The San Francisco call., 1910-06-11
COAST ARTILLERY
TROOPS IN CAMP
Regulars and Militia Numbering
1000 Begin Their Annual
Practice Today

Nearly 1000 men will gather for the
second annual encampment of the coast
artillery troops, which begins this aft
ernoon and which will last for the
state militia eight days and for the
regular troops two weeks.
Rows and rows of tents are being
pitched on the fiat just above old Fort
Winfield Scott, the red brick building
at Fort Point, and there instruction,
target practice, drill and all the rules
and regulations of strictest military
discipline will occupy the time of the
troops.
Colonel John A Lundeen, COM
mander of the artillery district of San
Francisco and of the Presiiio post.
will be in command, while Colonel
Schustey, n G. c., will command the
militia.
Captain Henry r. Casey, coast ar
tillery corps, instructor for the coast
artillery corps of the militia, will be
in attendance also.
REGULARS IN CAMP
Twelve companies of the regular
troops will be in camp and seven COM
panies of the coast artillery reserve,
as the national guard troops are
termed.
Today will be devoted to moving into
camp, pitching tents and establishing
guards, but tomorrow morning the
muster of militia, numbering about
500, will take place at $3.50 o'clock.
1t is said by the officers in charge
of the encampment that the number of
national guardsmen who have re-
spondeJ to the orders for encampment
is most encoura ging and particularly
commendable. demonstrating an active
interest in the auxiliary coast defense
organizations.
of he ct ri l.
lery corps of the national guard of
California has been formed in San
Diego and designated the Eighth COM
pany. This, with the Fifth company,
will encamp with the regular coast
artillery troops at Fort Rosecrans Tor
camp of instruction from June IL to
June is. Captain +. K. Ferguson,
coast defense officer of the depart
ment, who went south a few days
since for the target practice at Fort
Rosecrans,- will remain for the en-
campment.
Colonel Frederick Won Schrader.
chief quartermaster of the department
of California, left yesterday for
Yosemite valley on tour of inspection
in connection with matters of trans
portation and supply. He will be alb
sent about 10 days.
Colonel Charles G. Woodward. in
spector gen eral, department of Callfor-
MIA, left yesterday for a weeks stay
in Yosemite on a tour of inspection.
LADD MAY ARRIVE
Colonel Eugene f. Ladd. adjutant
general, who is to succeed Colonel Will
liam A. Simpson as adjutant general of
the department of California, may ar
rive today on the transport from the
Philippines, but no definite news has
been received as to whether he will
reach here today or will take liner at
later date from Japan.
The following officers of the medical
corps have been ordered to report to
the commanding officer of the Fourth
infantry. which will arrive today from
the Philippines, to accompany that
command to stations as follows: Ma
jor Jere b. Clayton and Lieutenant
Charles r. Dulin to Fort Crook, Ne
braska; Lieutenant Benjamin B. War
riner to Fort Logan II, Roots, Arkan-
sas.
Major B. Frank Cheatham. quart err
master, who has been stationed here
recently and whose wife was formerly
Miss Denman of San Francisco, has
been ordered to proceed to Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Georgia. on official business
pertaining TO the installation of the
water system at that post and to other
matters relating to the quartermaster
department,
Major Cheatham will proceed thence
to Nashville, Tenn. and report to the
commanding general, department of
the Gulf. for duty pertaining to the
military tournament to be held at that
place.