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MONTANA'S STALWARTS ARRIVE.
r
A Busy Day Among
Followers of Fife
and Drum. .
General M. P. Miller, Com
manding Harbor Defenses,
Ordered to Manila.
General Merritt rested a little
while yesterday, but the work of or
ganizing the second Manila expedi- I
tion did not pause. General E. S.
Otis kept straight ahead at the job
and at a late hour last night was
pondering over army returns at the
headquarters in the Phelan building.
W: is regarded now as settled that
General Merritt will take to Manila
on the next expedition the squadron
of the Fourth United States Cavalry
now at the Presidio and the Eigh
teenth and Twenty-third United
States Infantry regiments, due in
San Francisco to-day. The troopers
of the Fourth Cavalry will probably
leave their horses here and get
mounts at Manila. Assurance has
been given that the Seventn Califor
nia Volunteers will go with the next
expedition.
The work of getting the fleet in
shape to receive the troops gains
come impetus under General Merritt't;
direction. The steamship China is
hastily discharging cargo in order
to join the neet without delay. The
Zealandia will be the first ship ready,
as the work of preparation on that
vessel is w.ll advanced. The Colon
will not be far behind the Zealandia.
At lost accounts the Centennial and
Ohio were on the Sound.
Five trains of the Southern Pa
cific bringing 1210 men of the
Eighteenth and Twenty-third United
States Infantry regiments will arrive
to-day at noon. T.ie Southern Pacific
figures that the two battalions from
.North Dakota will arrive here to
morrow. The South Dakota regi
ment is booked to arrive- early in the
vreek, but no date is given.
Jolonel Marcus P. Miller. Third Unit
f I States Artillery, who was recently
raced in command of th ? defenses of
Ban Francisco harbor by order of Gen
eral Merriam, was da^ before yester
day appointed by the President briga
dier general of volunteers. Yesterday
General Miller received orders by wire
ip 'in the Secretary of War directing
him to report to Major General Merritt.
It is clear now that General Merritt is
point? to assign to duty with the second
Philippine' expedition as many regular
officers and so! li^rs as can be spared
from this country. General Miller is
if the ablest officers' in the United
States army. His record for bravery
and judgment on the field of battle is
unsurpassed, and this fact is well un
derstood by General Merritt, as the
two officers were near to each other in
the closing campaign of the Civil War.
house at the Presidio in which
ral Miller dwells may hereafter be
known at the post as the "House of
Brigadiers." Colonel S. B. M. Foung,
Fourth United States Cavalry, lived
there a short time before he was pro
•d to the grade of brigadier gen
eral. His successor on the premises,
Colon,d K. B. Wllllston, Third Artil
lery, lived in the house but a little
while before he received his star. Lieu
tenant Colonel Wallace F. Randolph.
Third United States Artillery, cainc to
the house from Fort Riloy. Kansas,
passed part of one night and the whole
ne day under its roof, and shortly
after was appointed brigadier -
of volunteers. When Randolph went
east Colonel Miller, who had not the
Slightest idea of further promotion on
this sphere, came over from Ansel Isl
and and established himself in the
house that Randolph had just vacated.
*r Now a 6tar falls on Miller. It is sug
gested in civil circles that General
Dickinson should apply to the post
commander at the Presidio fur the
privilege of sleeping one night in that
lucky house.
Major David 11. Kinzie. Third United
States Artillery, will succeed General
Miller In command of the artillery de
fenses of this harbur. The command
embraces the batteries at Fort Point,
mortars, dynamite guns, twelve and
ten inch breech-loading rifles and ;Uho
the high-power guns at Lime Point and
the batteries of AJcatraz. The rapid
fire guns controlling the mine fields of
the bay also come under the supervi
eion of the commander of the artillery
defenses.
