The San Francisco call., 1898-06-26

IF Uncle Sam. resplendent in his
 striped brooches and star studded
 coat, should Ike Old Glory on his
 shoulder and whistle Yankee Doo- 4 dle," as he tramped up and down across the State of California he would soon have an army of school children, the junior heroes and heroines, at his heels San Francisco alone could fur nish 50 900. Altogether there would be enough in the State, ready to hold up their right hands, and promise fealty to "Old Glory" to fill up an army corps. That would call for a major general, brigadier generals, colonels, lieutenant colonels. majors, captains ana so oti; including some of the "swaggerest drum majors who can be imagined.
 Not all of the officers could be boys. The girls would form regiments ana even brigades, perhaps. Then ana there also little girls would be proud drummers, fifers, buglers and color ser geants. resplendent in military finery, glad to uphold the honor of "Old Glory" so dear to every American child. Already there are many small companies of children, who daily Jump into uniforms, get guns, work over the manual of arms, march under the star ry flag, charge the Spaniards twenty times day and hght such patties that lnal the Board of Strategy at Washington would be puzzled to guess what the outcome of the several engagements might be.
 Now. The Gail wants to know all about these companies and an invita- tion is hereby extended to all children who have organized any sort of a mll- itary body to send word concerning the same to the editor of the Boys and Girls page Send in these facts: Name of company, date of organization; whether the little soldiers are cavalry, artillery or infantry; names of of1lcers and members; names of musicians ana a little story about what the company is doing; where and when it drills and what the uniform is that has been adopted.
 To show the California children what their little compatriots in the East are doing some pictures are taken from the New York Mail and Express. No where" says the Mail and Express, speaking of the little soldiers of New York city "is the juvenile war spirit stronger than above the Harlem, in the borough of the Bronx. The youthful defenders in and around East 13Sth street are pupils of School No. 62 They are led by a veritable Joan of Arc, a breezy whirlwind of girl, 12 years old, Captain Ruth Rush. Nature did great violence to this heroine's feelings when she made her girl. Ruth was an au- thority on all sports before this cruel war began. She umpired the ball games and was the court of last resort in all the boys disputes. When Uncle Sam called for defenders Ruth got a bugle, learned all the martial calls, rallied the unQuenchable sons of liberty in the Bronx. and they drill and march to her bugle music before and after school. Captain Ruth has her hosts under per feet discipline.
 Her word is law. Her orders are obeyed with military promptness and She tolerates no 'monkeying' in the ranks. John Stiner, her trusted lieu tenant, is a very warlike disciple of Captain Ruth. Another fierce regiment of Bronx patriots is officered by Colonel William Leseman, Captain Charles Stuerer, Lieutenant Richard Warkin and Privates Francis, Banker, Keenan, Mccormack, Johnson, Hill, Thompson, Brennan, Turkhoff, Rugler and Wal lack"
 There are every bit as bright soldier boys and soldier girls in California as there are in New York or in any other place under the sun. Send in group photographs and tell your stories. Do not make the stories too long, but tell all the facts.
 Let us hear from ''Siskyou to San Diego and from the Sierra to the sea-" as the political speaker likes to say. Wherever there is company of small boys or small girls, who have the war spirit, on the Pacific Coast, this invita- tion is intended to reach. It will not be necessary to be strong on regi- mentals" to be pictured. Patriotism is the thing. Any group not carrying the