The San Francisco call., 1908-05-24

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munition.win go to the range at Liv-
ermore May 80 and 81, and after TAX
ing part in the memorial service on
the first day. will test the new weap-
ons at the targets
Hayward. the home OF Major Thom-
as Wilhelm. L. s. A.. retired. Inspector
of the national guard Of the state. Is
to have company OF the guard as
, soon as the higher Office can make ar
rangements to muster IL in The COM
pany has ~ names on the roll and
James ]. Boree will be captain. Nelson
B. Boree first lieutenant and John H.
HOlcombe second lieutenant Until the
company secures armory tt will
drill in Native Sons hall
The naval militia, Captain G. ".
Bauer, is 10 have its annual cruise this
year in the southern waters OF Cali
fornia- The division from Eureka VIII
come to Sausalito in time to board the
Alert June 81. and in company with the
first and second division and the en-
gineer division will sail for San Diego.
On the way down the Alert will stop
at Santa Cruz June % to take on the
division there; then take on the d.
vision at Santa Barbara June 80. then
the division at San Pedro July 1. and
the division at San Diego July 2. The
cruise will be for two weeks.
The militia located in this city viii
board the Alert on Memorial day for
cruise to the heads for the purpose
of holding appropriate service for the
/ dead of the navy.
Recruiting IN the several organiza-
tions of the militia has been very brisk
of late There is not division at this
time that has less than 20 on the mus
ter roll In this city eight recruits
&
more will be enlisted for either di-
vision. Those who may wish TO join
will have TO have their names entered
on the waiting list. from which va
cancies will be filed in the order OF
precedence
Colonel Thomas Wilhelm. state in
I spector of the national guard. rein
spected Company L OF Bakersfield. Sec
ond infantry, Captain z. B. Duncan.
/ last week At the inspection several
weeks ago the company made sucn
poor showing that it was slated for
mastering out, but the officers and
men asked for another chance and II
was given to them The night before
the second ordeal the company was
inspected by Lieutenant Colonel A )
Critics OF the Second 1T Is stngu-
lar, said retired officer OF the guard
a few days since. while discussing the
many reinspections this year, that the
regimental officers become wonderfully
active when they get hint that this
or that company is to be dropped out
for ineficiency. Then they get in and
do that which they ought to have done
! before the annual muster and inspec-
tion and spend a great deal OF energy
/ to bring a company up TO the mark
The time TO do this is before the In
] specting officers come around II regi-
mental officers were as active before
/ inspection as they are when they fear
that the regiment Is TO lose COM
pany much better results would be at
/ tanned"
1 The baseball team OF Company L OF
the Second infantry, located at Bakers
field. played a game OF baseball with
| the Panama aggregation OF that city
last week and was beaten by q score OF
16 10 2.
Company F, Second infantry, located
at Woodland, Captain j. G. Lee in COM
mand. gave a banquet in the armory
last week to the members and the city
officials. Among the latter were Mayor
J. R. Mitchell, City Trustees ". H. Cur
son, w. H. White and w. A Boots and
City Attorney s. Mering. Captain Lee.
: who presided, IN addressing the as
Il
IL Company E will parade on Memorial
day and on the fourth of July. He
said he wanted the citizens OF Wood
land to know that the company felt
that it was a part OF Woodland and
was ever ready 10 respond TO the call
OF the citizens when il could be OF
service, as readily as IL would respond
to a call 10 defend the honor OF the
American flag Among other things he
said:
IF we were always prepared for
war, there would not be any chance OF
getting into war but we must always
be ready. The general government
depends upon the young men OF the
/ country to defend IL. Men who are
trained in the national guard OF the
several states are so instructed that
/ they are always ready 10 answer a
call Every young men in the coun-
try ought to serve term in the guard.
so that If there was a demand for
volunteers. whether the men are in or
out Of the service, they would not go IN
as raw recruits"
Lieutenant Carl Barker, DR.. Clark
and Corporals Louis Nardini and j.
Bailey addressed those present regard
ing the necessity OF keeping the COM
pany to the numerical standard as well
as to efficiency and craftsmanship.
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The citizens OF Napa do not want
to lose Company H OF the Second In
fantry. which they undoubtedly will
unless IL Is recruited up to the mini
mum number. which 1t failed to have
at the recent annual inspection This
assertion is borne out by the fact that
/ the chamber OF commerce Of that city
has caused to be published an adver-
tisement in the papers OF the city which
sets forth that.
The chamber of commerce. realizing
/ the Importance OF the national guard
to the state OF California and the
desirability Of the maintainance and
prosperity OF Company H to the city
OF Napa. earnestly requests and recon-
mends that all young men in this
vicinity. OF good health and character.
between the ages Of IS and AS years,
offer themselves for membership in the
local, company OF the guard
In order to obtain the greatest bene-
fit from an increased membership. this
should be attended to immediately. and
it is recommended that you make ap-
plication to Percy s. King or Wallace
Rutherford. the secretary of the cham
ber OF commerce, or TO any member OF
/ the company.