The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-26
WILL ADMIT ALL.
Broadened Scope of the
Volunteer Society.
1t Decides to Elect All California
Soldiers Who Enlisted for the
Federal Cause.

Survivors of the $1,000 Californians who
enlisted in the Federal cause in the early
sixtie will be rejOiced TO learn that at
last plan has been perfected for the ac-
emulation and preservation of their
records. California is one of the two
States that furnished more men to the
Union cause than the acquisitions called
for. and yet she never paid bounty to a
man. She stood ready to furnish 10000
more. and yet history does not speak of
her valiant deeds in this respect. Even
old residents are uniformed, and face tious
reference is frequently made to the Seal
iforna hundred" that saw service IN the
trying times.
To be sure, the Grand Army of the Re-
public and the Loyal Legion are we'll rep
resented here, but they are rot sectional
organizations and keep no particular
record of localities. On Decem Der >. 1868.
the Society of California Volunteers was
formed for social purposes, and It's mem
Dershlp was restricted to those who had
risen to the dignity Of an nffieer. In
fact, il was sort of local Loyal Legion.
The society has 1ourished these thirty
TWO years, but recently desire tO,broaden
its scope has been agitated. Its mem Der
ship was but 132, and of this numb Der only
a. live in San Francisco, the remainder
/ living in the various towns of this and
other Pncitc Coast States aud Territories.
1t was proposed to extend the mem ber-
/ ship of the organization, and to accom-
plish this end draft was made OF a con-
sttutOnal section that permitted the
membership of all persons who enlisted
in the Federal cause from the State of
California. Copies of the draft were sent
to all mem bers. and the matter was urged
for adoption by the thousand or more sur
vivOrs who desired 10 be admitted to the
organization, but were debarred by reason
of the file TeStri lotion.
An adjourned meeting of the society was
held last night in the parlors of the Occi-
dental Hotel. at which were present Ma
Jnr Z. L. h gan, president; Major {. a.
Woodruff. Colonel c. Mason Kinne and
comrades j. c. Innes, j. Ii. Gilmore, Jas.
+. Hughes. W. A. Robinson. Charles a.
/ Sumner, Lee Tower, j. 3. Whittemore, a.
Brown. Thomas Buckley, w. 3. Hooper,
l.. Washburn, I. H. Goodman, II. L..
! Ticknor, q. A. SwaZey, J. Ellis Hill and l.
IL. Homer. Numerous responses had been
received from absent members. and the
vast majority of them favored broadening
the scope of the society, and receiving in TO
full membership the file as we'll as the
rank. After pr0tracted discussion a mo-
ton was made that the amendment 10 the
constitution be adopted, and It prevailed
with out a dissenting voice.
a committee was appointed to prepare
and issue proper blank forms of mem ber-
ship applications, and they will be imme-
diately placed in the hands of post COM
manders and others interested in the per-
petuation of CallfOrnia's military history.
The amended object of the organization
will be to place the society in the prominent
position to which il is entitled by virtue of
the heroic efforts Of its founders at time
when the fate of the common wealth was
in the balance; when even the face of "old
glory" might have been changed by Cali
tornia god had the State been permitted
to reach rebel hands; TO safely keep the
record of California men in the War of the
Rebellion; TO preserve the memories of
comradeship and tn collect and publish all
matter relating TO the service of California
for the Union from 1861 10 1867.
Among the early objects OF the recon-
structed society will be the erection In
Golden Gate Park of monument TO the
memory OF California soldiers who did
lighting for the country's cause.
The next meeting Of the society will be
held on the evening of October % at the
Occidental Hotel, on which occasion ban
Quet will be given.