The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 26, 1899, Page 1

Call ~ FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1899. PRICE FIVE CEN ONCE MORE OUR BOYS STEP FOOT ON NATIVE LAND T P e P Y e P P P e e e P P P P P M %'~ MOTHER AND e . 30N AND THE SIRL WHO P e pv g e e e ) i *ki***flfitk*i&k*&fl*ikfL*y’cfikfifil&&*&*,'{*‘hfifi**. * X X LOST HER B BROTHER: 3 e X X X X X X 2 3 X to feel i R T T T L T T e the get close to its own loved ones. Fathers, mothe ters and broth- ers forgot all el cept that their own had come back, and as the swell- n" brought the m acted. The thronging relatives could position an@ the band | not bear to be parted even for a few £ place at the head of the minutes from those who had been so g marched with steady long a . and hysterical rushes were h made by women W except that they the h of the the out toward those ted to feel again ar hand and look again pre = too deecp for who had gone forth to danger and had z eloquent wel- | been returned living and loving. that could| Tears and Kis sobs and nervous of | laughter. hugs and hand-clasps we the vent of feeling, and slowly the column W the portal loving hands awaited it. BREAKFAST AT FERRY DEPOT per where the feast:spread by with the man h that was almost a | npathy of the vast and regulations . while husband and | d in each other's| Heroes all sob ev 3 Surround a Long- ms and their m:]-rd :fvurshr‘:lli lon: Looked-For Meal. e wondering face of the chi 00 BT s o C an: vhat it all meant. | bl .”.’] b )::‘,t; (;(.vé and | Eternal Stews of the Transport il il Forgotten Under Its enforced by stal- | were swept aside while of the khaki was absorbed into | 10ger mass of color, as the mmense throng swarmed into the|] « ard roadway and mingled with the transport dock to the Tiburon ferry Wwho had returned from the | stairs were still manifesting themselves tin the faces of the volunteers and their | happy relatives when the presence of the civil law stepped in to separate the soldier from his hysterical relatives. As fast as the company officers could got thelr men into any sort of forma- tion city bluecoats formed in a double | row to clear a passage for the boys to the breakfast room above, where they 101 Influence. HE emotions crowded into that short march of three blocks fromthe ! Jack! My God, he's hurt.” one fainting woman in a that? The poor mother’s T eelings found vent in that despairing cry, and her unconscious body was borne through the throng which had no time for sentiment other than the selfish one of a struggle to -4 o forget everything | itted to pass within| ©™u M e M M Ry R PR @ GRAND MILITARY ESCORT TO THEIR LAST CAMP mEmmERETmEEERe @k hkk Kk k kk Kk FOR NN RRNN could forget the eternal and infernal “stew, stew, § of the Sherman and make their first “square” meal in many a long ds Festooned with sweet peas, pinked and geraniumed, the returned hero T P P e P P Y P M PR R A PR R e R R e M R W P R P MR FEASTING ON THE GOOD THINGS AT THE FERRY. | ascended two by two to the grand nave, | to be met by still other relatives than those from whom they had been ¢ by brothers and s ed below, ing tide of humanity rolled on toward | sweethearts and wives; to be ki the great depot where heavily laden | hugged and patted again and thumpec groaned in waiting, it to be laurel wreathed and cheered d the surging waves would »ated at table, Mars magnified whelm the stately edifice in their im hundre , and served by All semblance of column svies of pretty girls. Home again? decision tk prec on was lost, and at times it| Well, they should smile! Anything dock, for the brief s if no earthly power could |like it anywhere else in the whole, wide COVE from the bring order out of the chaos which | world? Nit! ess -~ which had d'in the ' street. But gradually| And while those that had ascended < to the throat and tears the excess of emotion exhausted itself, | first were mingling with the happy After the Governor had and slow the long line was re-formed | crowds, and while still others of the | from his pocket a read the and the ste y tramp resumed until | regiment and the batteries were slowly tten' address which had been | the steps 1ing into the grand nave | parting from the throngs below. the the pathos of it all | of:the building were reached. Here |ladies in charge of the breakfast ar- and the smart com- |again were the scenes of the street en- | rangements were putting the finishing tpuches on the longest tables on earth. | There were six of them, three in the north wing and three in the south wing | of the eastern corridor, each five hun- dred feet long. In the central space, connecting with the grand nave through the great raised doorways, were ar- ged at ht angle the office: vited guests. arated from To the rear of these, sep- the eager crowds in the north and south corridors of the great | nave by high grills, was an orchestra. | The tables were artistically decorated. | Cloths of spotless white