The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26

at the foot of Market street at ' a. m- yesterday, and as all who had come before. they were at once marched into the Red Cross headquarters and given a breakfast h as they have not tasted since they left home, and far better than any they hoped to get while on the campaign Hot bread and but ter, fresh fruits In abundance and pies and cakes of every description were served, and the men ate until they could scarcely raise their voices in a cheer of acknowledgement.
 Then came the brief skirmish and the ignominious surrender of gallant old Colonel Hawkins. Flowers had been provided as abundantly as food and the ladies asked permission to distribute them among the officers and men.
 The colonel said 'No," and he meant it. Who ever heard of a regiment of soldiers going to war decked out like a lot of picnicl1ing school children? Such a thing was absurd and most unmili- tary. He was deeply touched by the lavish treatment of himself and his command, but he would have to draw the line at flowers.
 Then Judge Hunt and J. B. Stetson pleaded on behalf of the ladies. All the others had been allowed to wear flowers out to camp, and really the ladies would feel hurt If his men were I permitted to be similarly favored.
 Colonel Hawkins wavered an instant, then attempted to maintain his former position, but it was too late. The ladies saw the slight opening and stormed him in a body. They backed him into a cor ner and pelted him with roses until he was glad to capitulate. A great shout went up at the bloodless victory and soon every man in the regiment had a bunch of posies pinned onto his breast, another tucked in his belt, while great calla lilly burst out from the muzzle of every rife.
 AS for Colonel Hawkins, when he mounted his horse half an hour later and started up MGr'7et street at the head of the column he looked like an Easter bonnet.
 Those Pennsylvanians are fne look ing lot of fellows and comprise the flow CT of the western part of the Keystone State. Tn Company l. for instance, there are more than twenty lawyers and sew eral bankers serving in the ranks, while company VT DodSAS CA N'AicOAAAS tAiN entire football team of the Washington and Jefferson University, as well as many more prominent college and anna teur athletes The other companies are of equally good standing.
 Colonel Hawkins is every inch sol dier and has been in command of the Tenth for nineteen years, during which long term he has seen much hard ser vice among strikers.
 The members were astonished at their reception by the Red Cross Society, and a group of men asked Call reporter if the other troops had fared any where near as royalty. When told they had been all treated alike they were inclined to doubt 1t and thought former Penn sylvanians must have made special ar rangements for the Tenth.
 When however. they started out to camp and witnessed the enthusiastic demonstration in their honor by all classes of citizens they realized that San Francisco's reputation for hospital ity has not been exaggerated. All along the line of march the streets were crowded with cheering thousands, who waved flags and shouted themselves hoarse at the men who had sped across the continent at their country's call.
 Camp was not reached until after Il