The herald., 1895-08-09
VENT TURA IS IN THE FIELD
Wants the Next Encampment to
Be Held There
PASADENA DAY A SUCCESS
Court Martial Acquits the Ladies of
Dispensing Whisky
Camp Fort Fisher Abandoned to the Women
In Honor Of Ladies' Auxiliary
Day-Notes
Special 70 THE HERALD.

Special 70 THE HERALD.
CAMP FORT FISHER (Santa Monica),
Aug. SIT leaked out today that Ventura
would endeavor to have the next ncamp-
ment of the Southern California Veterans
ASSOCIATION held in that city. Captain
Frank Hobart Is authority for the state
ment and was quietly talking it up to
the comrades today. The encampment
was held therS:hree years sgo. and 1t is
understood tha, the place was highly sat
isfactory to all who were there.
Captain Hobart in talking of the loca-
ton today 10 q Herald reporter said:
"Ventura is an ideal place for the en-.
campment. We have fairly good sized
park in grove Of cypress trees. 1t is
near the sea and close to the town. The
citizens will hold out every inducement
for the veterans to come. We will give
them a cash bonus, free grounds, free
lights. free water and hay and, in fact,
free everything
Today was children's and sons Of veter-
ans day and it proved to.be red letter
day in attendance. About 1000 children
from the town and from the camp as
sem bled at the W. r. c. headquarters tent
in Lincoln Circle this afternoon, where
they were supplied with flags and headed
by the fife and drum corps and the sons
of veterans they marched to the big tent,
where appropriate exercises were held.
The Ladies' Aid Society and the Sons of
Veterans of Pasadena were On the platform
in full dress, white dresses with red.
white and blue sashes.
Prof. James G. Clark, the ballad writer
of Pasadena, opened the exercises by sing
ing the Battle Hymn OF the Republic.
Miss Stella Pinyon recited Dandy Fifth.
and Col. Blackmore delivered splendid
address. Commander A. B. Golden of
Company f OF the Soldiers Home also
delivered an address.
By far the best entertainment given
yet in the big tent was that of the Pasa-
denans last night. Fully 1900 people
packed themselves into the tent and when
Chairman Mcdonald announced the irst
number OF the programme, the side walls
mad been taken down.
Rev. Clark Crawford delivered an able
address, and quartette rendered several
p;atrioG!iic songs in a pleasins, ,n manner: a"I:
a splendid reading entitled The Battle of
Lookout Mountain, which brought forth
burst of applause. Miss Pearl ID a
musician of much merit also. and she
played the piano accompaniments for the
quartette to perfection.
The ladies of Pasadena were acquitted
of the charge of dispensing whisky to
the commander under the gIise OF lemon
punch. The court-martial convened at
10 30 o clock with DR.. l.. 6. Howland as
Judge advocate. Col. Frost made heart
rending appeal for the ladies. and evil
! dence was adduced to prove that the men
made the gentle sex victim OF cruel
Joke. A nolie pros was entered and the
ladies sailed forth, free but with revenge
IN their hearts. The first man they en-
countered was Commander A. F.Dill. who
was under suspicion, as one OF the vi
dettes had found bottle supposed to con-
| tain red eye in his tent. One OF the
ladies more valiant than the others com
manded Dill to step up and let her see ii
| he had the odor of the beverage on his
moustache. lie obeyed. and what fol
| lowed put a damper on any more such
Investigations. The lazy was seized by
the shoulders and the suspicious nous.
tache touched her lips with a smack that
called the corporal of the guard to the
scene.
Adjutant Roch was before the court
! martial this morning. but pleaded for 9
continuance until tomorrow. which was
| granted with the proviso that he bs
| shot at sunrise.
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