The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-09
AFTERNOON GOSSIP.
Brigadier-GeneTaI Allen Arrives in Cam
and ReceiNes an OXstlnn.

Brigadier-G General Allen Arrives in Camp
and Receives Ovation.
SANTA CRUZ Camp COlumbus), Aug. s.
The afternoon hours were hours of leisure
except for those whose delinquencies and
sins OF commission and omission on the pre-
vlous night had left them TO the tender
mereles of the officers of the guard. Never
theleSs there was no such exodus as usually
takes place from camp when the morning
drill Is over. The truth is that a heavy
Scotch mist. a sort Of compromise between
fog and rain, 0verhung the encampment
and the city all day. The sun has not
smiled on the 5000 subsidy, and those who
were assessed for it are kicking themselves
this afternoon and saying what fools we
mortals be. Tomorrow may tell differ
ent story. a few hours Of sunshine aud all
will be well.
Not few of the boys borrowed fishing
poles and lines and went out on the pier. in
company with some of the Santa Cruz girls.
There was good all-round ca tch Of king
fish, which were hauled out two at a time.
Dut the girls dld not entbuse over the result,
being as nature made them, fishers of
men. and apt to regard successful angling
as an interruption of business
but some OF the boys we're not so hard
hearted, and there are good many freshly
carved names such as Ethel and Charley,
Annie ana George, which will REQUIRE little
explanation in the years 10 come.
The attendance AT dress parade last night
was 164 officers and 2072 nOn-commissioned
officers ami men. Tonight ii numbered ia
officers and 201S non-commis stoned officers
and men. Captain Barry United States
army, looked after the Sixth Infantry all
day and 1t showed up proportionately well
on parade. If all the regiments rub off
asperities at the same rate as the Sixth
there Will be A camp Of soldiers by Saturday.
Brigadier-General Charles c. Allen.
adJutant-general, arrived this evening aud
was escorted into camp by the First Troop
OF cavalry. A salute of II guns was fired
IN MS honor General Allen will be CRATE
fully remembered in Winters, where he
acquitted himself like brave man and an
ola soldier during tie earthquake of last
April. Ii was he who, with Assistant
AdJutant Murray, went down on a special
tram 10 Winters when every one in the
place was preparing for the crack of doom
and personally assisted IN the distribution
OF the tents which for the many were the
only shelter on that night of trials and
perlis. General Allen was escorted to divi-
sion Headquarters by Major Giesting.
The catering at the divisional mess has
not hitherto been all that could be desired,
out Tonight there was marked improve
ment. The tables were set in the form of a
and MaiOr-General Dimond presided
having on his right Mrs. GTismer the actress
and on his left Mrs. Clay NJ. Greene. These
were the only ladies present Joe Grismer
dressed in the uniform of a veteran guards.
man oil California, g. A. r., sat with the
press correspondents, and kept all hands
amused with yarns. Captains Barry and
Dougherty also sat down tosdinner with the
militia officers, and the barriers of red tame
were broken down for the time being by the
instinc cts OF good-fellowship and the obvious