The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-28
THE MILITIA CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Dayton Accepts the Challenge OF Go
c Of Tacoma.

AccGpI9
Of Tacoma.
The following letters explain themselves
To Lieutenant Colonel Carr, Second Infantry
Regiment First Brigade n. G. W., Dayton,
Wash.-Sir: Officers and members of this COM
mand present their compliments, and at this
time desire TO acknowledge yours of the 14th
inst, as follows:
First-At no time during brigade encamp-
ment at Camp Ferry did know of challenge on
brigade or regimental bulletin boards or Tacoma
papers.
Second-Please present my compliments to
the lieutenant in command of company, and
say to him We most heartily accept the chal-
lenge for Che championship of the state, or for
81. 900, should he 90 desire.
Thisd-Ihe drill to take ace at Tacoma,
time 10 be made by you and not to drill less
than twenty men, two guides and three
officers.
army officers, two from Fort Townsend and one
from Vancouver fort
Flflh-The companies to drill school of the
soldier and school of the company leaving out
bayonet exercise, which is not ussd in competl-
tive drills
SIXTH company to receive half of the gate
receipts and pay their way TO and from Tacoma.
Seventh-Before drill takes place. each COM
pany must deposit in one of the national banks
of Tacoma $1,000 an the to.al amount ($2, 000)
to be paid the winning company by the judges.
Eighth-C company to pay for all necessary
printing, advertising, and place in which to
drill and entertainment of your company while
in Tacoma. AL Of which is most respectfully
submitted. w. j. FIFE,
Captain Commanding Company C.
DAYTON, July 49, 1890.
To Captain w. ]. Fife, Commanding s'C' Co m.
pany, First Regiment. First Brigade, National
Guard of Washington, Tacoma, Wash.--sir:
Officers and men OF this command present their
compliments, and at this time desire to &C.
knowledge yours of the 18th inst. as follows:
AT the time OF the encampment at Camp
Ferry, the mem 5ers OF all the companies in the
state were assembled together without expense
to themselves, for the purpose of drill and in
struction. At that time, for the purpose of en-.
couraging the men of the Second regiment, who
had been brought several hundred miles on
half rations, and to get up friendly rivalry be.
tween the two regiments, this company issued q
challenge to drill any company in the camp foI
the championship of the state. This challenge
we posted officially at brigade and First regi.
ment headquarters, and it was published unofi-
cally in the Tacoma daily papers and through
out the camp by members OF this command.
Our challenge remained posted for eight days
and the time of the encampment expired and
camp was broke without any offer being made
to accept the same. On this ground we are en-.
titled TO claim, and do claim the championship
through default OF other companies to accept
our challenge. until the time OF the next annual
encam,m
Since that time we ha We issued no challenge
and We think ii hardly just to US for company
who were present during the entire encamp
ment and whose homes are in sight of Cam D
Ferry, to ask US to leave our business and traye
400 miles from home at our own expense to drill
for what we are already entitled TO claim. c
company has no better right TO ask it of US than
any other company in either regiment
At no time during or since the encampmen,
has this company expressed desire to drill for
money. 1t occurs TO US that it is bad taste fol
any organization, kept up and maintained by
the state at the expense of the people, to abuse
the confidence and trust placed in them by using
the knowledge and skill acqui red and the arms
equipments and Announcements furnished them
at public expense as a means of personal pecun
larry profit II, however, your company i.
anxious to have an opportunity to try and carr,
the championship pennant to the next annual
encampment, we are willing TO meet on in
competition drill upon the following terms viz
First-The drill 10 take place upon the gar
rison parade ground the Fourth United State.
cavary al Fort Walla Walla, WASH, or in case
such garrison parade grounds cannos be secured
any other suitable grounds at Walla walla to b
used.
In your letter of July you give us the right
TO select the place, and we now designate Ws.is
Walla, Wash, as the place.
second-Said dri.l TO take place not later thar
September /, 1890. aud notice OF the acceptanc
OF this proposition TO be given US within tel
days aft the date of this letter. and also 70,
TO signify 10 us at the same time that you give
US such notice of acceptance. some date in the
month of August, between the 10th and 31st, on
which il will suit the convenience OF -FOUR com
pany 10 attend.
Third-The commanding officer of each com
psny shall certify on his honor, in addition u
the usual certificate made prior to any competi
tive drills prescribed in Reeds Military Sciencs
and Tactics, that the men presented for com
pesitiye drill were bona fde members OF theil
company on the Goth day of June, 1890, aud thai
they were in actual attendance as members O
such company at the late encampment OF tue
National Guard OF Washington al Camp Ferry.
Fourtn-Eaeh company shall present and
drill not less than twenty-touf men, swo guide
and three officers. Company F 10 be oficeret
as follows: Cap.aia,t Joan Carr; first leu Ell
ant. c. 4. Dorr; second lieutenant, L. II. Fox
Fith-Judges 70 be three United States arm,
officers. two from Waila Waiia and one IRON
Vancouver, or two from Vancouver aud oae
from walia walla. one of such ofisers TO be
selected by the captain OF each company and
the third to be agreed upon by said captains
jointly.
sixth-The com psniek to drill in school OF the