|
 |
(The
Weekly Calistogian
newspaper, Friday, 10 April 1903:)
THE VETERANS
ENCAMPMENT
-------
The Old Soldiers Are Planning a Big Time for Next June
-------
The Seventh Annual Camp at "The Oaks" in Calistoga Promises to Eclipse
All Former Gatherings
-------
The Seventh
Annual Encampment of our Association will be held at Calistoga at the
upper end of the beautiful Napa valley, commencing Thursday, June 18th,
and continuing ten days. The camps of this association in the
past years have been scenes of much pleasure, enjoyment, explification,
patriotism and love of the flag of our country.
The time of war has passed, the dark clouds
have rolled
away and the sun of peace shines over all the land. We do not
forget those who, with us, served our country in its hour of peril; who
marched with us many a weary mile; who heard with us the roll of
musketry; looked into the belching cannon's mouth, and who laid their
lives a willing sacrifice upon the country's alter. Living or
dead, they are with us in memory. Those who survive and are near
enough to come, whether in northern, middle or southern California, we
want with us in this annual camp.
We propose this year the camp shall excell all
other years
in numbers of those camping with us, in the reunion and general good
time to be had.
The following comrades constitute the Executive
Committee: A. J. Buckles, Fairfield; J. L. Winans, Petaluma; John
Miller, Santa Rosa. These comrades will answer all communications
addressed to them concerning the camp and give all information desired.
Governor Morton camp grounds are in a beautiful
grove of
large oaks and will be laid off in regular military style and with a
view of gaining the best shade, etc., and the tents will be pitched
with regard to the streets and trees.
Wherever campers have tents of their own they
are
requested to bring them, but the Association will furnish tents for
rent at a fee for encampment of $1 50, so that there will be abundant
shelter for all.
Campers must furnish their own camp equipage
and grub,
mattresses, furniture and cooking utensils.
The committee expect to be able to furnish
enough cook
stoves for all who are not provided with their own, without cost.
The supply of spring beds, cots, tables and chairs to rent will be
limited. Campers who wish to be furnished with anything in that
line can be accommodated by sending in their orders to the Secretary at
least ten days before the camp.
Everything in the line of provisions necessary
for life in
camp can be purchased as cheaply in Calistoga as at your own homes, and
delivered to your tents.
Lumber can be had at the lowest market rates
for tables,
tent floors, etc., delivered on the ground.
At this time it is believed the Association
will be able
to furnish hay for the horses of those who come by team from a distance
of five miles or more from camp.
There will be a large pavilion erected in camp
for the
nightly literary entertainments, campfires and for dancing.
All literary entertainments every night will be
of a
strictly moral character, consisting of patriotic addresses by
prominent speakers, talks of the reminisence character by comrades,
both union and confederate, sons and daughters of veterans, and others;
of songs and recitations by the children in camp, and all who desire to
take part.
Company A, Veteran Guard of Oakland, with a
military band
from the Presidio, will be in attendance during the encampment.
There will be good music both for military service and dancing.
No intoxicating liquors will be permitted to be
sold on
the grounds, and all drunkenness and rowdyism will be prohibited.
Bring all the flags and bunting you have, then
buy more in
Calistoga.
We are assured of the usual one and one-third
rates on the
railroads.
Sunday, June 21st, will be set apart for
holding memorial
services in camp, and all persons knowing of the death of a soldier,
union, confederate, Spanish-American, son or daughter of a veteran, or
member of the W.R.C. or ladies of the G.A.R., during the year, are
requested to furnish the President of the Association with name of such
deceased and such other data pertaining to his or her life, as may be
known.
Union religious services will be held in camp
on the
evening of June 21st.
The camp will be formally opened on June 18th,
and
thereafter the following will be observed each day as near as possible:
1 -
Firing of sunrise gun
and raising of flag.
2 - The reveille will be sounded.
3 - Breakfast call.
4 - Sick call -- come get your quinine.
5 - Call for guard mount.
6 - A "halt of twenty minutes for coffee" at noon.
7 - Dress parade.
8 - Supper call.
