The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-13
Guests Praise the WelI-Kept
Lawns and Gardens of the
Inmates.
FIGHTERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Heroes Of One Regiment Which Left
Hundreds on Southern
Fields.

Coast branch of the Soldiers Home, only
three miles distant, was the Mecca for
about every one in camp here, There was
left behind only corporal's guard, includ-
ing Colonel Beahn, officer of the day, and
Sam Kutz, officer of the guard, but the
few detained at camp by the commanders
orders made merry indeed, though they
were few in number.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
furnished special for the accommodation
of the veterans, it taking dozen coaches
to carry them. At 800 o'clock the con-
ductor called out, "All aboard" and on
they went, singing GAS We Go Marching
Through Georgia" They were in reality
moving through the richest grain and corn
fields of the State to the homes of the de-
crepit veterans who were resting after
LIES battles at the place prepared for them
by a grateful country. Sixteen hundred
and fifty of these warriors are On the rolls
and over 300 are asleep in the cemetery on
the hill, famed by the ocean breeze.
The excursionists were met at the South
ern Pacific depot by Governor Rowland
and staff. The members of John A: Martin
Post, 200 strong; Encampment No. 1873,
U. V. L., sixty strong, and about thirty Of
the naval veterans, with large proportion
of the members who belong TO neither of
the associations, acted as an escort. They
were taken to headquarters, where Gov
ernor Rowland delivered graceful and
pithy speech of welcome, which was hap
PLY responded to by Commander Dill. Gov
ernor Rowland told the guests to take
whatever they wanted, and Adjutant
Roache, casting a longing eve on the
Governors chapeau. proceeded to appro-
pirate 1t. They were tnen escorted about
the grounds in an informal manner,
visiting the six barracks and the
one under construction, the kitchen
and dining-room, the hospital where the
invalids suffer in patience, waiting for
either health again or the Great Command
el's reveiIle, the assembly hall, the four
officers quarters, the steam laundry, the
bakery and even the guardhouse, the res
ervoir, the pumping station, tramping in
fact over the entire $40 acres admring the
vegetable gardens, tended by veterans, the
luXuriant orchards and the ever-blooming
flowers and well-kept lawns, and some
plucking ears of corn like the disciples of
old. At noon all partook of bountiful
collation.. 1t was pleasant day, and the
veterans and their families returned at s
o'clock more than delighted with the ex-
cursion.
At5o'clock dress parade was participated
in by 400 men, e. 7. Blackmer, command
er of Heintzleman Post No. 80, being in
command and John BROKER officiating as
adiutant.
The evening entertainment at the pa
vilion was arranged by John A. Martin
Post and the other veteran associations of
the home, 1t beng an exceedingly enter
tanning one and enjoyed by packed
house. Last evenings praise service was
enjoyed by the largest audience of the en-
campment at the pavilion, with music by
a choir of the M. E. church here consisting
OF over fifty voices, led by Mrs. E. H. Car
penter. There was an address by DR.. w.
M. Stevenson of the NJ. Z. church, who
spoke on 1.-THE Grand Army of the Re-
public" and talk by Rev. George H. de
Kay of the Congregational church on "a
Second Rescue of the Flag Necessary" it
being a stirring temperance address, and
after singing America, the audience was
dismissed.
The new Council of Administration
which assumes the duties of Office January
L, had meeting yesterday and selected a
committee on transportation, consisting
of DR.. A. G. Heating OF San Bernardino,
Sam Kutz of Los Angeles and A. II. John
son of Monrovia. It is the intention of
the forthcoming Council of Administration
to have next years encampment eclipse
anything of the kind ever held here.
There are already six places in the field for
Tue HoHOI-Odutu h1Onlcd, santa DarDdra,
Ventura, Oceanside, San Diego and Gaia
lima Island
New Hampshire has not a long list Of
veterans here, but they are as solid as the
granite of their native hills. There arc
three of them who went to the front in the
Fifth New Hampshire Volunteers which
lost the most men in theswar of any regi-
ment, 1t having left in 1861 for the front
with 1000 men, receiving recruits at differ
Ont 10 +.,1 -
the entire four years numbered $500. They
came out of the conflict with little band
1853 strong, over 1000 having been killed on
the field of battle. The three from the
Fifth Regiment are M. Hoyt of Company
a, Soldiers Home; Z. Smith of Company
H, Soldiers Home, and H. C. Kelsy Of
Company l, Compton.
There are also here from the Granite
State and on the State Association roster,
Freeman D. Batchelder, Third New Hamp-
shire Volunteers, Soldiers Home; Ira
Noyes, Company K, Second Regiment,
Otay; John Kelly, Company b, Four
teenth Regiment, Los Angeles; H. c.
Mace, Company l, Fourteenth Regiment,
San Dimas; w. E. Clark, Company G,
Eleventh Regiment Bloomington; Moses
Glenes, Brigade band, Los Angeles.
differed by Captain A. Whalley of Pasa-
dena, president; Comrade Fairbanks of
Los Angeles, secretary. The roster to
date is as follows:
George 7. Bowling, Second Cavalry; C. NJ.
Fairbanks, Seventh New York Infantry; J. J.
Frank, Forty-frst New York Infantry; Clark
Rasy, Second New York Cavalry; B. E. Swift
l17th New York Infantry; R. u Pratt. 9Th
United States Cavalry; John Manning, Sd
United States Cavalry; S., R. Shaw. U. S. NJ;
J. S. Beach, 10th New York Heavy Artillery;
Z. Hoteling, 10th New York Infantry; w. K
Knight, 5th New York Cavalry; D. r. Sykes,
1st Rifles; R. Varney, Sd Infantry; j. B. Var.
ney, 4th Heavy Artillery; J. w. Van Horne
l2lst Infantry; John Shaw, 121st In
fantry; E. J.. Stewart, 18th Infantry; A.
Wakely, !9sth Infantry; John BROKER,
49th Infantry c. S. Hazeltine, 9th
Infantry; Henry Bassinger, Los Angeles;
A. A. Beck, 157th Infantry; NJ S. Ballard, Slst
infantry; William Bryn, u S. N, Soldiers
Home, ships Wasp and Shawokin; T. F. Lay
cocks, U. S. n, Los Angeles; William Shibly
U. s. engineers Pasadena John RYAN battery
M, 18th Heavy Artillery, Soldiers Home; Oscar
Macholz, Battery II, Goth Heavy Artillery, Sol
dlers' Home; w. J. Haverly, Company D. 6OOth
New York Volunteers, Santa Barbara; L. l..
pemlck, sergeant Company C, 18th Infantry,
Los Angeles; G. r. Sykes, Comp any Fl, LIST New
YORK Mounted Rifles, Ontario; A. T. Bent, 2lst
Cavalry, Los Angeles; James Sullivan, Com
Pany Z, 18th Infantry; Lyman A. Holcomb,
company G, 44th Infantry, Los Angeles II. w.
comes, Company G, Sd Infantry. Los Angeles;
Richard Pattleton, Company c, AID Infantry,
San Diego; John Higgins. Company /, sIst In
fantry, Los Angeles; George ID. Tappan, Com
pany A, Oath Infantry Santa Monica; c. Lind,
Battery G, 1st Light Artillery, Soldiers Home;
James Armstrong. Seventh New YORK Epoi-