The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-10
CAPTAIN TOB|N
ON new DUTY
Well : Known National
Guardsman Departs
for Oregon.
Elections and Appointments
Are Made in the Reg
iments.

| OAucH6 WcT0 i65uSO TO udVo INC = ASs
Regiment participate in the public recep.
ton to General James F. Smith next
Wednesday at the Mechanics Pavilion
| but Colonel O'Neil, learning Of the death
| OF General Smiths brother at Cloverdale
issued an order countermanding that for
! the parade.
| About forty Of the officers Of this regi-
ment had arranged to give General Smith
! banquet on the 10th inst. in comment
Grafton Of the campaign Of the California
First Regiment in the Philippines, but
this will also be postponed.
| Captain William H. Tobin, whose resig-
| nation as captain and regimental adju-
tant Of the First Infantry was accepted
to allow him to accept a commission In the
United States artillery, leaves to-day for
Fort Stevens, Oregon, to enter upon the
duties assigned him in the Thirty-fourth
Artillery.
First Lieutenant John ]. West. battal-
ion adjutant. has been detailed as acting
try, vice Tobin, commissioned In the reg
The third State target practice Of the
First Infantry for the year Is scheduled
day.
Upon recommendation of the regimen
tai examining board Of the First Infan-
try, the following promotions are an
nounced:
To be corporals-Edward Knobner. Company
3, % per cent; Charles e. Creighton. Company
:. g: Alexander Wagner, Company 3. IS;
Paulson. Company e. s.: Robert NJ. stedman.
Company G. 81; Riehelieu E. Whaien. Com
Commanding officer Of Company F. Privates
D. Chereghino and E. L. de Martini have been
appointed musicians.
Between the LIST of October and the 9Th
Of the current month sixteen men have
been discharged from the First Infantry
OF account of removal-five by a two
thirds vote of the company, two for the
good Of the service and one on the ground
Of exemption.
May Win Gold Bars.
There are twenty-seven men in the Sew.
enth Infantry who, II they do as well at
the December shoot as they did at the
September and October shoots, Will carry
off State gold bars. To gain these bars
Is each. five must make "a each and nine
others must make more than they did at
the two previous shoots. while ten may
both Of the other shoots. The possibilities
are:
Captain T. B. Thomas. Company D. Pomona;
Quartermaster Sergeant W. g. Stevens, Conn
Company c 5. Pomona. ssrseans F. Re,ss u Conn.,
gga1 a Eivsrsidsi it, rss Lis15snans 3; M
Sergeant w. 8. Huddieson. Company II. River
pany A. Los Angeles; Corporal ]. s. Ellis,
Company I. Santa Ana: Private A. n. Ford.
Company B. San Diego: First Sergeant E. 8.
Logic. Company 9. Redlands; Corporal c. w.
Lehr. Company @. Redlands Corporal ]. J.
Hollenbeck. Company B. San Diego: Private
]. J. Cheney. Company F. Los Angeles: Ser
keant H. o. Higgins. Company N. Riverside;
coIporsi A. Irvine. Company n. Rivsrside:
Qusrtermaster Sergeant H. C. Miles. Company
A. Los Angeles, Private D. A. Charieton
Company d. Pomona; Corporal e. D. Lukens.
Company @. Redlands: Private A. J. Happe
Company q. Red)Ands: Private c. r. PAM
Company B. San Diego: Corporal J. Lawson.
Company 9. Redlands; Corporal z. A. Merwin
Company n. Riverside: Private H. A. Lauter-
born. Company @. Redlands; Private +. F.
Horton. Company NJ. Riverside: Private D.
Lieutenant George c. Thaxter, inspector
of rife practice for the Seventh Infantry.
expects that he will be able to take at
least ten men OF the regiment to the con.
test to be held In Sacramento for the
State medal.
Officers Are Elected.
At an election held In San Rafael last
Friday. Major d. A. Smith presiding, Eu.
gene W. Smith, second lieutenant. was
elected first lieutenant and Corporal Jo-
seph X. Hawkins was elected second lieu
tenant OF Company D Of the Fifth In.
fantry.
Second Lieutenant Mackres Of Company
B OF the Fifth Infantry, located at San
Jose, has rendered his resignation.
The following appointments In the Fifth
Infantry have been announced: Corporal
Eugene G. Bowman to be quartermaster
sergeant. Corporal Edward w. Beatty to
bo sergeant and Private Fred A. Haven