Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-10
LADIES' DAY.
GRAND RECEPTION TO THE LADIES AT
CAMP STANFORD.
Some of the Humors of Camp Life-The
Soldiers on Dress Parade-Buirs
Eyes and Circles.
CAMP STAMFORD,

1
Tonight was ladies night in camp, and
all afternoon there were active preparations
for the reception. The headquarters tent
was tastefully decorated with ferns and
| there was profusion of flowers of almost
every description. The ladies had charge
of everything and extended an invitation
to the enlisted men in camp as well as the
officers and the people of Santa Cruz. 1t
was jolly crowd and everybody gathered
to have good time. Coffee, sandwiches,
lemonade and cake were served, and the
affair was certainly one of the events of
camp. The band delighted all with its
concert and dance music, and the dancing
platform was crowded during the entire
evening. The reception lasted about four
| hours.
| Before the reception closed this evening
| the following set of resolutions was read
and presented to Mayor Bowman:
WHEREAS. The officers and men of the First
Artillery Regiment. Fourth Brigade n. g. e.,
having received many kind attentions from
Mayor Bowman and the citizens of Santa Cruz
during their stay at Camp Stanford, and desir.
ing to express our appreciation for the same. do
| hereby
| Resotre, That we return our sincere and heart
| felt thanks to Mayor Bowman for the energy he
| has shown in arranging for the many convent
ences OF our camp, and for the interest he has
taken in the regiments welfare; and to the
| ladies OF Santa Cruz we also return thanks for
| their attention al our camp and for the many
| floral offerings and decorations we have re-
| ceived at their hands; and TO the citizens of
| santa Cruz we also extend our thanks, Tor they
have endeavored in every way to make our
| visit an agreeable and pleasant one, and we
| hope the future will bring about an annual
| repetition of Camp Stanford.
J. W. GUTHRIE, Colonel Commanding.
W. W. GREER, Captain and A6jutant.
After they were read. Chapla' n Won Herr.
| Itch asked the attention of the audience
and made speech and presentation to
Mayor Bowman. His remarks were very
! well chosen and the people listened with
interest until he made the request that the
package containing the present be not
opened until the next day. Every body
| then became curious and insisted that the
gift should be displayed then and there
The box was opened and the Mayor found
in it the collar belonging to his dog 1t
hao been lost for over week and one of
the camp boys found it on the beach.
AdjuIant-General Orion and Cactain
O'Connor, q. S. A, reviewed the regiment
at o'clock this evening and fully 300 men
were in line at the inspection. The sight
smoothly.
Jack Bauer of the band, is known to be
very excitable and this morning. fell into
the sink when the cannon went off
A private of Company c tainted on the
parade ground this evening and il was quite
wEile before he was resuscitated
Lieutenant Ormsby makes all the fun in
camp and without him things would GER
tainly be dull.
Mrs Major G. n. Hubbard and family,
Miss Allie Lindley and few other Sacra-
mento people came out to camp to day for
the first time.
from Company E this morning by score
of 10 to 5. The game was well played.
Tomorrow there will be dance in camp
to which every one is invited.
General Orion oined with the regiment
this evening.
twenty-five men were arrested and
placed in the guard house early this MORN
ing. Before reaching the lines they planned
scheme to throw the sentry off his guard
and then rush through into camp. The
crowd walked around to the left of the
camp and there hid in the trees while two
| of the party walked up to the sentry and
engaged him in conversation. The rest of
| the crowd saw their chance and made
excellent progress when suddenly the
whole party went head over heels into
deep trench, and before they could recover
| themselves the guards were upon Them
| and every one of the crowd was escorted 10
| the guard house.
Tomorrow the band and officers will
serenade the Mayor and the guests at the
prominent hotels in town.
The officers and ladies are invited to at
tend reception to be given tomorrow
night by Colonel Kinds and wife, at their
residence in Santa Cruz. They will be
assisted by Miss Ida Clinch. of Sacra-
mento
Captain Glas of Company A is Officer of
the Day to-day, and Lieutenant Smith of
Company Officer of the Guard.
Camp will be broken Sunday night at
$50 o'clock, or Immediately after supper
The regiment will arrive in Sacramento
early Monday morning
The following scores were made during
| the past two days and indicate ,hst some
| good shooting was done: