The herald., 1895-08-02
THE Vets At SANTA MONICA
The Old Soldier Boys Ready for
Their Encampment
THEY HAVE A FINE PARK
A City Of Tents Rapidly Coming Into
Existence
The Executive Officers A1rsNdy Hard at
THEY HAVE A FINE PAR
The Executive Officers AIreadv Hard at
Werk-.The Camp to Be Opened
on Honday

SANTA MONICA. Aug. 1.-Just as the
fog was rising and Old Sol was beginning
to cast his rays over the city this morn
ing, half dozen heavy wagons laden
with scores of tightly wrapped white
bundles might have been seen coming
east from the Santa Fa depot. Beside
the driver OF EACH wagon perched man
in blue garments with brass buttons, and
it did not take the townfolk great while
to understand what the unusual caravan
meant. 1t was the advance guard of the
Southern California Veterans ass ,ciation
on the way to the Seventh street park
to perfect arrangements for the annual
encam pment, which will open next Mon
day morning. Ths mysterious looking
bundles were the tents, 1877 of them, and
more to come.
Upon reaching the park the tents were
unloaded, together with the other access
sories of a tirst-class military encamp
ment. and then began such a scene Of ac-
tivity as this city has not experienced
since the encampment Ut year ago.
Colonel Brooker. chief of the staff, di-
vested himself of his coat and vest and
seizing hatchet and tape line called to
his assistants and began to stake, off the
sentative appeared on the scene the
colonel was beating down tent pin
with his hatchet, and after greeting the
reporter remarkeu: 'Oh. we'll get there,
If We are not surveyors; it's just like lay
ing out a line .of works-only when we
were doing that we didn't have any tape
line.'
Wiping away few beads of perspira.
ton he called to his daughter, Here,
Maud, bring US an armful of tent pins"
Across on the east side of the park
Colonel Hill was engaged in the sa me
work. and Quartermaster J. B. Lum-
mons was giving orders to the teamsters
in the center OF the park.
Santa Monica has treated the veterans
right royally. In addition to $1,000 cash
the city furnishes the park, tuel, hay for
bedding, water and electric lights. And
such park! 1t would be difficult mat
ter to find moro desirable spot. 1t COW
ers five acres of ground ana 10 shaded by
groves OF giant eucalyptus, elm and will
low trees. Running diagonally across the
park from each corner are beautiful av-
enues, meeting in q circle in the center.
1t is bounded on the west by Nevada
street. ON the east by Eighth street, on
the west by Seventh street and on the
south by California street. Street cars
run to the corner of Seventh and Nevada
streets. affording means of transportation
from the city.
The post streets will run east and west
and each one is named after a general
commodore or battle. From Nevada
street the first is Sheridan avenue, named
after Phil Sheridan, and then, in the or
der named, are Gettysburg, Porter av-
enue, Chickamauga. Monitor, Kearsarge,
Vicksburg and Mobile Bay avenues. The
diagonal avenues are Grant and Sherman,
named for two OF the greatest generals,
and Foote and Farragut, for the two
orr adnlipata "A ;pnO l.
forgotten. and the circle in the center
bears his tname. There are 22O tent
spaces. to say nothing of the various
tents for INSTRUMENTATION Of the offic-
ers. surgeons and other attaches of the
camp.
Directly opposite the camp, on the
southeast corner OF Nevada and Seventh
streets, mammoth social tent will be
put up. This tent will have seating ca
pacity for 1000 people and in it will be
held all the entertainments and public
meetings. In the center Of this encamp-
ment dancing platform will be erected.
The tents are being furnished by Swan
felt & Co. Of Los Angelo. and are 12xl4
feet. with four. foot walls.
Com mander Dill stated today that he
expected to have the white city" COM
pletsd by Saturday night and everything
in readiness for the reception of the vet
erans Monday. IL is expected that be-
tween 2o00 and 5000 people will attend the
first few days.
The ofrcsrs now on the ground are !:
Camp Commander Colonel A. +. Dill of
San Diego, Colonel John Brooker and
family Of Los Angeles. Quartermaster J i.
B. Luminous, c. +. Munson, chairman
tent committee.
Frank McCarrie of Santa Fe Springs ar
rived this afternoon to assist in putting
up the mess tents. He mas catered for
the association ever since it was organized
and is considered indispensable. Quarter
master Sergeant Elliott OF Santa Monica
was on duty today and will remain
until Monday morning.