The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
GUARDSMfN LEAVE
FOR CAMP TONIGHT
Orders Given for Different De-
tachments for Transports
ton to AtascaderO

The last week has been an active
one in national guard circles, the men
getting ready to go to camp at Atlas
cadero
Each company commander is to make
a showing of at least "3S present" and
those falling short of that number will
be reported at the Sacramento head
quarters.
Troop of Salinas had close call
Of being shy of the minimum number.
for when a call was made for those
who would go to camp to step out"
only IA responded. Subsequently IL
Fuller. commanding the troop, was
promised that five or six more
would go.
At an election held in Company E.
Fifth infantry. Lieutenant II. G.. Nc
Kannay presiding. in the armory at
Santa Rosa. First Sergeant Frank Clegg
mously, vice Noonan, resigned.
Captain H. G. Mathewson, regimental
adjutant of the Fifth, has received his
commission as major of the Third bat
TALON. No one has yet been named to
succeed him as adjutant. The new
major will appoint his staff upon his
return from camp.
The band of the Fifth infantry and
Companies II, K, L and NJ composing
the Third battalion, under command of
Major II. G. Mathewson, will form at
Van Ness avenue and Market street at
o'clock this evening and march TO
Fourth and Townsend streets to en-
train on the military special for Atas-
cadero.
The other companies of the .regi-
ment will entrain as follows:
IJao LOT oh nf the hnS-
pital corps, and Companies A and f, at
First street and Broaway, Oakland, at
$50 p. m. today; at Berkeley, at 5:27
p. M, to meet train at Oakland; G to
entrain at Park station, Alameda, at
5:25, TO meet military special; Company
1 to entrain at Livermore, 2 p. m, to
meet train at Niles; Company b to en-
train at $50 p m. at San Jose; Company
D, San Rafael, to take train at 3:40
p. m.,. to meet train at Fourth and
Townsend streets and entrain at 1880;
Company E TO leave Santa Rosa at
2:20 p. m, to entrain at Fourth and
Townsend streets at 1880 p. M.
Colonel D. A. Smith. commanding the
regiment; Major C. L. Holtum, Major
II. G. Mathewson, Captain F. w. Pet
ersen, Lieutenants c. r. Argues w. G..
Lang and NJ. Herman and first lieuten-
ant and assistant surgeon will leave
by the San Francisco train, while Lieu
tenant Colonel E. G. Hunt, Major NJ. w.
Simpson, Chaplain A. T. Hicks Lieu
tenant r. j. Faneuf will go by the train
leaving Oakland and meet the San
Francisco special at San Jose.
Upon the recommendation of their
respective commanding officers the fol-
lowing appointments in the Fifth in
fantry of noncommissioned officers have
been made:
Rand-Serreanf Farnest Ivnwood Io,L;,s
principal musician: Corporal Julius Lee Burbeck
sergeant; Privates Quincy ID. Langworthy, Harry
corporals.
Hospital corps-Private Paul Achilles Dubois
Jr.. corporal.
Company A-Private Ralph Henry wigmore
Company B-Corporal Charles C. Carroll, ser
Murphy, Cowan Smith. Eugene Van vallor and
Jefferson +. Malloy, corporals.
Company C-Corporals Jesse Allen Stone. Law
rance Stanly Hanna and Malcolm Stewart Bur
CESS. sergeants; Private Pease Wright sergeant: /:
Privates Charles Haight watkins George r
Parker, Frank Brown and Phillip Raymond Mohr-
hardt, c0rporals.
Company E-Private Adoph Pagnetti, cor
poral
Company F-Privates Charles Armstrong Sui
liyan and Floyd Preston Busby. corporals
Company H-Corporal Alonzo Ralph Coombs,
sergeant; Privates Ledyard Frank Winchell Jr
Reginald L. Haggett and Henry 7. Harrel
Company I-CorporaIs William P. letter and
Manual l.. Silva and Private Anton L. Seal
sergeants; Private Carl Clarke. corporal
Company K-Corporal William Alpin Tit.
sergeant; Prfvates Guy Vesper Santee and
Frank Thoms Homer Jr., corporals.
Company L-Privates Robert Edmund Power
and Edward George Dolber, corporas.
Company M-Corporal Louis Albert Giesen
sergeant; Private William Kermode, corporal.
On recommendation of the commanding officer
ter and ANDREW Teason have been APPOINTED
priyates Of the first class.
Byron W. Gray has been detailed as first
cpr rf Of R
Sergeant Calvin Pease Wright has been de-
tailed as quartermaster sergeant of company G.
At his own request Battalion Sergeant Major
Russell II. Warden has been returned TO duty
as private of company d.
Forty-two men have been discharged from the
regiment, 20 on account of removal, nine at
expiration of term of enlistment. two by a two
thirds vote of the company. for the good
of the service and one without honor.
Company K of the Second infantry
had a shoot on the Herndon range
near Fresno last week and a number
of men did fairly well, but the majority
found the handling and sighting of the
new rifles awkward. On return from
camp the men will resume practice un-
til they master the new arm.
There is to be an election in the To-
cal division of the naval militia October
13 for lieutenant, vice Speck; lieuten-
ant junior grade, vice Jardine, and en-
sign. vice Leopold. term of each ex-
pired.
Austin D. Houghton has been com
missioned lieutenant commander of the
Fourth division, stationed at Santa
Cruz. The new officer served for a
time in the United States navy
The officers and members of the
militia stationed at this point will go
on a cruise outside of the heads on
the Alert. Sunday, October 25.
The militia has received a loading
machine for rapid fire guns for the
nurpoca of inefrurtiar