Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-17
CAMP ANACAPA IS READY
For the Citizen Soldiers Of the
Seventh Regiment.
1t Will Charm the Hearts of the
Boys in Blue.
All Including Old Pomp, Waiting I'd
Welcome Them, While the Native
Daughters will Make
Them Dance.
staff Correspondence of the HERALD ]
CAMP ANACAPA,

march into their camp OF instruction,
Wednesday morning, they will find
pleasant surprise awaiting them. Col
onel Schreiber, in the regimental camp
order, announced that the boys would
put up their tents Immediately on ar
rival here, but the boys of company d,
headed by their energetic officers, Capt.
Sam 7. Black and Lieutenants Brown
and Hammons, not forgetting Quarter
master Hunt, concluded that they would
surprise their comrades, so the tents of
the regiment are all up and ready for
occupancy, and the great green field on
the beach east of the town of Ventura,
is now covered by the miniature city
tents.
Camp Anacapa will charm the hearts
of the bold soldier boys of the Seventh.
The snow crested breakers OF the Pacific
fringe the extreme left OF the parade
ground, and while the sun is warm in
the middle of the day, there is always
a delightful westerly breeze blowing,
while the nights are cool and blankets
are decidedly comfortable. A superb
flag pole--the mast of wrecked vessel,
stands towering on the right of the par
ade, waiting for the star spangled ban
uGI, Willis pOlnbluk cC9Wai0 6bduub LILO
regimental brass Napoleon guns, ready
for the first salute. The advance
detail, comprising detachments from
each company, arrived at noon Monday,
under command of Lieutenant Hutch
inson, quartermaster of the regiment.
and with Sergeant Casey second in COM
mand. The boys lost no time in getting
to work, and have puton the finishing
touches. The camp will be sprinkled
and rolled, and the parade will be as
smooth as drill room floor. All of the
company cooks and walters are here,
and have been busy getting their kitch-
ems and mess tents in order. The boys
will find ''Old Pomp." the former king
of Senegambia, on hand, and as droll as
ever. Everyone was up for O'Clock
breakfast sthis morning, and all have
been at work all day, and nothing now
remains to be done on the arrival of the
regiment but to take up the prescribed
tour of duty.
Company D. under command of Cap
tain Black and Lieutenants Ogden and
Hutchinson, of the staff, with the ad-
vance detail, will be at the depot to
meet their comrades in arms at
noon on Wednesday. The regiment
will parade through the principal
streets of Ventura, and the citizens are
putting up flags and banners in honor
Of the occasion. Speaking about the
citizens of Ventura, they are whole
souled people and are ready to deed the
town over to the regiment. The mer-
chants are doing everything in the way
of giving reduced rates on commodities
and are vieing with one another to pro-
mote the eucsess of Camp Anacapa, or
Camp Alapaca as one OF the advance
boys has dubbed it, with an irreverant
disregard for Indian nomenclature.
There will be plenty of amusement for
the boys. The Native Daughters of the
Golden West will give reception and
ball in Armory hall on the evening of
the 10th, and several ranch owners who
are cooperating with the citizens of Ven
tura, have planned grand barbecue on
the beach for the boys. There will be
''lashins and LAWNS" Speaking of the
beach, suggests sea bathing, and the
boys can take three-minutes walk
from their tents and plunge into the
surf with smooth and hard, sandy
beach, at will.
Some of the veterans of the advance
detail have been making comparison
with past elcampments. and after sizing
up the town and citizens of Ventura,
hud buc Cd1up iQC6tlOas bAby ilaNO COn-
cluded that they have at last struck
heaven. The young ladies OF Ventura,
and they are all young and handsome,
have been visiting the camp, and are
evidently looking forward with pleasant
anticipations to the arrival of the gal
liant boys in blue. Speaking about
pleasant anticipations, old Aunty
Elizabeth, a colored octogenarian, who
tips the beam at 800 pounds, has been
waiting around the depot for three
days, ready to wave her red bandana
when .'dat army gifts heah." When
Lieutenant Hutchinson loomed up yes
terday, and mounted a handsome black
charger, old aunty went into fit of
ecstacy, and shouted, "Bress de Lawd,
deys cum at las, chile dats Mass Cen
eral Sherman, shuahP
The regiment arrives here at Ii z7
Wednesday morning, and it will require
ten minutes to march through the
town of Ventura to the camp. As quick
as the flag is up, the mess call will
sound, and dinner will be smoking on
the mess tables, and the tour of camp
duty begins. Major Starin has been
here for two days, and has been down to
the camp frequently, giving valued as
sistance in many essentials. He says he
knows everyone will be delighted with
Camp Anapaca. The major has been
greatly interested in getting a fine
biooded stallion for Lieutenant Colonel
Rowland, and has had two vaqueros up
in the mountains chasing wild horses.
BY the way, company D has procured
magnificent gold medal. which will be
competed for some day during the en-
campment by the members of the regi-
ment. The boys of company D are on
their xnettle. They are delighted with
the fact that they will have the regi-
ment with them here in Ventura, and
have been working day and night to
promote the success of the encampment.
They will make big hit with their Wis
sting comrades.
There will undoubtedly be large
number of visitors here from Los An
.geles during the encampment.
Among the arrivals at the Anacapa
house are are George III. Baseh, M. L..
Starin, A. Shade. o. Montgomery, W..
8. Spencer, A. FL. Roberts, J. d. Stock
ton, a. r. Greening, F. M. Keach and
F. P. Barnes, of Los Angeles; III. B.
Evert, Riverside; A. Cosgro7e, San
Diego: w. S. Comin, Of San Berdardino.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.