Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-07
LOGROLLERS OPEN
OUTING At BEACH
Woodmen, Foresters and Royal
NeighborS Begin Eleventh
Annual Gathering
VISITORS AT DRESS PARADE
RegimentaI Service and Military
Features at Sunset on Pro-
gram for Today
VISITORS AT DRESS PARADE

LONG BEACH, Aug. 6.-The
eleventh annual outing under the aus
pices of the Southern California Log
rolling association, including the M. w.
A. and Royal Neighbors, opened today
with the conquest of the city by the
soldierly looking Foresters, who came
in khaki or dress uniform and pitched
their tents by teams on lots at Sixth
street and American avenue. There
arose young city of tents, sheltering
a host of men trained in military drill
and with soldierly bearing.
The camp reminds one of an army
headquarters. There : discipline and
orderliness in everything. The erec-
tion of the tents was a spectacle which
interested large number of people
today. One hundred tents were put up
this afternoon, eighty for the mem
bers of the teams and twenty for the
officers and the hospital. Quarter
master w. P. Rogers of the Twenty
fourth battalion, "A Los Angeles man,
was in charge of the work. The regl-
mental quartermaster, Captain A. Il.
Sawyer, also of Los Angeles, is in gen
eral charge Of the grounds. At the
head of the hospital service is Major
G.. i. Campbell of Pasadena, regimen
tai chief surgeon.
GEN. MITCHELL IN CAMP
The presence of Major General John
H. Mitchell of Ionia Mich, command
erin chief of Modern Woodmen For
esters, at this gathering causes the
Foresters to feel a great pride in their
work. especially in regard to military
conduct and personal courtesy, both
in and out of camp General Mitchell
and Edward Pickering of Pasadena,
colonel of the Third California M. w.
A. Foresters, arrived in Long Beach
late this afternoon.
Fifteen drill teams were represented
on the grounds this afternoon and men
from the others will arrive early to-
morrow The first regimental dress
parade and guard mount were held at
o'clock tonight on Cedar avenue,
west of Pacific park.
The competitive drills between drill
teams and also between the uniformed
teams of the Royal Neighbors, all of
which are to be held Wednesday, will
be among the most important events
of the logrolling. The election of new
officers, the awarding of all prizes
won and big dance will be the clos
ing events of the gathering Wednes-
day night in the Auditorium.
SERVICES FOR REGIMENT
Tomorrow morning at o'clock there
will be regimental service at the camp
conducted by Chaplain ]. P. Burgess
of Los Angeles AT 6 n. m. there will
be another regimental dress parade on
Cedar avenue and at 7:30 special serv-
ices for the lodges will be conducted
at the First Methodist Episcopal
church by the pastor, the Rev. w. A.
Belts.
Mondays program will be one of
sports lasting all day. The Marathon
race, starting at a. M, will begin 1t.
A battalion drill contest, a street pa
rade, exercises of various kinds and
races in the afternoon will follow. An
address in the Auditorium during the
morning exercises by J. o. Davis, ma
tional lecturer, will be a feature of the
program
II. V. Rees, state deputy for Cali
fornia of the Modern Woodmen of
America, will be a guest of the asso-
citation during the logrolling.