The San Francisco call., 1910-07-25
CANVAS CITY FALLS
AS Cannon ROARS
Young Soldiers Strike Tents at
Camp O'ConneIl After At
tending Church Service
Colonel James Powers Praises
Work OF Battalion on Return
ing to Headquarters

Fresh from a strenuous week of
army field discipline at Camp O'Con
nell, Santa Cruz. with faces sunburned
and tanned, the 200 members of the
League of the Cross Cadets returned
from their annual summer encamp-
ment last night.
The cadets were attired in their
campaign khaki uniforms, dust be-
grimed and stained by the hard usage
of active service in the Santa Cruz
mountains. Though tired and sleepy
from the days journey, the young SOL
diers were jubilant over the success
of the military outing.
The League of the Cross special
train of four coaches pulled into the
Third and Townsend streets depot and
the battalion, led by the regimental
band, marched along Third street to
Market. thence to Golden Gate avenue
and Van Ness avenue and the bat
TALON headquarters at Ellis street.
CROWDS THRONG CAMP
Crowds of visitors began to throng
the vicinity of Camp OConnell at an
for departure. Captain Milo Kent, the
officer of the day, allowed the cadets
a resting spell early in the morning.
After breakfast the regiment
marched to Holy Cross church to at
tend special services. Rev. Father
Conneally said mass. owing to unfor-
seen circumstances the customary
mass at camp was not held.
Striking camp" was one of the fea-
daU AT he
bugle call the cadets took their
places at their tent entrances. The
battalion cannon was then fired. Be
fore the detonation had stopped echo
Ing the white canvas city was razed
and the regimental colors were low
cred from the towering Flagstaff.
At the station crowds of pretty
girls gathered to bid the departing SOL
diers goodby. The regiment lined UP
on the side of the special and the
band played Goodnight, Ladies'
Three cheers were then given for
Santa Cruz, the chamber of commerce
and the Santa Cruz girls" There
was then a rousing demonstration in
answer to: Three cheers and a tiger
for The San Francisco Call
RAIDERS PUT UNDER GUARD
There was considerable excitement
in camp Saturday night. The guard
details had been so Vigilant during the
week that they put many in the guard
house. Fifty cadets assembled by pre-
arranged plans for a sudden rush after
They formed in marching
order and stealthi1y advanced on the
camp
Colonel James Powers and Captain
Milo Kent surprised the providers in
the midst of their final consultation
With splendid discipline the cadets
Obeyed the command to halt and the
leaders spent the night in the guard
house.
Captain Frank Grimley of Company
L was good naturedly hustled by the
members of his company on the home
ward trip.
Among the visitors at Camp OCon-
1ell yesterday from San Francisco
we're: Assistant United States District |
Attorney BENJAMIN L. Mckinley; Cap
ain II. r. Casey, coast artillery. u |
). A.; Captain Mund, light artillery, T. |
5. A; Judge e. p Mogan, DR.. C.. j. |
Mogan, Coroner William Walsh Harry
Mahoney, II. a. Van G.. Torchanas of |
he Santa Cruz chamber of commerce, |
md Miss Florence Smedley
Colonel James Powers said that he |
vas pleased with the work accom- |
olished by the cadets al Camp O'Con-
lell. He declared that the week had |
oeen spent profitably and that the mill |
airy training and instruction re-
,eived would stand the cadets in good |
stead.