The San Francisco call., 1908-08-23

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infantry, of this city, has declined TO
accept the honor. Keene was at one
time a member of the guard, but re-
tired and an effort was made to have
him return to it. but without success.
Another election viii have TO be called.
Company K of the Fifth will leave
this city Saturday afternoon, September
5, for Sausalito for a hike to the United
States army range at Rodeo and an
overnight camp, then day at the tar
gets on Sunday.
The band of the Fifth infantry had
revolver practice at Shell Mound re-
Gently and made fairly good records.
The social given last week by Com
pany C of the Fifth at Berkeley was
well attended and proved a very enjoy
able affair. Many of the businessmen
of that place and of Oakland attended.
CONTEST BRINGS RECRUITS
Company B. Fifth infantry at San
Jose recently had 10 recruits sworn in.
This was the result of contest be-
tween provisional squads of the COM
pany to see which could produce the
greatest number of young men willing
to serve the state for three years The
contest will close September 1 and the
squad that has the smallest number OF
raw recruits TO its credit will have to
tile OlneE SQudQS. Inc new
men will have about 80 days instruc-
tion before going to the joint maneuver
camp.
This company registers kick be-
cause of lack of target facilities. The
complaint is that the men of Company
B are unable to shoot at an outdoor
range more than four times a year be-
cause they have to travel more than
40 miles to reach the range at Liver
more, and that at the expense, not OF
the state, but of the company some
times, and other times the men pay
their own transportation. When they
reach the range. SO far away, their time
for practice is very limited Major
Holtum, when he was captain of the
company, made strong effort TO have
a range established near San Jose. bui
was unsuccessful.
COMPANY NEEDS MEN
Company B, Seventh infantry. at sar
Diego, is hunting for recruits to make
up its numerical deficiency before Sep
tember /, as it lacks-12 of the minimum
number. All the companies of that
regiment will maze an effort to go I'd
Atascadero with full ranks. During
September each company will have two
drills.
Captain Bauer, commanding the
naval militia of California, has received
from the secretary of the state canp
of Spanish war veterans a series of the
resolutions adopted by that body in
dorsing the action of the commander OF
the militia for drawing off his men and
the Alert from Avalon because the citi-
zens committee there refused to allow
the jackies TO attend a public ball, they
being in uniform. The communication
announces that a copy of the resolu-
tions has been sent to the president OF
the United States and one to the secre-
tary of the navy.
Captain Bauer has also received from
Phelps squadron of naval reserves a
letter congratulating him upon the pa
triotic stand he took at Avalon.
The two divisions OF the militia in
this city are still having full list.
with quite a number on the waiting
list The attendance at drills is good.
The rule is now that periodically there
is TO be an overhauiing of the roster of
each division and those who have alb
sented themselves without leave or ex-
cuse are discharged from the service of
the state for the good Of the service.
The vacancies are filled from the men
on the waiting list