The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10

to-day in this assemblage of its loyal sup
porters to propose three cheers for the
stars and stripes
The cheers were given with right good
will
Harry Niemann, formerly of the Tivoli,
entertained the company with German
dialect recitation which was tumultuously
encored. Then Gus Pullman, assisted by
Niemann and Sam Striker, sang When
We Ran With the Old Masheen." 1t was
a song that went directly to the hearts of
their auditors, and the hearty voices of
the youthful old firemen rang out in the
chorus in volume that belied their years.
Major Pico. one of the historic guests of
the occasion, was the next speaker. Major
Pico is son of the man who presen led
Portsmouth plaza to San Francisco, and
is one of the most prominent figures in
California history. The major spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the honor which he felt,
not only in being a descendant of the Pico
family which had surrendered California
to the United States, but in being himself
a citizen of this Republic. II am a true
American" he said, land am also a ma
| tive son. l would to-day be proud to go
out and fight for that glorious flag if my
country needed me-"
One of the most prominent of the guests
of honor yesterday was Mrs. w. G. R.
Smith, whose brother, Joe Vasuuez, had
brought from San Jose the flag that was
raised in this City fifty years ago. "Cap-
tain Leidesdorff sent my brother to Mon
terey to get the flag" said Mrs. Smith
yesterday, "and Joe made the trip on
horseback, keeping to the mountains and
to the brush in order to elude the enemies
who were on the lookout. My brother
finished his long ride in very quick time
and brought the flag safely to this City"
Mrs. Smith, who is probably one of the
Oldest native daughters in the State, was
~, Oo1 In
Mrs. ]. ]. Vioges, who had married the
| first surveyor who laid out the plan of the
City of San Francisco, came to this CITY,
and soon after her daughter followed.
Mrs. Smith, who owned up to having been
in her younger days the favorite girl with
the Americans in Californi ia, is the wife of
w. z. K. Smith, prominent exempt of
old California 4" and 'Knickerhocker 81
companies.
Following is a list of the now living
| mem bers of the old Exempt Company,
most of whom assisted yesterday in the
reception at BRENNAN place:
Claus spreckels, William Alvord, william G.
Marshall, James Smith, Charles NJ. Plum,
George w. Kennard, Charles Schultz Charles
s: Eeles, w. L: Ryckman, A. Browning, John
NJ Gardner, Pincus Harris, P. d Quinlan, J. B.
y. Louis. A. J. Jessup, Henry A. Chase, S. s.
Kohn, John s. Dryer, G. Turner Jr., George T.
Bohen, Henry Wieland, N. e. Sewell, Isaac
L
Z. Valencia, A. P. Hotaling, Adam Smith, T.
II: Harders, j. J. Crowley, Jacob Freeman,
S Michael IL Ryan e G; MUIR, John Cook, B. a.
Riley, Herman Bendet, Andrew Bahrs, J. J.
Mundwyler, Thomas Neary, James Grady,
Edward Commins, E, I. Antony, NJ. ]. Dolan,
Charles R. Nolte, Godfrey Fisher, henry Hook
q. w. Osborn, William Larkins Henry Voor-
man, Leon Aradon, James Madden. Ed Stefie-
bach, . +. ea y John G. Helm, Simon Fitz-
| Irving, John ]. Mahoney, George B. Hess J. H
| McMenomy, Thomas Fox, James W. Kennel,
c. Vorrath, Charles B. McFarlane P. d. Will
kins. Louis Bendt, Samuel stryker, John F.
| Lyons, Henry Sutliff, Joseph Figel Francis
Richards, John Mccarthy, samuel Newman
Martin Bulger, Christian Kobieke, John ].
Guilfoyle, J. NJ. Priairo, Henry ID. Hudson
John Brougham. Charles W. Saunders, Joseph
Z. Kohn, Mark Harris, George Grief, T. B.
Robinson.
Besides the Exempts, there were also
many other prominent Pioneers and Next
can War Veterans: S. j. Loop. presi-
dent of the Mexican War Veterans; Major
Pico, Public Administrator Freese, Fire
Commissioner f. G. Edwards, Supervisor
G. L. Taylor, ex- Assistant Engineer George
w. kennard. "Uncle" George T. Bromley.
ex-Judge Robert Ferral, the president of
the Society of Ola Friends; w. w. Mavil,
| president of the Oakland Exempts. anu
President Phineas Martin of the Alan ed a
Exempt Company
The committees having in charge the
varions features of the days celebration
were: The committee of arrangements,
consisting of George T. Bohen, A. T. Jes,
sup, j. J. Guilfoyle. Joseph Figel, James
y Donnell and J. ]. Mundwyler, and the
banquet committee. consisting of William
Larkins, Charles w. McFarlan and Henry
A. Chase.
Judge Robert Ferral was called upon.
and Judging from the enthusiasm which
his remarks elected made the speech of
the day, II am grown old enough and
have talked enough, he said, "to be will
ing now to take back seat and listen To
others talk. have been persuaded. how
ever, 10 make few remarks. l am glad
to be among the veterans who are cele-
bratlng here to-day. They make the