The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-15
A Handsome Badge Presented
to the Popular Retiring
Commander.
THANKS EXTENDED TO ALL
An Important Recommendation tt
Be Made Concerning Soldiers
Homes.


Der of those who have been here the past
ten days called away before its close on
account of pressing duties at home, but
still a goodly number remain to sit around
the campfire and listen to theyarns, songs
and antics of the old soldiers.
The day was sort of go-as-you-p please,
the campers being separated into groups,
comparing notes, ETC., before the leave
taking tomorrow, when the G. a. K. gives
way to the Methodist Camp-meeting asso-
citation, which will occupy the grounds.
The tents. ETC., will remain in the same
position as during the present encamp-
ment.
The chief interest of the day centered in
the campfire in the evening, although the
militia bows in their various evolutions,
including a broom drill, helped to while
away pleasant hour.
An artist of ability struck camp about 2
P. NJ. and monopolized Chief of Staff
Kutz's blackboard by placing on it life
like pictures of Commander Dill and
Sister Ellison, with the motto, alt Is So
Hard to Part, also one of Colonel Brooker,
Sam Kutz, the newly elected commander,
George T. Browning, Comrade Duzenbury
and J. W. Van Horn coming into camp at
2 A. NJ, with the motto owe Won't Go
Home Till Morning"
The ladies have been busy organizing
women's auxiliaries to the various State
associations, the qualifications being that
the member must be a resident OF the
State and loyal to "Old Glory" Penn
sylvania was first in the field and organ
lied with thirty members, electing Mrs.
Bird Thomas of Los Angeles, president;
Mrs. Ida 0. Lacey, Pasadena, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Anna Thompson, Los Angeles,
treasurer, and Mrs. McCandIess of Los
Angeles, secretary.
The ladies the other evening captured
the comrades and presented them with a
handsome badge with keystone on it and
the word pennsylvania"
The Maine ladies and gentlemen organ
lied an association with pine cone on its
badge They started with seventeen mem
bers.
The Illinois ladies organized with Mrs.
Emily Brady of Pasadena president, Mrs.
Francisco Austin. ce-president and Mrs.
Alice Broadwell treasurer.
The ladies of the PennsyIv ania aux
iliary entertained the Pennsylvania State
Association at supper tonight, at which a
large number of the comrades and ladies
sat down. President Salladay of the State
Association proposed the toast, 1.-THE
Ladies of Pennsylvania; ever loyal dur
ing the war and ever ready with their
kindly offices to comrades sInce," which
was happily responded to by the president
Of the auxiliary, Mrs. Bird Thomas, who
said that it would be impossible for a
woman of Pennsylvania to be otherwise on
account of the patriotism OF the soldiers of
the Keystone State.
An interesting reunion took place on the
grounds during the encampment between
four comrades, who all left the same town
in Wisconsin, enlisted in the same COM
pany and were together throughout the
war. They were r. p. Elliott of Santa
Monica, Samuel Lewis and Peter Williams
Of Los Angeles and Charles Warren of
SINH, Ventura County. How they did
shake hands, what questions they did put
to each other, and how happy they were
over the reunion after thirty-four years of
separation
THE CALL representative was the happy
recipient of pleasant visit from the Off
GERS of the camp to-day at the journal
headquarters, when he was presented with
the following testimonial of their regard:
CAMP Fort FISHER, Aug. IA, 1895.
To j. c. Hemingway, representative Of the San
Francisco CdlL-DEAR SIR: We, the undersigned,
take this opportunity to extend TO Mr.. 9. NJ.
Shortridge and you, as his representative at
Camp Fort Fisher, the great regard we have for
the interest you have taken at all times during
the encdmpment in the members and proceed
ings of the Southern California Veterans Asso-
citation. We wish also to thank you for many
gentlemanly and obliging kindnesses shown to
md oil I No Trr5rh Qr wig RI and n11r
gratitude for the full, accurate and impartial
reports telegraphed from day to day to THE
CALL. The CALL and yourself, we can assure
you. have made many friends among the old
veterans of the southern portion of our State
who viii be its earnest champions when we re-
turn to our various towns. Long may 1T live
and prosper.
Ella a, Van Horn, president of Woman's
Auxiliary.
Alice K. Fitch, past president of woman's
Carrie A. House, past president OF Woman's
Auxiliary.
Julie c. Hobart, past president OF woman's
Auxiliary.
A. F. Dill, commander s. C. VA.
Samuel Kurtz chief of staff.
Henry Roach, sdjutant.
James B. Summers, quartermaster,
II. p. Woodward, surgeon.
John BROKER, past commander.
Frank Hobart, past commander.
The camp fire in the evening was most
enjoyable. The entertainment was opened
by Commander Dill, who was later super
seeded by Colonel BROKER, who, in an ap-
propriate address, presented Commander
Dill with magnificent gold badge COM
posed of gold bar from which is sus-
pended an anchor. Hanging midway be-
tween the bar and anchor are the symbolic
letters &c. A. R." The anchor is superb
piece of workmanship. In the center is a
wreath of forget-me-nots surrounding a
handsome diamond. The top bar is in
scribed as follows: presented to Com
mander A. T. Dill by the Southern Califor-
mia Veterans Association, August IA,
1896"
Commander Dill then appointed Com
rades Kutz BROKER and Roache commit
tee of three TO draft suitable resolutions for
the closing night of the encampment, and,
after farcical entertainment by the Pasa-
dena drum corps of minstrel character,
the following resolutions were introduced:
ResoIued, That the thanks of this encamp-
ment are due and hereby rendered, first, to
Mrs. Ella Van Horne, president; Mrs. Kate
Munson, treasurer, and the other officers and
members OF the Woman's Auxiliary to whose
kindly assistance and untiring efforts we owe
SO much; second, TO Captain James Kennedy
and the officers and members of Company c.
Seventh Regiment, n. g. c.. for guarding the
old soldiers for the past ten DAYS and prevent
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