The following order was yesterday is
sued by General Merria.ni. command-
Ing the department of California:
Major William W. McCammon, assistant ad
jutant seneral. [Tnlted States Volunteers, la
relieved from further duty at IheM head
quarters. In or,der to enable him to report t><
Major General 15. S. Otln for assignment to
duty under telegraphic inMnicllOiia Irum the
■\\"a.r Department of the 2:td instant. ?
The O. & O. steamship Doric, which
sailed for the Orient yesterday, will put
in at Honolulu, and there overtake' the
licet of the rh-st Manila expedition
which sailed from this port last Wed
nesday. Three large bundles of The
Call of Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of this week were placed in the hands
of ihe Doric's purser, and the papers
will be distributed, one of each d<it<>. to
every mnn aboard the Peking. Austra
lia and City of Sydney. Therefore the
officers and enlisted men of the Four
teenth United States Infantry and the
California and Oregon volunteers ac
companying the expedition will have
the privilege of rending the elaborate
report of the great "send off" which the
expedition received in the bay <if San
Francisco, and also the news of the
world for two days later. The Call
was the only San Francisco newspaper
with which the Doric was supplied.
The number of troops furnished by
CaJlfornia under the first call, together
(with the number asked for under the
Vecond call of the President, wiM en
title this State to two brigadier-gen
erals. It is paid that Eugene P. Mur
phy of San Francisco : stands a■ v fair
chance of getting a commission of this
Krade. He is . a well-known citizen, - a
man of character and ability and a j
West Point graduate of distinction. He
graduated from the Military Academy
in the class of 1867 and served in the
army, chiefly in the Second United
States Artillery, until 1872, when he re
signed to follow civil pursuits. He
served in California, Alaska, Washing
ton and Arizona. Among his compan
ions of the regular service in the field
were Governor Lord of Oregon and Dr.
George Chismore of this city.
At the first signal of the present war
Mr. Murphy tendered nis services to
the War Department and his applica
tion for service is now on file In Wash
ington. During his career as an army
officer he received the highest com
mendation from his superior officers.
The United States naval rendezvous,
No. 10 California street, will be open
to-day and to-morrow, enlisting a gang
of Naval Reserves for the Mohican.
The Navy Department is In a hurry to
put this vessel on some kind of special
duty.
CAMP RICHMOND.
All the Troops Abundantly Sup-
piled With Wholesome
Rations.
Brigadler-General 11. G. Otis of Los An
geles, who has just received his appoint
ment from President MeKinley, visited
Cnmp Richmond yesterday and made an
informal call upon Colonel Berry. The
general inspected the Seventh's camp and
visited the others. His visit had no sig
nificance, and Colonel Berry stated that
military matters were not discussed.
Captain Mallory of General Otis' staff
was busy yesterday inspecting the ord
nance of the various commands; Major
! Moore also accompanied him. He was
-out for the purpose of supervisir.gr the
erection of the field hospital, which is in
course of construction.
General E. S. Otis 1 headquarters have
been erected, and he will probably assume
chnrsre ti -morrow, bu* rono of the officer?
j seems to have any definite idea of the
exact day v.iien ... u..i esiabuaii himseil
! in ni.j new '«nmian«l.
Colonel Little of the Twentieth Kansas
is (icieriniii. lua command .snail have a
band. He made the necessary requisi
tions for instruments, but these'were dis
approved by the Government, so Colonel
Little wired the Mayors of the different
Kansas towns from which the regiment
comes asking for donations with which to
buy instruments. The replies were quick
and numerous, and so far the following
amounts have been received: Minneapolis
$20, Abilene $40. Paola $50, Fort Scott $90
Lawrence $150. Salina $50. Ottawa $100*
The generous response of the citizens of
Kansas is greatly appreciated by the regi
ment. " '
The Thirteenth Minnesota received a lot
of clothing supplies yesterday, and the
First Wyoming Battalion was issued ten
days emergency rations.
The band of the First Colorado will give
a concert at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
Minnesota regiment gave a regimental
parade on Point Lobos avenue yesterday
afternoon. The recruiting of the Four
teenth Infantry continues quite lively
and Lieutenant Hunt is getting in men as
fast as he can have them examined.
