The San Francisco call., 1903-01-04
APPOINTMENTS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Advancement in First
Infantry Regiment
of Militia.

Frank w. Warren, having been COM
missioned captain in the First Infantry
of the National Guard Of California, mas
been assigned to duty as regimental ad-
jutant.
JJpon the recommendation of the regi-
mental examining board the following
promotions and appointments have been
made: Privates Henry Teigler and George
E. Crump of the band, to be corporals;
Private Frank C. Bordenave, Company B,
30 per cent, TO be sergeant; Private Frank
C, Stolzenwald, Company c, 80 per cent,
to be corporal; Corporal Herbert Day.
Company C, IS per cent, to be sergeant;
Corporal A. w. Bobrecht, Company IL, 95
per cent, to be sergeant; Corporal Roy
A. Hawkins, Company II, 81 per cent, to
be sergeant; Private Eugene f. Peckham,
Company H. IS per cent, to be corporal;
Private Philip V. Kelly, Company III, 20
per cent to be corporal
The appointment by his company COM
mander of Sergeant Alexander McCulloch
OF Company 5 to be first sergeant, vice
Lindecker, commissioned second Heuten-
ant has been confirmed The appoint
ments of Sergeant David n. Rogers or
Company + to be quartermaster sergeant,
and of Privates Emil Castagnino and Al
IL
have been approved
Ijpon the recommendation Of the COM
pany commander Private l.. ]. Cereghino
has been detailed musician of Com
pany F, vice ID. Cereghino discharged On
recommendation of the company COM
r2ander Corporal Arthur II. Phillips was
reduced to the grade of a private. On
the recommendation of the company COM
mander Sergeant Michael ]. Dwyer was
reduced to the ranks in Company II. AT
his own request Corporal Louis II. Men
gle of the same company was reduced to
the grade of Il private soldier.
The regimental board, consisting of
Captain John F. Eggert. First Lieutenant
Frank w. Newbert and Second Lieuten-
ant Charles L. ODonneIl, has been re-
lieved and the following named detailed
to succeed them until July /: Captain
Frank X. Moore First Lieutenant John
j. O'Keefe and Second Lieutenant Louis
Graham.
Lieutenant Colonel John F. Connolly
has been relieved as summary court Of
flcer, and Major Thomas j. McCreagh
appointed in his stead to serve until
July /.
There have been discharged from the
First Infantry Regiment and the service
OF the State twenty men-thirteen on ac-
count of removal. three at expiration OF
term and one each for enlisting in regu
lar army. good of the service, exemption
anG death.
In regimental orders Albert x. Whitton,
colonel of the Fifth Infantry. relinquishes
command. and in so doing expresses mis-
appreciation of the cordial support of the
officers and men of the regiment during
the time he was in command, and sincere
" regrets closing his connection with the
regiment and severing the pleasant Of
fetal relations maintained with Its MEM
bers during twenty consecutive years of
service therein.
Lieutenant Colonel j. T. Hayes has as
sumed command of the Fifth, and the
headquarters of the regiment have been
removed from San Jose to this city. An
election for colonel will be held at bri-
gade headquarters on the nth inst.
J Colonel O'Neil of the First Infantry has
been detailed to preside The probabilities
are that Lieutenant Colonel Hayes will
( be elected colonel, that Major Julliard
will be chosen lieutenant colonel and that
! the senior captain of the regiment will be
chosen major, vice Julliard. promoted.
| Drill all over the State will be resumed
! in the armories this month.
There is strong possibility that the
nomination of General Last as brigadier
| of the First Brigade will not be con-
| firmed at Sacramento, as it is said that a
hard fight will be made against him
! The first move will be to show to the
Legislature that he is not eligible for the
| position on the ground that the law says
/ that no one who has not served for a
stated period as a field officer cannot be
! commissioned a line officer. That provi-
| sion of the law has never been tested
since 1t was adopted, and it is intended
| to make a test case of the recent nom
| ination. If that should fail it is said that
officers in the southern part of the Stats
| will combine to induce the legislators not
| TO vote for confirmation
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