| Show k Little Stories About the High School Cadets Trip to o San an Francisco J 1 k Mi A J 2 h hI I YG r F y c fr N 1 V w G j i i i f G l wH ro roI roxy I n xyr r N c r rG I G f fy fj q y I I e I j i iF I r i I i F I 4 r r A i t 1 I iF t I ir irI h I I II II I I i it t f I I 7 Fr I f syi s t 1 The Yosemite converted into a cadet troop ship 2 Cadets boarding the Yosemite 3 A group of cadets with sailor chaperon on the Connecticut 4 From left to right General Wedgwood Captain Webb Dr Pfoutz 5 The snappers snapped 6 On the Connecticut the littlest cadet and the biggest gun 7 An Interesting yarn by a sailor 8 Forward deck of the Connecticut from the fighting top Perhaps P you have noticed something in the papers lately about a short trip some Salt Lake boys now known the country over as the Salt Lake High school cadets made to San Francisco to see their ships come in A great deal has been written about that mar marvelously interesting trip and a great deal more could be written about it without exhausting the subject The accompanying ac pictures give a faint idea of a few of the experiences en enjoyed enjoyed enjoyed joyed by the boys The journey out and back and the stay sta in the city of the Gold Gate were crowned with incidents humorous and otherwise and andt t It Is in order even at this late date to tot t chronicle a few of them The night before the parade one of the adult delegation the writer promptly enters a plea of not guilty entered a saloon for the t purpose of re je removing removing moving some San Francisco dust from his throat The proprietor of the place was a German and the Salt Laker de determined determined determined to see if he could get an un unbiased unbiased unbiased biased opinion about the cadets So pretending to be a native son he Ile spoke I see some som cadets from rom the outside are going goin to escort Admiral Evans In inthe the tho parade tomorrow Dots right said the saloon man manDey Dey 1 e are arc does do s High school cadets from Said Lake Oldy ellY I Seems funny that they the had to send way back to Utah to get an escort for Admiral Evans remarked the pseudo Californian Veil was the reply Im told der admiral was vonce one of dose cadets Well rell that puts put a different phase on the matter said the disguised Salt Laker But those Salt Lakers are Just a bunch of sloppy kids arent they They cant drill can they Drill said the saloon man Drill Vy dere dare was a soldier In here from der del yesterday esterday vot told me dose little drill mit der del regulars Mayor Bransford enjoys a joke jol e as much muck as the next man But he espe especially especially pe enjoys a joke when It Is on him himself himself himself self On the way home he told with great glee about abo t how ho he was invited to respond to a toast at the big navy ban banquet banquet banquet at the St Francis hotel His sub subject subject was Salt SnIt Lakes Tribute to Ad Admiral Admiral miral Evans The mayor was mightily ly I tickled over being thus honored So he devoted an entire day to the prepa preparation preparation preparation ration of his speech denying himself I every form of entertainment The next day he put In four or five hours of the hardest kind of work committing that speech to memory memOl He practiced pra it be before before before fore a mirror until he was letter and gesture g sture perfect On the great night he lie attired himself immaculately and proceeded to tho the banquet hall He saw his Ms place was it uell ell down the list of speakers Of Df course he could not en enjoy enjoy enjoy joy the tempting te food that was as placed before him He was so Therefore he ho fidgeted The mayor maor saw sa other men around him having a most hilarious time but the fun was not for him Once or twice he ht found that his near neighbors at the table were look looking lookIng looking ing at him curiously Their attention had been attracted by b the movements of ot his lips as he went over his speech On and on went the banquet Around and around went the wine Speakers arose said their say and sat down amid applause At last a man got the floor who held It against t nil alt corners corner For more than an hour lour he talked talk and when he had finished hed there thero was WIlS not time to hear from anybody else A liv liveried liveried liveried lackey came to the mayor ma or and asked him to Bond trio manuscript of his talk to the toast toastmaster master r to be bo later luter delivered to Admiral Evans Eans as close as he came ame to talking About the only satisfaction I got out of it said mild Mayor Bransford a as alii lie Ill laughingly told the story stor was that time Governor Sheldon of ot Nebraska and a It lot of othor other very verj VCr Important mop me were wert not liot given an op opportunity opportunity opportunity to respond to the toasts as assigned assigned signed them cither When hen the cadet special reached Sac Sacramento on the return trip tho the com eom missery department was In need gf ice Captain and Quartermaster W T J Grow was very anxious to acquire a supply of the congealed moisture But the Swede who had charge of the ice sup supply supply supply ply He said sald that all he could do was to ice ico the cars care that Is Isi i fill the water coolers with Ice Nobody could have any an more ice than that from front him without an order Yes the Swede was strong on orders For heavens sake tell me where I 1 Ican Ican can find the man who has authority to Issue an order said Grow The ice man know All he knew was that he would have to havo an order Then an inspiration came to Grow Seizing a notebook and a pencil he rapidly wrote You will deliver at once to the Salt Lake High school cadet special OO 00 pounds of ot ice Signed W Yo J Grow captain and commissary officer This order he handed to the Swede Now Noway ay tank I let Jet you have dose ice I said the man And Ana he did Cap Cun Captain Captain tain Grow was afraid until the train was well out of ot Sacramento Sl that his order would be