army off, ners' and not to take men into companies solely because they are good fellows, put
 tpan tp ,'' it was before the war. If the ideas
 are. carried out in the spirit and letter; S,alifornia will have force of which the | citizens will feel proud.
 of what there Is left in this city of the l guard, the only body that seems to ,. dis l play unusual activity IS the Naval Mill tp;'' t;a T,he men of the local divisions were
 ont for drill on the Spreckels dock last
 Tuesday night. They were. drilled as light il l artillery and their work was creditable. l The men will be kept at that drill for | some time to come, as it is the desire of