9 - Assembly call be sounded, when all are requested to
assemble for literary entertainment and camp fire.
10 - Tattoo and taps.
The
military regulations of the camp will be
under the supervision of the Camp Adjutant, W. A. Dougherty.
The military restraint will be no more or
greater than
will allow every camper to exercise the greatest amount of liberty,
consistent with good order and morality.
We extend a cordial invitation to come and camp
with us
all ex-union soldiers, no matter where you reside; all sons and
daughters of veterans; all members of the W.R.C. and ladies of the
G.A.R.; all ex-confederate veterans; all Spanish-American war veterans;
and lastly, all other persons desiring a ten days' outing who can enjoy
a camp with this Association.
Issued by order of the Executive
Committee: J. C.
Mixon, A. J. Buckles, J. L. Winans, John Miller.
NEWTON CONNER, Calistoga,
President of the Association.
Captain W. T. Simmons,
Secretary, Calistoga.
|
|
|
|
(The Weekly Calistogian
newspaper, Friday, 5 June 1903):
VETERANS'
ENCAMPMENT
-------
Program for the Ten Days' Outing at "The Oaks."
-------
Calistoga Will Do Her Best to Entertain the Brave Old Boys
of '61 and '65.
-------
Camp Governor
Morton will be ready for occupancy Thursday
morning, June 18th, and it is hoped that as many as can conveniently
will be present or accounted for at the first roll call.
The placing of tents and assignment of quarters
will be
under the supervision of President Newton Conner, assisted by Camp
Adjutant William Dougherty.
The day will be given to greetings, reunions
and a general
social time until 4 p.m., at which time the camp will be formally
opened by -- first, salute by Buckles' artillery; second, raising the
camp flag by oldest veteran in camp, assisted by daughters of veterans.
Song, "Star Spangled Banner."
Address by comrade to be selected.
8 p.m. -- Meeting of the Prevaricators' club at
which a
chief prevaricator will be elected. All comrades are eligible to
this high honor. This will be followed by an impromptu campfire.
Friday, June 19th.
4:38 a.m. --
Morning gun at sunrise.
6:30 a.m. -- Reveille.
7:30 a.m. -- Breakfast call.
8:30 a.m. -- Raising the camp flag with
appropriate
ceremonies to be arranged by Officer of the Day A. B. Mangis.
10 a.m. -- Meeting of Ladies' Veterans Aid
association.
3 p.m. -- Meeting at the pavilion to arrange
for reception
in the evening tendered by citizens of Calistoga and vicinity.
7:24 p.m. -- Firing gun and lowering flag.
8 p.m. -- Reception. Address of welcom by
C. W.
Armstrong, chairman of the board of trustees, town of Calistoga.
Response by Comrade A. J. Buckles.
Songs, recitations, etc.
At close of exercises, tattoo and taps.
Saturday, June 20th -- Children's Day.
4:38 a.m. --
Firing morning gun at sunrise.
6:30 a.m. -- Reveille.
7:30 a.m. -- Breakfast call.
8:30 a.m. -- Inspection of camp by Officer of
the Day N.
S. Buckner, who will report to provost marshal any violation of army
regulations that may have come under his notice.
9 a.m. -- Police call.
9:30 a.m. -- Guard mount.
12 m. -- Dinner call.
7 p.m. -- Dress parade. The president
expects every
one in camp to assist in making these parades an interesting feature of
the encampment.
7:24 p.m. -- Sunset gun and lowering flag.
8 p.m. -- Impromptu program by the children in
camp, and
reminisences by comrades.
Tatoo will not be sounded until every veteran
present has
had an opportunity to tell how he put down the rebellion.
Sunday, June 21st.
7:30 a.m. --
Sunrise; no morning gun, no
reveille, no sick call, no guard mount. This day is set apart as
a general memorial day. The posts of the association are expected
to furnish a list of comrades who have died during the year.
Ladies of the W.R.C., ladies of the G.A.R. and Sons and Daughters of
Veterans are requested to do the same. Any one knowing of the
death of a confederate veteran or Spanish war veteran during the year
will please report their names, so that they, too, may be placed upon
the roll.