revoked The littlest trumpeter seemed tired as ashe ashe ashe he climbed the hill hili on Van Ness avenue near Sutter street It had been a long Ions march from the St Francis hotel down Market street near the ferry terr building and then out Market to Van Ness But the little trumpeter marching along with his comrades at the tho rear of the th procession lon stuck bravely to his worK worn He was where Admiral Adm Evans Eans could see him trudging sturdily up tho the hill hili That little chap is growing tired said the admiral to Mayor Taylor Talor who occupied the carriage with him Im afraid he may ma have to fall out Then Thou after a moment of silence he went on And Mr Mayor Ia or if j he lie l e does fall ll out outI I 1 want to bring him hint into tho the carriage with us Mayor Taylor Talor told this story stor later In Inthe Inthe inthe the day If the tho little trumpeter had fallen out of the procession which hr emphatically did d not he would have i had a place by the side of or the great One of the tho Utah contingent tells this story With some other Utah etah people he said I had a place In a reviewing stand on Van Ness avenue just off of Market street As the High school ca cadets cadets theta swung Into Van Ness at the head of the admirals carriage and started by b our reviewing stand I found Cound myself on my feet trying to cheer I say sa trying advisedly for fOl tomy to my aston astonishment I t my throat t choked up and be before before fore ore I 1 knew it tt the tours tears were trickling down my cheeks hI I turned to the Utah mun man who stood by me wi wl with h tho the intention of or apologising ing lug for my babyishness s Then I saw the tears tear trickling his hl cheeks too ath adit we itly shook hands It was a Il great great sight right I will never forget It I wan scats wu so HO proud of those boys o s that I could have havo hugged every one of thorn thom Principal Eaton stopped at tile the Cor Cornelia Cornelia nelia nella Hp l nt a n magnificent place ort tin OFarrell street Mr first experience at the hotel bordered on the humorous He had asked a for a comfortable room with a 11 bath and nd one of the house hou e s took him in to see the place assigned him The room had no resemblance whatever to a bed bedroom bedroom bedroom room There were comfortable chairs a handsome center table a writing desk and other conveniences but no sign of a bed bedI I dont need a parlor said Me Mt Ea Eaton Eaton Eaton ton One room with a n bath will be enough for me meThe meThe The hotel man smiled broadly even proudly Then he stepped over oyer to the beautiful tiled fireplace and mantel and tugged at it gently ge Immediately a deliciously comfortable looking bed came into being The room was a par parlor parlor parlor lor sitting room and bedroom com coin combined combined blued and Mr Eaton found It vt ty habitable indeed The most remarkable feature of the trip according to Dr Tyndale General Wedgwood Captain Webb ebb and Ser Sergeant Sergeant geant Robinson of the hospital corps all aU of whom have had considerable experience ex experience experience In such matters was the ab absence sence enCo of serious illness or accidents There were of course minor illnesses sore sote feet fe t and anal the like but in the entire seven days and nights the boys were wen in camp neither of ot the e cots in the hos hospital hospital hospital pital tent was occupied for a moment Of course the excitement and the nov novelty novelty novelty elty had much to do with keeping the boys bos on their feet but their freedom free om from any an serious trouble was unprecedented unprecedented unprecedented dented Nearly Nearl SOD boys bos were wore there gathered from every ev ry walk w lk of life transported over a thousand miles mills encamped amts strange surroundings undergoing a change chanse of diet and manner of living and yet et the last one came through un unscathed unscathed scathed The possibilities of accident v were re so numerous as to appalling be but there were no accidents This Is ascribed to the rigid military discipline that was maintained The boys had been taught to obey orders and they the did obey ober them For this Captain Caplain Webb is entitled to the highest commendation The hos hospital hospital hospital pital corps too is thoroughly deserving deservIng deserving ing of praise Dr Tyndale and Ser Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant geant Robinson were on the spot all the time They were equipped for any sort of trouble and were always on guard Too much cannot annot be said of the th kindness and courtesy showed by for former mer Suit now resident In San Sari Particularly is this true of ofAl K Jo W V Wilson vice Ie president of the III American National bank barrk Mr Ir is one of the biggest and busiest t men In San Sau Francisco but taut he gave freely freel of I his hl hi time limo for tho the benefit of dr the boys hoys Many arrangements wore were perfected through him that the committee would I have experienced difficulty In perfect perfecting perfecting I ing lu had it not been for his generous service Mr Wilson met the special two weeks ago afternoon at the Oakland mole One week ago aro this morning he was there to bid the boys bos Godspeed And tho the last thing he said to the writer as the train drew out of the station statton was If your Ommittee Is short of funds be sure to draw drew on me for 50 You can do that without ad me If you need more than that write me Fortunately it will il not be necessary to draw on Mr 11 Wilson In spite of the fact tact that some people who agreed to subscribe to the fund and whose names were published as among the donors failed tailed to send in their checks there Is I going to be enough money to pay all I obligations although the sailing may maybe ma mabe maybe be rather close The failure of the few who received the credit for contributing ing and at the same time saved their money mon y may be to the i committee but it will not be fatal atal |
