The record-union., 1894-06-23
THEY WILL CAMP At VALLEJO.
That's Where the Second Infantry
Boys VIII Soldier
The vexed Question Was Decided at
the Meeting Of the Board or
Officers Last Night.

By vote of the members of the Board
of Officers of the Second Regiment OF
Infantry last evening, the encampment
of the regiment will be held in vallejo,
commencing on the llth of next august.
| An effort had been made during the
| last two weeks to have the officers decide
| in favor of this city, but the efforts OF the
advocates of Sacramento, together Win
the inducements that were offered,
proved unsuccessful.
When Colonel Guthrie called the board
to order there were present General L.
w. Sheehan, Major A. M. Seymour,
Major Z. l.. Atkinson, Captains L. %.
Hall, H. /. Seymour and A. j. Lloyd Oh
this city, f. O'Grady of Vallejo and war
ren Of Woodland, and Lieutenants NJ. M.
Clegg, J. ID. Shoemaker. G. l.. Derman,
A. f. Stearns, J. Zittinger, w. B. Mayd-
we'll, f. G. Smith and w. r. Ormsby OF
NJ. Ward of Woodland and II. d.
Lazelle and c. ID. McCauley OF
Vallejo. There were also attending the
meeting Lieutenant T. NJ. Martin of the
Fourth Brigade Signal Corps and Lieu
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Major A. M. Seymour. Of the commit
tee appointed to present to Mayor Stein
man the proposition to hold the encamp-
ment near this city, reported that the
committee had received no word from the
Mayor or the Citizens Committee ap-
pointed to take the matter in hand.
General Sheehan said he knew that
81, 100 had been guaranteed to defray the
expenses OF the regiment if the camp was
hold hat wOni6
admitted to the fair grounds and Pavil-
ion free of charge during the State Fair,
also the fares on the street cars would be
reduced for the men.
Captain Warren of Woodland was op-
posed to holding the camp at Sacramento,
not that he had anything against the city,
but that the mbers of his company
wanted a change of climate.
Lieutenants PrlDdle and Ward of the
same company expressed themselves in
similar manner. They thought Sacra-
mento was too close to their home.
Communications were received from
Companies G, ID and III of Nevada City,
Auburn and Grass Valley, respectively,
stating that those companies were in
favor of Vallejo.
Captain O'Grady and Lieutenants La
zelle and McCauley of Vallejo cham
pioned the fight for their locality.
Captain T. b. Hall of this city said he
was decidedly in favor of Vallejo. He
said he did not think a successful camp
could be held here. If the Eighth Reg
iment of Infantry would come here, he
then would be in favor of camping near
this city, but not otherwise.
Captains Seymour and Lloyd said the
matter should be left to the outside COM
panies to decide. They were both in IA
vor OF Vallejo, however.
After the proposition had been thor
oughly discussed, Lieutenant Prindle of
Woodland moved that Vallejo be selected
as the place of holding the next encamp-
ment.
propriety of the staff officers voting on
the subject.
1t was decided that the staff should
vote.
A vote was then taken, and the board
unanimously, with the exception of
Lieutenants Ormsby and Smith of the
staff, who declined to vote, decided in ia
yor of Vallejo.
Lieutenant McCauley, on behalf of the
citizens OF Vallejo, thanked the officers for
their action.
1t was announced that at present it was
contemplated transporting the regiment
TO Vallejo by steamer, and the fare would
be Sl 90 per man for the round trip.
THE MILITARY PROGRAMME.
For the first time in many years the
local militia companies will not parade
on the Fourth OF July, but the day will
not be allowed TO pass without some re-
cognition from the soldiers.
Independence Day will be observed in
novel manner by the companies in this
city, as will be seen from the orders issued
by the commander OF the Fourth Brigade.
In compliance with General Orders,
General Headquarters, the troops of the
Fourth Brigade, N. G. c., will parade on
July 4, 1894, IN service uniform, field and
staff, battery and signal corps, dis
mounted. The black felt hat with cord
will be worn by the staff officers. The
Second Infantry companies located in this
city, the Light Battery, Signal Corps and
stall officers will assemble at the armory
at O'Clock in the morning, equipped for
exercise IN the street-riot drill. The in
fantry will be supplied with sixty rounds
OF blank cartridges per man, and the bat
terry will parade with the gatling guns.
Ihe Signal Corps will have stations at
Ninth and *, Seventh and K, and Fourth
and streets, where the view between
stations will be unobstructed. and an off,
Ger from the corps will accompany the
street column to receive messages from
the various stations.
Colonel J. w. Guthrie, commanding
the Second Infantry, will equalize his
forces into four companies, each extend
ing across the street from curb to curb,
when in column of companies. He will
fire while advancing in column of COM
panies and column of defense, form
square at Eighth and y, Fourth and J,
and Seventh and K streets, deploy skir-
mishers, rally on the battalion. ETC., and
generally speaking, exercise his men as
II actually engaged with riotous mob.
Captain John Cooke, commanding
Light Battery b, will cause the custom
ary salute to be fired at Capitol Park at
sunrise, noon and sunset.
Companies A, E and G and the field
staff and band will participate in bat
talon drill at the armory next Monday
evening.