The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-12
ANOTHER DAY WITH TIE SOLDIERS
What the Men Are Doing Down at
Camp Budd.
Grass Valleys Company Drills Before
General Diamond = Visits to
Points Of Interest.
lREooRp-uN1oS Correspondence.l

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CAMP BUDD, VALLEJO, June II, 1885,
OF all the reading matter that has been
brought into camp Mondays and Tues
days RECORD UNION were the most well
come. AS soon as the papers arrive they
are Immediately brought into camp, and
so eager are the soldiers to read of the
doings in camp that within few min
utes after the papers are unwrapped
squads of the soldiers assemble together
and listen while one of them is reading
the news.
Tomorrow Company B Of Vallejo will
participate in semi-annual target prac-
tce. The members OF that company
promise some good scores.
Major w. l. Wallace (retired) of Sacra-
mento left for home to-day.
A few of the members of the different
companies who were unable to come to
camp last Saturday are arriving daily.
A ball was given near camp last night
and the dance music was furnished by
the Second Infantry Band. The platform
was crowded with merry dancers. and
the citizens and soldiers mingled freely
and exchanged compliments with each
other.
Woodland, c. of Nevada City, and ID OF
Auburn are especially we'll up in tactics,
and their duties are performed promptly
| and faithfully. The same can also be said
of Companies Z and q of Sacramento.
An incident which caused much merri-
ment on the steamer coming to Vallejo
Saturday has just leaked out. Major At
kinson. Regimental Surgeon, and Cap
tain futile Of Auburn were the fun
makers, and Major Wallace of Sacra-
mento was made to provide refreshments
for not having at first discovered the joke
which was perpetrated on him.
| Major Wallace is we'll acquainted with
Major Atkinson and Captain Tuttle, but
he did not know that they were very well
| acquainted with each other. Meeting the
two officers on board the Apache, Major
| Wallace introduced them. OF course they
took advantage of Major Wallace's ignor-
| ance OF the friendship existing between
them, and the joke played on the Major
| is told as follows:
| Major Atkinson referred to Auburn
| and It's inhabitants in very uncompli-
mentary terms.
This was resented by Captain futile in
very firm and positive manner, and
were it not for Major Wallace $50 the lat
ter thought), personal conflict would
have followed the strong language
| brought into play by Major Atkinson
and Captain Tuttle.
| Major Wallace was frantic. He knew
not what to do to calm the thoroughly
| maddened officers. The maligners Of
| one another's reputation saw the Majors
| perdlcament, and made the latter's lot
more miserable.
| Major Wallace, it ia said. appealed to
some of the other officers to assist him
| in quieting the Regimental Surgeon and
! company Captain. They were in on the
| joke. and afforded him no relief.
Just about the time when Major Wal
! lace was contemplating either jumping
overheard or leaving the boat at the next
that 1t was high time they should desist
in their supposed luminosity toward each
other.
Approaching Major Wallace they as
| suined quiet demeanor, begged each
others pardon and suggested that by CO.
pious drinks they set aside their differ
ences and be friends. A smile crept over
Captain Tuttle's face, and this was de-
tected by the old-time militiaman from
Sacramento. 1t WAS Major Wallace's turn
then to get mad, and he was really SO.
He did not appreciate the joke played on
| him and he was furious, although he did
| not set the boat on fire. He was pre-
| vailed upon to consider the matter merely
as joke. and matters were set right by
| him furnishing refreshments to all the
| officers on board.
The Major was anxious that the matter
should be kept quiet, but it is now being
| freely discussed in camp. 1t might have
| had something to do with Major Wal
lace's departure from camp to-day.
Mrs. Captain L. B. Hall and Mrs
Lieutenant A. Il. Stearns arrived in
camp to-day.
Captain Warren of Company F is Off
Ger of the Day and Lieutenants FREEDOM
of D and Zittinger of G Officers of the
Guard.
During the time the men are allowed to
be away from camp they visit the Navy
yard. the cruiser Olympia, Napa Soda
Springs and other places.
Monday Adjutant-General Barrett and
| Major-General DiInond accepted the in
| vitation OF Captain Riley of Company III
| of Grass Valley to witness his company
drill in the various movements defined
aud explained in the manual.
| The officers were much pleased with
the showing made by the company.
| which is one of the new companies of the
| regiment
The officers and their ladies have been
invited to attend ball to be given to-
night by Farragut Corps, Women's Re-
lief Corps. A