Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-31
COMRADES HOLD
BIC CAMPFIRE
O. A. R. VETERANS HEAR SONG
AND STORY
Old Soldiers Make Up Merry Party
at Gathering In Post Hall--Many
witty Speeches Are
Made

Nearly two hundred members Of
Bartlett-Logan post. G., A. r., and
visiting comrades had an old fashioned
warming-up time last night at the post
hall, 517 South Broadway, the camp
fire being a parting social shot at the
year '05.
West jest and song and story, with
good cheer and hearty supper, the
comrades and their friends grew young
as old soldiers will whenever they are
able thus to get together. Sam Kutz
was the inspiring spirit that seemed
70 start the ball of good fellowship roll
ing and NAL j. A. Donnell presided.
The impron1ptu program went through
as IL 1t had been scheduled, and two
minute speeches, interspersed with
music and elocution, made up a fore
runner that sharpened overyone's ap-
petite for supper, after which the real
camp fire features came, which lasted
until q late hour in which many re-
i1ewed old scquaintances and made new
ones.
Capt. G. r.. Rice of Riverside, past de-
partment commander, was given a
hearty greeting, and used his two min
utes to tell some good stories and give
little pleasant advice. He was fol-
lowed by Mai. G. NJ. Fairbanks, who
picked up the story telling where the
captain had left off and spun several
new yet old-fashioned yarns, after
which Comrade Kuts led off with
"Glory, Glory Hallelujah," in which the
entire assembly joined with n hearth
ness that threatened to loosen the
frame work
Give Christmas Presents
The presiding officer, Comrade Don
nell then spoke to the boys and intro
=, Af
Salt Lake and chaplain in the United
States infantry. lie was followed by
Prof. Richard p. Harrison. who re-
cited 'The Black Regiment" and had
the old soldiers applauding for more,
when he gave them Il good yarn that
brought out the Crown City Glee club
to keep the program moving.
Maj. Donnell then explained that as
this was Christmas time the old
soldiers intended to keep in line, and
would therefore distribute a few pres
entS to the most worthy boys, who
Jest before Christmas is good as they
kin be-" The first of these was a bot
tie of the "elixir of life" to be given
to the Michisander, who proved to be
Col Melvin Nudge. The old comrade
made an appropriate acknowledgment,
and brought out the thought that as the
members of the G. A. r. had saved the
nation. so also they had for many
its tremendous advancement and
growth.
JayhaWker Gets BugIe
Mr.. Harrison was then called and
gave two very acceptable recitations.
In distinct words Comrade Donnell then
asked ''the Kansas iawhaker who
tootS his own horn to rise and receive
his Christmas. Loud calls for Charlie
Petrie of Pasadena brought him to the
front. and he was solemnly presented
with toy bugle amid the uproar of the
entire gathering.
Comrade f. W. Stein was then given
a tiny beer receptacle of his own name
and made "a duly gracious acknowledge
ment.
The sword of Bunker HILL" which
had been evolved somewhere from the
leftover stock that st. Nicholas had
neglected to give to some embryotic
soldier, was then announced by the
chairman to be ready for the Oldest
cavalrynan present. Tall, straight and
white-haired Maj. Horace Bell, now of
Berkeley, then arose and claimed the
prize. and made a somewhat feeling
address on the old old times that had
gone by and taken with them so many
of the old comrades. The major is now
past n, and said he had drilled on the
present site of Los Angeles some fifty
years ago. and that there was only one
cO1lTdue OlueT imam he was III the de-
partment. He took his seat amid gem
erous applause and the glee club pro-
ceeded to make everybody "Welcome
as the Flowers in May for which the
assembly seemed passively grateful
Presents Create Mirth
The loving cup went to Comrade
George w. Conart, who was on deck
with twenty Sons of Veterans, and
with a great deal of merriment Com
rade j. II. Jordan. the tenderfoot, had
box of California toy oranges be-
slowed upon him. A gatling gun went
to the comrade who claimed to have
put down the rebellion and a pair of
shoes to the one who had marched the
most and Comrades Able Ousey and
J. Motion won them respectively. There
were several claimants for the time
piece given TO the comrade who had
carried off the most wounded and held