The San Francisco call., 1908-11-01
POLICE GREETED !.
WITH CHEERS AT
ANNUAL REVIEW
Six Hundred Men in Uniform.
Win Praise for Their
Excellence
Words cf COmmendati0n Are
Spoken for Men as They
Execute the Maneuyers
Army and Militia Officers In
spect Men of Department
at the Stadium :

Six hundred stalwart blue uniformed
men in military formation, set against
verdant background. with the silver
badges on their breasts throwing back
the morning sun in scintillant hne-.
the police of the city in annual review
at the Golden Gate park stadium yes
terday presented picture at once eye
filing and reassuring.
The movements in splendid unison
and the rhythmic tramp as they
marched noiselessly past the review
ing stand brought forth involuntary
cheering from the spectators and
moved even the regular army officers !.
present to quick words OF compliment.
The review was splendid success
Brigadier General Smith. command.
ant OF the department OF California.
sitting in the reviewing stand with
plimented the mayor on the way in =
which the review had been conducted
both as to. plan and detail. as did
Brigadier General Roster OF the ma
tional guard.
Other officers of the regular army
and the national guard who sat. in the
reviewing stand were Brigadier Gen.
eral Coke (retired). Colonel Lundeeus. :
Major Hookman. Major F. w. Morse
head. Major Howell. Major Gilman.
Lieutenant Commander E. w. Eberly.
Of the Yerba Buena. Lieutenant
Christy. Lieutenant McKanny. Naval
Paymaster W. A. Greer and Drs. G.. w.
Rucker and L S. Schmitt Of DIR. Blues
staff
Before 10 o'clock in the morning the
men were on the ground ready to fail
in at the word Of command. Each.
company had been provided with a
private car to convey the men to the
ground and every man was in his place q.
when Captain Kelly. acting adjutant.
gave the order issued by Chief Biggy.
the commanding officer.
INSPECTION BY ADJUTANT 2.
The first formation was company
front and the seven companies with
the two platoons Of mounted. men
formed a double line extending half
| the length of the Held. Then followed .
the inspection by the adjutant, the
men standing at attention with batons
carried rifiewise.- Capain. Kelly marched
down the length of the line passing
/ to the commander. Biggy- then made
a similar inspection. attended by. Kelly.
Prepare for review" was. the next
order, and Police. Commissioners A b.
Cutler as reviewing offtcer. was es-
lcorted by Biggy to the ltnes The re-
| by tactics" being complete. Cutler took
a. position at the center OF the Held At
ar order Color Sergeants Frear and SyI-
tvester. attended by an escort OF two
men and bearing the. stars and stripes
/ and the flag of the city, marched up
/ the field and took their position at the
head OF the formation
| After forming In columns the inspec-
tion by companies was begun The
order, Inspect arms" brought out the
/ revolvers with a CLINT OF blue steel
and the reviewing officer. attended by
the commanding officer and adjutant.
passed between the ranks inspecting
| the arms. Occasionally a man was
asked for his handouts or his whistle
Land they were whipped out with the
| precision of a cavalryman's sword.
! The companies marched past in coll
urnn formation to the sound OF stir
Iring music and II was here that the
/ greatest amount OF enthusiasm was
displayed by the spectators The COM
pany commanded by Captain Gleeson
received a veritable and deserved ova-
1 ton for the splendid line and perfect
marching order. Ofhcers in the re-
| viewing stand remarked that the show
/ ing made by this company was worthy
\ of a company in the regular army
Company. A. commanded by Captain
Duke. was also cheered and praised. as
was Company c, oficered by Captain
| Michael Joseph Conboy.
REVIEW OF COMPANIES
Following this march came the re-
view OF the companies by their officers
| formed in line opposite the coIors and
/ this feature was most impressive: As
/ each company passed in charge OF the
noncommissioned officers the respective
captains visibly swelled with pride.
| That the pride which the officers felt
was not unearned was made plain by
the assurances Of the regular army Of
/ hcers who warmly praised them at
the conclusion of the maneuvers-
The mounted men under Sergeant p.
II McGee made a splendid showing.
i their fine. sleek coated animals glisten-
ing in the sun as they trotted along In
perfect formation. two platoons OF 30
men each. Their appearance as they
lpassed in review was complimented BY
/, Brigadier General F. X. Smith
/ Rrigadfer General Smith expressed
himself as being highly pleased with
/ the manner in which the review was
| carried out. which he said reflected
/ credit on all concerned. both officers
and men. Mayor Taylor said that he
+ felt proud Of the showing made and
thought that the officers and men
should be given great credit for the
way in which they had drilled after
/ being disorganized for the years since
the fire.
After the review the police commits
sioners visited the central police sta
i ton and the city prison and expressed
themselves as being thoroughly salts