stretched as | far as the eye could see. Above them were masses of flowers, festooned ever- greens and drooping ferns. Each of fourteen sections, marked by a silken banner lettered to correspond with the Jetter of the company or battery for which it had been set apart, bore in its center an elaborate floral piece rep- | | resenting guns stacked. The table to the east of the center, reserved for Colonel Duboce and other officers, was specially decorated. Hanging on the 3 T P T T P R P P R R P hort tables for | and for the Mayor and in- | Clasped Heart to Heart, Close in the Arms of Their Loved Ones, They Forget Trials and Privations. bicycle ad. | Evelyn Cohn, Mrs. Upright, _wall above was an American shield, the s Bar{i‘fl}. suggestive of a certain | colors picked out in sweet pea blossoms | S8 s Bi‘.‘g‘;fr’f‘;;“&jflicg\'“ rs. | wherein “digestion walits on appetite | and carnations. At the head of the| ard, Mrs. E. H. Kenip, Miss Frisbie, and health on both.” It was worth table itself was an American eagle | Pracht, M Henderson, Miss Stoltz, ) twice the price of admission, once to 5 Lottie Hessler, Miss Birdie Hessler, {above a floral s M | been stretched a white ribbon with the ' Badt, Miss Ryan, Miss Juliet Burke, Miss M. Crogan, Miss | s : 2 2 : UB(‘rlrand, | the joys of a table in civilization and e e sk ek ok ok ke ok ok ke ke ok ok kok Aok ke ok gk ok ok ke ke k ok ok ok ok ok ok ROk X R Kok ok * * = 2 b e P e P M Y P YRm P PR M M e P P P P P M e R | inseription, “You will find us ready. | | The arrangement of napery, glass and china w as teful as could be, and 1 effect was heightened ad- ; the soft morning light Mrs. L. J. McLaughlin, Miss McDermott. All things come to those who wait and a few minutes after 9 o'clock the mess call was sounded by the company buglers and the boys, who were none the I hungry for all the excitement dows facing the bay. To serve the |through which they had just passed, members of each company had been |filed into the banqueting room through assigned, or rather had been selected |the great door at the nortnern end. Laurel wreaths for the glory they had won awaited them at the very thr hold. The ladies of Seven Pines Circle, G. A. R., had fashioned the circlets of bay for their heroes, and a committee composed of Mrs. J. Mary Benley, Mrs. | J. Albert Noble, Mrs. Goodell and Mrs. Julia Duhen, handed them over to the pretty girl relativ to bestow. They did it with a will, many of them Wwith a hug and a kiss, and not a soldier was allowed to pass ‘without his meed of the green aureole of victory. It took less time than it takes to tell to seat each company of soldiers. The great corridor filled up with the flower- covered, brown-clad. men, the daintily clad handmaidens to the young gods of war moved in serried lines, there was a clattering of dishes, a clinking from any number of volunteers, a num. ber of pretty young women, relatives of the soldiers they were so glad to see again. They were on hand even be- | fore the boys had marched on to the | cobbles of East street, making ready | for their coming, and as dearly as they | would have loved to mingle in the | crowd to greet the loved ones they held | their desires in abeyance, comforting themselves with the knowledge that they would soon have them for their very own, for an hour at least, far from the smothering throng. They could hear the hum of the happy voices outside, and they knew their time was coming. The ladies in charge of the various tables wert Company A—Mrs. S. Bert, Miss Dusen- berry, Mr P R e R R e once for the spectators who witnessed the onslaught. There were some late-comers to the What appetites they had! What|seated Mayor Phelan and A. M. La elasticity was displayed by stomachs | rence of the citizens’ executive gom- 1o longer fearful of the “stew” of the | mittee, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Mefrill, Sherman! It was marvelous, even if (Mrs. W. B. Harrington, Congressman and Mrs. Julius Kahn, Judge and Mr: P o Pem e M M M Y M M P N P P PR M P MR M % | Robert Ferral; Mrs. R. R. Mackenzie; T Miss Edie Ames, Miss_Ruth Jackson, Fred Pickering, Miss Miss Minnie Da i Miss Knell, Mrs. Ton e e e Y PR R x ROGRAMM ;;Mrs, J. M. Griffiths, president of the o & 1 > g | Los, A les Red Cross Society; Rev. * . TO-DAY 3 P MME 5 :I“?;namng;z. Rader, Captain ‘;{:t’)lessfl@‘;‘, ¥ 11 a.m. till 1 p. m—Band concerts at Union Square and Columbia Park. % |Coptain James B. Lankershim of Los | 5 5 - > eles, Rev. M. S. vy, Mr. |* 8 p. m—Grand electrical display and parade. Parade moves through the illuminated par- ;11\{;5, S ShhTias) ous By Astes. X ade-way from Van Ness avenue to Market street to the ferry, where the column will Ty TS Tomasend.. the, fatty 00, x swing and countermarch up Market to Montgomery, to California, to Kearny 10 *|J. Radigan, Rabbi Nieto and Miss Har- % g 2 * | riet Levy. X Market, and out Mar}(et to Van Ness avenue. 7 ;1 SR e ¥ 10:30 p. m.