The herald., 1895-08-10
Camp Fort Fisher Turned Over
to Them
DROVE THE VETERANS OU T
Some Lively Scenes Around the Bean
Bake
Monica Day-Many Veterans
In Line

ICA, Aug. 9.-Every man IN camp Fort
Fisher was obedient to tho command a
his or someone else's better half today,
and from the boom of the sunrise gun t.
the bugle call of taps the women ruled
with rod of iron. Tyrannical in tn,
extreme was their rule, and horrors wors,
than the inquisition were visited on the
luckless man who dared to even think con
trary to their IDEAS. 1t was worse than
facing battery and the punishm t.
we're meted out like grapnel and chair
shot in the bloodiest battle on record.
Scared veterans who had never quailed
before the most deadly eannonads were
| in abject terror OF this petticoated foe,
| and few there were who dared to with
stand their onslaughts. More veteran:
visited the beach today than ever before
since the encampment began.
In fact. the women "were the whole
| thing" and the way in which they gave
| orders would put the sternest comman-
der to blush. An order to ''spike the
enemies guns" would not compare with
some they issued, and the way in which
they fourished sabers and bayonets
caused the bravest cavalrynan to finch.
From first to last the men were not ''in
it," They lid their own guard mountin &
an had their own officers.
City Marshal Dextei's policemen were
driven off the grounds and every one fed
precipitstely before them. Portly Mrs.
Carrie E. House. clad IN black, tailor
made suit, white stiff icollar and black
cravat and a military field hat on her
head. with leathern belt and huge
sword. was adjutant Of the day and
night. and pranced around with a step
that would have done honor to a commo-
dore.
Mrs. Josie A. Dexter invaded the head
quarters tent and usurped Commander
A. +. Dill's position, to the discontinue
of that gentleman who. with his adju-
tant, Henry Roach, drove rapidly to
town. where they told Herald reporter
that they were very SICK. Their appear
ance certainly rore out the assertion.
Mrs. Austin was officer OF the day and
Mrs. Buchanan was officer of the guard.
The aids were Misses l.. II. Sherman.
L. H. Copeland, Annie Williams. Flora
Showalter, Matte Dobbins, Clara Burg.
hard and Mines. Hobart, Royce and
Rossey.
Lincoln circle was filed with tables
and no man was allowed 10 approach. A
dead line was established and stron,
force OF determined Amazons made it ex-
ceedinGly unpleasant for anyone in
trousers who ventured in reach of their
weapons. which were swords. bayonets
and broom sticks.
Com mander C. c. Brown of John F =.
Godfrey post of Pasadena endeavored to
make a raid on the commissary before
dinner time, and after winning the
guard and getting inside the circle,
seized a sack OF sugar and was making
his scape when Adjutant House got
tenacious hold around his neck and half
a dnzen of the guard soon had him to the
ground. He was probed out of the sacred
spot. and mounting box in front of
headquarters tent and drew a bottle from
his pocket. The ladies of John Godfrey
post have been accused of dispensing
whisky on the grounds, and in the ir be-
half | wish to present tn bottle to the
ladies to flavor our dinners with"
When the com nander had finished the
words he was pulled from the improvised
platform and drummed out of camp.
Promptly at noon the women relented
and allowed the men to come in and eat
pork and beans. doughnuts and pickles,
Dub DIS cOOl dS tbcy HHlSuCQ thcy
were told to make themselves scarce.
At O'Clock this afternoon the ladies gave
a dress parade, and it goes without say
ing that it was the most novel parade
ever seen in camp. Fully 800 of them.
dressed in the national colors. headed by
a fife and drum corps OF men dressed in
petticoats. and q cavalry company of six
young women on horseback. in bloomers.
marched to the polo ground across from
the camp and liLed up. TIE line ex-
tended from California street TO Nevada
sreet. and presented truly picturesque
appearance. The states were called in
alphabetical order, and the representatives
of each state came forward and formed a
squad.
In the evening the women gave con-
cert in the big tent, which was attended
by large crowd.
Despite the fact that the women were
in possession of everything today the
Wisconsin veterans found time to perfect
the organization of the Wisconsin Neter-
ans association. W. II. Dunn of Fuller
ton was elected president, aud the follow
ing other officers were elected +. NJ.
Wilbur of Pasadena, first vice-president;
ID. d. Kellogg. OF Pasadena, secretary;
B. +. Cook OF Covina, treasurer. The
president and secretary were appointed
committee to secure suitable badges.
There are three circles of the ladies of
the G, A. r. on the grounds now, They
are the Union No 10 of Los Angeles, Mrs.
Mary Hyatt president; Banner No. 20 of
Santa Monica. Mrs. +. V. Barrackman
president, and No. 81 of Santa Ana, Mrs.
Drepps. president.
Tomorrow is Santa Monica day, and at
1920 in the forenoon the veterans will
form in line and march through the prin-
cipaI streets OF the city. The parade will
be formed on tn, polo grounds, the right
resting on Nevada street. The line OF
march has not yet been completed. Indl-
cations are that it will be the largest
parade of veterans ever held in Southern
California.
Camp Notes
Mrs. Mary Hartwell, wife of the city
treasurer of Los Angeles, visited the