The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08
TO REVIVE AN
OLD Gus TOM
How the Boys Brigade
Will Celebrate Wash
ington's Birthday.
They Will Have a Flag.Raising
at the Eighth Avenue Meth
odist Church.
If'Any One Objects the Pastor Will
Have 1t Raised Over His
Own Residence.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANcsco CALL

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,l
sos Broadway, Feb. 7.
1t has been decided to have a genuine
flag raising" at the Eighth-avenue
Methodist Church on the afternoon of
Washington's birthday. The affair will
be in charge of Company d, First Regi-
ment Boys Brigade, and it is said to be
the first affair of its kind on a Protestant
church in California.
Already committees have been appointed
and arrangements for this novel exhibit
ton are going forward. The entire regi-
ment will be invited as we'll as companies
in San Francisco and surrounding towns.
The programme as outlined by the COM
mittee, will consist of speeches by some
of the prominent clergy of Oakland, vocal
solos, cornet solos. and the glee club will
also be features. The last mum ber will be
the honoring OF ''Old Glory"
1t has been arranged as the flag is being
slowly raised, Sergeant Kempkey will play
THE Star Spangled Banner" and as the
flag touches the top, a salute will be fired
by picked squad. Captain H. P. Hobson
and Lieutenant Manly D. Bird will be in
charge.
DR.. Carroll, pastor of the Eighth-avenue
Methodist Church, referring to the matter
to- night, said:
During the war certain Protestant
churches erected fagpoles and displayed
old Glory from them, and / see no rea-
son why we shouldn't do the same. The
matter will be brought before the official
board this week to decide whether the
pole shall be placed on the church build
ing or on the ground"
The doctor said that In case of opposi-
ton the company could erect the pole on
his house.
Last Friday evening, February 5, Com
pany D, of the Eighth-ayenue NJ. E.
| Church, entertained Company +, of the
Howard-street NJ. E. Church. in San Fran
cisco. When the large company from San
| Francisco had filed into DIS armory the
armory was filled to overfowing.
The companies lined up, facing each
other, and after a short address of well
! come by Captain L. N. Cobbledick, Dr.
| Carroll and DR.. Gibson of San Francisco
| made short addresses. After short pro-
gramme there followed two tugs-of-war,
which resulted in Company D winning
each by small margin.
! The officers of the two companies then
| tried their hands at 1t and this time, after
a hard pull OF five minutes it was decided
a tie.
The officers of Company F were Captain
Pringle. Lieutenant II. Diamond and
Major Barney, and the officers of Com
| pany ID were Captain l.. n. Cobbledick,
Lieutenant NJ. ID. Bird and Lieutenant
| o. G. Heaton.
! The friends of the boys and the COM
! panies then repaired to the banquet
rooms and were served with pork and
| beans, coffee, brown bread and hardtack.
| The following officers were present:
| Captain Pringle, Lieutenant a. Dimond,
Major Barney, President c. J. Smith, DR.. w. F.
Gibson, Lieutenant Woodbury., DR.. s. ]. Carroll
| and wife, Lieu tenant o. g. Heaton and wife,
| Captain IL. F. Hobson and wife, Captain L. n.
! CobbIedick, Lieutenant 81. D. Bird.