The record-union., 1898-05-15
SWORDS FOR THE OFFICERS.
NOTHING is TOO GOOD FOR
OUR SOLDIERS.
A Flag for Battery c, and Swords
for the Officers of Com
pany Z.


The Sacramento volunteers will
should they be sent out of the State
for active duty-carry with them the
knowledge that they are not to be for
gotten by their friends at home The
people of this city will never cease do
ing nice things for the soldier boys
while the war lasts or their services
are needed.
Yesterday Mayor Land received a
telegram from Captain Cooke of Bat
terry c that he had purchased as fine
flag as could be got for S1G0, in ac-
cordance with the instructions" sent
him. Some day next week Mayor
Land and a committee of citizens will
go TO the army camp in San Francisco
and present the colors to Captain Cooke
and the men of his command on behalf
of the citizens of Sacramento.
Nor have the men of Company F of
the Sixth Infantry Regiment formerly
e of the Second) been overlooked. The
fact becoming known to E. C. Ruther-
ford that the swords carried by the
officers of the company would have to
be returned to the National Guard, he
set to work yesterday to see what
could be done toward raising suffi-
cient funds with which to purchase
three new and suitable swords for the
Captain and two Lieutenants.
Mr. Rutherford said last evening
that he secured in the neighborhood OF
$lG9 in a very short time-all that was
needed. and did not call on one-third
of those who would have quickly sub
scribed The largest sum accepted
was S5, but several firms said he could
Just as well have had SD, and many
firms and individuals We're really dls-
appointed at not being able to con-
tribute toward the purchase of the
swords For instance but one bank
of the several in the city was visited,
though the others would have contrib
uted if called on.
Those who subscribed were William
Land Hale Bros. & Co. Gray & Titus,
John Breuner Frank D. Ryan. Vein
stock. Lubin & Co, Lindley & Co, Sui
Ivan. Kelly & Co. National Bank OF
d. o. Mills & Co, Baker & Hamilton
Adams. Booth & Co.. Mebius & Dresch-
er. James McClatchy & Co, Record
Union" Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson,
Stanton. Thomson & Co, Wassernan.
Davis & Co, b. Wilson & Co, John
Mackey. DR.. T w Huntington, r. T.
Cohn. James Seadler, Henderson, Brown
&, Co, Frank Lyman. Hail. Luhrs q Co.
In a letter received by Mr.. Ruther-
ford from John NJ Milliken, Sergeant
of Company F. the latter says:
1--WE signed muster and We're sworn
in Yesterday at II o'clock a. M. and
after dinner were marched to the Pre-
sidio. where the boys jumped at their
work with a will and our tents We're
up. and we were eating our dinner be-
fore either of the other companies IN
our battalion.
There are now about 5000 troops on
the ground We drill four hours
day and it presents q very busy scene.
We will settle down TO drill in the
morning and the officers and men have
determined that Company OF the
Second Battalion chats we-uns) VIII
he second to none. and l think we have
the material
Our eight companies are in two bat
talions One of the companies had
sack of beans stolen from them ana
the other seven companies divvled up
ten pounds of beans each and present
ed them to the unlucky ones, so that
they are eating all right
Corporal Mulligan tells me he prom
ised to write you about our trip from
home to San Francisco, but being on
duty. he asks me to act for him.
suppose it is stale news. but just look
at the send-off we had at Sacramento.
Nothing like it was ever before seen
in a city of its size. and the boys viii
never forget it.
Everything has been as good as
anyone but a cronic Kicker could ex-
peet. and our sleeping on the soft side
of boards for three nights. with sin
gle blanket for cover to ward off the
cold sea breeze. was a good starter TO
break in the boys for the hardshlps
before them. and they stood it like the
men they are-with smile and jest.
with kind regards from Mulligan
and all the rest of the boys, l remain,
yours. etc"
A telephone message last night from
Lieutenant Hughes of Company f
stated that Lieutenant Colonel Johnson
had secured for the company one Of the
houses at the Presidio, as the rain was
coming down in torrents and the COM
pany.s tents We're poor.
The men were all in good spirits,
despite the camp inconveniences.