Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-04
COL. PICKERING ISSUES
ORDERS FOR WO0DMEN
Long Beach Assembly Ground to
Be Called Camp Mitchell.
Drills Arranged

Edward Pickering, colonel of the
third California regiment of Modern
Woodmen, has issued orders designat-
ing the camp at Long Beach August
to 9, inclusive, as Camp Mitchell.
This is in honor of Major General John
H. Mitchell of Ionia, Mich, comman-
der in chief of this division of the
Woodmen, who will be on the ground,
Colonel Pickering has also issued or
ders for the conduct of affairs of the
camp.
Saturday the various uniformed
teams will report to him at the high
school grounds and be assigned quar-
ters. From that time on they will be
under a semi-military discipline and
act according to orders. There will be
drills aplenty and at o'clock p. m.
the first fegimental dress parade will
be held. Sunday will see another dress
parade, and the foresters will go in a
body TO the special services for Wood
men and Royal Neighbors at the Meth
odist church.
PRACTICE DRILL MONDAY
Monday there will be practice drills,
and in the evening a military ball will
he held in the Majestic dancing pa
vilion. Then on Tuesday will come
prize drills by the various teams of
Modern Woodmen and Royal Neigh
bors. These drills have always at
tracted great interest at the Southern
California LOgrolling association pic
MICS. At the first. in Santa Monica
in 1910, the drill team of Golden State
camp, Los Angeles, was the prize win
ner Hbnors have been divided be-
tween that camp and Pacific camp
quite evenly ever since, the record
showing six victories for Golden State
fnV. Do nff he
outside teams are to be strong con-
tenders for honors and will try to take
the trophy to some other camp. Pasa-
dena and Vernon are very active in
this line.
SIX ENTER FOR MARATHON
The marathon race entries will close
Saturday night with 1. l. Taylor at 43l
South Hill street. So far the entries
include Ed Pellbrough and c. NJ. Dan
iels, Sunset camp; Ed Mathis and w
Z. Hopper, Golden State camp; Max
Bazlen and c. Kinds, Pacific camp,
The start will be from Compton at
o'clock Monday morning, the finish to
be at the entrance to the pier at Long
Beach.
Sunset camp has already entered a
water nolo team, and the game will be
a lively one in the bath house at
o'clock Monday afternoon.
Vernon camp has entered early in
the various events. In addition to in
dividual entries in races and contests
the following team entries have been
made:
Officers relay race-Spengler, Cros-
by. Gillian and Henry.
Camp relay race-Swanson, Tierney,
Burkhart, Rose.
Tug of war-Felton, Kinch, Arant,
Rose. Scott, FELTON,.
Saturday mornin,c the headquarters
tent will be open and ready for busi-
ness at the pier entrance. George w.
Hamlin of Long Beach will be in
charge. At the high school grounds
Colonel Edward Pickering will be in
charge of the forester headquarters,
and the sports committee will also have
a tent.
The reception committee consists OF
NIesdames Ida Chapman, c. S. Brew
ster, E. z. Smith, J. Jewell and NJ. NJ
Ferguson. They will have headquar-
ters at the pier and in the auditorium
to look after the welfare of the Royal
Neighbors and wives and women
friends of Modern Woodmen and 9TH
ers who come to the picnic.
Reports from outside camps indicate
a large attendance.