The San Francisco call., 1906-10-15
MILITIA OFFICERS
FAVOR THE PLAN.
May Form a Permanent Or
ganization tc Advance
Affairs of National Guard
RULES ARE AMENDED

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General Roster. commanding the Sec
I ond Brigade of the National Guard OF
California. has received many replies TO
the circular letter he sent to command
ing officers of the guard throughout the
State on the subject OF forming a per-
manent association OF officers The re-
plies received are favOrable and state
that San Francisco Is the best place for
/ holding the initial meeting. The meet
/ ing is likely TO be called for the mid
die of November in this city
/ As yet no date has been set for the
I proposed mass meeting of citizens of
San Francisco to get them interested IN
National Guard affairs. 1t is said how
ever, that a meeting will be called in
I the first week in December. 1t Is pro-
posed at that time to formally turn
over to Company B. Fifth Infantry, the
state trophy which has been awarded
to 1T for having made the best showing
during the recent Inspections. Captain
Holtun, commanding the company, will
bring 10 this city every man OF his
command TO publicly receive the beau.
tiful silver trophy, which IL will hold
until IL wins it again in 1907, or is re-
quired 20 pass it over to some other
company in the brigade. Captain Hoi-
tum says that Company B will again
win the trophy.
RULES ARE AMENDED.
/ The rules and regulations relative TO
enlistment of adults and minors have
been amended TO read as follows:
Any male who is a citizen OF the
| United States or has declared his inten-
| tion to become citizen OF more than
1S and less than As years of age, able
bodied, free from disease. OF good
! enlisted in the National Guard OF the
state Tor term of not less than three
served one enlistment satisfactorily
\ may re-enlist for one, two or three
years at his option; and provided fur
/ sicians If more than Is years OF age.
No minor shall be enlisted without the
written consent Of the father, only sur
vtving parent or legally appointed
/ guardian.
An effort is being made TO interest
/ the parents OF the members Of the Sig
nal Corps of the Second Brigade in the
work OF securing quarters for the or
/ ganization. tt is believed that IL the
parents of the members become inter-
ested there will be no diHculty in Sc
curing a proper armory.
A commission has been issued TO
Mark A. NcCann as captain of Company
A, First Battalion Coast Artillery, vice
]. A. Miller, who resigned. but was aft
erward allowed to withdraw his resig-
nation and substitute an application to
be placed on the retired list.
John. NJ. Mil1iken has been commits
stoned captain and Arthur s. Hawk first
lieutenant Of Company G, Second Infan-
try.
! Leave of absence for thirty days has
been granted TO Captain Joseph P. Nc
Quaide, chaplain Of the First Infantry
SEVERAL OFFICERS RESIGN.
/ The resignation on account of re-
moval to PalO Alto OF First Lieutenant
i Frederick A. Marriott. battalion adju-
tant. First Infantry. he's been accepted.
/ The designations of Ralph ]. Faneuf as
first lieutenant of Company G. Fifth
! Infantry. and that OF First Lieutenant
J. NJ. O'Hara. adjutant of the First Bat
\ TALON. Coast Artillery, have also been
accepted.
i Colonel Kelly commanding the First
I Infantry. who was badly burned on the
hands by the explosion Of the gasoline
tank of his automobile some time ago,
4 has fully recovered and is again run
ming his horseless machine.
An outing club has been organized In
4 the First Infantry. with Surgeon Beas-
ley as director. Every Sunday morn
ing the surgeon, accompanied by Lieu
tenants Middiestadt, Harris and Cliff
ford, together with few volunteers,
start on a twenty or thirty mile walk
in the country.
/ Company d, Harry Fl. varney, captain
1 commanding, held a reunion last Sat-
urday night, at which were present the
mer members, Colonel Kelly. Major
Mathewson, former commander OF the
company, Major Eggert, Colonel Smith
and others. A supper was served. aft
er which there were toasts. vocal and
instrumental music and the recital OF
old and new stories.
The Officers Club Of the First has ex-
tended an invitation 70 all officers IN
active service in this city to visit its
headquarters at Buchanan and Waller
streets. Officers In active service
with organisations outside OF the city
have been notified that they will be
welcome at the clubrooms. The club
] has of late added a large number OF
associate members TO II.
WAITING FOR THEIR MEDALS.
The Non-Com Club OF the First In
fantry, through it's committee, COM
posed Of Quartermaster Levy. ]. Van
Staden, George Spooner. Sergeant
| Strickland and Privates Walten and
Barrett, will give high jinks at the
regimental armory on October 81.
| Two hundred men OF the First have
been fitted out with uniforms. but they
still lack belts, haversacls and can
teens.
The members of the First Infantry
are wondering why the medals that
were won at target practice IN 1905
have not yet been distributed.
Major Hunt Of the Fifth Infantry pre-
sided at an election last week In Com
pany z. when Second Lieutenant G. A
Sullivan was elected first lieutenant.
vice Covalt, term expired. and Sergeant
A. j. Covelho was elected second lieu
tenant, vice Sullivan, promoted Major
Hunt also presided at an election in
Company G. for first lieutenant, vice
Faneuf, resigned. Sergeant W. s. Gil
loyly was elected TO nj the vacancy.
BY order of Colonel Smith. Lieutenant
L. E. Francis will, in addition 70 his
duties as an officer Of Company A, act
as regimental adjutant-
Walter Garrison has been elected
captain of Company ID. Sixth Infantry,
and Roy Wood, first lieutenant.
The complimentary cruise on the
Alert recently rendered by Captain
Bauer of the Naval Militia to Adjutant
General Lauck was a pleasant affair.
The guest of the day was received by
the officers Of the snip in full dress.
which was afterward changed for serv-
ice uniform for work. After a trip on
the bay as far as Red Rock. then out
side the heads. the vessel returned 10