The herald., 1895-08-11
Santa MOnica's Streets Were
Crowded With Them
LARGEST PARADE EVER HELD
List OF Officers Elected for the Ensuing
Year This Afternoon
Ventura and San Diego Both in the Field
for the Next Encampment-Wha
Is Being Done

Special to The Herald
CAMP FORT FISHER, Santa Monica.
August 10.-Thc election OF officers OF
the Southren California Veterans asso-
citation was held in tie big tent this
evening. About 800 veterans led into
the tent at 2:30 o'clock and Commander
A. f. Dill called the meeting to order.
Three candidates were placed in nomina-
ton for the office of commander. They
we're: George 7. Downing OF Pasadena,
IL. I. Glaze of Los Angeles, and c. c.
Brown of Pasadena. Downing received
majority OF the votes cast, and his
election was made unanimous. A, J.
Bell was elected senior vice-com nder
ana comrade of San Diego
was elected junior vice. Each of the
successful candidates made a neat but
brief speech OF thanks. council of
administration consisting of eleven
mem bers was also elected.
1t was formally announced that Ven
tura and San Diego would each trv for
the encampment next year, and it is un-
de-stood that Ventura has offered $1,000
in cash besides other inducements. San
Dlegans asserted that they would uffer
very tempting inducements.
Story of the Parade
by far the largest parade OF veterans
ever held by the Southern California
veterans association was that hel d this
morning. Over 1000 veterans we're in
line. Promptly at 10 o'clock Commander
A. f. Dill and mis- staff, com posed of the
following officers mounted on superb
horses, led the veterans to the polo
grounds: Adjutant Henry Roach, Sur
geon woodward, Aides de Camp McC arrie
and Hartzell. The veterans lined up
with the right Of the column resting on
Seventh street. The army nurses and
ladies' or the relief corps and auxiliaries
were in carriages. The order of state
organizations was preserved. Headed by
the commander and staff, and fife and
drum corps and the camp band, the
procession moved over the following
line of march:
West on Nevada to Third street; south
on Third street to Utah avenue; west or
Utah avenue to Ocean avenue; north
on ocean avenue to Nevada street; east
on Nevada to the camp grounds.
All along the line OF march great
crowd had assembled. and the veterans
we're greeted with cheers. At Sixth
street and Utah avenue the line was re-
viewed by the commander and staff.
There were no other military exercises
during the day. but the aides of Santa
Monica. who had charge of the pro-
gramme in the evening, provided a
splendid concert. General A. B. Camp
bell the silver.tongusd orator, delivered
an address and Mrs. Thatcher sang The
Flag, which was written by her father,
Comrads Fox, who was comrade OF
General Campbell IN the army.
National Guard Raids the Camp
The tyrannical rule of the women closed
in an ignoble manner for them today.
They carried things with such high
hand yesterday that the men did not
dare refuse their demand to nave charge
until O'Clock this morning. Company
9 of the national guard was not afraid OF
them. however, and IN the dead OF night
swept down on the camp like a wolf on
the fold. The sacred cannon which the
women were supposed to guard, as their
very lives, was snatched from its carriage
ana borne acr? ?ss the camp to the strong
and valiantly endeavored to redeem ;hem-
selves. With scream that would have
been a credit to a band of Comanche
warriors, they stormed the camp. Cap
tain Kennedy gave the order to his COM
pany to "tix bayonets. and they charged
the women. The latter fled like ohaff be-
fore the wind. but half an hour later
rallied ana again attacked the camp.
They caught the soldiers with their
hands down and captured all the chairs
in sight. which they held as ransom.
The soldiers captured Camp Surgeon Mrc.
Broadwell. Comrade Dusenbiry was of
valuable aid to the women, and after TAX
ing the chairs to their stronghold they
returned and tried to parley with the
soldiers under flag of truce. The SOL
diers refused to recognize the fay. but
later released the prisoner after making a