The San Francisco call., 1910-07-20
Off for instruction Camp

Company E, signal corps, Captain
Stamford in command; a detachment
from the cooks and bakers training
school, Captain Stopford in command.
and one-half of Company B, hospital
corps, commanded by Captain Beyans,
left yesterday for the camp of instruc-
tion at American lake, Washington, to
remain until the close of the maneu-
vers there, when they will go to Atas-
cadero for the maneuvers of the regu-
lar troops and militia of this state.
The cook wagon of the commissary de-
partment accompanied the cooks and
bakers school detachment. The other
half of Company B, hospital corps. will
leave today for Leon Springs. Tex, to
remain until the close of the maneu-
vers there, going afterward to Atas-
cadero. Captain Lucius Hopwood, med
ical corps, will be in command.
Colonel Eugene F. Ladd. adjutant
general of the department, returned
yesterday from leave of absence spent
in the east and will today assume the
duties of his Office and those of the
chief of staff as well, relieving Captain
Frank K. Ferguson, coast defense Of
ficer and aide de camp, who has been
temporarily in charge of both offices.
The machine gun platoon of the Thir-
tieth infantry, commanded by Lieuten-
ant Carleton, will leave on July 2S for
the Preside of Monterey for months
target practice, marching later with
the Eighth infantry to Atascadero.
Lieutenant Roy B. Staver, Fifth field
artillery, whose resignation has been
accepted and will take effect on July
"a, will go to Chicago to engage in the
automobile business with his brother.
Second Lieutenant A. l.. P. Sands, Sixth
field artillery. now at Fort Riley, will
probably be promoted,
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Welsh, Fifth field artillery, to the quar-
termaster department will promote to
a captaincy Lieutenant w S. Browning,
First field artillery, who left the Pre-
sidio of San Francisco about two
months ago and is now at Fort Sill,
Oklahoma.
The Tenth company, coast artillery
corps, commanded by Lieutenant Wins
low, and the One Hundred and Fifty
eighth company, coast artillery corps,
commanded by Lieutenant Furnival, are
at Fort Barry for small arms target
practice.
Conolel Frederick Won Schrader, chief
quartermaster, department of Califor-
MIA, will leave today for Atascadero to
make a preliminary inspection of the
water and sewer systems and of the
available material on hand for the
establishment of the camp of instruc-
tion.
Lieutenant Thomas S. Lowe, medical
reserve corps, now at Atascadero, has
been ordered to come to this city and
to accompany the provisional battalion
of field artillery on the march from
the Preside of San Francisco to Atlas
cadero, leaving Monday next.
Lieutenant George Ruhlen Jr., coast
artillery corps, has been ordered to pro-
ceed from Livermore to San Jose for
station and for the duty assigned him
in connection with the progressive mill
tary map of the United States.
Miss Louise A. Williams of Georgia
will give a recital of negro stories and
songs this evening in the hop room of
the Preside.
Captain A. S. Morgan, coast artillery
corps, who has been ordered to Fort
Barry to assume command of the Sixty
sixth company, coast artillery, vice
Captain S. +. Bottoms, is expected to
arrive in a few days, after a leave of
absence. His former station was Fort
Preble, Me.