The San Francisco call., 1899-06-25
NATIONAL GUARD
OF CALIFORNIA
THE NUMBER OF COMPANIES IN
THE SERVICE NOW.
Orders That Are Misleadlng-lnspec
tions and Results-Naval Militia
Cruise.

An examination of the roster of the
companies of the National Guard of this
State shows that at this time the armed
force of the State is made up of the fol-
lowing:
First Brigade Brigade COM
mander and staff, signal corps, Troop
C, Troop D, Seventh Regiment of In
fantrv, field and sta officers and
band. and all the companies of the
regiment except Companies E and II,
which have ot reported under the
provisions of the bill passed at the
last held session of the Legislature.
Second Brigade - Brigade COM
mander and staff, signal corps, Troop
A, Fifth Regiment of Infantry, field
and staff officers and band, and all the
companies of that regiment.
Third Brigade - Brigade com
mander and staff, signal corps, Troop
B, Second Regiment of Infantry,
field and staff officers and band,
and all the companies except A,
F, H and I, not reported. Sixth
Infantry Regiment, field and staff Of
ficers and band, and all the companies
of the regiment.
Through some oversight of the office boy
in the Second Brigade or some one else,
Company D Of San Rafael, Second Bri-
gade was not included in the companies
that were to be mustered and inspected
last week. The omission was discovered
when there was a counting of noses and
the mistake was rectified by sending
Major Jansen. the brigade inspector.
to inspect the property Of and the COM
lac Friday afternOor and
evening
On account of mistake of that office
boy or some one else in the Second Bri-
gade. the orders as to elections were de-
cidedly mixed Special order II calls for
the election of a captain in Company r,
as n successor to Captain L. -. Weull
and the same order has created confusion
from the fact that it announces that the
members of the company shall assemble
at the armory on IT., THURSDAY VI, June IS y; to
that the 2Sth of June falls on Wednes-
day and not on a Thursday. The mem
bers Of the company are in doubt as to
whether the order means that they should
assemble on Wednesday, the 2Sth. or
Thursday. the 29th. In special order 10,
in which there is call for another cleo
ton the date and the day of the week
are as badly mixed as in order II. A
number Of the men who recently went
through rigid military course and
learned that they are required to obey
are of the opinion that they are not in
position to know when to assemble, as
they cannot meet on a day and date that
do not coincide with the calendar.
The recent inspections in the Fifth In
fantrv show that the majority of the
members who enlisted in the volunteer
service but were not sent to the front
have returned to the several companies
from which they enlisted. Their carriage
and department at muster and inspection
showed what a few months in the field
can do for men in the way Of improving
their military appearance. AS a rule, the
companies of this regiment made a most
creditable showing, and considering that
each company had but three days notice
for inspection the attendance was excel
lent, the numerical shortage not exceeding
seven in any company. The details of the
several inspections have not yet been re-
ceived.
last Friday night by Lieutenant Colonel
Huber Last night he inspected the
Fourth Division of the Naval Militia at
Santa Cruz. Next Tuesday night Lieu
tenant Colonel Louis Barrere, I. r. p,
will inspect the officers and First Dvi-
sion Of the Naval Militia on the Marion