Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-02
YOUNG VETERANS
COME ON SPECIAL
SAN FRANCISCO TRAIN BRINGS
ONE HUNDRED
Eneampment opens With Trip to SOL
diers' Home This Afternoon and
Dance at Armory Hall
Tonight

Shortly before midnight the special
train carrying delegates to the encamp-
ment of the United Spanish War
Veterans reached Los Angeles from San
Francisco. At various points along the
Southern Pacific delegations were
picked up.
Leaving here at $3.50 p. m. Sunday. p.
c. Mulqueeney and r. E. Dillon Of the
local committee on reception went north
to board the special train and to for
mally welcome the visitors to the Angel
City.
Delegates Number 119
The third annual encampment. of
the Department of California, U. S. w.
", will convene this morning in Ar
mory hall, Eighth and Spring streets.
There will be 119 delegates represent
ing camps from all parts of the
state.
There are twenty-three camps in
California with total membership OF
over 1000.
A special train came in last night,
carrying delegates from all the north
ern camps Many of the delegates from
| southern camps arrived yesterday
Among those who are in the city
are:
Department Commander Charles w.
| Dawson of San Jose; Past Depart
ment Commander Thomas r. O'Neil of
San Francisco, Past Department Com
mander Hugh T. Shines of San Fran
cisco, Departent Inspector B. p. Baker
of Berkeley, Judge Advocate John j.
West Of San Francisco, Surgeon Cen
eral George Fl. Richardson of San Fran
cisco; Chaplain Rev. Father j. P. Nc
Quaide of San Francisco; Junior Vice
Commander T. P. O'Brien of San
Francisco; members of the council of
administration, F. A. Spence of Stock
ton, j. j. Hollywood of Oakland,
Thom.s Costello of San Francisco,
Charles Hughes of Vallejo, o. Rynning
of Oakland, D. A. Smith of San Rafael,
Charles H. Haynes of Preside and
Clifford j. Baker of San Bernardino
From the North
Among those who are here from the
north are; General James H. Nolan
and Major Edwin S. Bean of San
Francisco, George r. Wagner of Berke-
ley, e. G. Bronson of Santa Rosa,
James H. Beardsley and Meredith B.
Chambre of Monterey, Newell Wander
bilt of San Rafael, e. J. Bickford of
San Jose Harry E. Speas, George
mento W. It. Conow of Vallejo, Ed
ward 4. Duncan of San Francisco, C.
E. Adler of YountVille and Charles
Hockins of Martinez.
The southern delegation will caucus
this morning for the selection of a
candidate for the position of depart
| ment commander. The man has been
named by the delegates who are "on,"
but to the delegates from the north
| he remains dark horse.
GAS to the strength that may de-
velop, leave it to the southerners," said
one delegate. "They will be there
when the smoke of the battle clears
| away"
sacramento's Claims
1t is expected that a. good hard fight
will be made for the next encamp-
ment.
At present it looks very much as
though Sacramento would capture the
prize. Harry E. Speas, the delegate
from Camp Ladder of Sacramento,
drove into Los Angeles with a wagon
load of petitions, resolutions and let
ters from all sorts of organizations in
the great Sacramento valley from the
governor to the federated trades coun-
ell of the capital city, and the strength
of his ammunition leaves no doubt in
the minds of the delegates from the
south that he will get what he is
after.
1T is understood that the south will
be solid for Sacramento and that
Woodland, San Jose, Santa Rosa,
| Stockton and Fresno will lend valua-
BILE aid," said a Sacramento spokes-
man.
At Soldiers Home Today
This afternoon at 1 o'clock the dele
gates and friends will go to the beaches
via the Soldiers home by trolley as
guests of Gen. NJ. H. Sherman. Special
cars will leave the Fourth street sta
| ton, stopping first at the Soldiers
| home.
The band of the home will meet the
| visitors and escort them to the assem-
bly, hall, where a few speeches will be
made
| If the weather permits there will be
review of the veterans at the home,
Governor La Grange having acceded to
| this provided the day is not too warm.
| Then the men of the SOS will drill for
the men of the '90s. The grounds will
be inspected and cold collation. will be
served
The party will then go to Santa
Monica and Ocean Park.
When Venice is reached the Italian
band will heal the delegation on it's
| march along the pier and to the audi
torium. Frank Lawton has arranged
for elaborate exercises there.
This evening there will be a ball at
the Los Angeles armory. The floor
committee has arranged that all who
| come will have a royal time the fl Jor
having been specially prepared for
| dancing, An augmented orchestra will