The herald., 1895-07-17
PASADENA NEWS MATTERS
National Guardsmen Who Won
Drill Medals
COMPANY G GIVEN A FLAG
A Crystal Wedding Which Developed
Two Ceremonies
naccabee Officers Installed-The Plumbing
Ordinance-News and Per-
souaI Notes

PASADENA, July 16.-Last evening at
the armory the members OF company b
competed for the medals awarded to the
best drilled among them, and as the eve
ming had been designated as the time for
the presentation of the silk flag recently
WIN by the company in the competition
at Los Angeles, there was large attend
ance, among the visitors being many Ia
dies.
A large delegation came up from Los
Angeles, consisting of the members o1
company C, with their wives and best
girls. to the number of about forty, and
as they came into town on the electric
line. there was no ditfic Guilty in determln-
ing where they were at. They lett the
car at Green street and marched up FAIR
Oaks. headed by the drum and bugle
corps, thence east on Colorado street and
south on Raymond street to the armory.
The ladies proceed ed directly to the arm
ory from the car. The visitors included
the following: Colonel Schreiber, COM
mander OF the Seventh regiment: captain
H. d. Alfonso, adjutant OF the regiment
and wife; Captain Kennedy of company
&, Lieutenants Teaie and Colilns OF thr
same company; Lieutenant Lawrence Il
the signal corps; Principal Musician
81 adbury and fourteen members ot the
drum and bugie corps: Sergeant wan
kowski of the regimental staff, ana some
twenty-five mem bers OF company =. sew
eral OF the officers and prlvates were ac-
comranled by ladies.
The company first went through the
manual under the command of Captain
Bangham; the privates next drilled, ana
after that the non commissioned ofhcers.
First Sergeant Lippincott won the nom
conn issioned officers medal; frlvate
Charles Brown the gold medal for the
best drilled private. and l.. keene me
silver medal for the second best drilled
private. Colonel william G. Schreiber,
Captain Alfonso and Captain kennedy
acted as Judges. At the close OF the drlll
Colonel Schre ber with few brief words
presented the medals.
The two medals for privates were conf
pe:ed for by about fifteen men. while
the nome missioned officers drill Ser
geants Llppincott and Garllck and Cor
poral MCGOWAN lined up for the contest.
the NUM- ber OF competitors being small
on account of the absence frUm town OF
several of the officers.
Captain Kennedy of com pany c then
made the presentation of the flag to COM
pany B in graceful speech, in whicn he
said the colors had been fairly won and
it WAS with no feeling of jealousy that
company G handed them over.
Captain Bangham recelvedsthe flag with
a warm expression OF thanks on behalf OF
the company. and with the assurance that
they would cherish the colors and be
found ever ready to take up arms in their
defense.
The bugle corps sounded To the Colors.
and Captain Bangham and his company
gave three cheers for the flag and Com
pany {, which was returned by Company
| c and the bugle and drum corps in a
! most hearty manner.
Tie visitors tnen repaired to the armory
rooms below stairs and partook of refresh
men provided by Company b, alter
which dancing was enjoyed for time.
music being furnished by the Mandolin
and Guitar club.