The San Francisco call., 1896-10-04
FUNDS ASTRAY
IN. THE n, c. c,
Second Brigade Officers
Discuss the Matter at
a Meeting.
They Organize a New Assocla'
tion and Appoint a Legls-
tive Committee.
GEN. WAKEFIELD PRESIDENT.
The Session Was Executive-Large
Attendance of Officers From
City and Country.

A meeting of commissioned oncers OF
the Second Brigade of the National Guaro
of California was held at the Call1ornla
Hotel last evening. The meeting was
called by General r. II. Warhelo, at tne
suggestion of Colonel William Macdonald
and Colonel d. B. Fairbanks. THESE OH
GERS were present, together with Lleuten-
ant-Colonel Joseph Giesting, Lieutenant
Colonel Hansen and Captain Napthaiy OF
the brigade staff; Lieutenant Colonel Du-
boce, Majors Tilden, Boxton and SINE,
Captain Kelleher, Adjutant and Lieuten-
ant Hogan, First Infantry, and Lieu
tenant Colonel A. K. Whitton, San Jose,
Major Hays, Oakland; Major Julliafd,
Santa Rosa; Captain Elliott, San Rafael;
Captain Haven and Lieutenants Holmes
and Bean, Santa Rosa; Captain d. a.
Smith, adiutaDt Fifth Infantry; Captain
Boardman, Second Brigade Signal Corps;
Captain jerks, cavalry troop; Captain
Filmer, and others.
The meeting was called to order by Gen.
eral WarfeId. Colonel Giesting was
chosen temporary secretary. A committee
on organization, consisting of Colonel
Duboce, Colonel Whitton and Captain
Boardman, was appointed.
Major Hays, Major Murphy, Captains
Sutliffe and jerks and Lieutenant e. s.
Heller were named as committee on by
laws.
It was decided to name the organiza-
tion "Otficers Association of the Second
Brigade, N. G. g."
A legislative com mmittee, consisting of
Colonel Duboce, Major Tilden, Captain
O'Neill, Captain Filmer and Captain
Smith from the City was appointed. The
following consulting officers were added
HafA al 0oSr he
Petaluma; Major JuIliard, Santa Rosa;
Colonel Whitton, San Jose; Major Hays,
Oakland: Ca plain Elliott, San Rafael, and
Captain Bush, Napa.
The committee appointed to recommend
officers of the association consisted of
Major Tilden, Major Julliard. Major Muir
ply, Captain Elliott and Lieutenant Har-
low. After recess OF fifteen minutes the
committee reported, recommending the
following officer President, General r.
II. Warfeld; first vice-president, Colonel
William Macdonald; second Vice-presi-
Major Boxton; secretary, Captain Nap
thaly.
The report was adopted and Captain
Smith cast the ballot of election.
The meeting was executive and lasted
for nearly two hours. Many OF the Of
ficers present belong to the old National
Guard Officers Association, OF which
General Dickinson, retired, is president,
and Colonel Fl. P. Bush, retired, treas
urer. There has not been d meeting Of
this organization since the guaru was re-
organized a year ago. The point was
raised that there was a sum of $500 or so
in the treasury when the last meeting was
held, and some of the officers desired 10
know if the money was now available for
the new organization.
Quite discussion ensued on this point,
some OF the officers being confident that
there was considera bic sum of money on
hand at last accounts 1t was decided by
common consent that General Dickinson,
president of the old association, should
call meeting OF that body, at which an
accounting should be rendered. Some
doubt existed as to the exact amount of
money on hand when the association last
met. hence it was deemed advisable that
an official report of the treasurer should
be submitted.
Col. Peeler, assistant Acknowledgement, is
in the City, but did not attend the meet
ing last night.
The next meeting of the new association
will be held one week from next Tuesday
evening.