The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-28
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Departure of the Militia Boys
for Olympia.
our FOR ANNUAL ENcaMpMENr.
Three Seattle Companies and the W ater-
VILE Company Leave Tsday-A
Week Dat Of Dsars

tween and Q o'clock tnis morning viii
hare an opportunity 10 zee as large . turn
cut Of the National Guard IS has been Wit
messed in this city for several years- The
three Seattle companies and the unat-
taehed company from wsterville. headed
By the reginentsl staff and band. in all
over 80 men, viii march from the Armory
10 the Northern Pacific depot to take .
special train for the brigade encAmpmens
al Woodland, near Olympia, where the
whole state militia OF about I. go men will
be gathered for eight days training.
The unattached company of Waterville,
called Company L, composed OF fifty men
and commanded by Capt. W. J. Canton.
with First Lieut. J. Al. r. Cooper and
Second Lieut. 4 G. Young arrived at ID
yesterday morning, and was escorted to
the ArmorY BY the members of the several
Seattle companies. who had been sleeping
in the haiiding. and quarsered there for
the day. The company marched from
Waterville. leaving that place at 80 on
Tuesday morning. 20 orondo on the CO.
iumbsa river, there took steamer to
Wenafchee, aud shen came BY the Great
Northern train TO Seattle. It is a fine-
looking soldlsrly body of men, and was
warmly welcomed by the Seattle COM
raGes. 1t 10 attached TO the command of
Col. Joseph Green. of the First regiment,
until it reaches camp, when il will be
transferred TO the Second regiment
The Armory was alive last night with
preparations for camp. and the three COM
panies Of this city viii leave this morning
with as nearly fuil complement Of men
as ever turned out There will be the
regimental staff. composed of Col Joseph
Green. Maj. F. S. Ingraham, Maj l.. r.
Dawson, surgeon: First Lieut.. A. III. ID.
Allison, commissary; First Lieut. Her.
man Capin. quartermastsr; Lieut.. w. v.
Rinehart, r., adjutant. all mounted. the
full non-eommissioned staff of eight men
aud the full regimental band of twenty
two men, The force OF the three COM
panies will be As follows: Company B.
Sixty men; Capt l. s. Booth, First Lieut..
George III. Fortson. Second Lieut.. NJ. III.
Gormley. Company D-Sixty-three men !;
Capt Il. r. Brady. First Lieut. George w.
saum. Second Lieut.. b. W. Barnes Conn
psny E-Sixty men; Capt L. b. Parsons,
First Lieut.. Falcon Joslin. Second Lieut..
Donald Olson.
The four companies will assemble at the
Armory at 8 o'clock this morning. march
to the depot and leave ON a special
Northern Pacific train at o'clock. They
will find all preparations made for them,
for Company g, of Tacoma, went in adj
vance to pitch the tents yesterday, and
Col. Green was also at Woodland looking
after the comfors of his command. Com
missary Allison arrived from Anaeortes
on Tuesday and has been contracting for
the supplies for the field. stad and band.
The Seattle and Waterville companies
will be joined ~ Tacoma by Companies @
and q. Of that city; |, of Port Townsend.
and Il. of Whateom, the two latter having
come up Sound by steamer, and all will
proceed together TO the camp by train,
which will run right 10 the ground. The
following telegram tells OF the coming OF
the other companies.
OLYMPIA. June 2z.-tspecial. l-Compa-
MES b. of 6oldendale, aud @, OF Center
vilie Second regiment, and Company III,
of Vancouver. First regiment, N. q, W.,
passed through the city this afternoon
and arrived az Woodland at 4 o'clock.
Sergt. GARRISON. b troop, of Tacoma, with
q squad of six men. arrived today 10 pre-
pare quarters for their troops. Capt. ASH
ton, with the main body of b troop, will
camp at Huggins tonight and will reach
Woodland at 10 O'Clock tomorrow. About
go msn are in camp tonight The race
track and surroundings present q busy
appearance this evening With preparations
for the rom aindsr of the National Guard,
which will arrive tomorrow. Not less
than /, 300 men are expected 20 participate
in the encampment
NORTH YAMrNA, June 2T.-ISpecial. i
Both of the military companies of this
city left tonight tor the camp grounds al
Olympia on a special train containing
several other companies from the eastern
part of the state.