The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
To Be RETIRED
As BR|CAD|ERS
High Honor Is Contemplated
for Some Officers Who
Have Served State Well
ESCORT FOR VETERANS
First Infantry Will Parade
on Memorial Day-Promo-
tions Are Made Known

In National Guard circles it is reported
that Governor Pardee, commander in
chief, intends to remember a number of
| onicers who have rendered service to
California. There is a brigadier general
to be appointed for the northern part of
| the State, and as a reward Of merit it is
proposed, as has already been announced
7 in dispatch from Sacramento, that in
turn Colonel H. p. Bush and Captain
Jensen Will be successfully appointed to
the position and then placed on the re-
tired0list with that title. 1t is stated that
Colonel a. d. Cutler will be similarly
henored and that there may be others.
After going down the line the command
er in chief will announce the permanent
brigadier, but this will not be done until
after May 30, on which day he will leave
, Tor the exposition at Portland, Or. The
indications are still strong that Colonel
Roster will be placed in command of the
northern brigade
The First Infantry will parade on Me-
mortal day as part of the escort to the
Grand Army of the Republic ana the
United Spanish War Veterans
AT his own request Corporal John r.
Harvey. Company 6 of the First. has
been reduced to the grade of a private.
The following promotions are an
u.
poral of Company G; Thomas A. Kearns,
to be corporal of Company H. Robert E.
McKeever. to be sergeant of Company
H; Hugh Doherty of Company F and
Edward Platz of Company H, to be musi-
clans.
Nine enlisted men have been discharged
from the service of the State out of the
First Infantry, four on account of re-
moval. three for good of the service, one
at expiration of term and one BY a two
thirds vote of the company.
MAJOR OF THE FIFTH.
On the occasion of the recent election
for two majors to fill vacancies in the
Fifth Infantry a strong effort was made
to beat Major d. Albert Smith, who was
candidate TO succeed himself after serv-
ing four years. The reason given was
that Major Smith is too aggressive
The officers of one battalion were solid
against him, but the other two battalions
who favor an aggressive man, were solid
for him, so he won out. The major, who
has ideas of his own as to how the Ma
tiona1 Guard of the State should be gov
erned, has been member of the State
organization for more than twenty years,
having entered the Fifth Infantry when
it was commanded by Colonel Donahue
and rising from sergeant major to cap
tain and adjutant of the regiment, which
position he held until the breaking out of
the Spanish American war, when he en-
listed in the volunteer service, and at the
close of the war returned to his former
regiment. He has baen close student
of the citizen soldiery of the State and
is one of the best posted members in all
matters relating thereto.
E. G. Hunt, who was elected major at
the same time, has been a member of the
guard for eighteen years and for some
time has been commander of Company A, !
Oakland, that at one time was command
ed by George c. Pardee, now commander !
in chief of the guard.
ON RETIRED LIST.
Colonel H. P. Bush, who after service
as colonel of the First Infantry of the
National Guard was placed on the retired |
list and from there was elected COM
manding officer of the First Battalion of
Artillery and served four years with the
title of major, has at his own request
been returned to the retired list. with
rank of colonel. from May IA.
Captain L. 6. Eisner, formerly com
manding Company II, First Infantry
who was detailed from the retired list as
adjutant Of the First Battalion of Artil- |
eiry, has been returned to the retired list, /
with the rank OF captain, from Septem- |
Der Z. 1897 Captain Eisner enlisted in the !
company. he subsequently became COM
mander of in November, 1879, and rose
successfully from private to corporal /
sergeant, first sergeant second lieutenant
and first lieutenant. and on April rs. 1892
was elected captain. He was quarter
master and ordnance officer on the staff
of Colonel Bush, commanding the First
Infantry
The seventeenth annual banquet of the
veterans of the National Guard of Cali
fornia was given at the Occidental Hotel
last week. An elaborate menu was pre-
pared under the supervision of the COM
mittee of arrangements, consisting of
Colonel H. P Bush, Captain ]. E. Klein