The colonels of the variqus commands
are highly indignant over the published
report that the men of Camp Richmond
are starving. Many of t»-3 men are sick
from being overfed; in r.ict, they cannot
eat that which is given them, so numer
ous are the donations that are daily re
ceived. In addition to what is given the
soldiers by the people, they are abundant
ly supplied with wholesome rations. by the
Government.
The condition of Private Sharpe of Com
pany H, Seventh Regiment, who is ill in
the French Hospital with pneumonia, re
mains unchanged. A private from Com
pany E was taken to the hospital yester
day. He is ill with meningitis.
Under the President's call for additional
troops, it seems to be the opinion of offi
cers that instead of forming new regi
ments, the present ones will be enlarged,
that is. that the additional quota fr-.m
each State will be absorbed by the pres
ent organizations. This will mean an in
crease in each company of twenty-live
" mcn ' .
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IHE HAWbEKb DEL.iVEI-.ED
The Great Ropes That Will
Tow the Monterey to Manila
Completed.
The twelve-inch Manila hawsers that
are to be used to tow the monitor Mon
terey to the Philippines were delivered to
the commandant of the navy-yard yester
day. The prompt delivery of the great
ropes to the Navy Department was some
what of a surprise to the officers of the
yard, as they were of the opinion that
there was no factory on the Pacific Coast
that was capable of turning out such
hawsers on such short notice. On Thurs
day forenoon the otllceis of the navy
yard, after it was determined to send the
Monterey to Manila, began to arrange for
the towing of the vessel part of the way
to tli© port Dewey had succeeded in
clearing of Spaniards. Large and specially
made hawsers were required. By noon
of that day tiie Tubbs Cordage Company
was asked if such work could be done on
the coast and what time would be re
quired to fill the order. With the inquiry
was a special request to the effect that it
would be a great favor if the hawsers
could be completed by Monday night.
Half an hour later .111 answer was given
stating that the work could be done on
tiie coast and that the hawsers couid be
delivered by 4 o'clock on Saturday. At 2
o'clock on Thursday the order was given
fur the hawsers, and yesterday afternoon
they were delivered. The great ctane at
i.be navy-yaid 111 ted them trom the deck
Dt the tug Reliance a few minutes before
( o'clock, and as they swung onto the dock
the sailors and marines of the few ves
sels at the yard cheered the manufactur
ers again and again for the prompt re
sponse, to Iho emergency order uuring
these war times.
'Jhe delivery of the hawsers was made
the occasion of an excursion by the em
p.'oyes of the Tubbs Cordage Company.
I'he factory was dosed for the day, and
three tuga were employed to take them
all to the navy-yard and cheer at the
lelivcry of the great ropes that grew out
• t the work of their hands. Each of tiie
three great hawsers measured 1200 feet
11 length, and the weight of each of them
was 5200 pounds. All three of them were
loaded en tiie Reliance, and the Sea
jueen and Sea King carried most of the
employes of the factory. Most of the of
lcers and invited friends of the company
ivent on the Reliance, and all three tugs
aero, gayly dressed for the occasion.
The officers at the navy-yard
slace great faith in the Manila hawsers
'or towing purposes manufactured by the
rubbs Cordage Company. In tests they
lave proved to be superior to anything
he navy has yet been able to secure, and
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1898.
there was much enthusiasm shown at the
prompt delivery of the order.
Among those In the excursion party
were: A. C. Tubbs, president of the com
pany; Charles \Y. Kellogg, secretary; W.
B. Tubbs, Lieutenant J. Oyster, A. N.
Peach. W. S. Spinney, William Anderson,
Captain C. Chiuenden. J. Niederost, John
Phelps, John Campbell. Edward Kverett,
H. F. Fortmann, W. D. Bradford. Greg
ory- Hart, B. C. Hawes, John Fulton,
Walter Scharetg and Charles Zahn.
BIG BATCH OF GENERALS.
