Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-29
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
Death Of lleX. G. AbeIl, Secretary Of the
Masonic Grand Lodge.
BANQUET TO GOV. WATERMAN.
A Ship Deserted at Sea - Hotel
Blown Down by Wind
Victoria Notes.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNIos.l
oovERNoR WATERMAN HoNoREp.

Banquet rendered Him by the National
Guard.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 2Sth.-A ban.
quet was given at the Maison Richie last
evening by the National Guard Officers
Association of California to the Commander
in Chief, Governor R. W. Waterman. Gov.
ernor-elect H. II. Markham was an invited
guest, but owing 10 his illness was obliged
to telegraph his regrets at not being able to
attend.
An elegant repast was served, after which
Colonel j. P. Dickinson, who acted ss toast
master, proposed THE Commander.in.
Chief" to which Governor Waterman re-.
sponded, congratulating the officers of the
National Guard for their faithful perform
ance of their duties, and expressing his be.
lief that there was not in any State of the
Union finer body of military men. The
Governor expressed wish that the guard
might be increased by ten companies, and
hoped that two camp grounds, one in the
northern and one In the southern portion
OF the State, might be secured for their
benefit.
In the absence of Governor. ELECT Mark
ham, Colonel F. P. Sumner responded to
the toast, "The State of California" in an
appropriate speech.
Other toasts and responses were as fol-
lows: The Regular Army" J. n. E. Will
son; THE Navy" Colonel W. Macdonald;
The National Guard" Lieutenant. Colonel
r. 81. War6eld; The Veterans" Colonel
w. &. Smedberg; "The Mayor" Lieuten-
nt-Colonel J. c. O'Connor, in the absence
of Mayor Pond; Discipline in the National
Guard" Brigadier- General J. T. Cutting:
"A Business Mans Idea of the Citizen
Soldiery," Mayor-elect George II. Sander
son; "The Press" Brigadier-General +. w.
SheehaE; The Ladies'" Colonel Thomas
F. Barry.
The music for the occasion was furnished
by the Second Regiment Band. Among
those present were:
Governor R. W. Waterman Mayor-elect G. II.
Sanderson, Brigadier General r. H. Orton,
Brigadier-General 7. w. Sheehan, Brigadier-
Colonel William Macdonald, Colonel T. F.
Barry, Colonel J. w. Guthrie, Colonel ]. D.
Whitney, Colonel F. w. Sumner, Colonel W. ].
Younger, Colonel R. H. Wartield, Colonel Isaac
Trumbo, Colonel h. J. Kowalski, Lieutenant
Colonel A. E. Castle, Lieutenant Colonel E. H.
Denicke, Lieutenant Colonel A. D. Cutler, Lieu
tenant Colonel w; Edwards, MajorV. D. Dubose,
Major J. n E Wilson, Major Charles T. Stanley,
MAJOR William Clutf, Major J. F. Burgen, Cap.
tain d. E. Miles, Lieutenant Colonel William p.
sullivan, Major George b. Terrill, Major G. r.
Hughes, Lieutenant L. A. Phillips, Lieutenant
NJ. A. Halstead, Lieutenant Taylor, Lieutenant
Colonel J. A. Roster, Major William D. Nc
Garthy, Major D. Geary. Captain ]. A. White,
c. c. Fisher, Lieutenant F. A. Kuhls, Lieuten-
ant A. ]. Kelleher, Lieutenant j. G. Gristing,
Lieutenant J. A. Mcguire. Lieutenal- Colonel J.
D. J. Driscoll, Captain j. F. smith, Lieutenant
J. J. Dwyer, Lieutenant J. E. Miller, Lieutenant
Thomas brady, Lieutenant E. Kehrlein, Cap
tain W. Elliott, Captain E. ]. Mullin. Captain c.
e. keene, Colonel W. &. smedburg and Captain
J. Anerman.