The herald., 1898-10-14
Tnf RECEPTION AT RIVER STATION
"A Bountiful Feast Spread in Their Honor by
the Red Cross Society
The Trains Are Expected to Arrive Some Time This Morn
ing-A General Holiday Proclaimed-School Child
rem to Cheer Them on Their Last March


River station was the busiest place IN the
city all day yesterday. Everything IS ready
for the long expected arrival of the Seventh
regiment except the few last toucnes al
ways necessary, such as making the conee
and cutting the four hundred pounds OF not
roast beef that the Meek Baking company
10 cooking and will take up to the station
p:ptng hot, just before the smoke OF the
engine gives notice that the trains are
rounding the river bend. An extension OF
twelve feet to the long station north has
been canvassed over and walled In with an
impenetrable screen Of poultry wlre' MD
den under pepper boughs. The whole IS
hung overhead with flags and bunting, and
rows upon rows Of long tables are already
laid and decorated with flowers.
All the rooms La the interior Of the build
ing are similarly decorated, the one on the
south end, reserved for the officers, being
entirely canopied In large flags. Every room
IL occupied with long rows Of tables. for It
REQUIRES a good deal of space to seat and
serve twelve hundred hungry men,
Pridhan & Co. have donated boxes in
fancy colors, which various candy dealers
Of the city have filled, and each man Will
find on his plate a souvenir of the day
The Catholic Truth society has had this
part Of the menu under its special care.
Cakes, bread, roast beef. potatoe chips,
cheese, pickles, ham, apples, grapes and
coffee in abundance have BEEN sent In, with
twenty gallons of cream from Emmanuel
Presbyterian church.
oboir Mro n q Sfanh.
ems. desires 1t distinctly understood that no
one can be admitted to the station without
a badge, and no none is entitled to badge
but the regular workers. The public IS ad-
vised to stay away from the station. Chief
Glass has detailed sixty policemen to en-
force the regulations. Persons on commit
tees who have not received badges and
brassarts must apply to Mrs. Stephens for
them this morning at the station.
The Reception Committee
The reception committee will report at
1880 this morning and the others at o'clock.
Much Of the work is done, and as each COM
mittee knows its special and particular
duty, 1t is hoped that everything will move
off as smoothly as 1t has been systematical-
ly arranged. Ample provision has been
after they have eaten breakfast or lunch
e0n, as the case may be.
The Red Cross headquarters In the Brad
bury block and two rooms under the
armory will be used exclusively for this
purpose. At the former place committee
composed of Mines. H. H. Day. r. Phillips
and C. S. King will be present to render any
necessary assistance.
At room No. / of the armory the commit
tee is composed of Mines. P. H. keenan,,
Margaret Dugas and F. r. Cady.
Room No. 2-Mmes. M. s. Boyd, E. B.
Smith, Eliza Moore and Kate Render.
Friends Of the three home companies,
A, c and F, should go to the Red Cross
headquarters, and friends of out-of-town
companies can meet them at the rooms
under the armory.
There will be a committee in charge Of
a tent convenient to the station where the
weak and s.ckly men will be taken for
special care and where they will be sup
piled with food suited to their condition.
This committee Is composed of Mines. M.
E. Threlkeld. NJ. E. Delomel, Annie
Thompson, Wh.tlock, Miss Lizzie Bell
Cross. DR.. Elizabeth Follansbee and Mr..
w. Fleming.
To Care for the Sick
There will be twenty sick men with the
regiment, and the problem Of caring for
generous people. The Sisters hospital
offers to care for one sick soldier without
charge and two more at greatly reduced
rates. The Christian hospital offers to care
for two sick boys at small cost. The Peo-
pies store has rendered the services OF It's
drug department 70 ra period Of sixty days.
Cash contributions since last reported in
clude: Boyle Heights w. c, T. u, 50 en-
ployes of the up-to-Date Department store,
S275; Mrs. Crum, 81: Farmers and Mer-
chants bank. $40; Ladies' of Macca bees.
hive, No. l. $40; Santa Monica Red Cross,
$13; Orphans home managers, $3.50.
The trains bearing the Seventh regiment
left Oakland yesterday, bginning at
o'clock in tn afternoon, ten minutes apart
for the four, containing fifty-four cars
EACH They may arrive in this city some
time between o'clock and noon, no nearer
estimate being possible last night, as the
trains are special. and no through schedule
running time was arranged for them.
Today's Arrangements
At o'clock Gen. Last and staff, Troop D
the Signal corps and Companies A. c and
F will assemble at the armory and pro
ceed to River station. where they will form
a picket guard to protect the soldiedS from
intrusion. After luncheon the local mill
tary, as named with the regimen tai band
will escort the Seventh regiment dowr
Spring street to Fifth, thence to the Ar
cade station, where the regiment Will tax
the train for Agricultural park, where the,
will give an exhibition drill. Should thu
soldiers arrive early enough in the da.
to breakfast at the station luncheon will
be served on the fair grounds.
A. General Holiday
All the public schools of the city viii
close al noon today in honor Of the Sew
enth's home coming. One hundred boy
Of the high school will assemble at Rive
station at 0 o'clock this morning TO NEE
and join the escort which will accompan
the returning soldiers from the station o
San Fernando street through the city an
to the Arcade depot.
The normal school will close from 1914
a. m. til l p. m.
The managers of the Burbank theate
have invited the regiment to attend tn
performance of 1.-THE Leading Man" 10
night, and large number of the soldier
is expected to be present. Boxes have bee
reserved for the officers, and the entir
center section Of the house will be held 70
the men. All who present themselves i
uniform will be admitted.
Chaplain Clark of the Seventh has bee
handsomely remembered BY the men Of h!
regiment. He has been made the happ
recipient of a large silver berry bowl an
spoon, gold lined, engraved In the cente
with the following inscription: "To Cap