Deserving Men Who Will
Wear Flannel Abdominal
Bands.
One of the biggest batches of brigadier
generals ever created in one day was sent
to the Senate Friday by the President.
The list embraces many of the deserving,
some of the undeserving and a few of the
useless. It will be noted with special
gratification in the United States army
circles that Marcus P. Miller, colonel of
the Third Artillery- and the officer in
charge of the artillery defenses of San
Francisco harbor, is in the list. A more
deserving promotion could not have been
made. Lieutenant-Colonel Wallace F.
Randolph, Third Artillery, a gallant and
deserving officer of renown, Is also em
braced in the list.
Every new brigadier who Is destined for
service In the Philippine Islands will
doubtless wear the nannel cholera belt
around his ample abdomen. Word lias
b( en passed along the line that the belt
is a good thing for the tropics. Lieutenant
Strother of the regular infantry, who was
recently promoted to major and engineer
officer of volunteers, is said to be a con
vert to the flannel belt. It is suspected
that Major-General Merritt 's advice to
mothers and fathers of volunteers that
their sons in the service should obey
army commands afcd wear the flannel
cloth was given to the press by Lieu-
I Strother in the absence of any
definite military Intelligence. It is a very
clever tactician who can lure a newspaper
man in the quest of news into the accept
ance of a glowing description of a cholera
belt. A man with a genius for this kind
of business ought to be very acceptable
at tin- headquarters of the department of
the Pacific.
A retired colonel of the British army,
who served many years in India, has been
telling Major Edward Field, U. S. A_,
that no soidier should thlnlc of going to
Manila without a cholera belt. Kvery
day for weeks the colonel went to Major
Field's office in the Phelan building to
explain just how the belt should be
made and worn and where the material
could be procured in Calcutta. Of course
International law may construe flannel
for belting brigadiers as contraband of
war. and in that event the material could
not be obtained in a neutral port. Major
Field has all thia information In writing.
and would no doubt supply it on demand
to Major General Merrltt or Lieutenant
Strother. When Major Field was not
in his office the British colonel committed
the injunctions to writing, hence* the ma
jor is in possession of the original manu
script on this important subject.
With duo regard to the military wis
dom of Major General Merritt and the
aggregated military lore of all the newly
h;i tolled brigadiers It may be contended
that our troops for Manila catinot con
form to all the injunctions for the preser
vation of health in the tropical Orient.
The Tiritish colonel tells Major Field that
no soldier can stand exposure to the sun
Tf the Philippines without an umbrella.
He also declares that the ordinary Amer
[ca-n tent would ho useless at Manila, as
'ho sun's heat would instantly go through
It This being the case the men should be
provided with huts and umbrellas. More
iver, Major Field is informed that the
■;o!dior must wear n long strip of thin
nusliii around the waist to prevent the
cartridge belt from chafiing the skin.
A little reflection must convince one
hat it is impossible to take along every
hing absolutely needed to promote rom
'ort In the tropics, hence there should be
m agreement to take only the absolutely
leceasary articles. The best authorities
iftroo that thf* cholera belt holds thehlgh
•st place In the emergency list. The Call's
nformation is that the British colonel
)lncos it first in his ideal requisition.
A cork helmet is another article that is
;a!<l to be requisite for field service in the
Philippines. Major Field was inform". l
hat the real thing In this line could be
>rocured in Calcutta, but this again
>rin:-s up the question of contraband
foof'-. Is a cork hat contraband of war?
Pliat is a question that General Merritt
nay have to refer to his Judge-Advocate,
t was Major Field's judgment that the
British colonel's cork helmet, constructed
md braced as the sample shown at the
building, was not to be compared
vith the light straw hat of American
nanufacturo.
There is a great deal of merit in the
iropositlon that troops should obey the In
unction of the Sanitary Corps and never
;o across the street witnout the flannel
>elt. There was some sagacity, too, in
be manner in which the Examiner was
ed Into ambush and persuaded to pub
"CLOSE ORDER AT ThjE COLORS!"
