The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-21

ssaaidase. saying that where he lived there
sas no battslion While there we're a, Seat
1s, iAcofna and Olympia and he thought
man from one Of those places should be
CHOSEN Capt Z 5. Ingrshsrn. the next
senior lire officer. was then named. Hs
vas nos present. having been called 10
rallEsan TO attend . meeting Of the agri.
eaAtnTAl college regents. bat several Of his
friends declared tina. he had said be "a.
not candidate for the position. None OF
mem were Ia possion however. TO state
iaas ns would not accept the position IL 1t
.sre sendsrssi 20 him. Capt. c. S. Rine-
DaFs. OF Company A. Olympia, xas also
Nominated. he Only consented TO the use
% as name on the understanding that
Sapss- Weisenbsrger and Ing-shsm were
not candidaies No further nominal
sions we're male and The baiIo. resulted:
Ingraham Ii, Rsnehart 10, Capt. Tngraham
winning BY the same vote which elected
'oi. Green TWO years ago. After the cleo
Ton the officers OF the regiment. together
With several Of the general and brigade
Stalls Who were present. became the guests
OF COL Green al sumptuous banquet
served IN the Armory dining room. Dur
ing the banquet, which lasted several
norss. music was discoarsed by the First
Regiment band. Col Green's guests were:
Cot ). w. Scott. Col. Il. C. Washburn,
Col. j. b. Eagieson and Col. ]. Fife, OF
Tacoma. members OF the governors staff;
Lieut. Col. J. A. Hatfield and Lieut.. Col.
James Hamilton Lewis. Of the brigade
stafi Capt. Wallace Mount. Of spragae.
brigade paymaster: Mai l.. T. Dawson.
Lieuts. Herman Chaplin, W. v. Rinehart,
IT,. and Charles Esplin, IT,. Of the regi-
mental staff. Capt. c. A. Rinehart. Lieuts.
NJ u. Reed and W. J. Milroy. Of Company
A, Olympia; Capt = 5. Booth, Leuts.
George II. Fortson and NJ II. GornaIey.
OF Company Is. this city; Capt. I. NJ.
Howell. Lleuts. W. r. Clarke and X. III.
Rice, Of Company c. Tacoma: Capt. T. X.
Brady, Lieuts. George ". saum and Il. w.
Barnes, of Company ID. this city: Lieuts.
L. Il. Parsons and IL. III. smith, OF Com
pany +. this city; Capt. J. j. Neisenber-
ger and Lieut.. ID. NJ. Beard, OF Company
r, Whatcom; Capt. C. W. Bill
lings and Lieut.. j. s. Holleran,
of Company g. Tacoma: Capt NJ
r. Ellrich and Lieut.. NJ Winter,
of Company II. Vancouver; Capt. y. s.
Snyder and Lieut. NJ. ;. Dobns. Of Com
pany l, Port Townsend: Capt. George d.
Alien, of Company X. Aberdeen. When
several courses had been discussed and
the sparkling had been brought out. Col.
Green, on behalf of Maj Ingraham, ex-
tended thanks for the honor conferred
on him and at the same time he paid
very high compliment; to the honored off,
Ger. he also spoke in complimentary
terms OF the officers gathered around the
board and closed with toast TO Gov. Nc
6raw. which was responded to by Col
Washburn and Col. Scott. Other toasts
were responded to as follows: Brig Gem
Curry" by Lieut. Col. j. A. Hatfield;
'.Col. Green aud the First Regiment" by
Capt. Weiseneerger: THE Second Regi-
msnt," by Capt. Wallace Mount: .'our
Flag." by Col. Fife; "our Mothers, Our
Wives and Our Sweethearts." by Lieut..
Col. Lewis. A toast to the memory of the
late Col. ]. C. Haines was responded TO by
Col. Scott. and other toasts were responded
10 by Col. Eagieson. Capts. Howell and
Ellrich and Lients. Rinehart and Espiin.
Several of the visiting officers remained
over and attended the battalion drill and
bail on Wednesday evening. An election
in Company 4 will soon be called for the
purpose OF filling the vacancy caused by
Capt. lngraham's promotion.