Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-13

logues OF retiring guests, others aided IN
relieving guests of canes and parasols and
caring for the goods until called for, and
this branch of the committee had a
most difficult and laborious task,
and accomplished it with but two
uuimporiant mistakes the entire day.
Others OF the committee, both ladies and
gentlemen aided by members of the Asso-
citation, escorted guests about the building
and explained over and over again to
groups the story of the gallery, the scheme
of the Museum Association and the plan
OF the School of Design. Icewater was
furnished all guests. and every attention
given to their comfort The entire recep-
ton at the gallery was complete success.
NoTE.-A gold bangle pin was found last
night in the gallery, and may be identified
by the owner by calling at the Secretary's
office at any time.
ABOUT THE CITY.
From early morning until the hour of
departure the Grand Army strangers with
in our gates occupied their time in visiting
the various points of interest about the city.
Many went driving by themselves, while
others were taken out in carriages by men,
bers of the citizens committee or newly
found friends. Hundreds again repaired
to Agricultural Pavilion to view at their
leisure the splendid display of fruit gath
cred from orchards near town, and which
ELECTED their warmest admiration. Early
in the forenoon groups of visitors entered
the State Capitol and spent hours in view
ing that magnificent piece of architecture.
Many were present in the Senate and As
sembly chambers during the morning ses-
sions of those bodies, and were
treated to some rather startling spe-
cimens of California oratory. Those
in the Senate were especially re-
called with a very humorous anecdote,
which the narrator must have called up
fromshis memories of youthful days. 1t
was certainly of the class not intended for
ears polite-especially those of ladies-and
was even out of place in Legislative hall,
which should certainly have an air of dig
nifty about it. The venerable Senator must
have been quite carried away by the en-
thusiasm of Grand Army Day, or some
thing else, to have so completely forgotten
the prophecies of the Senate chamber and
the consideration due to the lady visitors,
as to rehash story of such questionable
character that it would scarcely be per-
missible as post-prandial moroccan even
among an assemblage of men. While the
Senators were wrestling with the rather
tough problem of how not to do something
Commander-in-Chief Fairchlld and his
predecessor, General Burdette, of the Grand
Army, entered the hall, and a recess was
taken, during which the Senators came
forward and were severally introduced by
President Daggett.
Throughout the day the State Library
was chief point of interest TO the visiting
strangers, many hundreds of whom spent
hours in examining its literary treasures
o,,l ha cnlav1iA COL ipnf of L. h.
longing to the State. State Librarian Wallis
and his deputies were kept busily engaged
in receiving and entertaining the visitors,
all of whom expressed themselves as de-
lighted with the results of their visit
Various others of the State departments
were also visited by the city's guests dur
ing their stay in the Capitol, and a large
number assembled TO the top of the dome
in order to get view of the city and sur
rounding country.
Many visitors from the country were in
the city, and the streets presented very
animated appearance, notwithstanding the
fact that a considerable number of business
houses were closed.
Many and frequent were the expressions
of admiration of the hospitality and OPEN
heartedness Of our citizens, and to repeat
even the hundredth part of them would
occupy columns of our space. The general
verdict however, was that the reception
rendered the veterans by the Capital City
was in many respects the finest they had
received ON the coast, notwithstanding
every place they had visited had done
nobly.
TIES AND INCIDENTS.
Yesterday morning. before the meeting
of the Legislature, and before many of the
city's guests had visited the Capitol, Secre-
tary of State Thompson had completed
the task of decorating the building. The
drapiEgs burned on the preceding evening
were replaced, and the Senate and Assem-
bly, Chambers were neatly decorated.
One of the ladies visiting the city with
the Grand Army guests sent the following
note to the RECORD UNION for publication
" The Eastern people who are visiting in
California have encountered nothing in the
reception line to equal the banquet given
in Sacramento on Wednesday night. As
we read in days agone of Grants trip
around the world, we thought nothing
could surpass the receptions with which
he was honOred, but his valiant soldiers
seem to have taken the cake at last.
The Eastern visitors tender their thanks to
the people of Sacramento for the many
favors received at their hands. We had
heard the praises sung of California fruit
and flowers, and we can only say the half
has never yet been told. We say Ali
hail to the golden State of California !"
Six members of the Maine delegation
were handsomely entertained on Wednes-
day night by Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevens, at
their residence on " the Ridge"
What is declared to have been the grand
est campfire about which veterans of the
war had yet gathered. on this coast, was
that held at the armory of Company a,
First Artillery Captain Stevens), on We'd
nesday night, after the banquet. Captain
Stevens escorted to the armory delegations
from the Departments of the Potomac and
Maryland, where a grand reunion of the
old soldiers took place. Speeches were
made by Colonel Sheehan, Captain Stevens,
Colonel Perrie Kewen and others. 1t was
approaching the small hours before the
mp-fire was allowed to smolder.
The 2:40 train for San Francisco yester-
day afternoon took hence an immense
number of people, including Grand Army
visitors who have not yet seen enough of
California. Many of those who are not
yet prepared to depart for their Eastern
homes are persons who are considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of looking up homes among
us From expressions of many of them, it
is safe to say that the Grand Army popula-
ton of northern California will be consid-
erably increased in the near future.
A. Menke, the well-known hop-grower of
this county, who was himself a soldier of
the Union, yesterday entertained a party of
Eastern visitors at Arnold's restaurant.
Past Commander-in-C Chief Burdette was
received in the Assembly Chamber yester-
day in very cordial manner.
AT the reception and banquet at the Pa
vilion Wednesday evening one of the old
veterans-Comrade J. A. Mead, of Warren
Post, No. 81, G.. A. R., Department of Cali
fornia-on behalf of the veterans of the
Pacific coast, presented General Logan, as
a souvenir, campaign badge of Abraham
Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, bearing
date 1860. So far as known it is the only
one of the kind on the Pacific coast. Cen
eral Logan accepted it and promised that
he would keep and treasure it as a most
appropriate emblem of the old days.
The city was unusually quiet last even
ing. The visitors had departed for their
homes, and most citizens, weary from the
unusual labors of the preceding night and
yesterday, retired early.
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