The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02

wrong impression seems to prevail
in regard to the two trophies offered by
the State. one to each brigade. This
impression is that it will be awarded
upon the report of Major Wilhelm of the
inspection of the different organizations,
which he has just concluded. The rules
that were formulated for the purpose of
determining the efficiency of the organi-
cations of the National Guard of Cali
fornia for the purpose of awarding the
brigade trophies provide among other
conditions that the attendance will have
much to do with the award, an average
being taken from the inspection visit
and from that Of the commander of the
brigade. This means that no matter
what the percentage of attendance may
be given by the State inspector, if on
the second visit the attendance is small
the percentage viii tbe materially reduced
A few evenings since an inspector
from brigade headquarters of the First
Infantry dropped in at the armory unex-
pectedly- The company had made fair
showing numerically at the annual in
spection, but when the brigade inspector
put in an appearance there were but
twelve men on the floor. And there are
many other matters to be taken into con-
sideration in the awarding Of the trophy.
CONTEST FOR TROPHY.
It is contemplated that the presentation
of the. trophy to the fortunate company
of the Second Brigade shall be made in
San Francisco and that it be made a
public event.
The failure of the passage of the mill
tary appropriation of two millions of dol
lars for the National Guard of the differ
emf States and Territories by the House,
up to date, although passed by the Sen
ate, makes it very improbable that any
Of that money will be obtained by Cali
instruction in June. Adjutant General
Lauck, who was in this city last week
said that there will be a camp in June
anyhow upon the appropriation by the
STATE for that purpose. There will not
De a division camp nor a camp with the
regulars, because of want of funds for
transportation, but there are to be two
brigade encampments, one in the south
ern part of the State for the First
Brigade and the other in the northern
part of the State for the Second Brigade.
The camp in the south In. all prob
ability be at or in the immediate vicinity
of Long Beach. The location for the
camp in the north has not yet been de-
cided upon. Sacramento, Ukiah and
Healdsburg have been suggested and 1t
is probable that within the next few
weeks board will be appointed to in
spect the several sites suggested.
General Lauck stated that with the ap-
propriation from the State available for
camp purposes he is in favor of making
an allowance to those who shall attend,
but what can be allowed has not yet
been figured out
TO INTEREST ARMY OFFICERS.
In the East it Is no uncommon thing
/ for some prominent United States army
| officer and the members of his staff to
/ be rendered review by some regiment of
| the National Guard, and such affairs
| have, according to reports, been produc-
tive of excellent results, for when the
men of the regiment pass in review be-
| fore the officers of high grade in the
army they make the best showing pos
sible. The officers of the regular army
| take an unusual interest in the guard
| there. They are able to make sugges-
tions that will materially. improve the
condition of the guardsmen. An effort
will be made to have. the First Infantry
in this city tender a review to the briga-
i dier general and his staff commanding
the Department of California and others.
! An effort will also be made for the
good of the service to have regiments
! tender q review to the commanding Of
1cers and staff of other regiments, an
| interchange of visits, so that each COM
manding officer of a regiment in a brig
ade shall have an opportunity of observ-
( ing how the other regiments do.
! Among the oldest soldiers of the Ma
| tional Guard of this State who have at
! tanned prominence is Colonel John, w.
! Guthrie a native of Natchez, Miss,
! born in 1S4e. He entered the Fourth In
| fantry of this State June g. 1869, as a
| private in Company A, and by stages was
advanced to the captaincy of the COM
pany in 1872. Subsequently he was first
| lieutenant and adjutant of the First
Battalion of the regiment, then became
captain and adjutant of the First Artll-
lery, was promoted to lieutenant colonel
and then colonel of that organization. In
January. 1885,. he was elected colonel
of the Second Infantry, which position
he held till April. 1900, when he asked to
be placed on the retired list. For thir-
teen years he held the rank of colonel,
and at the date of his retirement was the
ranking colonel on the active list. He
is now on the State Examining Board.
LOSES PURSE IN EMPoRIUM-Mis Ger
trude McCormac, 607 Polk street, reported TO