The herald., 1898-12-01
NOW FOR MUSTER OUT
SEVENTH REGIMENT READY FOR
FINAL CEREMONY
BATTALION DRILL TONIGHT
City Companies Give Benefit Exhibi-
tion-Petitions to Continue in Ser
vice Receive Scanty Support

Yesterday at Camp Pratt was de-
voted among the men to quiet preparations
ior mastering out tomorrow. All are be-
ginning to feel as though the seven months
service they have experienced will be over
for good and in consequence an air OF gen
eral good feeling and jollity rervades the
camp. Good natured practical jokes are
played by the men Oh each other and prep
arations are being made to celebrate the
mastering out with appropriate ceremonies.
Maj. Kenyon, the paymaster, is here and
on Friday will distribute 100000 in coin
to the officers and men. The men will re-
csive, including their clothing allowance, an
average of $75; all receive their pay, wheth-
er they are mustered out or not, although
the clothing accounts Of those men who stay
in the service will not be paid at that time
The petitions for the regiments continu-
ing in service are not receiving the warmest
reception, although more signatures have
been obtained than was at first thought pos
sible. A new development of the scheme
came to light yesterday, when the purposed
plan of consolidating the Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth regiments, provided sufficient
men could be persuaded to re-enlist, was
broached. II was calculated that if an aver
age Of twenty-five men in each company of
the Seventh would continue in service this
plan could be carried through Yesterday
evening a poll of the signers of the petition
could not be obtained, as many signed pri
vately, but correct data will be given out
today, as the petition will have to be sent
in before mastering out to have any effect
Oh the war department.
1t is noticed that while some companies
give many signatures others give few, if
any. This is attributed in some cases to
the percentage of illness the company has
suffered, and, in other instances, to existing
dislike to the commissioned officers of the
company. Company B of San Diego has
thirty men who desire to continue in serv-
ice, many more than most, but there is
strong faction at work against any further
military life. These put up mock bulletin
board yesterday, on which TREY posted
fake" dispatches from the scene of war
which were very severe on the officers who
wish the men to re-enlist. These were soon
removed by the officer of the guard, Lieut.
Meike. In the regiment many of those
fl vorable to re-enlistment have been
charged with expectations of commissions
in case further service is experienced by the
regiment.
The Second battalion, under Maj Wei
Ter, has been drilling for their exhibition at
Hazards pavilion tonight in behalf of the
Gail Ferguson fund This battalion is
chiefly composed of companies from the city
of Los Angeles, where Gail was well
and favorably known. The object of the
drill is to provide a home for his widowed
mother and will give the city an opportunity
Of judging the efficiency of its three com
panies.
The program of the drill as given by Maj
Weller is:
l-Reveille
p Physical drill with arms by the bat
talon.
3-Guard mount, fully carried out by a
detail from the battalion. Officers of guard:
First Lieutenant j. d. Fredericks, adult
ant; Captain w. l.. Lippincott, Company I,
old officer of the day; Captain Robert Wan
kowski, Company A, new officer of the day;
First Lieutenant Truman Cole, Company c,
officer Of the guard; Second Lieutenant Joy
A. Winans, Company +, junior officer of
the guard.
4-Company drill, by Company F, Captain
F. L. Reynolds, commanding.
5-Battalion drill
6-Battalion parade.
The regimental band will be present to
play during the drill and will sound off
and during guard mount will play the sex
tette from "CAvalleria Rusticana.'
The health of the camp is excellent, one
case of measles broke out yesterday and
was taken to the county hospital The
four cases of sickness which were at the
Sisters hospital for treatment were in camp
for medical examination, but re-
turned to the hospital afterward.
The sergeants of the regiment are plan
ming banquet and theater party to be Civ.
Ell Friday evening to celebrate the muster
ing out of the regiment The theater they
will attend has not vet been determined.
Drills for yesterday were in company and
battalion with dress parade by the regi-
ment in the evening. This morning regi-
mental drill will be held under Lieutenant
Colonel Schneider Today all absent on
sick leave OF for other cause will be called in