The San Francisco call., 1899-06-18
NATIONAL GUARD
OF CALIFORNIA
ORDERS FOR PARADE ON THE
FOURTH ISSUED.
The Inspections in the Second Brig
ade-Some of the Soldiers Were
Without Uniforms.

Orders have been issued from Superior
Headquarters to the several branches OF
the National Guard of the State to par
ade in their respective localities on tues
day. the Fourth of July in celebration OF
the one hundred and twenty-third ami
Yersary of American independence. Major
General Dickinson has issued the follow
ing order relative to the inspection of the
Naval Militia:
H. The captain commanding. Off
GERS, warrant officers. petty officers,
on board the United States steamship
Marion and the first second and engi-
neer divisions will be mustered and in
SpeCted on Tuesday. June q, 1899 at
p; M, by such officer or officers as
snail hereafter be designated by the
major general commanding division,
III. The officers. warrant officers,
petty officers and third division, on
Pinta, at San Diego. Cal, will be mus
tered and inspected at such time and
by such officer as Brigadier General
g. f. a. Last, commencing first brt-
gade, n. G. c., shall designate.
~. The fourth division at Santa
cruz Will be mustered and inspected
at such time and by such officer as
shall hereafter be designated by the
major general commanding division.
V. The fifth division at Eureka, will
manding officer of said division al
such time prior to July / 1899 as he
may designate He is further directed
to follow care ully the prescribed rules
and regulations and the provisions of
G. O. No. 8, c. s., division headquar-
ters.
VI The sixth division at Santa Bar
bara shall be mustered and inspected
at such time. and by such officer as
Brigade General c. F. A Last COM
manding first brigade, n. G. c., shall
designate.
vi; Attention is called to, para
headquarters. and the information
called for should not fail to appear
in or be attached to the muster rolls.
Pursuant to these order Captain Louis
H. Turner, commanding the Naval Militia,
has issued the following order:
The officers, warrant officers and
petty officers stationed on board the
United States steamship Marion and
the first, second and engineer divisions
will be mustered and inspected on
Tuesday, June p, 1889 at o,clock eel
steamship Marion, Howard Wharf No.
8, Pier 10.
II. The commanding officers men
TONED in paragr2phs 3 1 a. and and, Of
Division, n. q. c., June II, 1899, are
hereby ordered TO govern themselves
by said orders-prepartng their muster
rolls at once in readiness for the in
SpectiOn, carefully providing the in
formation called for
Ill Commanding officers of the
first second and engineer divisions
are ordered to notify every member
of their command to be present at this
muster and inspection and to prepare
their muster rolls according to para
graph No. of Special Orders. Head
quarters Division. n. q. G., June u,
ton is called to paragraph ., General
orders No. ., C.; $. General Heauquar-
terS y q C.. June >. 1899.
" The field and staff officers, war
rant and staff petty officers atta1ched
ion are hereby ordered to be present
at this muster and inspection.
Y. All division commanding ofhcers
are hereby ordered to have the. prop
erty in their possession ready for IN
spection during the day OF the cate
upon which the muster and Inspection
is ordered.
Seaman II. r. Holton, Naval Militia, has
been transferred from the engineers d1-
vision to the second division on recon-
mendation of the commanding officer Al
the request of the commanding o1hcer
Charles Winters, seaman, and James ID.
Stewart cockswain, have received their
discharges from the service
The following appointments OF chle1
petty officers have been made: quarter
master (second class) John NJ. Corcoran,
Second Division appointed paymaster s
woman vice Eemanuel j. Louis, promot-
ed. Seaman j. r. Plevln, Second DIVISION
appointed chief Cockswain.
The inspections We're held in the various
branches of the service in the Second
Brigade last Thursday night, but the re-
ports from the several inspecting officers
have not vet been received. In number
of the companies the men being minus
uniforms, were INSPECTED in civilian dress IS
In this city Troop A was Inspected by
Major Jansen. brigade instructor of the
Second Brigade. There were present fif
ty-three out of fifty-niue and these made
fair showing, owing to the fact tha
many of the men are new. but very few
being in the company at this time tha
were in it al the inspection last year
There is still a shortage of revOlvers il
this troop which was noted in the las
report
The Signal Corps of the Second Brigad
was inspected by Captain Napthaly, ant
the corps. as usual made fine showing
After the inspection there was an eXhi
bition drill with the new wire-laying cart
Company of the Seventh Infantry will
he inspected at San Diego next week, "a
will also the Third Division of the Nava
Militia on board of the Pinta.
John NJ. Smith. elected second lieuten
ant of Company p, Seventh Infantry, a