10 a.m. -- The camp flag will be lowered to
half mast.
10:30 a.m. -- Veterans' memorial service.
Short
eulogies by comrades on the deceased veterans who died in our
jurisdiction during the past year, interspersed with sacred
songs. This service will be in charge of Comrade A. J. Buckles.
12 m. -- Arrival of Company A, Veteran Guard of
Oakland,
in camp, and dinner call.
3 p.m. -- Church call. Preaching by Rev.
Needham,
past chaplain G.A.R., department of California.
7:24 a.m. -- Lowering the flag.
8 p.m. -- Union church service.
9:30 p.m. -- Tattoo and taps.
Monday, June 22nd -- Healdsburg and Petaluma Day.
4:39 a.m. --
Morning gun.
6:30 a.m. -- Reveille.
7:30 a.m. -- Breakfast call.
9 a.m. -- Guard mount.
10 a.m. -- Assembly at pavilion.
12 m. -- Dinner call.
2 p.m. -- Band concert.
4 p.m. -- Convening of general court marshal.
6:30 p.m. -- Dress parade.
7:25 p.m. -- Sunset gun and lowering flag.
8 p.m. -- Assembly at pavilion. A special
program
for this day will be arranged by comrades and ladies from Healdsburg
and Petaluma, under direction of Officer of the Day J. L. Winans.
10 p.m. -- Tattoo and taps.
Tuesday, June 23rd -- Ladies' Day.
Mrs. W. T.
Simmons, officer of the day.
4:39 a.m. -- Sunrise gun.
4:40 a.m. -- Reveille. Ladies in camp
will please
respond to this call promptly as the day's duties will be "strenuous"
and time will be short.
6:39 a.m. -- Breakfast call. Breakfast
will be
served as soon as the comrades can be induced to arise and prepare it.
7 a.m. -- Police call for cleaning quarters.
7:30 a.m. -- Inspection of quarters. "Let
no guilty
man escape."
8 a.m. -- Guard mount.
8:30 a.m. -- Sick call. Any comrade who
attempts to
evade duty by going on the sick list will be promptly dealt with.
The ladies may even go so far as to use the water cure, thereby
advertising the efficiency of Calistoga hot sulphur water.
10 a.m. -- Assembly at pavilion where a general
court
marshal will be convened. Comrades will take due notice and
conduct themselves accordingly.
10:30 a.m. -- Execution (? ? ? ?)
12 m. -- Dinner call.
2 p.m. -- Reception tendered to ladies in camp
by
Calistoga ladies.
2:30 p.m. -- Band concert.
4 p.m. -- Dress parade, providence
permitting. "Let
us have peace."
4:30 p.m. -- Sunset.
7:25 p.m. -- Firing gun and lowering flag.
8 p.m. -- Assembly at pavilion. Address
by
Lieutenant Woodruff, Company A, Veteran Guard. Songs,
recitations, etc.
10 p.m. -- Tattoo and taps.
Wednesday, June 24th -- Santa Rosa Day.
J. C.
McWilliams, officer of the day.
4:39 a.m. -- Sunrise gun.
6 a.m. -- Reveille.
7:30 a.m. -- Breakfast call.
9 a.m. -- Guard mount.
10 a.m. -- Assembly at pavilion.
12 m. -- Dinner call.
2 p.m. -- Band concert.
5 p.m. -- Dress parade.
7:25 p.m. -- Sunset gun and lowering flag.
8 p.m. -- Assembly at pavilion. A special
program
will be arranged by comrades and ladies from Santa Rosa.
10 p.m. -- Tattoo and taps.
Thursday, June 25th -- St. Helena, Napa and Solano County Day.
4:39 a.m. --
Sunrise gun.
6 a.m. -- Reveille.
7:30 a.m. -- Breakfast call.
9 a.m. -- Guard mount.
9:30 a.m. -- Business meeting of the
association, election
of officers, selection of camp for 1904, etc.
10:30 a.m. -- Assembly at pavilion.
12 m. -- Dinner call.
2 p.m. -- Band concert.
5:30 p.m. -- Dress parade.
