The morning call., 1894-06-20

| times" going on. About 100 little white
tents are pitched here and there among the
rustling gum trees, and each tent ia inter-
esting, for 1t would be hard to ind a more
oddly assorted set OF people on the face of
the earth than the campers at Trestle Glen,
and vet they all dwell together in a har-
mony that a Ocialist would re7el in.
''It one has thing the other has it; for
we are all willing 10 lend" said Mrs. Cap
| tain Melee, showing her own dainty little
| tent, made gay with Chinese lanterns and
| some serviceable knick-knackS.
what was it you wanted 2" she added
| TO a neigh6or who had just iDgeniously
manufactured a table by mailing some
| table-cover? l think this will about do,
! even if it is little small" and Mrs. Nc
| Fee brought out crisp white table-cOver
| that made the rude table look quite an
! ornament to the camp. Then she added,
smiling:
Yes, there is real good comradeship
among all the people here"
Another tent not far from Captain Nc
Fees is that of Staff Captaiu Blanche Cox
ana her lieutenant, Blanche Owens. a
| pretty little nallelujah lass from Lam
cashire. England.
Every one has heard of Captain Cox, an
| English girl brought up in every luxury
who abandoned her wealth and social DO
| sition to preach and teach with the army
! and who is a present The life and soul Of
the Trestle Glen Camp.
There is no luxury about the captains
tent though. No Spartan soldier could
Y have palmer one. A camp bed, wash
stand and a rude table comprise the furni-
ture. A tiny hand mirror and couple Of
valIseS are tucked away in one corner,
while on the table lies a travelling desk
! and Bible stamped with the words The
| Cross Is Not Greater than His Grace"
! Captain Cox and her lieutenant have
| just one luxury in their tent. and that is
/ flowers. Huge bouquets thrust into COM
/ mon pitchers or jars stand in every avail
bic place, and make the air heavy with
their odor.
"They think the world of them, these
| English girls. You see flowers are not so
| plentiful where they come from. and they
are never tired OF praising California flow
ers," said Mrs. Melee, as she passed out
of Captain Cox's tent, and showed where
some enthusiastic friend of the two girls
had pinned up the coat of arms of their
country. in imitation of feudal times,
when knights ana barons emblazOned their
cTests on their tents.
just opposite, the tent of Major keppel
was Respondent with the stars and stripes
and the American eagle.
The maj1r is said 10 put on more style
than any one in camp. not only because of
| but also because he has bedstead which
folds up with every modern convenience,
and during the daytime beguiles the be-
holder into the belief that IL is a bureau.
This bit of furniture is considered to give
tone and style to the whole camp.
Another interesting tent is The one
where a sort of fancy fair is held for the
| benefit of the Rescue home at Beulah.
Nearly all the dainty and useful things on
sale are The work of The inmates of the
home, and they show plainly the able
manner in which the girls are Taught to
lead useful lives.
Redwood Camp" is a portion of the
encampment that commands great respect
and is cons idered by the army as sn out
ward and visible proof of the work accom-
plished by the cnariOteers.
The people in Redwood Camp knew
nothing about the army till few weeks
ago, when the charioieers visited Redwood
City and so interested some of its inhab-
itants that they determined to go to
Trestle Glen and learn more about the
SalVationisis.
They are very well-to-do people, and
have every convenience in their camp, in
Guiding most commOdiOus kitchen, where
the proverbial cat could be swung with
ease. in spite of the fact thatit is followed
out entirely from the root of q tree. In
| fact the redwood kitchen is considered the
browning wonder Of the camp, as far as
material wonders go.
Some Of the other people not belonging to
the army, who are soiOurning at Tres lie
Glen, have been induced to come from Lake,
Humboldt and MendOeino counties by the
efforts Of the 'outriders,'' the pic
turesquely attired SaIvationists. whose
wide sombrero and high boots give quite
an air of romance TO the camp. But these
| outriders have seen hard work up in the
| logging-camps of the north, where their
mission is to ride long distances over
rough trails to preach in the scattered
camps among the redwoods. where. in
many cases, there is never any other reli-
| gious service at all.
Ii Is not the outward appearance of the
| camp that Is considered Of so much I'M