The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-17
BATTALION DRILL
The Nilitia on Dress Parade
Last Night.
FIRST FIRE SERVICE MEDALS.
Msssy nstssa tor Tsrnisg , Oia rtss
EEL I.ss BsAess fss

The second hsttalson drll| OF The Series
Rerently decsded on by The ofssers 81 the
First regiment was held last night IN the
Asmory. Sinsty men. including of1csrs
add bsndsrnsn. participated The three
companies snuyed the drill hall at 50
O'clock The onpzniss were driiied By
Colonel J. c. Hsines, Mayor W. r. sharpe
acting ~ adtutant Adlutant i. NJ Reed
VS. present. bat did not participate
The aneuy Of the school Of the bat
talon were FIRST gone through. and dress
parsde followed. This lasted Until io:B
o'clock. when the companies we're dis
missed The drsii vss pronouncsd . suc-
cess.
Immediately altar the drill . meeting OF
the board Of officers vas held. Colonel J..
C. Haines presided. The matter OF the
service medals for the members OF the
regiment on duty during he time OF the
Gre and Immediately after. was brought
up. II was stated that the die for casting
the medals would cost $aU. OF which
amount Captain Fife, OF Tacoma, had. on
behalf OF his company. donated 500. The
proposition was for the raising OF the other
3i0n. IL VA suggested hat the three local
companies b. assessed equally, but on
molten OF Lieutenant Colonel g. w. Scott.
il vas decided 20 raise the amount by sub
scrdption among the officers. A list vss
immediately opened by Adjufant I. NJ.
Feed. and $i2s was raised.
ColonsI Haines brought up the gym
nsssnm matter. He stated that IL was de-
sired 10 secure an instructor or leader for
The gymnasium. and 10 formulate plans .or
the management Of the same. On motion
the matter Wa referred 10 Lieutenant J. A.
Hatfield, Paymaster 4. c. washburn and
Major w. r. sharpe. with power to act.
The fitting up OF the officers o n
finances were next discussed. but nothing
Was done. and the meeting adjourned.
The raising Of the remainder OF the SOD
required TO purchase the die for the
medals IL ~ assurance that b boys
who served Alter the fire viii receive the
long promised reward. Ii will he remem-
bcrsd thaf . week sitter the fire the city coun-
ell voted The remains of the fire bell OF En-
CINE Company No. 2 10 the First regiment.
10 b used In casting medals for the men,
bers Of The regiment who did guard duty
alter the FIRE. A short time ago \ design
for . medal Wa drawn. II is about the
Size OF . half dollar piece. On the front OF
u IL the figure of . Ere queen. standing
with q torch over . burning city. On the
back 10 IN inscription stating for what the
medal Vas given
The order for the die will be SAINT TO Tif-
fanny. he famous New York jeweler. i'm
msdiately, and the first medals are ex-
pected here In about . month. 1t 10 plan
ned to give . grand ball ON the eve or night
of i ana n when Goyernor Ferry will Decor
ate those entitled with the medals. An
other battalion drill will b held in about
two weeks Considerable interest Is mani
tested IN the drills and the attendance at
them y constantly growing larger. Colo
nsl Haines contemplates drilling the regi-
msnt on the University campus several
evenings this summer This Is 10 prepare
Tor the encampment. :