6:30 p.m. -- Supper call.
7:25 p.m. -- Sunset gun and lowering flag.
8 p.m. -- Assembly at pavilion. Address
by Hon.
Theodore A. Bell, M.C. A special program will be arranged by
comrades and ladies from St. Helena, Napa and Solano county, under
direction of E. S. Gridley, officer of the day.
10 p.m. -- Tattoo and taps.
Friday, June 26th -- Oakland Day.
Captain King,
officer of the day.
4:39 a.m. -- Sunrise gun.
6 a.m. -- Reveille.
7:30 a.m. -- Breakfast call.
9 a.m. -- Guard mount.
10 a.m. -- Assembly at pavilion.
12 m. Dinner call.
2 p.m. -- Assembly at pavilion.
5 p.m. -- Dress parade.
6 p.m. -- Supper call.
7:25 p.m. -- Sunset gun and lowering flag.
8 p.m. -- Assembly at pavilion. A special
program
will be arranged by comrades and ladies from Oakland.
10 p.m. -- Tattoo and taps.
Saturday, June 27th -- Native Sons' Day.
Lieutenant
Woodruff, Company A, Veteran Guard,
officer of the day.
4:39 a.m. -- Sunrise gun.
6 a.m. -- Reveille.
7:30 a.m. -- Breakfast call.
9 a.m. -- Guard mount.
10 a.m. -- Assembly at pavilion.
11:15 a.m. -- Address by Hon. H. C. Gesford,
superior
judge of Napa county.
12 m. -- Dinner call.
2 p.m. -- Assemply at pavilion.
5:30 p.m. -- Dress parade.
6 p.m. -- Supper call.
7:25 p.m. -- Sunset gun and lowering flag.
8 p.m. -- Assembly at pavilion. A special
program
will be arranged by the Native Sons of Napa, Lake and Sonoma counties.
10 p.m. -- Tattoo and taps.
-------
Captains of
the companies will be appointed by
the president from among daughters of veterans present. Captains
will be expected to enroll their companies from campers -- men and
women -- camping in close proximity to each other.
When the call for dress parade is made, each
captain will
form her company in two ranks, call the roll and note the absentees,
and then march the company to the parade ground and take proper place
in line, with Company A on the right.
While this is called a military camp, we expect
every
camper to enjoy the greatest amount of liberty consistent with good
order and morality. We are planning for and expect one grand
round of enjoyment from first to last. Come one, come all, and
come prepared to stay.
Special programs will be prepared each day by
the parties
interested in them.
The members of Governor Morton corps, W.R.C.,
are
requested to act as a reception committee to meet and greet the
veterans and others as they come into camp.
Accommodations.
There will be
a bus running between camp and
the town of Calistoga, making hourly trips each way for the sum of 10
cents a trip.
While we believe that a great part of the
pleasure of camp
life consists in preparing our own meals in memory of the fruit-can
coffeepots and the half-canteen frying pan, so familiar to all
veterans, there are some who cannot make it convenient to do so, and
for the accommodation of such, arrangements have been made for a
restaurant on the grounds. The hotels and restaurants in the town
of Calistoga will be prepared to serve all comers. There will
also be a long distance telephone on the grounds.
The camp flag will be raised at 7:30 a.m. and
lowered at
sunset each day, with appropriate ceremonies. A color guard of
eight persons, four comrades and four ladies, to be selected by the
president from those in camp for this purpose.
An invitation has been extended to Governor
Pardee and
staff, Major General Shafter, department commander G.A.R., and staff,
General Stone, adjutant general state of California, Brigadier General
Warfield, N.G.C., General E. S. Soloman, Senator George C. Perkins,
Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco, and other prominent citizens, most of
whom are expected to visit camp.
The camp of Company A, Veteran Guard of
Oakland, will be
governed by United States military regulations and under control of the
governor of the state of California, as they are regularly enrolled
members of the national guard of the state. The rest of the camp
will be under control of officers of the Northern California Veterans'
association.