SCENE AT THE FIRING DRILL ON THE RESERVATION.
llph as an interview with Major-General
Merritt an elaborate commendation of the
flannel belt.
GENER\LS COiNSULT.
The Work of Outfitting the Sec-
ond Manila Expedition to Be
VjqoPotisly Pushed.
Major-General Wesley Merrltt spent the
i greater part of yesterday In consultation
with Brigadier-General Klwel] S. Otis,
I who is to command the second Manila ex
pedition. The plans of the expedition
were thoroughly discussed and the neces
i sary work was mapped out. There Is a
great deal to be done in the way of equip
ping the volunteers, who, above all
things, need a large quantity of proper
clothing, and many of them must be sup
; plied with arms. The worK of equipment
will In itself take considerable time, and
hence the date o. the palling of the trans
ports cannot as yet be definitely fixed.
It Is safe to say, however, that the ex
: pedition will not be ready to sail in less
A CHANGE IN COMMAND.
From a Photograph by Taber.
Captain C. L Hooper, Who Will Take Charge ol
Admiral Deweu's Dispatch Boat,
Captain C. 1,. Ilcoper of the revenue ciitter service and for the past two
years superintendent of construction and repair for the service at this port has
been detached from his present duty and ordered to proceed to Manila and as
sume command of Admiral Dcwey's dispatch-boat, tlie McCulloch.
Captain Hooper is one of the young officers of the service and stands near
the top of his grade. He was appointed an acting third lieutenant In the rev
enue cutter service in ISC4 from the Stale of California, and commissioned a
third lieutenant in ISi;g, promoted to second lieutenant 1868, and to the grade of
first lieutenant in IS7O. Ho was made a captain in IS7O, and has been on duty
continuously on the Pacific Coast for the past twenty-five years.
He has commanded all of the cuttws of the Pacific station, and at one time
spent seven years on the Corwin, which vessel he considers the ablest in the
fleet. For the past two years, in addition to other duties on shore, he has had
command of the entire Bering Sea fie&t. Upon the outbreak of the war with
Spain Captain Hooper was one of the first to apply for active duty afloat, choos
ing for his command the McCulloch. He will sail with the second expedition
for the Philippines, taking with him twenty extra men from the naval force here
for service. Captain Hodgson of the McCulloch, the present captain, having
exceeded the ace limit of command, will proceed to San Francisco upon the a^
rival of hU relief.
I than ten days. Meantime, the troops are
becoming accustomed to camp life and
military discipline, and are being thor
oughly drilled and otherwise put into good
condition for an active campaign in the
Philippines. Up to date there have been
| live troop transport steamers secured— the
China, the Zealandia, the Colon, the Cen
tennial and the Ohio. The collier Peter
Jebsen (now called the Brutus) may be
able to carry about 300 troops. In addition
lon iled. The work of getting these vessels
| In condition and loading them with sup
! plus will be pushed with the utmost
| vigor, the intention being to have them
: all ready for sailing by the time the vol
j unteers are completely outfitted. l*p to
i the present time the purchase and char
! tering of transports has been done by tha
', Navy Department, but It is intimated that
hereafter this business will be attended
| to by the War Department.
Brigadier Elwell Otis, owing to the rush
i of business Incident upon the arrival of
! Major-General Merritt. was unable to
move his headquarters from the Phelan
! building to Camp Richmond yesterday,
but expects to make the move not later
I than Monday. The quarters for himself
and staff at Camp Richmond are about
completed for their reception. The com
modious-tents are well equipped with fur
niture and conveniences, including tele
phone and telegraphic connections. It is
the desire of General Otis to be located
at the camp as soon as possible, so that
he can inaugurate a strict military disci
pline and have all the troops destined for
the Philippines thoroughly instructed in
their duties.
colonel j. B. Babcock, who arrived on
Friday evening from Florida, yesterday
entered upon the discharge of his duties
as adjutant general on General Merritt's
staff. He is well known in San Francisco,
having served for a long time as adjutant
on the staff of General Shafter, who had
command of the Department of Cali
fornia.
