The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-03
HOLD TURKEY SHOOT

After the silhouette firing was COM
pleted the boys had a turkey shoot, at
sixty yards, the target being turkey s
head.
Company B, Captain Diver, located
at Marysville, had a military ball in
the armory on the evening OF Thanks
giving day and IL was decided sue
cess This company intends to make
creditable appearance at the next an
nual muster. One of the local papers
says that an effort must be made to
rehabiAtate the company.
At a meeting presided over by Major
Hunt, First Sergeant L. r. Keller was
elected first lieutenant of Company r
of the Fifth. The same officer viii
preside at an election January IT for
second lieutenant of the same company.
The order for this election was issued
at the request of the colonel of the reg
iment. who has expressed a determine
ton not to have any long vacancies in
the regiment.
Major Hunt presided at an election
In Livermore at a meeting of Company
L, when Second Lieutenant Chester
Young was promoted to the first lieu
tenancy vice Beck. deceased Private
Benjamin Edwin Carroll was elected
second lieutenant vice Young, promoted.
ELECTION AT SANTA ROSA
The terms of Lieutenants Butts and
Bronson of Company e of Santa Rosa
will soon expire, therefore the Colonel
of the regiment has asked that an
election be called as soon as possible.
Company of the Fifth. Captain
Holtum, the trophy company of 1906,
will be inspected in San Jose January
20.
Company A of Oakland held mill
tary ball in Oakland on Thanksgiving
night in the regimenta1 armory. 1t
was an invitation affair and was d.
rected by Lieutenant Hermon.
In the past, where a member of a
company was elected to fill commits
stoned position and failed to pass a
satisfactory examination, he was privi-
legged at the next election called to be
a candidate for the same position. This
was the case in the past year in Com
pany A of the First Infantry, when a
lieutenant was, elected to higher Of
flee, was rejected by the board. was
Immediately reelected and rejected
again. The regulation has been
changed. so that hereafter any per-
son who fails to pass the examina-
tion for commissioned Office will not
be eligible for any Office in the National
Guard of this State, nor for promotion
for a period of one year after the date
of such failure.
TARGET WINNERS ANNOUNCED
After many months the list announc-
ing the names of those in the guard
and in the naval militia entitled to
medals, bars. etc, for target practice
during 1904 and 1906 has been issued
from superior headquarters. The list
contains 1925 names.
An order has been issued from SUI
perior headquarters to all officers that
as some officers have habit of wear
ing the United States army buttons on
the service coat, such practice must
be discontinued at once. The officers
are warned against wearing on service
or dress coat any buttons other than
those designated as the State buttons
Captain c. ]. Fulle, commanding
Troop C, First Squadron of Cavalry,
who was captain of the shooting team
that went to sea Girt to take part
in the interstate shoot, in his report
to the adjutant general of the State
says:
The showing made by the team, be-
ing twenty fifth among forty-one
teams, while not as good as was ex-
pected, is an Improvement over last
years record, the same being so points
higher in the totals. After the team
had finished at 200 yards 1t stood No.
IA, dropping down to 81 at 500 yards
and skirmish and gaining No. % at
500 and 1000 yards. 1t is plain to be
seen that what must be done by the
State of California to get a good team
is to get ranges from 500 to 1000
yards SO that practice can be had at
long range.
MARKsMEN BENEFITED
The money expended in sending this
team to Sea Girt was well spent, as the
experience there gave the members
much valuable information which they
will impart to the respective companies
from which the team members were
drawn. A large percentage of the
guard will, no doubt, take more in
terest in target practice to the end
that in the competition next year there
shall be better attendance as to num-
bers and better shots. 1 make the
following recommendations:
1. That the competition be held
earlier in the year in order to give
more practice to the members Sc
lected; that is, individual practice be-
fore the team Is called together.
2. That an effort be made to get
at least three long distance ranges in
the State.
8. That company and troop com
manders be instructed to have more
skirmish firing, as this practice does
more good than any other.
following the ScOraS Tnada