The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15
The First Re egiment.

Captain Edward Fitzpatrick having retired
from the captaincy OF Company E. Lieutenau t
william K. Robinson has been prom oted to
the command and J. Jordon promoted lieu
tenant, vice Robertson
The event OF the past week in the regi iment
was the fifteenth consecutive enlistment of
Corporal L. r. Townsend and the thirteenth
consecutive enlistment OF Corporal NJ. j.
Meyers, two of the oldest guardsmeu in term
OF service in the State. This occurred last
MONDAY In the armory alter Major Sine
had drilled the second battalion of infantry.
Alter the drill the battalion formed with
the colors and the color guard TO the front
and center, and under the folds OF the AmerI-
can nag the two old veterans one Tor the ff-
teenth and the otner Tor the thirteenth time,
took the solemn obligation of Il National
GuarCsman. Colonel Smith, commanding the
regiment, who was unable to be present at the
cerem ony, wrote a letter 10 Corporal Town
SEND in which he used the folio wing words:
1 cannot refrain at this time from com mending 2
the unself n patriotism which has brought about
such faithful service 10 the state. The spring
time OF your youth and the sturut ness OF the best
ears OF your manhood while y ou travelled the up
land of life have your loyal adherence to the
patriots duiy. Now, as you face the setting sun,
OF sci fsacrifice and loyal devotion May the ex-
ample long Continue. L cong atulate you.
In reply the corDoral, alter acknowledging
the cour esy of the letter, wrote:
Allow me express the sincere wish that while
always enjoy go health and prosperity, and that
your administration IN military affairs may m Ike
the First regiment Infantry second to none, and
that you may long be with u.s.
Corporal Townsend first entered the service
in this city IN 1854
Another event was the banquet rendered
last Friday evening to colonel o. Summers
commanding the First Infantry of the Ma
tional Guard of Oregon al DelmonicO's by Of
fcers OF the First Regiment of this city.
There were about twenty present ana the visl
tor was welcomed TO the State by Colonel
Smith and 10 response Colenel Summers gave
an interesting account OF the National Gu ard
In Oregon. Tnen followed numb ber OF mil
tary toasts. which were responded o by Colonel
Macdonald (retIred), Lleulenant-Colonel Du-
boce and others.
There is board OF officers at work on the
details for the new range near Ingleside A
rifle association has been oIganlZed within
the regiment which is composed oil the Second
Lieutenant of each company and the lnspec-
tor oi rifle practice, who is the Chairman. 1t
will be the duty Of this association TO have
cnarge of the range and direct all matches and
prsctlce. In order 10 raise funds to uompIet.
the range, the regiment will give a grand en-
tertainmenti in the Mechanic's Pavilion about
the middle OF December, when there Will be
III troduce a mum Der of novel mill tary events,
that have never before been presented to the
San Francisco pu blic There will also be
dance.
VISALIA, Nov. Id Company of this place
elected two new officers last Tuesday night.
Colonel Stewart 5. Wright OF Fresno was pres
ent 10 PRESIDE u L. ADAMS was elecled FIRST
Lieutenant without opposition. This left the
office OF second lieutenan vacant ana Charles
A. Spier, the first sergeant, elected to Fl IL II.
Newt W. Killer, the re tirlng first lieutenant,
has filed number of offices in the company
to which he has belonged for ten years He
will probably be placed on the retired list of
officers.
On December 10, Company E will give its
annual ball at Armory Hall. This bali will
celebrate the tent anniversary OF the organi-
cation of the company.
Fred w. Ward. captain of the company, is
quite sick.