Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-08
GRAND MILITARY REVIEW AND BALL.

The military event of the season was the
grand dress parade and brigade review ten
dered Major. General Walter Turnbull and
staff. commanding division of the National
Guard of California, by the First Artillery
Regiment, at Armory Hall in this city, last
night, The battalion was formed at S:15, and
the brigade line at $50. All of the regiment
located at Sacramento and Company f.
of Woodland, were present in full uni
form, armed and equipped. Major Q. d.
Hubbard. Brigade Inspector, was detailed to
act as Assistant Adjutant- General and Chief
of Staff for the occasion. Colonel L. W..
Sheehan, commanding the First Artillery
Regiment, Fourth Brigade, n. g. O., divided
the companies so as to form three bsttalions,
and detailed officers to command the same.
His Exeellency, Governor Stoneman, Com
msnder-in- Chief Of the n. G. C., with his
staff, Major General George B. Cosby, Ad-
jutant. General Of the State, and MaJer-Gen-
eral Walter Trirnbull, Division Commander.
and most of his staff. were present. and
participate in the exercises. Among the
military gentlemen from abroad were noticed
Colonel II. J. Brady, Colonel r. q. Brush
and Major Charles F. Hanlon, OF San Fran
cisco, of the staff of Msjor-General Turn
bull Major II. S. WEIGH, of Nevada City,
of the Coloners staff, and Captain >. A.
Rapp, commanding Company at Nevada
CITY. All of the Sacramento companies sp.
peared with full ranks, and Company Il, of
Woodland, Captain Spencer, appeared with
fifty men. The regimental band, nineteen
men, made fine appearance with their
snowy uniforms, and discoursed the hnese OF
music. All the movements were made with
military precision such as would have done
credit to a regiment of veterans. The gal.
lery was crowded with spectators, all of
whom were apparently delighted with the
entertainment. 1t is evident from the inter-
est manifested last evening that the citizens
of this community, under the present manage
ment of the military, are taking an interest
in the National Guard that has not been
exhibited in times gone by. After the mill
tary programme was finished, the second
annual ball given by the regiment took place.
This part Of the evenings entertainment was
under the direction of the following COM
mittees:
Reception Committee -Lieuteu ant Colonel
J, W. Guthrie, Major Ed. II. Mckee, Cap
tain John Cook, Captain J Ohm A. Rspp, Cap
tain Clinton l.. White, Captain M. J, Burke,
Captain J. P. Brown, Captain William f.
Spencer, Captain Fred Eisenmenger, Lieu
tenant Thomas L OK, Lieutenant DAVID Tobias,
Lieutensnt +. D. Ryan, Lieutenant J. G.
Miller. Lieutenant Hiram Allen. Lieutenant
John Miller, Lieutenant II. w. Rivett. Lieu
tenant j. Fl. Woods, Lieutenant E. B. Car
roll, Lieutenant J. w. Coin. Ladies' Recep-
ton Committee-Mrs. Colonel 7. W. Sheehan,
Mrs. Leutenant- Colonel J. w. Guthrie,
Mrs. Msjor Ed. II. Mckee, Mrs, Lieutenant
George 7. Bush, Mrs. Lieutenant Thomas
Fox, Mrs. Lieutenant John Miller. Floor
Director-Colonel IT, w. Sheehan. Floor
COMMITTEES Captain Fred Neary. Lieutenant
George T. Bush, Lieutenant J. Palm, Lieu
tenant S. Kay, Lieutenant d. J. Long, Lieu
tenant Nj Fl. SheehaD, Lieutenant T. 2.
Lowell, Lieutent George NJ. Myrick. Ser
gesnt t. w. Stevens, Sergeant A. J. Plant.
Sergeant Thomas Wiseman, Sergeant w. H.
Carson.
The order of dances was as follows :;
Grand march and quadrille, waltz, polka.
schottische, Centennial, lancers, La Mode,
waltz, lsncers, Esmeralds, schottische, waltz
quadrille, La Belle, waltz, Mother Goose
quadrille, polka, Boston varieties, waltz,
lancers and medley. The floor was in excel
lent condition for dancing, the hall hand
somely decorated, the attendance large, and,
upon the whole, the entire affair was grand
success. A large number of tickets were
sold. and snug sum realized TO assist 10 pay
ing off the debt on Armory Hall.