N. CONNER, President
Attest: W. T. Simmons, Secretary.
|
|
|
|
( The Weekly Calistogian
newspaper,
Friday, 19 June 1903):
VETERANS ENCAMPMENT
The Brave Boys of '61-'65 at Camp Governor Morton
-------
The Town is Handsomely Decorated for the Occasion and the Grounds
Present An Unique Appearance.
-------
Calistoga
presents a gala holiday appearance this week, the various business
houses and many of the residences being handsomely decorated with
flags, bunting and evergreens. The decorations are very tasty
indeed, many are elaborate. The occasion is one that is, in a
measure, new to Calistoga, but not to all of her people, for the
citizens of this place have always taken a deep interest in the old
soldiers, having demonstrated that fact for years past on Decoration
day.
Yesterday was the opening day for the seventh
annual
encampment of the Northern California Veterans' association at Camp
Governor Morton, a beautiful spot known as "the Oaks," on the property
of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Crouch. Here the tall, magical oaks, the
growth of scores of years, form a beautiful, perfect and complete shade
that is particularly adapted to camp life.
The decorations on the camp grounds are worthy of special
mention. No pains have been spared to add everything to their
attractiveness and beauty.
The finest of mountain water has been piped
from the hills
west of the camp, and the grounds are lighted by acetylene gas.
At the present time there are about one hundred
tents
pitched and it is expected that they will all be occupied by the first
of the coming week.
While the camp was not supposed to open until
Thursday
morning, quite a number arrived there Wednesday evening, among them
being Judge A. J. Buckles and family of Fairfield, Solano county.
The placing of tents and the assignment of quarters is under the
supervision of President Newton Conner of Calistoga and Camp Adjutant
William Dougherty of Santa Rosa.
Yesterday was
given principally to greetings, reunions and
a general social time until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, at which time
the camp was formally opened by -- first, salute by Buckles' artillery;
second, the raising of the camp flag by the oldest veteran in the camp,
which duty fell upon Newton Conner of Calistoga. He was assisted
by the daughters of veterans. A song, "Star Spangled Banner,"
followed, and next came an address by Comrade A. J. Buckles of
Fairfield.
In response to the address was a poem written
by Mrs. W.
F. Fisher, which was recited by Frank S. Crouch and is as follows:
Wave, proudly wave
Your stars and stripes on high,
God's heaven with tint of azure
A background in the sky.
His breezes your folds unfurl
With language silent, but strong,
You tell to a nation that loves you
To you each one I belong.
For each patriot heart your waving,
For those on land and on sea.
Modestly, silently, you tell us
Of God's chosen land of the free.
You remind us in every motion
Of forefathers who suffered that we
Might leave thee dear flag float o'er us
Where'er on earth we may be.
Thou beautiful waving emblem
Of a nation whose heart to the core
Rejoice at sight of their banner,
Wave on, proudly wave ever more.
In the
evening it was the intention to organize a
prevaricators' club, but as the proper certificates of membership
failed to reach the camp on time, this was abandoned. The evening
was devoted principally to a social dance, music being furnished on the
piano by different local players.
This morning at 4:38 there was the sunrise
salute;
reveille at 6:30 and breakfast at 7:30. At 8:30 the camp flag was
raised with appropriate ceremonies under the immediate direction of
Officer of the Day A. B. Mangis, and was witnessed by quite a large
number of people.
The meeting of the Ladies' Aid association,
which was
called for at 10 a.m., has been postponed until next Monday, owing to
the absence of the president.
This concludes the exercises at the camp up to
the hour of
the Calistogian going to press.
Tomorrow will be children's day at the camp and
a splendid
program has been prepared by the teachers in the school to take the
place of the entertainment usually held at the close of the term.
On next Wednesday evening Armory Company "A,"
First
Regiment, Veteran Reserves, under the command of Captain C. K. King,
will give a band concert and ball at the auditorium. Philip D.
Price, a baritone vocalist of Berlin, Ger., will accompany the band and
render several vocal selections. J. H. Vincent, a member of the
company, has volunteered to sing and dance. The band will give a
concert each afternoon and evening.
At the camp the company's hours will be as
follows:
Reveille, 6 a.m.
