The San Francisco call., 1898-06-04
ELKS ENTERTAIN.
Soldiers Enjoy a "Military" So-
 cial Session.

cial Session.
 The session of San Francisco Lodge No. 3 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in its magnificent lodgeroorns in Central Block last night is one that will be long remembered by all who attended, as It was one of the most patriotic and enthusiastic ever held under the auspices of that organization. The hall was deco rated with the grandest of decorations. the American flag festooned over the chair of the exalted ruler, and the occa- sion for all this was "a military social session to all visiting brothers enlisted with the United States army now in San Francisco"
 There were present: Colonel J. L. Jewett of Indiana, Judge-Advocate on the staff of General Merritt; Colonel Reaves and Lieutenant-Colonel Ames of Minne- sota; Captain F. de l.. Darlington U. s. A., of Oakland Lodge Captain R. V. Dodge of the Seventh California Vol unteers; Captain Cummings. Colorado Volunteers; First Lieutenant B. E. Cal kins, Second Lieutenant C. T. Lemon, Colorado volunteers; Lieutenant c. tenant M D. Garcelon, Lieuten- ant r. w. Ames, Lieutenant E. G. Falk, Thirteenth Minnesota Volun- teers; Major Blair, Minnesota volunteers; unteers; Captain o. D. Hamlin, medical staff, Fifth California; General A. Bar rett Colonel T. Cuff, Lieutenant-Colonel J. K. Hourte, Lieutenant -Colonel l.. Bar rere, Colonel Burgin, Lieutenant-C Colonel Emeric, Lieutenant-Commander T. A. Nerney and Lieutenant T. M Shaw, naval militia; Lieutenant-Colonel Stanley Major Fitzgerald, Lieutenant J. M Ken nedy, Lieutenant F. s. French, Captain c. A. Rodgers, medical staff of the Sixth California Volunteers, and a number of enlisted men from various regiments of volunteers.
 During the regular session Colonel Jewett, who is Elk, delivered an ad- dress, in which he eulogized the flag that the order loves, and, speaking of the charity of the order, said that 1t extended to all, "to Gods poor, the devils poor and the poor devil"
 The exalted ruler appointed George E. de Golia of Oakland Lodge chairman of the social session. After patriotic selec- tions by the orchestra and the singing of the "Star.spang4ed Banner by the vis- itors and hundreds of Elks present, Gen. eral w. H. l.. Barnes delivered the ad- dress of welcome, which was most elo- quent and patriotic effort, and was vo- said that the strangers had been favor ably impressed by the welcome from the ladies' ''but wait" he said "till you re- turn visitations, and the welcome they will give you there will be such that all the unmarried men will never return to the States from which they came'' and then there were addresses by Colonel Reaves, Lieutenant NColonel Ames and others and a programme of song and music by professional talent from all the theaters in the city except from the Cali fornia
 There was an abundance of refresh ments. The meeting closed with expres- sions of godspeed to the soldiers and cheers for the flag.
 Presidio to Be Made Sanitary.
 The presence of the United States vol unteerS on private camping grounds is a subject that the Chamber of Commerce has seen fit to take notice of, and in or aware of that fact. toeether with the ne- cessity of putting the grounds at the Pre- sidio in proper sanitary condition, the following dispatch was forwarded to Sen ator Perkins yesterday from the Cham Der of Commerce:
 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
 SAN FRANCISCO, June g. 1898
 Hon. George c. Perkins, Washington, D. C.: Please present this to the California delegation It is suddenly found that the Presidio military reservation is not fit for large military camp. It is sadly short of water and inadequateiy severed The soldiers sent to the city are camped on private property. The trouble is very serious in view of possible emergencies and should be remedied at once. Other coast cities have noted the failure or the Presidio to meet military demands and propose offering the Government land for rendezvous purposes with a view of drawing the soldiers away from here Steps should be taken to immediately provide the Presidio with the proper supply of fresh water and to have 1t properly severed. merciai interests of the city make immediate A''i0H 'inp'' HUGH CRAIG,
 ~ssA President Chamber of Commerce.