The San Francisco call., 1896-02-13
COMPANY B WILL OBEY
And Move ALI State Property
to the Page-Street
Armory.
Tenth and Market Street Armory
Preferred-The City Guard
Club.

The fact that the Nationals, Com panies
and G, are allowed to remain in their
building on Ellis street is the subject of
much discussion among National Guards
men who have been recently shifted from
one place to another, many asking: eff
| they move US, why don't they move and
q ?" The only answer they get to this
question is: tThev have too much pull. /"
Rumors to the effect that in the event of
orders being issued from brigade head
quarters for Company B. City Guard, First
Regiment of Infantry, of this City, 10
move their headquarters from their pres
ent location at Tenth and Market streets
they would not be obeyed are erroneous.
Orders having been issued and the company
will move and viii occupy the rooms for
merly used by the Signal Corps in the old
Second Regiment Armory at Page and
Cough streets.
The present quarters of the company are
among the most comfortable and Iuxuri-
Gus clubrooms in the City, and the mem
bers regret exceedingly to leave them.
The only companies now stationed at
the old First Regiment Armory, on Market
and Tenth streets, are ID, L and B, COM
manded respectively by Captains Marshall,
Eggert and Filmer.
When Company b moved to Market and
Tenth streets, in 1888, the sum of $1,000
was contributed by members and ex-mem-
bers to furnish the rooms. B Company
(the old City Guard) was organized in
April, 1854, and many of the most promi.
nent men of San Francisco have been iden-
titled with the organization, The roll of
honorary members embraces the names of
1900 citizens, many of whom are yet living
and still retain their friendship for the or
pan1zatiOn AMONG National G11ord ofJi
GERS who have commanded this company
may be mentioned General Walter Turn
bull, General j. Fl. Dickinson, Colonel
George w. Granniss, Colonel Burdick,
Colonel Little and Major Cook.
When the members of the company as
certained that the edict had gone forth
that they should move to the Page-street
armory, and the Nationals be permitted
to remain on Ellis street, there was feel
ing that unjust discrimination had been
made in favor of the Nationals. Mem bers
of Company B, however, resolved to obey
the order with their usual activity, but
they also decided to deed all their prop
erty, except that belonging to the State.
to tho City Guard Club. The company
will therefore transfer to Page street all
the arms, clothing, equipment and mu-
nitions which belong to the State, but
will transfer company belongings. such as
carpets, piano, pictures and ornaments, to
a clubhouse which will be established in
that vicinity.
The officers of the City Guard Club are
President, E. G. Lundquist; vlce-presi-
dent, DR.. w. II. Sleberst; treasurer, w. ii.
Osmnn; secretary, w. J. Hayes; trustees
0. s. Briggs, w. ]. O'Brlen and Joseph
Fetz.
Plans and specifications have been sent
to headquarters at Sacramento to make
the old First Regiment Armory, at Tenth
and Market streets, the regular armorv for
the new regiment, Timothy Hopkins the
owner OF the building, having agreed to
make all the changes necessary to house
twelve companies.