Breakfast, 6:30 a.m.
Sick call, 8 a.m.
Guard mount, 8:30 a.m.
Dinner 12 m.
Dress parade, 5:30 p.m.
Supper, 6:15 p.m.
Tattoo, 9 p.m.
Taps, 9:30 p.m.
The camp of
the company will be open for
visitors from 9:30 a.m. to 12 m. and from 1 to 5 p.m. The company
will also give a sham battle on Saturday, June 27th.
Tomorrow the business houses will take a half
holiday to
attend camp, remaining closed from 1 to 6 p.m. They will also
close for a like period on the following Saturday.
There are about one hundred campers [on] the
ground at the present time, and it is expected that about five hundred
or more will be in attendance by the first of next week.
|
|
|
|
(The Weekly
Calistogian newspaper,
Friday 26 June 1903)
VETERANS
ENCAMPMENT NEAR AN END
The Attendance of Old Soldiers at Camp Governor Morton
Is Somewhat Small.
-------
SPLENDID OUTING ENJOYED BY ALL
-------
The Veterans and Visitors are Loud in Their Praises of the
Hospitality of Calistoga.
-------
The [seventh] annual encampment of the Northern
California Veterans' association is nearing its end. The only
disappointment has been caused by the slim attendance of the old
soldiers, but in every other respect the outing has probably been the
most
enjoyable one in the history of the association to those who have spent
the past week or more in the beautiful spot. Great credit for
this is due President Newton Conner and Secretary W. T. Simmons and
other local members of the association for their indefatigable
industry. The grounds were exceedingly comfortably arranged for
the visitors, and all who attended were loud in their praise of the
camp and will not forget the outing for many moons to come.
After The Calistogian went to press last Friday the
exercises consisted of a meeting at the pavilian at 3 o'clock to
arrange
for the reception in the evening by the citizens of the town and
vicinity.
At 7:24 p.m. there was the firing of the gun and the
lowering of the flag.
The formal reception came at 8 o'clock and after a few
preliminaries Mayor C. W. Armstrong of the town of Calistoga delivered
the address of welcome and turned over the keys of the city to the
comrades and visiting friends. His remarks were concise and to
the point and were well received. Comrade A. J. Buckles of
Fairfield responded to the mayor, and in behalf of the veterans
accepted everything that Calistoga was about to offer to the visitors
and believed there were doubly welcome to all parts of the city, save a
berth in the town jail. Following this were selections by the
choir, quartette, a solo, recitations, prayer, and the evening's
exercises closed.
Saturday was a great day at the camp for the children made
it so. The event of the day came off in the afternoon when the
school children made their appearance, and an immense crowd gathered at
the camp ground to listen to the program which had been arranged by the
children of the public school. The first thing on the program was
a chorus, "Red, White and Blue," sung by the children of the primary
rooms in a stirring manner. This was followed by a recitation by
Merle Weeks, entitled "The Banner of the Free," and another chorus by
the little ones, entitled "We're Only Little Children." The
recitation and chorus were both rendered excellently and were heartily
applauded. "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" was sung by pupils of
the eighth and ninth grades and they did themselves and their
instructors credit. The next thing on the program was the
cantata, "Market Day," rendered by about thirty primary children in an
extremely pleasing manner. The children were perfectly at home on
the stage, and the manner in which they performed their separate parts
would have done credit to children twice their age. The finale
was met by a storm of applause.
The cane drill was then presented by girls from the higher
grades in the school in a manner deserving of much praise. They
marched well and their maneuvers were performed with precision and
exactness that showed an immense amount of drilling.
Some pupils from the Bennett district sang "There's Music
in the Air" in such a very creditable manner that they were forced to
respond to an encore.
Last but not by no means least on the program was the
alphabet drill by the little children. This was something
entirely new, being almost completely originated by the two primary
teachers. They merely had a foundation upon which they built and
built until this result was obtained, and the appreciation exhibited
was the most flattering and repaid the teachers to some extent for
their hard work done in the preparations.
