The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-04
INFANTRY DRILL
ATTRACTS CROWDS
Local BattaIions of Fifth Infan-
try to Entertain Outside
Companies
Many Young Men Seek to Enlist
in Naval Militia Before
Fleet Arrives

The local battalion of the Fifth in
fantry y G. c. had drill on Van Ness
avenue last week under COMMAND of
Major Grattan 4 number of members
Of the commissioned officers OF the
guard Were on the avenue watching
the battalion movements. and il was
noticed that those who were in military
dress wore such as the regulations call
for, and not q half military and half
citizen suit or mixed military uniform.
Large crowds assembled 10 watch the
drill
The battalion on the other side OF
the bay. Major Simpson commanding,
also had q battalion drill at Berkeley.
Company OF Oakland turned out IS
men, c Of Berkeley. SO; G Of Alemeda,
z3 and T of Oakland. 20. The drill was
on the campus. After the drill, the
members OF the other companies were
the guests Of Company c. in its new
armory IN Berkeley. at a luncheon.
The four local companies of the
Fifth viii on the day OF the feet
parade serve a lunch 10 the eight COM
panies from outside Of the city after
the parade -Four companies viii be
entertained at the armory on Eddy
street and the other four at the Waller
and Buchanan streets armory-
First Lieutenant Delamater. recently
appointed aid TO Brigadier General
Roster, was before the examining
board last week He was questioned
as 70 his qualifications for three hours
and half al one sitting and was then
told that the examination would be
certified 10 as satisfactory. Lieutenant
Delamater was for a number OF years
connected with the cavalry branch of
the national guard OF Texas.
The invitations 10 the grand ball 10
be given in the Fairmont IN honor OF
the officers OF the fleet, which were
made out TO the officers of the national
guard in this city. have been delivered.
a function OF this character calls for
military dress and as many OF those
who have been invited have not yet
provided themselves with such uni
forms there is considerable guessing as
10 how this officer and that one will
get around the law Of military
etiquette.
Private Newton westIy Armstrong.
Company 7 Fifth infantry. located at
Livermore. has been appointed COM
missary sergeant on the regimental
noncommissioned STAFF.
Private Walter Parker Garfield.
Company II. OF the Fifth. located at
san Francisco. has been appointed on
the noncomnissioned staff with the
rank Of battalion sergeant major.
Upon recommendation OF their re-
spective company commanders the fol-
lowing appointments Of noncommis-
stoned officers have been made:
Company A-P-ivate Carroll orion.
10 be corporal
Company B-PTivate Walter George
Lang. 10 be corporal.
Company corporal Walter Rich
and Pritchard, TO be sergeant
Company Corporal Albert Robert
Cordes. to be sergeant
Company H-Private Charles Albert
Mills and Private Alonzo Ralph Coons,
70 be cOrporals-
The following details made by COM
pany commanders are announced:
Company F-Sergeant Louis Francis
Anderson. 70 be first sergeant
Company H-Sergeant Henry Irving
Ortiz. 10 be auarternaster sergeant
Company sergeant Albert Robert
Cordes. to be quartemaster sergeant.
During the 80 days preceding April
25. IS enlisted men were discharged
from the Fifth infantry.
Company I Fifth infantry, Will con-
duct the ceremonies OF Memorial day.
Nay 80 at Livermore this year. at
meeting OF the veterans Of the civil
war held last week at the home OF
Comrade John Stanley of that place..
Il was decided, in view of increasing
age and infrmities Of the remaining
members Of the G. a r. IN that section
Of the country. that the ceremonies be
turned over 10 the national guard COM
pany OF the place.
Company .. first corps OF cadets, was
mustered in at PetaIuna last week by
Major James Randall. After the mus
ter there was a competitive drill by
the company and A OF Oakland and c
OF Alameda. II is the intention TO Mt
these cadets for admission into the
national guard The four companies
are 70 have a camp al Soda bay dur
ing the summer
The Alert. which is the floating
home Of the naval militia. viii be out
on the bay when the feet comes in.
but ii has not yet been determined
where she is 10 be stationed.
Last Thursday night more than fifty
young men presented themselves at
militia headquarters IN the Jefferson
Square building and expressed a desire
TO enlist al once. The officers concluded
that the individuals wanted to be
sailors for q few days so as TO have an
opportunity TO get out on the Alert to
70 see the battleship movements in the
hay They were told 10 report for ex-
animation on Thursday night 1t is be-
lieved that the number 10 apply for ex-
animation that night viii be very small
Reports from Santa Cruz is that the
division there has been hustling for
some time and enIisting so as 10 pre-