Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-06
GRAND ARMY MATTERs

The Trip to San FranetscO-Recept10 n to the Delegation on Saturday Even- ing at the eAtheneum-An Interesting Occasion.
 The members of Admiral Foote post and their families, the Sons of Veterans and ladies of the Women's Relief corps, gathered in large numbers at the Athene um last Saturday evening on the occasion of the re- ception rendered to the delegation of com rades and others who recently re tured from their trip to California. The ladies and gen. tlemen of the party were seated on the plat form, on either side of which was placed the Admiral Foote post flags. Senior Vice Com
 mander Coe presided, and after brief ad- dresses of welcome introduced Commander s. J. Fox, who proceeded to give sketch of the trip from the time the party left this city until it's return. The story as told by the commander was a very interesting one, replete with amusing incidents that occurred on the trip. The visit to the silver mines about Denver was graphically portrayed and listened to with deep interest. The visit to Salt Lake City and the various points of interest that were visited in this great center of Mormonism, and the bath in the Great Salt Lake, were told in way to not only amuse, but instruct the audience. The reception at San Francisco, the great gathering of old soldiers from all parts of the country and the continual ovation ex- tended to them by the citizens of San Fran cisco, were all told in an interesting manner. The return home by the southern route and the reception rendered to the visitors wherever they halted on their journey, twas also of much interest. The fruits, flowers and vegetables were de- scribed as very wonderful far as their size, beauty and flavor were concerned. WIoTou fhnH xyQT1tt hn wi each other in extending to them every cour- tesy.
 When Commander Fox concluded Mrs. Frances Martin, president of the Woman's Relief corps, was introduced and in very in- teresting and intelligent manner described Chinese funeral which she attended in Chinatown" that part of San Francisco where the Chinese live.
 Comrade Allen N Baldwin was next call ed out and related some Imaginable incidents connected with the trip, which very much amused the audience. In the course of his remarks he presented to the post the large cowbell which was taken on the trip and which was loudly rung at every place they stopped, greatly to the amusement of the people who gathered at the depots. It was stated that the bell was invariably rung when the conductors entered their car and shouted "tickets." MT. Baldwin also pre- scented the post with huge pair of rams horns that were secured in southern Califor- nia.
 Comrade w. S. Wells followed MT. Bald win, and gave a most graphic description of his "side trip" to the Yosemite valley. Ow- ing to the lateness of the hour MT. Wells was compelled to pass hastily over many portions of his interesting address, but he assured the comrades that during the coming winter he would, at the post meetings, give them a full and complete history of the trip from notes taken at the time.
 Among the other souveniers presented to the post was a large Grand Army badge, the eagle and stars, of which is composed of specimens of ali the various minerals found in California. In his perambulations about
 San Francisco, Comrade A. Fl. Buckingham came across this memento and purchased it for the post. A large photograph of the great parade of the Grand Army in San Francisco is another of the souvniers that was present ed to the post.
 The evening was one of great pleasure and profit to all the participants, and will long be remembered as such.