Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-08-14
SAN DIEGO DAY
The Celebration Of It With P0mp
Yesterday.

Coronado. Aug. IL. Especial CORE
spondence to The Republican)-San
Diego Day is to be observed in that
city on Thursday. On that day the
Seventh regiment will visit the place,
and will parade through the principal
streets. at 2:30 p. IN. band concert
will be given on the plaza.
The commissioned officers of the
Seventh regiment were the guests of
Colonel Wedges and Major Rolfe at
Fort Rosecrans on Monday afternoon.
In the evening Col. Berry entertained
very pleasantly Commander Fox and
Lieutenant Commander Brown of the
training ship Adams, as we'll as Col.
Vodges and Major Rolfe.
Capt. H. E. Mitchell. of Company M,
was on Monday evening the recipient
OF a fine sword from members of the
company, the presentation speech being
made by Lieutenant Bloom, who in
we'll chosen words set forth the esteem
he is held by his command. Speeches
on the occasion were made by Col.
Wedges. Capt. Fox, Maj. Rolfe and
Lieut.. Col. K. V. Dodge.
The Daily Grind has been merged
for the time being with the Tent City
cock.
feature of ay'sprogramme
was the silhouette target practice by
the Third battalion, composed of COM
panies G of Redlands. NJ of Riverside.
y of Pomona. K of San Bernardnio.
Following are the results: Company
G. Capt. Highly. with thirty-seven
men participating. los hits. 1913 points;
an average of 10 1881. COM, Capt. H.
E. Mitchell, fifty-three men participant
ing. 1G1 hits, GIG points; an average OF
II 1888 Co. d, Pomona, Capt. w. w.
Midgley, forty-five men participating.
1T2 hits, 637 points; an average of
IA I45. Co. K, San Bernardino. thirty
| three men participating. IA? hits, $40
points; an average of 1G 21-33.
The dress parade on Monday after
noon was comDlimented by army and
navy officers present, and today the
various eVolutionS We're still better
than yesterday. The parade every at
ternoon is witnessed by several hun
dred tourists.
| The wall-scaling exhibition on We'd
| nesday afternoon by artillery men at
| Font Rosecrans is being looked forward
to with much interest
Capt. Mitchell is receiving much
praise because of his strong military
predictions. and soldierly bearing.
| o. n. Phelps of the Signal Corps, U.
| s A. has returned from 1nur years
stay in the Philippines. and was a Wis
iror in camp on Monday
TENT CITY.
A combination concert by the Tent
| City band and the Seventh regiment
band is to be given tomorrow evenin =.
| On Friday evening an orchestra con-
cert of sixteen pieces will be given
! the selections all being from Frencl,
composers.
A large excursion will b, here on the
| 18th from Clifton. Arizona, fully SOC
being expected.
The Southern Pacific is taking great
| interest in Coronado this year. and is
encourag ing traffic this way over its
lines by offering exceedingly low rates
| during the heated season.
A capitalist from the north visiting
here has this to say regarding Corona
do Tent City, Il have visited several
watering places in California and else
where, and find none where the cont
| bined conditions are so favorable The
climate is simply unappf oac!lable. and
gent conception of what Il summer re-
sort should be as here. Cleanliness is
q conspicuous feature, and he attrac-
tions outnumber mora than the most
active competitor can bcas:. Tent life
hoe is far more comforta bic and al
tractive than the average hotel. 1 pre-
dict a great future for Tent City, ;nI
I believe Coronado Is but in the dawn
of thriving city and tourist watering
place. The genius who brings out Ten
City to its full possibilities will be 6
fine one
Co. Il, of the San Diego barracks, viii
give tomorrow evening at the hotel {
dance complimentary to the Seventh
regiment.
Phoenix. Arizona, is we'll represented
there being no week in which there ar,
rot several arrivals. NJ. B. Anderson
of that place being the latest arrival
The company has now in use seVcra
electric auto machines for side trips
and they are fine specimens of mechan
zeal art.