—Grand banquet in the ferry depot. % | of Denver, Colo., and Miss Anna J. x % | Garlick, who returned with the volun- R P P R R s P R R -fi--------------..----lflteers, having served as nurses for the boys who were experiencing again | % | through the city. T g P P e e P P P R Pk © | yCompany Bo-Mts. Baird, Mrs. Proul, |, giagses, the jingle of knives and feast, notably Colonel Duboce and | “Company C—Mrs. Hilton, Mrs. Howard, | forks and spoons, smoke curled from a,fh_ax\llam ;“_C:nnhn“nt-h“h” had ';L‘;n d'l’— Annie Switz & PRk F ained outside by the press of people Bl D-Mrs. McCreagh, Miss Del- | :Ezh?::i e Ha of coffee, and | 4 irous of clasping their hands. They | Mi osgrove, Mrs. Gibson. | - | T > ¢ othe mpan, Ars.’ Steele, Mrs. Clark,| How the veterans fell to! How they | got l:mumrx l}: last, m\nl.ulq :;3fnm r O’'Connell.. o] v | members of the regimental s , and | i rged the trenchers and mowed | plompany F—Miss Dell, Miss Moss, Miss Ew‘_neme ields of lettuce. They went|as they went down, to the o cers' | ‘ompany G—Miss Henderson, Miss Spar- | gt the double quick through m,,wtzl‘blo fl“npyl"‘.pm\mu(’]xl; (hx{;\x'?(ltha}l rowe, Miss Anderson. 2 o ishet d attacked | along the line. Notwithstanding their il iee G M Miss | ovsters and the relishes and atta | alone 1 : n e S Company, FEMISS lara Miller, Miss | O¥trs o and the barnyard fricasee [fank hunger gnawed at their vitals as e any I—Miss Son, Miss Huber, Miss | on the run, Walsh's band very [it did at those of the high private, and Byron. ' ies Burgman, Miss Green, | thoughtfully playing at this stage ot |they stretehed their Jepsiuroon e Miss Femple- : the sortie, “Who say dat chicken in dis | Poard with avidity. Company L—Mrs. Kahn, Miss Lezinsky, | crowd?” At the head of the central table were x £ CIVIC PAGEANT : £ TONIGHT ¢ : ENDS RECEPTION £ After Feasting by Relatives and Tributes by a Rejoicing City the Day Ends in a Blaze of Glory. | nearly a year, were at the colonel’s table. | the Californians from the start a | has ministered to them during thei rvice. Every man in the regim: | has a high regard for the little woman | because of her kindness to them wh |in hospital. As the volunteers entered | the breakfast hall they greeted her with handshakes and pleasant words as if they had not seen her for some | time. Although it was their usual ¢ | tom, their greetings attracted atten- | tion to-the n ‘Miss Garlick was attired in a m y dress of the same | material used in the uniforms of the | volunteers. Dr. Beere was the first | woman to be granted permission by | the War Department to go to the Philippines as a nurse. She returned | on the Sherman. | For a full half hour nothing was al- | lowed to interfere with the stocking of | the commissa of the department of | the interior, not even the presence of half a dozen photographers with cameras as big as Krupp guns. One course after another was pursued on the menu card until the boys came, under the heading of dessert, to the word “cheese. Being soldiers, accus- tomed to obeying commands, and hav- | ing no more holes in their belts to let out, they did so. Then from the far end of the cor- ridor came sounds of cheering. “Rah! rah! rah!” The boys of a company seated there were cheering the sisters | and mothers and wives and sweet- | hearts who had waited on them. The idea took like wildfire, and down the long line came a succession of cheers | from the other companies for the r | spective groups of young women who | had feasted them. There is an end to everything, and the breakfast was no | exception to the rule. At a few | minutes past 10 o'clock the last volun- | teer had arisen, fortified for the march The Colorado regi- guests Miss Garlick was with d se. XX NAANN THANK 60D ! YOURE "BACK, ALL SAFE ~Y PR TR T LS LT e e S R R mental band, which had come in dur- \ ;ing the breakfast, played a selection while the boys were again exchanging greetings with their new-found friends | and readjusting their belts to the new | conditions beneath. Miss Preciosa Pracht, whose brother is a member of Company M, First California Volun- teers, was heard on the cornet in a number of patriotic airs, accompanied by the Coloradans. By this time it was half-past 10 o’clock, the hour set for the starting of the triumphal march through the city, and the men, broken up into groups by their friends and relatives, | made their way downstairs, to be | greeted again by waiting crowds, to be kissed and patted, hugged and thumped and pelted with flowers and cheered and cheered again. It needed not the sign of “Welcome” on the ferry front to let them know they were. 'THROUGH THE CITY STREETS T is worth a year of war, worth all the horrors of the trenches, all the sufferings of the hospital, worth death itself, to march up the streets of a city and meet such a welcome as | awaited the boys from across the sea. | No hardship is teo heavy, no waiting too long, if it lead to such a swirl of | wild enthusiasm. It started when the |