The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-26
A BEAUTIFUL GOLD BADGE,

Presented to the Grays by Colonel Grannis of San Francisco, am ex-
 Member-To be Awarded to the Most
 Soldierly Man and the Best Marks
 man in the Company.
 Captain McCabe, of the New Haven Grays, has recently received from Col onel Grannis of San Francisco, a beau tiful and valuable gold badge to be awarded to that member of the com pany who shall be adjudged the most soldierly man in the company or in case this question cannot be decided to the best marksman of the company. The badge will be awarded in January next to that member of the company who shall have merited 1t during the year 1896, and on every January there after shall be awarded, remaining In the company, but being awarded each year.
 The badge Is round, about two inches in diameter and has in the center a target, done in enamel. On the oppo- site side is an embossed figure of a sol dier with an appropriate inscriptions;
 Colonel Grannfs is a wealthy resident of San Franci5co, and was formerly resident of New Haven, and member of the Grays. The company will send engrossed resolutions of thanks to Col onel Grannis, The committee on reso- lutions consists of Captain McCabe. Lieutenant Damn, Lieutenant Smith, Sergeant Nicoll and Osborn, Corporals Beers and Hill. Private Strong and Treasurer Curtis.
 Colonel Grannis Is the son of that distinguished and lamented old New Haven shipmaster, Captain Grannis of Fair Haven. He Is an uncle of Mir Candee, secretary of the Fair Haven and Westville Electric Railroad com pary. Colonel Grannis is the gentle man who erected at his own expense as memorial to his father and moth CT, the beautiful and stately archway at the entrance to the Fair Haven cemetery, Colonel Grannis went to California in 1S49, being one of the fa- nous 49ers," and is and has been one of San Francisco's leading citizens. He was on Governor Stanfords staff, and was colonel of a regiment in San | Francisco at the stormy times of the | Vigilance committee, and helped to put | down the riots of that exciting period | in California history As above stat ed, he was a member of the New Ha- l ven Grays, and he has ever taken a | deep and lively interest in the welfare of this famous New Haven company which, by the way. was never more | ic rov v,Ixc e full to the maximum, with a fund of sone\ dimensions in its treasury and | its mambe ship first class in every re- 1 spect. Only recently ten of it's mem- bers, whose three years term of enlist ment had expired, re-enlisted to man such being the affection and devotion to this honored old command.
 he medal above spoken of is said to | be tl.e finest and most expensive com pany medal ever presented to a mill tary organization in New Haven, Col | onel Granins is an old time friend oi ex-Captain James M. Townsend of the Grays, and they share most pleasant memories of old boyhood days of yore and loyalty to the old company. Col onel Grannis, although for so many years linked in his fortunes and history to San Francisco, has fond memories ot his boyhood honle and days, in the City of Films in the far east, and has his Hatch string out" for any old New Haven friends who chance his way | Only recently he had the pleasure "i welcoming and entertaining our towns man, Thomas Hurle, who now, though advanc I'd in years, iS still sprightly ant is on trip around the world. MT | Hurle and Colonel Grannis being botl old Grays, as wrll as old New Haver friends, they had a much pleasant so
 cial hour or two together. MT. Hurl' says his reception by Colonel Granni: was royal At the sex enty-fifth ami versary of the Grays. a check for { round amount was received from Colo mel Grannis, to be expended in adding to the joy of the occasion.
 They Irays' commit ae will have th' resolutions of thanks to Colonel Gran his for the medal engrossed most hand
 somely in honor of this generous ant devoted old member and warn-heartet and distinguished veteran.
 In a San Francisco exchange we no
 tice the name of Colonel Grannis a
 one of the speakers in response to tn
 toasts of the evening. The coloner0
 toast was The Ladies'" to which h.
 no doubt did full justice. The occasion
 in question was a banquet to Breve
 Brigadier General William M. Graham