Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-14
A MILITARY TRIUMPH.
Grand Success of the First Regimen
Ball and Dress Parade.

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| Ball and Dress Parade.
| The third annual ball of the First Artil-
lery Regiment was held at Armory Hall
last evening, and was very largely attended
Prior to the ball brigade review and
dress parade took place under command of
General Carey, Major c. H. Hubbard Act
ing Assistant Acknowledgement. The five
local companies were under arms. and
presented a very tlne appearance They
| were: Company 4, Captain II. J. Burke;
| Company B, Captain John Cooke; Company
E, Captain II. Weinstock; Company G,
! Captain Clinton L. White; Cadets, Captain
| a. Plant. Governor Stoneman Com
mander-in-Chief, Adiutant-General Cosby,
Assistant Adjutant-General Tobin and
| the other resident members of the
| Governors staff, the brigade and reg
| mental stats, were all present in full
uniform, excepting the Governor who APP
peared in citizens dress. After a brief
period of drilling by companies the brigade
underwent inspection by the Commander
in-Chief and Brigadier-General and their
respective staf1s, after which the companies
were formed in line by tours, under COM
| mand of General Carey, and marched in
| review before the Commander-in-C Chief led
by the Artillery Band.
The dress parade then took place before
General Carey, and, like the review, passed
oil without a hitch or blunder
After the dress parade was dismissed
the companies being still drawn up in
hollow square-General Carey announced
that the prizes won by Companies A and B
at the competitive drill on Admission
Day would be awarded A committee
representing the Native Sons of the
Golden West - Messrs. Charles r.
Parsons, C. E. Arlington, W r. Ormsbv.
Frank Johnson and Harry l. Seymour
then stepped to the center of the hall,
where the prizes had been placed on a table
in full view of the throngs of people in the
galleries and on the floor. In clear and
distinct voice and well-chosen words Mr.
Parsons presented the prizes, the first Ga
magnificent silver pitcher and goblets) to
Company A, and the second (also pitcher,
but less costly to Company g. The gold
medal, for the Captain most proficient in
the manual of arms, was awarded to Cap
tain Cooke. lit is but fair to men
ton that the only competitors for
this prize were Captains Cooke and
Burke, and they having agreed be
tween themselves to draw lots for it, the
medal fell TO Captain Cooked This ended
the military portion of the evenings enter
tainment, the ranks were ordered broken.
the band struck up the grand march. and |
soon atterward dancing was commenced,
Among the ladies present were Mrs. Gov. !
Stoneman and two daughters, Mrs. Gen. |
Cosby, Mrs. Gen. Carey, Mrs. Col Sheehan, |
Mrs. Lieut.-COl. Guthrie, Mrs. Major Hahn. |
Mrs. Major Mckee and Mrs. Major Davis |
The number of dancers was very large |
completely filling the hall The latter had |
been superbly decorated by George BOVINE |
one of the features being a large painting !
OF shield, surmOunted by flags and bear |
ing the coat of-armS of the State, with the |
motion For Defense-Not Defiance |
Following is a list of the committees for
the evening
Committee of Arrangements-Col. r. w.
Sheehan. Chairman Lt.-Col. J. W. Guthrie,
Maj. e. Ii. Mckee, Capt C. l.. White Capt.
J. Cooke, Capt. I. w. Stevens, Capt. A. J.
Plant Capt. II. Weinstock Ii d. J. Long.
1t. II. W. Rivett, 1t. G. L. Fontencau, 1t.
T. B. Carroll, 1t P. Flaherty.
Reception Committee-Gen. John T.
Carey, Major c. h. Hubbard, Major Win
}. Davis, Major VIM. Mclaughlin, Major
A. Hebron, Major $. Leake, Major NJ
Gardiner, Major w c. Van Fleet, Major
jos Hahn, Major W. ]. Wallace. Capt. J. P.
Dalton 1t. VIM. Lowell, 1t j. Steinmiller,
1t NJ. ii. Sheehan, 1t John Best, Lit. b.
f. Shields.
Floor Director-Col. T. W. Sheehan.
Floor Managers-Lt.-Col. J. W. Guthrie,
Major +. II, Mckee, Capt. John Cooke,
Capt. c. L. White, Capt. T. w. Stevens, Capt
II. Weinstock, Capt. A. J. Plant, Capt Fred
Neary, 1t. Thomas T. WiSeman. 1t. VIM.
McEwan, 1t. John Miller Sergt Lou.
CracEbon, Sergt. F. S. Holden, Sergt. H.
Kuhl, Serst, Jas. Anderson Sergt. Chas.
Bauer