Major E. H. Crowder, who also came j
from the East, will be the judge advocate I
and Colonel Charles McClure will be the
chief paymaster of the expedition.
CALIFORNIA'S QUOTA.
A Ret'Ter Puzzling Telegram
Received by Governor Budd
From Secretary of War.
Governor luidd yesterday received a
dispatch from the Secretary of War stat
ing that it Is estimated that It will require
1076 men to bring the California organiza
tions already mustered in up to the maxi
mum strength, and asking If that num
ber of volunteers could be furnished.
Adjutant-General Barrett, to whom the
telegram was referred, replied in tne af
firmative, adding that many more could
be supplied and that they could be fully
equlpped nnd uniformed at once.
Under the second call for volunteers the
quota of California was figured out to be
1942 men. The call, therefore, for 1076 is
somewhat puzzling. Tt may mean that
the balance of the 1!>-S2 will be required,
after the 1076 have been disposod of In
bringing up the various companies from
84 to 103 men, although to do this it Is
fipured out thnt it will only take 808. Cap
tain Carrlngton, the mustering officer, ha«
sworn into the service j339 men up to the
present time.
Adjutant-Genera! Darrett In a later dis
patch to the Secretory of War assured
that official that California could at once
furnish seventeen roippatiles of infantry
and three troops of cavalry, and that ail
were anxious for active service.
WASHINGTON SOLDIERS-
Have Received a Full Supply
of Clothing and Equipage.
Arms To-Morrow.
The Washington volunteers at the Fon
tana barracks have received their full
supply of clothing and equipage, and they
expect to be furnished to-morrow with
rifles and ordnance 6tores from Benicla
arsenal. This prompt equipment Is taken
by the men to mean that they are to be
sent to the Philippines at an early day.
wnlch will be a most pleasing thing, as
; they are all anxious to co.
The forty-five men of Company O who
' were made sick by eating deviled ham
| sandwiches have nearly all recovered.
j They received every possible attention
j from the ladles of the Red Cross Society,
who furnished trained nurses to attend
them, and provided them with an abund
ance of delicacies, for all of which the
volunteers are very thankful.
This morning the officers of the com
mand, with their wires and lady friends.
! will take a yacht ride about the bay.
The command lias been ordered to re
! port at the Memorial day parade to-mor
row.
It Is expected that Colonel Wholly and
the regimental headquarters now at Van
couver. Wash., will soon be ordered to
Fontana barracks to join the two battal
ions now there.
TROOPS AT THE PRESIDIO
Flag Presentation—Court-Mar
tial at Fontnnß Bar
racks. .
Yesterday afternoon an elegant stand
of colors was presented to the First Bat
tery of the California Volunteers, stationed
at the Presidio and in command of Lieu
tenant Herbert Choynski, who was for
merly a member of Governor Budd's
staff. The presentation speech was made
In a most felicitous and patriotic manner
Hoitt's School.
Hoitt'B School, at Burlingame. still
maintains Its position in the front
ranks of the preparatory schools on the
Pacific Coast. It has Just closed the
most successful year in Its history, and
graduated ten young gentlemen. No
where are boys better taught or better
cared for In every respect.
! by Judge J. C. B. Hebbard in behalf ot
the donors, Paul OestJng, Rudolph Flsch
beck, Charles Newman, Edward M. Gra
ney, SI Green, Charles Green. Charles F.
.BeVg, Fred H. Bushnell. James W. Coff
roth, Judge Hebbard, R. Hermansou,
Thomas H. Williams, R. E. Miller, Ed
ward F. Clem, L. M. Hoeffler, A. C. Freese
and J. D. Sullivan, all of whom are the
warm personal friends of Lieutenant
Choynski. . _
A board of officers, consisting of Cap
tain James O'Hara, Captain Benjamin H.
