The herald., 1898-05-07

hev muster list. 1t was a revelation of 9
strength that had not before been thorough
u appreciated, and were the batteries o.
the eyes Of the gentfer sex leveled al
1r1end or foe he would inevitably sur
render. II always takes the brass but
tons to attract the girls, and the way the
young women f1ocked to River station
showed that the Angelena is in no way
different from her sisters in other spots
Out Of the $4,000 people who cheered the
soldiers as they started away, at least two
thirds were of the gentler sex.
There was one feature about the fare
we'll to the boys that was a gracious act
upon the part OF the ladies. All of the
cars had been decorated with flowers, and
when the boys marched into their cars, in
stead Of viewing only the plain interior of
the ordinary day coach. they saw flowers
everywhere, but 1t had taken nearly all
the morning for the willing hands of the
ladies to transform the coaches into such
pretty abodes for the boys. OF flowers
there was the greatest profusion and va
riety, and as for help there was more
than enough to deck the cars.
Mrs. A. Bancroft had the decoration in
charge, and how well she and her as
sistants worked was evident at a glance
In any of the cars. Mrs. Bancroft had as
her immediate personal aids Mines.
Powers, Viven and Taylor of San Diego
and Misses Henderson and Gass. In addi-
tion the ladies from all the Grand Army
corps turned out In large numbers, and, re-
inforced by scores of private persons, the
work of beautifying the three sections of
the military special went rapidly on. The
ladies were at the depot bright and early
at 1880 o'clock, and proceeded to place the
variety Of roses where they would please
the most. The cars occupied by Companies
y of San Diego, of Pasadena, L Of Santa
Ana and A, G and f of this city and the
special Pullman for the officers were dec
GRATED by the Los Angeles women, but the
lady friends of the boys from Pomona, San
Eernardino, Redlands and Riverside had
already cared for their knights errant be-
fore they left their homes in the orange
groves. SO when the country special
rolled in and the local women boarded 1t
ready to decorate, they found that other
hands had got in their artistic work, as
all Of the eight coaches were profusely
decorated with red, white and pink roses
lilies, smilax. Ivy and other varieties of
flowers.
The best results in the decorative line
were accomplished in the officers car, for
the simple reason that it was the only
Pullman on the special, while all the other
coaches were nothing but ordinary day
cars. The Laguna was upholstered in blue
velvet, and after the ladies had finished
placing carnations, pink and white roses,
smiax and ivy in every nook and corner
and over the numerous mirrors, the effect
was very beautiful.
Section one consisted of one baggage car
and six passenger coaches. In the forward |
three Company L had its quarters, while |
the balance of the train fell to Company |
from the Crown of the Valley. The sides |
and ends of the cars were lined with all |
varieties of flowers, while garands were |
hung from the ceilings.
There were quite number of different |
effects accomplished, and in several of the |
cars the flowers were so blended as to rep
resent the national colors, while in others
red and white were shown and in another
car yellow and white The decorations On
special No. 8, to which the officers coach |
was attached, were similar to those on the
first section.
Among the ladies who took part in the |
decorating were; From Bartlett-Logan
corps' Mines. Williams. Holland, Glaza,
Walsh. Wilder Ledgerwood, Weymouth,
Walters Mcknight, ProuN. Burdick, Ser
rott, Gridlcy. Dunton, Hazeltime, Starum,
Gillette, Chambers. Marsch, Greenleaf,
Misses Far and Matte Mays. Stanton:
Mines. Lizzie Belle Cross. Waterman, Leon
ard, Finch A. Brown. Willard, Combs,
Hayes. Parker. Woods, Cutler, Morton,
Hobbs, Rickie, r. Diffenbacker, Moore.