The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23
The Military Board Is
Missin G.
COMPANIES ARE MUSTERED
ORGANIZATIONS LACK FUNDS
FOR TRANSPORTATION.
a Suggestion That the Second Bri-
gade Turn Out to Receive the
Fighting California
Volunteers.

There IS some complaint that th~ orders
from headQuarteTs-that is. the general
orders-are very, very slow, and that
good deal Of information that would be of
interest to guardsmen IS given out so that
by the time it reaches those entitled TO
receive the same il is like ancient history.
II is claimed that an effort is being made
al superior headquarters 20 pattern after
the United States army headquarters, but
those who know the workings Of both Of
fees say that The patteTning is after, but
q long way after. the regular army. They
also say that promptness in all matters
connected with the Euard IS another Of
those matters that the adjutant general
viii have to take lessons in.
In 1895 there was passed a law which
provides that there shah be a board Of
three officers 20 bee detailed by the com
mander-.n-chief. which board shall meet
from time TO rime. but at least once
year. for the purpose of considering and
recommending To the Commander-in-Chle
what in their Judgment, is most urgently
required for un.tormiug and equipplng the
guard from time to time. Under that act
The then commander-!n-Chief on Septem-
ler : detailed Colonel Currier of the di-
vision staff Colonel Fairbanks of the
Fifth Infantry and Colonel NUnan Of the
Sixth Infantry. This board organized. held
meetings. and presented q report on the
26th Of that month, hUt il is said that
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officers are out Of the guard. TWO of them
for a considerable length of time. None
Of the officers Of the guard in this city
have any recollection OF any order dis
solving that board and appointing another
10 take its place. and there are none who
can call To mind any meeting in a year
past held Tor the purpose of recommend
ing what. in their Judgment, is most ur-
gently required There are number of
Euardsmen who want to know if the
board. like many other things in the
guard. has simply been dropped.
i was suggested to some Of the com
m8uGing officers Of companies Of he Sec
oud Brigade that the companies ought to
be ordered cut to receive the First Cali
forni5 upon its return from Manila. as
the lighting regiment is part of the brj-
S8de- Those who We're spoken to favored
the suggestion. bat declared that they
nave not the means. to meet the expense
Of transportation and subsistence while on
that duty. The matter has been called to
the attention Of Brlgadier General War
field of that brigade. and he stated that
he would give the subject consideration
it is possible that some means NAV be
found 10 bring the men from San Jose
Santa Rosa, San Rafael. Petaluma and
other points to take part in the big pa
The Signal Corps OF the Second Brigade
has decided to discaru the yellow trim
mings heretofore worn and auo0t the
same trimmings Worn by that branch Of
the service IN the United States army,
which is black. An order for the change
has been issueu.
At a recent meeting Of the Signal Corps
in the armory on Ellis street the mem
hers We're visited by Sergeants Jurs and
Knapp Of the First Company, United
States Volunteer Signal Corps, who re-
turned with the Oregoniaus. Both were
members Of the local corps at the time
of enlistment, and they make four of the
five who enlisted from the corps and have
returned to this city. The fifth. Emmett
Jones. was at last accounts still at the
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the two returned volunteers viii he ten
dered d reception at the armory. Ser
geant JuTs was the engineer Of the famous
tinclad steamer Lagqna de Bal, which
was such terror TO the FilipiDos.
There has been a cleaning up Of the
rolls of the several companies of the Fifth
Infantry. and as a result fifty-eight men
have been discharged from the service for
various causes.
The following changes among the COM
missiOned officers in the Seventh Regi-
ment are noted: Robert Wankowski, re-
elected captain of Company A: Arthur w
Bradley, first lieutenant of Company A
vice Bates, term expired; Samuel Craw-