The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-27

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II q ton is n d ed
MNLZTM x n proud of the honor.
nv AFAfEAS1A y That the members
W. NMRrEdl IN OF that company
|, AA NEfTM N N esteem olonel
WEA AIHkx ~ Green was evil
- ~ denced by the
hearty cheers
given him as he came out of the officers room
after the victory in he election. Tho Tacoma
men are entitled to credit for the splendid fight
they made. No one blames Tacoma for trying
to capture the honor, and now that the contest
is over the best of feeling prevails among the
men, Some OF the officers say they would be
glad to have Colonel Hswley come into the Ma
tional Guard and help build it up. After the
election q fine battalion drill was
given under command of Colonel Green
in which the men gave evidence of careful
drilling. After the drill Captain w. 8. Shank
was elected lieutenant-colonel, and considerable
important business was transacted. Resolu-
lions OF respect to the memory of the late Col
onei ]. c. Haines were carried, all the officers
bending low their heads. The desire to erect .
monument to the memory of the late lamented
officer took shape by . decision that the Fourth
of July prize drill money should be used a. .
nucleus If the citizens committee would agree
to devote the money to that purpose. A resolu-
ton was adopted favoring Westport Beach as
the place for the annual encampment Regard
Ing the prize drill money many of the officers
are in favor OF monument to Colonel
Haines, but they do not desire to
do away with the possibility of a prize drill
for the good such contest would
DO to the companies. Some say let the COM
panes drill for prizes and, if they to do so,
let the winners have the honor OF starting the
fund with their prizes. The number OF officers
and men who turned out on Thursday 10 some
what OF relutation OF the assertion that the in
terest OF the Guardsmen is dying out In the
galleries there were also large crowds of ladies
and gentlemen, who took deep interest in the
proceedings.
Joe Green Elected Colonel.
At the meeting OF the line officers OF the First
regiment, held at the Armory on Thursday
evening, Lieutenant Colonel Green was elected
colonel and Captain W. s. Shank lieutenant
colonel of the First regiment Colonel 8. W.
Scott presided. There were present: Captain
c. S. Rinehart, Olympia, Company A; Cap
tain l. 8. Booth, Seattle, Company B; Captain
Z. 3. lngraham, Seattle, Company E; Cap
tain J. ]. Weisenberger, Whatcom, Company f;
Captain W. s. Shank, Tacoma, Company G;
Captain G. II. Jones, Port Townsend, Company I;
First Lieutenant N. E. Reed, Olympia, Com
pany A. First Lieutenant William Calhoun Sc
attic. Company b; First Lieutenant j. N. How
ell, Tacoma, Company C; First Lieutenant +. L
Hilton, Seattle, Company D; First Lieutenant
T. L. Stimson, Seattle, Company E; First Lieu
tenant E. F. Stafford, Tacoma, Company G.; First
Lieutenant Frank Morris, Vancouver, Company
| II; First Lieutenant C. B. Wood, Port Towns
| end, Company 1; First Lieutenant G. B. Allen,
Aberdeen, Company X; Second Lieutenant W.
| ]. Milroy, Olympia, Company A: Second Lieu
tenant I. N. Halter, Seattle, Company b; Sec
| ond Lieutenant James Ross, Tacoma. Company
| c; Second Lieutenant W. Crist, Seattle, Com
| pany B. Second Lieutenant H. H. Smith, Sc.
| attic, Company Z; Second Lieutenant w. II.
| Leach, Whatcom, Company F; Second Lieu
| tenant c. w. Billings, Tacoma, Company G;
| Second Lieutenant n. s. Snyder, Port Townsend,
! Company 1; Second Lieutenant Charles 7. De
Losh, Aberdeen, Company K. Adjutant Esplin
| acted as secretary OF the convention. Early in
| the meeting the chair decided to permit only
| line officers to vote. Captain E. g. Ingraham
| nominated Lieutenant-ColonelG Green. First
| Lieutenant George B. Allen, OF Aberdeen, NOM
| mated Colonel j. B. Hawley. Captain L. 8.
Booth suggested that an informal ballot
| be taken and the candidate receiving the high
| est number OF votes should subsequently at q
| regular ballot be given the unanimous vote OF
| the convention. In the preliminary ballot
| Green received twelve and Hawley ten votes.
Hawlsy's name was withdrawn and Green then
secured tho vote of every officer present
his friends and congratulated. Going out
among the boys, and especially the members of
his old Company b he was cheered repeatedly
and torn almost to pieces. recess was then
declared and Companies B, D and INDUCED in
a splendid battalion drill After the drill Cap
tain W. s. Shank was elected lieutenant colonel.
Resolutions OF respect to the memory of the late
Colonel j. C. Haines were passed, and a move
ment started for a monument fund.
Regarding the next annual encampment the
following resolutions were passed:
WHEREAS. We, the officers OF companies COM
posing the First regiment, n. CIV, having con-
sidered the proposition made by officers and
members of K company relative to hold ing the
next encampment at West Port beach; and,
WHEREAS We believe, all things considered,
that place las represented to be) the most suita-
bic OF any heretofore proposed; therefore, be it
ReSolUed, That We, in meeting assembled, do
hereby respectfully recomme nd to the honorable
military board that the said proposition be care
fully considered by their august body, and
Resolued, That we believe it to the best inter-
est OF the n. g. w. that the said West Port beach
be selected as the place for holding the next
encampment
The following petition viii be forwarded to
headquarters:
To the Honorable Military Board, N. G. W.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned officers and
members Of the y. G. W., would most respect
fully request your careful consideration OF the
proposition from members of company, First
regiment infantry, located at Aberdeen, rela-
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G. w. on the ocean beach at West Port, PENN
sula lying between Grays harhor and the
ocean. From representations made, we are
fully in accord with the proposition. believing
that In the selection of that location a greater
attendance could be insured and more interes.
manifested than would be the case were IL held
elsewhere.
Joseph Green. colonel First regiment; F. A.
Gaus, major First regiment; William g. Shank
captain G company; n. s Snyder, second
lieutenant l company; Charles B. Wood, first
lieutenant 1 company; Charles W. Billings
second lieutenant G company; c. s. Reinhart
captain A psny; Charles T. De Lash, second
lieutenant X company; E. F. Stafford. first lieu
tenant G company; J. NJ Howell, first lieuten-
ant company; George II. Jones, captain
company; Charles Esplin, ir., first lieutenant
and sdjutant First infantry; James Ross, second
lieutenant company; J. A Hatfield. lieutenxnt
b company, generals staff; J. J. Weisenberger
captain company; W. NJ. Leach, second lieu
tenant company; l. 5. Booth, captain B COM
many: George d. Allan, first lieutenant COM
pany; II. D. Allison, commisssry sergeant First
regiment
Some Hitherto Unwritten History.
Captain Ashton, of Tacoma, was rather a
formidable candidate against Colonel Joe Green
nm to Monday A part of the uuwritten history
of that struggle was that Tacoma intended to
take I'D Ashton and push his claims aud drop
Colonel ]. B. Hawley. Captain Ashton, how
alta rrhf sa-.