proud.
In April, 1912, they won the Inter-Company Challenge Shield for the first time, Capt. (now Major)
Ransom, Its. Sauer and orton, Sgt. Zillig, Epis. Tenney, Ritter and Brown and Ptes. Bell, ces and Harris representing the After losing to the Japanese! twice yearly then), the Americans regained possession of the trophy in May 1913, and held it after they hi accumulated fear straight wins. Not until 1914 did they first the Ameri ican Company Cup, but:
From the earliest shooting cords of the Company the names of Major Ransom and Lieut, Sauer, and later Hykes, stand out prom: mently in both rifle and revolver competitions. This particular combination has figured largely in S.RA. annual meetings, International team matches and the Amer: ican Company Cup Competitions—always with the same excellent results. Their scores in these contests have never been equalled n Shanghai, while it can safely be said that they have not been beaten in the Far East, ry Activities dition to its strictly military activities the American Company has assumed responsibility for the proper observance of Washington's Birthday and Memorial, Day. For some years Washington's Birthday was celebrated by a bal a was one of the outstanding social events of the year. During the war it was felt that a ball on the old ines should not be held, so in 15 and again in 1918 the ball was displaced by a minstrel show, which brought some thousands of dollars to Allied war funds and local charities. 'The ball was again held fu 1919, 1920 and 1922, and was quite up to the standard' of former years.
Memorial Day observances have consisted in the decoration of alt American graves in both cemeteries, and the holding of suitable exercises in the Bubbling Well Comoters followed by the firing of the throe volleys and the sounding of "taps." When there have been U. 8, naval vessels in port detachments sailors and marines have been sent to join in this service, In 1913 there were five vosxels in port, and the naval contingent of that year outnumbered that of any year before or since. The Ameriean-comwunity was also honoured in that year by the presence of the Lord
to the United States, who addressed Bryce British Ambassador the gathering, The obvervanco of Thanksgiving Vay and Independence Day is in the hands of committees appointed by the U. S, Consul-General, but the American Company is usually represented on these Committers ils Commanding Officer. In 1917, following the entrance of the United States into the war, the American Company paraded at the Ameriewn Consulate on the Fourta of July, together with detachments from the British units of S.V.C, and French volunteers,
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