The teachers are to be highly complimented upon the
complete success of the entire program, the sentiment of those present
being that it could not be surpassed. By the earnest request of
many the alphabet and cane drills will be repeated next Saturday
evening on the camp grounds.
It was rather quiet at the camp on Sunday morning.
There was no morning gun, revielle, sick call or guard mount, the day
being set apart as a general memorial day. The posts of the
association and the various ladies, sons and daughters of auxiliaries
furnished a list of deceased members during the past year for entry in
the roll book. The deaths of all Spanish-American war veterans
were also recorded.
At 10 o'clock the flag was lowered to half mast and at
10:30 the veterans' memorial services were held. There were brief
eulogies by the comrades on the veterans who died in this jurisdiction
during the past year, interspersed with sacred music.
At noon was witnessed the arrival of Armory Company "A,"
First
Regiment, Veteran Reserves of Oakland, under the command of Captain C.
K. King. They were accompanied by the Seventh United States
Infantry band of the Presidio of San Francisco. The procession
was formed at the depot on the arrival of the 10:45 a.m. train and
marched to the camp, the band in the lead discoursing sweet
music. There were scores of people following the procession.
At 8 p.m. the Rev. Arnold T. Needham, past grand chaplain
of the Grand Army of the department of California, preached to a large
congregation that had followed. He was assisted by Revs.
Mitchell, Clifford, Buckner and others in conducting the services, and
a choir furnished the music. The reverend gentleman is an able
speaker and held the attention of his hearers to the very last.
In the evening there were union church services, which
concluded the
exercises for the day.
Monday was a rather quiet day in camp. The visitors
were fewer than on the preceding days and the program somewhat
condensed. There was the convening of a general court martial and
a dress parade. A special program for the evening was arranged by
the comrades and ladies from Healdsburg and Petaluma and was under the
direction of Officer of the Day J. L. Winans. The features were
the concert by the band and an address by General S. E. Clark of
Iowa. The general is an able talker and was listened to with a
degree of interest.
Tuesday was a day for the ladies and was also termed
Calistoga day, and was under the direction of Mrs. M. E. Ayer as
officer of the day.
After those who had attempted to evade duty by going on
the sick list were dealt with, the ladies wound up by giving them the
water cure, thereby demonstrating the efficiency of Calistoga hot
sulpur water. The next on the program was a general court martial
with light punishment. The ladies then gave an entertainment in
the way of funny characters and impersonations that attracted the
attention of everybody and made no small amount of fun and sport.
A reception was tendered by the Calistoga ladies to the
ladies in camp in the afternoon, and dancing on the platform followed.
In the evening there was a general assembly at the
pavilion and an address by Lieutenant Woodruff of Armory Company
"A." He chose for his subject a brief history of the war.
Songs, recitations, etc., followed, and the evening's entertainment was
brought to a close.
Wednesday was Santa Rosa day and was under command of J.
C. McWilliams as officer of the day. In the forenoon there was a
guard mount and an assembly at the pavilion. In the afternoon the
band gave a concert, and at 5 o'clock there was a dress parade.
Early in the evening there was an assembly at the pavilion and a brief
program rendered by the Santa Rosa visitors, after which all hands came
to town and attended the concert and dance at the auditorium given by
the Seventh United States Infantry band. There was a good
attendance and the affair was one of the features of the week.
The band played several selections and then struck up the grand march
at about 9 o'clock and dancing was indulged in until nearly 3 o'clock
the following morning. They discoursed the best of music and
everybody had a good time.
Yesterday was a busy day at the camp for the association,
it being the day for the choosing of the next meeting place and the
election of officers.
Petaluma was unanimously chosen as the place for holding
the encampment in 1904. The camp has been held there on two
former occasions and all were anxious to go there again.
The next business was the election of officers and the
following were chosen: J. L. Winans of Petaluma, president;
William Dougherty of Santa Rosa, first vice president; D. Litchfield of
Sebastopol, second vice president; J. W. Rose of Healdsburg, treasurer;
A. J. Buckles of Fairfield, N. S. Buckner of Calistoga and T. K. Jones
of Petaluma, executive committee. The secretary will be appointed
later by the president.
|
|