Randolph and First Lieutenant George
F. Bartlett, all of the Third Artillery,
has been appointed by General Merriam
to meet at the camp near Fort Wlnfleld
Scott, at the call of its president, to revise
the general rules and manuals prepared
by the board of officers convened by spe
cial order No. 156.
There will be a general court martial
at the Fontana Barracks, occupied by the
Washington volunteers, next Thursday
morning at 11 o'clock, for the trial of such
prisoner? as may' be brought before It.
The court will be conducted by Major J.
J. Weisenberg, with W. V. Rinehart as ;
iiirige advocate. No serious offenses are ■
"known to have been committed by any I
of the Washington volunteers, and In all
probability the few violators of the mili
tary laws will be let down easy with a
reprimand.
The Sixth California Volunteers, in
camp at the Presidio, have now been
fully supplied with blouses, shoes and
leggings, but as yet they have received,
no hate, and they are in immediate need
of trousers. However, they are being '
equipped as rapidly as circumstances will
permit. They are anxious to receive or- j
ders as to their destination and duties,
and while not expecting to go to the
Philippines on the second expedition, they
hope to be ordered there eventually. There
is some sickness in this command, the
most serious cruses being caused by -pneu
monia. Private Hoffman, of Company D.
who has been very ill with pneumonia, is
slowly recovering, but will be confined to
the hospital for several weeks. Private
Roberts, of Company G. is also a victim
01 this disease, and his oondition is con
sidered dangerous.
NEEDS OF THE RED CROSS.
Donations of All Kinds Solicited 1
for the Boys.
The ladles of the Red Cross Society
are again In need of flannel for soldiers'
bandages, their supply having been ex
hausted by the number they have made
during the past week, yet many more are
They wish to suggest to those ladies
forming clubs for the purpose of making
them at their homes, that material can be
obtained from the woolen mills at whole
sale rates also that natural gray is the
most desirable color, and that instructions
or patterns can be had at the rooms of
the society, 16 Post street.
An article which might be contributed
by those who prefer to make a variety of
donations, is the invalid's slipper of eider
down flannel, several pairs of which have
been sent in by thoughtful ladles. The
manner of making these slippers is most
simple, and they add wonderfully to the
comfort of convalescents, while many
will doubtless find that they already have
the material for several pairs on hand.
A few other suggestions regarding the
articles sent for distribution, and which
add so much to a soldier's comfort, may
not be amiss. All the old magazines or
books consigned to upper closet shelves
will if sent to the rooms of this society,
be sorted, tied into neat and uniform par
cel" for transportation, and help to while
away many an otherwise lonesome hour
for our boys.
Everything In the way of hospital sup
plies are needed, and your family Physi
cian or drufiglst will give you a list of
what these should be.
In making the useful "housewife, so
many of which are required, it is well to
remember that, like its owner, it may
know long hard service, therefore, a
strong dark material Is preferable to the
flimsy, though pretty, lighter silk so many
are tempted to make use of. In furnishing
them with the many necessary articles
which even a man needs when away from
the willing fingers of mother or sister,
bear In mind that the thread should be
coarse linen is preferable, and have a
little roll of both black and white.
Let the needles you quilt into the leaves
of the "needle book" be coarse also; they
are for men's unskilled fingers, and a
darning nerdle and small, soft, ball of
dirning cotton could be added.
Have two sizes of the half dozen safety
pins and three sizes of horn buttons. A.
"row" or two of common pins, not too
small a tiny ball of twine, for a string
occasionally does not come amiss, and it
might l>« well if some one remembered
th;it perhajii n man. even, might use a
thimble in .-*ewiug on buttons or darning
his socks, as some will be sure to do. 11
there is a small pair of scissors you do
not need, or a pair you feel inclined to
buy, they will be a vast improvement over
sawing off linen thread with a knife. If
the thread is wound flatly on narrow
cards It will take less room and present a
neater appearance than in balls, whlcn
give the receptacle an untidy loo<c A
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