The San Francisco call., 1905-01-29
BRICADES Will,
BE INSPECTED.
Commencing in February
Examination of Guards Is
to Continue Till April 30
WHEN A RANK rs LOST
Death of Lieutenant Martin
I'll. Wilkens, a Veteran of
the Spanish American War
WHEN A RANK rs LOST

The dates for the inspection of the
several organizations of the National
Guard of California by Major Thomas
Wilhelm, U. S. A., retired, under orders
from the War Department have been
fixed, and the major, who also holds
the position of inspector general of rifle
practice on the staff of the commander
in chief of the National Guard of Cali
fornia, with the rank of colonel has
been directed to make the inspection of
the troops on the part of the State 1T
has been," says the adjutant general
deemed advisable to have Colonel
Wilhelm make the inspection because
of the saving Of expense to the State"
The inspections will be in the First
Brigade, commencing February and
ending February 20, and will take in
the organizations located at Los An
geles, Santa Ana, San Diego, Pomona,
Anaheim, Redlands, Long Beach, Pasa-
dena, San Bernardino and Riverside
In the Second Brigade the inspections
will commence February 23 and con-
tinue until March 2S. This will take in
all the organizations in San Francisco
and those in Oakland, San Jose, Peta-
luna, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, Ala
media, Napa and Livermore.
In the Third Brigade the inspections
ued until April "a, and will include the
organizations located at Fresno, Sacra-
mento, Chico, Colusa, Nevada City,
Marysville, Sacramento Woodland,
Placerville, Vacaville, Modesto, Stock
ton, Visalia, Bakersfield, Merced and
Hanford.
Upon orders from superior headquar-
ters Major d. A. Smith of the Fifth
Infantry has been detailed by Briga-
dier General Warfield to accompany the
inspector on his tour of the organiza-
tions in the Second Brigade
At an election for first and second
lieutenants of Battery B, First Bat
talon of Artillery, Lieutenants Kneer
and Howe, whose terms were about to
expire, were placed in nomination, but
declined. The election, presided over
by Major Smith of the Fifth Infantry,
resulted in the unanimous election of
Duty Sergeant John Wilmot Colby as
first and Private Arthur s. Hatfield as
second lieutenant.
p. N. Winlund has been commissioned
second lieutenant of Company A, Fifth
Infantry.
The CAPTAINS Of companies of the
Fifth Infantry were up for examination
last week in the First Regiment armory
in the new tactics. AS on other exam
nations, the examined had to furnish
written answers to a number of ques-
tions, except as to regimental move
ments. The captains in the First Regi-
ment of Infantry will have to undergo
an examination at the same place next
Friday. The four captains of artillery
will be examined at the same time and
place.
First Lieutenant Martin H Wilkens,
inspector of rifle practice on the staff
of the First Infantry Regiment, died in
this city last week and his body lies in
state in the headquarters of the officers
adjoining the regimental armory, cor
ner of Page and Cough streets. The
funeral will take place this afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the armory Lieuten-
ant Wilkens was native of this city,
AZ years of age. He was q member of
the old First Infantry at the time of
the Spanish American war, enlisted in
the First California Volunteers and
during the stay of the regiment in the
Philippines was regimental quarter
master. On his return to this city he
re-entered the service of the State, was
commissioned an officer and assigned
to the position he held at the time of
his death. Shortly after his return
from the islands he was active in the