The San Francisco call., 1899-05-14
THE NATIONAL
GUARD MAKING
GOOD PROGRESS
Work of Reorganiza-
ton Advances.
THE COMPANIES IN SERVICE
CAMP SITE AT SANTA CRUZ TO
BE INSPECTED.
Two Ex-Members of the Guard Now
at Manila Who Have Been Given
Commissions in the Reg
ular Army.
THE COMPANIES IN SERVICE
CAMP SITE AT SANTA CRUZ TO
BE INSPECTED.

The present indications still point to
Colonel ]. c. Currier as the coming adju-
tant general. and the continuance in office
of Major General John H. Dickinson as
division commander. The work of reor-
ganiZation is progressing, and number
of companies have reported for duty In
the First Brigade the brigader and staff
are in, the signal corps Troop c and
Troop D, are in the service. and all the
companies of the Seventh Infantry have
reported except G and H.
In the Second Brigade there are the
officers of the brigade, the signal corps
and Troop A the field officers, the band
and companies A and Fl of the Fifth In
fantry The other companies are ready
to report.
In the Third Brigade there are the
Troop B. which was accepted on the 4th
inst; Company of the Second Infantry,
accepted on the Sd inst, and Companies
c and G., which were never out of the
service The other companies are ready
to be accepted. In the Sixth Infantry
there are the field officers. Company A,
accepted on the 4th inst; Company E, ac-
cepted on the 1st inst, and Company c.,
accepted on the 18th of March. The other
companies have not yet sent in their mus
ter rolls.
litia. There is now in the actual service
of the State exclusive of the naval mill
tia, about 100 men. 1t is expected that be-
fore the end Of the month there will be
the minimum number allowed by law
each company will be represented, and
that the work of recruiting will then COM
mence.
Adjutant General Peeler was in town
yesterday discussing in an informal way
with the members of the uniform board
the needs Of the Guard in the matter of
uniforms. The adjutant general was also
making arrangements to nave a party,
to consist Of the commander in chief, the
major general, himself. the brigader gem
erals dnd other National Guardsmen, go
to Santa cruz next Wednesday for the
purpose OF inspecting the new camp site
The orders heretofore issued in regard
20 target practice have been recalled, and
no aCuon VIII be taken until further or
dels.
sergeant ]. S, Henton and Privates ].
+. tDiLes, w {. taull, r. l.. GARNER, r.
Il. haNAIns, II. j. Holcomb and f. s.
bligade, have been retired from the serv-
ice OF The State on account of removal
and expiration Of term Of service, Ser
Seant Walter +, Garfield has been pro-
NOTED to first sergeant vice Hentor, in
the Second Brigade Signal Corps.
Lieutenant w Il. bunn, who went East
with the naval militia. has during his alb
sence been commissioned captain of the
Dixie, and ne has sent word that he will
forward his resignation Is an officer Of
the militia.
Major ". H. Courson. Second Infantry.
has been placed on the retired list with
the rank of major and on the same day
he was commissioned captain of Com
pany f at Woodland r. p Wallace was
commissioned first and William Rawson
second lieutenant of the same company
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Seventh Infantry, has rendered his resig-
nation
The Attorney General has given it as
his opinion that all officers who were in
the volunteer service from the National
Guard and who do not report for duty
within a hundred :nd fifty days from the
teer service will be barred under the re-
cent act of the Legislature.
Frank l.. Sargent has been elected lieu
tenant, junior grade. in the third division
of the Naval Militia at San Diego to iii
a vacancy caused by the resignation of
Lieutenant Morgan. Ensign c. A. Hunt
has been. elected Lieutenant, junior grade,
in the sixth division at, Santa Barbara,
vice Lieutenant J. NJ Squier, resigned
H. j. Booth, first chief petty officer, was
promoted ensign, vice Hunt
Emanuel j. Lewis. recently appointed
mate on the Pinta, at San Diego. was the
same day commissioned by Governor
Gage one of the trustees of the Normal
School a that place.
his resignation as an officer of the Naval
Militia upon the return to this city of
Captain Turner.
Philip j. Perkins. who was captain of
the Signal Corps. Second Brigade, at the
time Of the outbreak of the war with
Spain, and who entered the service as
lieutenant of the United States Volun-
teer Signal Corps, Company A, which
went to Manila. has made a record for
himself in the Philippines. and in recog-
nitic~ of his services has been promoted,
being now the junior captain of the corps
there.
Henry r. Jurs of San Francisco, who
was a member of Captain Perkins com
mand in this city, and who was one of
the five members of the corps who re-
sponded to the call of the President, was,
at the time of his enlistment in the Vol
unteer Signal Corps that went to the
Philippines. employed in the Union Iron
Works and was there rated a competent
engineer. At the islands he served in va
rious capacities with his command as sig
nal man. and was with the firing line at
the time of the fall of Manila being the
first to plant the signal flag within the