The San Francisco call., 1899-09-21
RECEIVED THEIR EOYS.
Entertainment for the Men
VINO Enlisted From ST.
JOseph's Parish.

There was a complimentary reception
to the members of the two California vol
unteer commands at st. Joseph's Hall
last evening The reception was in honor
of those members of the regiment and
the artillery battalion who are members
of the parish of st. Joseph, but there
was no limit to the soldiers who were
blue was welcome and every one of the
men who came was made to feel him
self so.
A most interesting and entertaining
progra mme had been prepared, and when
it opened there was not a vacant seat
in the hall On the platform were some
of the prominent people of the parish and
several of the officers of the regiment,
and through the audience the bluecoats
were scattered from stage to doorway.
The feature of the programme was an
address by Father McKinnon, the chap
lain OF the First, who wove into sim
pie tale of the life of the men. in the
islands a good deal of information about
affairs down there. What the soldier
needs, he SAID, is not criticism but sup
port; he needs the encouragement OF MS
people at home; he needs more evidences
of patriotism and less fault finding. 1t
is easy to tell how to run things down
there, he said, but 1t Is not so easy to go
down and run them, and in that con-
nection he paid a compliment to General
Otis, who, he said, is as prudent and
hard working d man as there Is In the
army
In speaking of the people Father Nc
Kinnon said there are eighteen tribes. all
favorably disposed toward the United
States except the Tagallos The Tagal-
los, he said, are tTeacherouS, and as an
instance of their treaChery he told how
they once went into the northern part
of the island and inviting all the tribes
in the vicinity to meet them they asked
who was in favor of peace. vote. was
taken and great many declared them
selves for peace, and the next day the
Tagallos sought them out and killed them
all. The war will last, he said, until there
are troops enough in the islands to pro-
tect those who are kept from showing
their allegiance TO this country through
fear of the Tagallos. When they are pro-
then the Tagallos will be left alone and
cannot hold out. There are $4,000 of them
armed with modern arms.
Father McKinnon spoke enthusiastically
of the work of the men from California
and he praised the work of General
Smith particularly his government OF
Negros.
stage he was. given an ovation that few
men can claim. Everyone rose and every
one shouted, and for some minutes there
was no stopping the storm. His remarks
throughout were greeted with bursts of
applause. particularly the personal incl
dents he told of and The deeds of bravery
he described.
The audience vas NeiCoHtu ny dtHer
Scanlan, pastor of St. Joseph's church.
The reception was under the auspices of
the ST Vincent de Paul Society of the
parish The programme in full was as
follows:
instrumental quartet, stars and Stripes
(Sousa) T.. Finn violin: II. Hay piano; c.
King, banjo; T. Mcmahon accordi0n; nsrodue-
Vincent de Paul Society: address of welcome,
Rev Father seaman pastor OF st. Josephs
Church: ballad. Miss Lottie Crawford; cornet
Solo Il ,et Me Like a Soldier Fall' (Wallace),
James O'Connor; address. Hon. James d. Phe
Ian. Mayor of San Francisco; instrumental
quartet, "Whistling Rufus humorous selec-
tons. W J. Hynes; Knickerbocker male quar-
tet Kentucky Babe (GeibeD Herbert VIII
liai1s first tenor; c. NJ. Elliot, second tenor; ID.
h. Crane first bass: l.. A Larsen. second bass;
bugie calls. principal musician. Sergeant Julian
Nj Altken First California United States Vol
unteer Infantry; address. "On the Firing
Line Rev. Father McKinnon. chaplain First
california United States Volunteer Infantry;
coHtrato solo. Miss Adene Bircher; singing
comedians. Kelly and Marlowe.