The San Francisco call., 1908-03-31

John NJ. Miliken. commanding, located
at Sacramento. has so much confidence
in itself. in the target practice line.
that it has issued a challenge to any
company of the national guard in the
state to shoot a twenty men team
match at any distance up to 500 yards.
At a practice shoot on the third Sun
day in March the following scores were
recorded at 500 yards:
Lieutenant Cameron .....-.........-.-.--.. ~
private klmDaH .--..----.--.-- ----.....-. -
Lieutenant Easterbrook .........-.......... A
First Sergeant Gadbois ..-................ Al
Private Sm1ther ..-.-.-..--.-...- 81
Corporal Toland ...----...----...--...... 80
fr1Vale Weoo .--.------.--.-..----. -
Corporal Werner .-.....-.....-......--... 81
Corporal Smither ...-........ .........-.. -
Private Van Norman .-..--. "a
At meeting OF Company r OF Wood
land. same regiment. 1t was the sense
of the members that the challenge be
accepted. with the understanding that
the match shall not take place earlier
than May. Captain Lee. commanding
Company f, says that his command has
not vet received the new rifles and ha
wants his men to become familiar with
the new arm before he sends them to
meet the team of the Sacramento COM
pany.
SEEK RIFLE RANGE.
The marksmen OF Salinas have been
in consultation with Captain c. ]. Fulle.
comanding Troop c. cavalry, located In
that city, state secretary OF the Ma
tional rifle association, with view to
forming local branch OF that organi-
cation Those who have taken the lead
in this matter are DIR. w. c. Smith. Dr..
c. H Lemon. Charles B RosendaIe. Roy
L. Alexander. G, lyman and Eaarry NJ.
Hudson. The promoters intend to en-
ter as club Of the third class.
Troop C mas for some time sought
to obtain q rifle range for target
practice. but has not been successful
With the assistance OF the new club. IL
hopes to be able to secure a place
where the members of the troop wilt
be able to have target practice under
less difficulty than they have to contend
with now.
Last week Troop G was entertained
in the armory by Captain and Mrs
Fulle. During the evening the company
presented to its commanding ofncer
and his wife a handsome Morris chair
as a token of esteem. The presenta-
tion was followed by dancing
Captain c. w. Bauer. commanding
the naval militia of California. wants
the several organizations under his
command to keep up TO the standard
that is required by the United States
navy department. as appears from tho
following letter recently sent TO Com
mander A. A. Norey in command OF the
fourth division. located at Santa Cruz;
1t again becomes my duty to call your atten
tion 10 the fact that at the present time the
enlisted men in your division number only AZ.
You are aware that the maximum number Is
100 men and four officers 1t seems to me
that city the size Of Santa Cruz should be
able to keep; az least 50 men IN the division.
cities in each of which IL is stated, I'VE have
a hundred men ready to enter the naval miii-
C'rVfT ia -
large division it viii become nv dnry 10
request that the division be given e some
other place where the people are willing to
assist IN its maintenance.
took this matter I'D with the citizens OF
santa Cruz some time ago and was assured
port. but yet it has not received the PROM
ised encouragement and the membership Is the
same now as then. II Santa Cruz wants 10 retain
to It and aid in building up fits Membership.
OF your division II YOU do nor Sxisb - - ha Sa.p
1t taken away from Santa Cruz. y. 80
Commander Morey, upon receipt OF
this letter bestirred himself and at once
addressed letter 10 the board OF trade
ana businessmen of the city OF the
holy cross In this he calls attention
to the letter from his superior Officer
and says that there is no demand for
financial aid. but for moral support.
and encouragement that the organiza-
uon shall be numerically increased He
calls attention to the fact that since
tne division was established at Santa
LUZ In June, 1895, 1T has distributed
nearly $4,000 in the city. and that in
tnat time the clsy was benefited to thar
extent directly or Indirectly. He asks
tnat the division be increased through
the efforts OF the citizens from the
present minimum number TO nearly the
maximum.
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