The herald., 1898-10-15
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT AT HOME

Gently Of the Woman hospital New Yorlk
Miss Christine Kurtz and Mrs. Carrie 8.
Green rendered valuable assistance In. the
hospital tent.
Outside the Ranks
The boys did not leave their mascots In
San Francisco. The pets have whiled
away many weary hours of camp Mfe and
they were not forgotten when Johnny
came marching home" A tall bluecoat OF
Company G, Redlands, led a small white
dog by string In to the table. A gray
Maltese kitten with blue ribbon around its
neck, snuggled down In the arm OF sof-
dter of Company of Pasadena, and vet
eran of Company l. carried a brown rooster
very tenderly to the table and then on the
march to the armory. The mascots will
all doubtless become historic when the an
nails of the regiment are written.
While the men were at luncheon H. D.
Brooks of the Hammam bath presented
each soldier a complimentary ticket for
any kind of a both he should select. Mr.
Brooks also offers baths for the conva-
lescent soldiers. free of cost.
There were many pathetic little scenes in
all the Joy Of the homo coming. Parent4
were waiting for sick sons; mothers for
boys whose bronzed faces had slipped past
them in the crowd down the long hall to
the tables; others waited patiently on the
edge OF the crowd until such time as they
could be admitted. Sisters were waiting
for brothers, and there were those present
who had seen sons and brothers leave
few months ago In apparently perfect
health who are sleeping In a soldiers grave
in San Francisco.
At Red Cross headquarters and other
places provided for the convenience OF
friends to meet the soldiers, the commit
tees waited patiently all afternoon answer
ing questions and endeavoring to while
away the hours for anxious mothers and
waiting relatives. About o'clock Mrs.
Ida Herman, Forty ninth street, accom-
panied by five children and a lady friend,
came to Red Cross headquarters carrying
armsful of the most brilliant and beautiful
autumn flowers for the soldiers None Of
the men having come in, Mrs, Herman and
family took their fragrant burden to the
armory, where they were gratefully re-
ceived by the men.
There was q quantity Of good food y %
after all had been served at River station.
A number of poor people who came around
for the fragments were bountifu1ly fed and
supplied. and the remainder was divided
between the Salvation army, Catholic Or
phans home Newsboys home and Wo-
mans Relief corps for poor families.
Prescott Got Hot
During the parade Colonel John R. Berry
was made the subject Of disagreeable re-
marks some Of them couched In such lam
guage as would Justify resentment under
almost any circumstances, Dut the colonel
maintained his self-contro and paid no at
tention to the insults.
AS he and hts staff passed the Los An
geles theater, however. an Incident oc-
| CURED which looked for a time as Il It
would produce trouble. Some men on the
| sidewalk shouted out so that every ono
could hear, Hang Berry en- sour apple
tree" Major Prescott heard the insult and
| at once spurred his horse across the street
| and peered into the mass Of people trying
| to find the man, but without success, and
the march was resumed If Prescott had
located the shuuter there might have been
| a. sensational episode.