The herald., 1894-08-24


provided by Lieut.. II. II. Sinclair, in
spector of rifle practice. This trophy
WAS contributed by the citizens OF Long
Beach two years ago, and must be won
three times to hold it perpetually. The
shooting began yesterday afternoon.
Every morning the camp is a great at
traction. and many persons witness the
battalion drill. On Sunday the camp
will be thrown open for the inspection
of the public. when no doubt q large
crowd will be in attendance.
The visitors noted at the camp of the
Ninth regiment we're Mrs. Lieut.. Col.
John r. Berry, Mrs. Captain Keith,
Mrs. Adjutant Brad Morse, Mrs. Lieu
tenant Sinclair. Mrs. Captain Diss, Mrs.
Lieut.. Charles Rice, Mrs. Lieut.. H. E.
Highly. Other visitors were Miss Sloas,
sister of Lieutenant Sloat OF Company
E Mrs. Ball and the Misses Ball, moth
er and sisters OF Captain Ball of Com :
pany E of San Bsrnardino; Miss Lizzie
Ross, sister of Mrs. Captain Keith !;
Mrs. Gaorge H. Dare, Mrs.J. W. Dun
bar, Miss Louise Dunbar, W. j. Post
and family, Riverside; Mrs. Perry and
daughter, Miss Stockley and Mrs. Bright
we'll OF Los Angeles.
Among the ladies who visited the
Ninth regiment yesterday we're Mrs.
Colonel Schrleber, Mrs. Captain Alton
so, Mrs. Major Barber, Mrs. Lieutenant
Laet, Mica Barber, Mrs. Lieutenant
Kennedy.
The detail of the Seventh regiment
today is: Officer OF the day. Capt. F.
L. Reynolds, Company F commander
of the guard, Lieut.. F. j. MCGOWAN,
Company F; junior officer of the guard,
Lieut.. G. W. Hershfelder, Company D.
Yesterday the detail was: Officer of
the day, Capt. P. j. Cook, Company B !;
commander of the guard, Lieut.. G. s.
Landell, Company G; junior offiper of
the guard, Lieut.. j. W. Mussulman,
Company F.
| Several companies of the Seventh
have just received an addition to their
| equipments in the way OF canteeps and
haversaoks, which were distributed and
used for the first time in camp yes
| terdav.
Private Mitchell of Company G was
the lucky man yesterday in being
chosen orderly for Lieut.-Col. John r.
Berry.
Company A OF the Seventh gave big
| ball at the North Beach bath house last
night. Several hundred persons were
present, and the event was highly sue
cessful. Company BIS "camp fire" on
Wednesday evening was decided sue
cess and the boys enjoyed themselves
immensely. This sort of enjoyment
will be feature OF the camp from
now on.
Several of the boys are not feeling
well, and ascribe the cause to the water.
Private Elliott OF Company G. Seventh
regiment, has been. very i'll, but ia now
improved. He ia the only patient in
the Seventh's hospital. Private Lucius
G. Allen, who fractured his right leg
several days ago, il able to be out on
crutches.
The camp seems to be a veritable den
for snakes and scorpions, and at least a
dozen of each have been killed. The
reptiles manage to CROSS the lines
| despite the ever argus-eyed guards.
The other day gopher snake was seen
crawling from under Captain Alfonso 8
leggins in the Seventies camp, when
somebody remarked that the captain
had snakes in his boots. Yesterday the
joke was on him again, as four-foot
snake WAS seen to emerge from his
tent, apparently coming directly out of
the discarded leggins. Mrs. Alfonso,
who with other ladies saw the reptile,
gave the alarm, when Chaplain Clarke
and Lieutenant Ogden chased it into a
gopher's hole.
Colonel Schrieber, who by the way is
one of the best military tacticians in
the state, praises the work of Lieu.
tenant McIver greatly. Adjutant Al
fonso also speaks highly of the officers
aid to the guards during the encamp-
ment,