The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
A GAY CITY OF TENTS.
Thousands Expected to Be
Housed Under Canvas
This Evening.
PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK
Saturday Fixed for the Grand Pa
rade-Three Thousand VIII
Be in Line.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, Aug. 5.-Theo-
dore Tilton, in his beautiful ode 10 the
memory of Frederick Douglass, proposes
to mold statute OF enduring brass out of
the broken chains of slaves set free. If he
saw the multitude of gray-haired veterans
of the rebellion at Camp Fort Fisher,
Santa Monica, who bowed the head in
reverence to-day to Old Glory, as they
filed into camp, and would then call to
mind the long list of the brave who sleep
on Liberty's battlefield, remembering that
they went to the front young and strong
and came out suffering from the hardships
of the war, he would probably propose to
build a monument higher than BabePs
tower the foundations of which would be
patriotism, the central structure liberty
and the cap sheaf united country.
1t was pleasing scene indeed to watch
them all day long getting camp into shape,
decorating tents, taking few moments
every now and then from their labors to
spin good yarn.
At eventide the tented city was living
reality, there being over 200 of the tents
occupied, with bunting everywhere and a
Jolly lot of veterans and their families
ready for the real duties of the camp, now
that it has been placed in order, the adj
vance guard of Sunday being vastly aug
mented by over 100 arrivals to-day. twas
an exceedingly difficult matter to place
every body in just the location desired, but
the tent committee, headed by Munson
and BROKER, did exceedingly well.
1t is estimated that by o'clock to-
morrow evening there will be over 1000 in
camp. To-days arrivals are mainly from
Santa Barbara. Santa Paula, Riverside,
Santa Ana, Orange, San Luis Obispo, Full
lerton ard San Diego, the delegation from
the latter place being an unusually strong
one.
Comrade Dusenbury, the roaring lion of
San Jacinto, arrived early in the day, and,
as usual, commenced his depredations,
the result being that he was drummed out
of camp to the tune of the Rogue s
March"
The new woman, dressed in boomers,
astride horse, also arrived, and immedi-
ately took possession OF Comrade Munson.
She was young and good looking.
registration tent was opened, with the
charming Miss ]. BROKER in charge, every
comrade, either visitor or member of the
camp, being requested to inscrlbe his
name and army record, for the purpose OF
having a roster of the camp printed at its
close.
The registration to-day was light, only
about 100 embracing the opportunity, Iowa
heading the list, with Illinois a close Sec
ond, Missouri, New York, Wisconsin, New
Jersey, California, Massachusetts,, Mime
sofa, Colorado, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsyl-
vania, Kansas, New Hampshire, Michigan
and far off Maine being represented on the
list. The first name is Thomas A. Lewis
of Santa Monica.
Bidwell Post of Norfolk opened a mess
tent to-day with two comrades in charge,
which will be great convenience to those
at the camp, who can thus spend the en-
tire day with their brother comrades be-
fore leaving for home or quarters in town.
Tonight the boys in blue were welcomed
by the citizens of the town, and a most en-
ioyable entertainment was given at the
pavilion, which was crowded, dance also
being given on the platform within the in
closure.
Tuesday is Southern California day,
which will end with red-hot campfire in
the big tent.
Wednesday will be Pasadena day, the
days programme being in charge of Cap
tain Drake.
Saturday will undoubtedly be the great
day of the camp, it being Santa Monica s
day. when the great parade will take place,
1t being the intention of the management
to make it the largest parade of veterans
ever held in Southern California. There
will be over 5000 in line.