The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-23
OFFICERS AT A DANCE.
Men of the Ranks Are Given
Another Taste of Ukiah'S
Hospitality.
MEET IN A SHAM BATTLE.
Desperate Contest Waged Between
the First ard Second Bat
talions.

UKIAH, CAL, June 22.-Camp Foster
to-day was thronged with visitors and sc
was the town Of Ukiah, as an excursion
train of twelve cars brought visitors from
all stations from San Francisco north.
The ball rendered last night to the Of
ficers of the regiment was a grand affair
Colonel Macdonald, with Mrs. Senator
Seawell, headed the grand march, which
was an imposing sight under the electric
lights.
The gay uniforms of the officers, mingled
with the pretty dresses of the ladies, made
a beautiful picture as they glided through
the lancers in the may waltz. Every one
enjoyed himself, and the officers are loud
in their praises of Ukiah's hospitable en-
tertainment and of the manner in which
the ball passed off.
To-day the last dress parade occurred.
Tonight is the last night in camp, as to-
morrow tents will be struck and the boys
of the file and officers of the line will
leave at o'clock P. NJ. for a breath of sea
breeze at the bay. 1t was hot to-day fol-
Ukiah, hotter for those from cooler
climates and hottest of all for those who
tip the scales at 200 pounds and over. But
that is the weather that ripens the gram
and the fruit and the hops, and the Ukiah
citizens would not change it, even for the
regular army.
The members of the band had shoot TO-
day on the basis of a possible so. The
scores were as follows: Menke &c., STRAPPED
80, Dibbin So, Mercer "a, Delano %, Sam
uels %, Fisher %, Smith q. Specht 26
Arthur II, Wagstaff 16, Foster 15.
The skirmish shoot this morning wound
up in an impromptu sham-battle that en-
Unused more men, perhaps, than anything
that has happened in the regiment since
fits organization.
The First Battalion went out for its reg.
ular morning shoot, and it occurred to the
Second Battalion that it would be a good
thing to surprise them, and so Captain
Boxton, in command of three companies
of the Second Battalion proceeded to an
advantageous point in among the woods
the rolling ground and the ravines. The
project was clipped off" in time to Major
Waters and Lieutenant Kuhls hurried of
after an increase of ammunition.
When the second was about to intrench
itself, Captain Cunningham, with a COM
pany of men screened behind a fence,
opened aH dlnUuSu 1lIc. OdpldlH DOAlOl
called up his reserves and drove the am
bushers back. Cunningham then called
in his reserves and, by deploy move
ments. attempted to flank the enemy. The
engagement was pretty one, and the men
of the respective sides wax feelingly warm
as to who are the real victors.
There are many ifs INDUCED, in assum-
ing what might have been done or would
have been done if the engagement had
been real. 1t is said that next to the great
sham battle at Santa Cruz, this impromptu
battle of the Second is the best that has
taken place in the militia.
Brigadier-General Warfeld and staff wit
messed the review and dress parade in
camp to-day. The brigade staff pres
ent to-day were: Lieutenant Colonel ].
G. Giesting, Major H. Hosmer, Major Fred
Hollis, Major H. Halstead, Captain T. l..
Napthaly, Captain II. T. Slime and Major
c. H. Evans. Colonel Sanborn of the
Governors staff, Major L. w. Juilliard OF
the Fifth, Sam Meyer, organist of Grace
Church and an ex-colonel, Captain Dun
can and Lieutenant-CoionelJ J. c. O'Connor
of the Third arrived to-day and are guests
at the camp. Thirteen guns were fired in
honor of the Brigadier-G General and staff
The athletic exercises that were un-
finished business on Wednesday last were
concluded on the camp grounds to-day.
Battery F had the first three men IN the
pole vault-Turton, O'Connor and Crook
making total of nine for F.
The running broad jump resulted Crook
F, 16 feet 81 inches; O'Conner, F, Is feet
liz inches, Alexander, E, Is feet inches,
points for F and for E.
Putting sixteen-pound shot-Crook, F,
81 feet 11Iinches, Maher, H, % feet 2k
inches, O'Conner, F, 81 feet 10 inches; 6 fol
F and for H.
The relay race went by default to F.
The hurdle, go yards, netted f points
B. H. Hawks, F, first Budd Hawks, F
second, c. NJ. Heating, F, third
The score of Wednesday stood t 30
H13, G 3 Battery F is an easy winner
scoring total of 81 points out of posi-
bic SO.
Lieutenant Parsons, the acting paymas-
ter of the regiment, has been very busy
man all day, adjusting accounts and pay
ing bills.
The colors were again escorted to-day
Captain O'Neill's company, Battery G, be.
ing detailed as escort, and, as Colonel
Macdonald said yesterday, the ceremony
was about perfect.
The town was astir tonight with vehi
cles of all kinds-private and for hire
carrying visitors to the grounds, where q
farewell dance was given. The regiment
will leave here at 2 P. NJ. tomorrow, to ar
rive in San Francisco at 1880 P. NJ.