The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
TRAVELLERS AS CAVALRY,
The Knights of the Grip Anxious
to Fight for Uncle
Sam.
They Have Organized Regiment and
rendered Its Services to the
President.

With the hustle that characterizes the
commercial traveller, and in accordance
with their watchword of getting there and
getting there early" the members of the
Pacific Coast Commercial Travellers Asso-
citation have organized a regiment of
cavalry and offered their services to the
President as defenders of the Nations
honor in the possible event of war over the
Venezuela embrogllo Some of the appella-
tions they have adopted for the different
companies indicate that even in so serious
matter as this their love of fun and
frolic could not be suppressed. The full
text of the letter addressed to the Presi-
dent is as follows:
SAN Francisco, Dec. 10, 1895.
To the Honorable Grouer Cleveland, President
Of the United StGtes-DEAR SIR: In view OF the
probable war with England, and appreciating
the advantage of prompt action and organiza-
ton, we, the undersigned, natives and citizens
of the United States members of the 2. c. G.
T. A. of San Francisco, California. have this
day formed and organized as the First Regi
ment of Cavalry, California Volunteers and
duly elected the within-named officers, whom
we swear to obey, and also to uphold the honor
and dignity OF this, our beloved native coun-
try, even to death We therefore offer our
services and our lives to our country
and respectfully petition and pray that our
services be aeceptedan that we be Immediately
mustered into service. Colonel. William j.
Barrett; heutenantcolonel, John H. Millzner;
major, J;C; Euhanks; major and paymaster,
Robert Wallace; captain and adiutant, Ed
Casey; lieutenant and ordnance officer, Patsy
Alderman; lieutenant and quartermaster, Ben
Schif.
COMPANY A.
The Hebrew Tigers, 81 men.
Captain, Nathan Jacobs; first lieutenant. Charles
Schwab: second lieutenant Sig Louter; first ser
geant. Ben Levy: second sergeant, Syl Coblentz;
Az,
COMPANY B..
The Irish Patriots, 46 men.
Captain Mike Barry; first lieutenant. Phil O'Don-
nell: second lieutenant Alf Kelly: first sergeant,
A Lazarus; second sergeant, IL Goodfriend; cor
poral, Jake Cohn.
The German Guards 43 men.
Captain, A. Bolderman first lieutenant, Sig.
Heller; second lieutenant, Knapp; first sergeant
A. ID. Levy; second sergeant, Ed Lowenberg; cor
poral, Big Alex We'll.
COMPANY d.
The Swedish Cadets, AZ men.
Captain, Charles Blum; first lieutenant, ].
Phillips; second lieut. enant Sig. Simon; first SER
geant, otto Oppenheimer; second sergeant, AL
Davis; corporal, Dave Helbing.
COMPANY E.
Sacramento Dragons, 40 men.
Captain, w. F. Peterson; first lieutenant Andy
Hampe; second lieutenant. James Treadweli: /:
first sergeant. Ed Owner; second sergeant Fred
Harjes; corporal, William King.
COMPANY F.
San Francisco Chargers As men.
Captain, William A. Bernheim first lieutenant,
Ed Schif; second lieutenant, Max Bestandig; fl irst
sergeant, Jack lsham; second sergeant, Billy
Foreman corporal, Jules Cert.
COMPANY G.
Garibaldi Cadets, 80 men.
Captain. Phil Bernstein; first lieutenant. Alex
We'll; second lieutenant Charles Tomson; first
sergeant, Leon Maison; second sergeant, j. Secrist
corporal, Abe Haas.
COMPANY II.
Slavonian Sharpshooters, 45 men.
Captain, Ed Miner: first lieutenant, Bob Davis;
second lieutenant, John Marx; first sergeant, Will
liam X. Porter second sergeant, Pop Wheaton ;
corporal, j. Florsheim.
COMPANY ].
Hot Potatoes, 40 men.
Captain Harry Morgenthal: first lieutenant, Pop
Feey; second lieutenant, Jules Siegel: first ser
geant, Archie Mendenhal; second sergeant, Bar
Dey Galland; corporal, Ed Galland.
COMPANY J.
Tamale Biters, IS men.
Captain, H 1. Judell; first lieutenant. Tom Dunn;
second lieutenant, Billy Armstrong; first sergeant,
George Schutliff second sergeant, Rube Cohn !;
Corporal, Morris Judah.