A Hundred Years of Rip and Roarin Rough and Ready By Andy Rogers (1952)(Hathitrust) (117 pages)

Confederates lined up with. wooden guns, the colonel on, his nag read full instructions “with orders for all girls around Ags 16 to report to him. A six gutt’4 salute was fired as the American flag was raised and lowered, the Confederate flag was raised and the “new nation of Rough and Réddy’”? was fermed. The Confederates signed the Rough and: Ready guest book (an. :Old register from.the Rough and ‘distributed calling for “marshal” law and thereafter. the Army left. \ It was: after that that the rag-tail’ remnants: arrived with--the. biel ‘weighing 500° pounds. --The privates and bell toters were L. H. Compagne’ and James R. Eiler. She bell was unloadeéd:and ‘with’ a. brief ceremony the bell was prepost office.” St, ; It was accepted by Andy. Rogers for ‘Postmisti$:« Geneva Roz-ers. The bell will ‘Be erected at the post office in town hall manner. It is inscribed with cross cannons. “Rough and Ready 1952 ‘Alpha Kappa Phi.”Colonel Rains registed: “We. stormed’ the town,. fought a hard Ready Hotel), proclamations were . . ,ented ‘td the Rough and Ready} battle and drove the Union Ary] gut torever, Wo will afwepg_pres, tett and guard the town.” *\Signing the register were: talfags, Ben Buck, Bill Dutart, Byter. Abrew, Alwin: Adams, Keith Baker, Don Cunninghaid, Bob Butterbough, Walley’ Levin, Bob Delton, George Nunn, Dick Eiletg, Bill Lopes and Howard Remion. At Union Square . SAN FRANCISCO, JAN. 9-—-(P) .—One of San Francisco’s landmarks was a “rebel” stronghold for a few hours yesterday Fifteen grey clad “confederate soldiers” captured Union Square in the heart of the downtown district without firing a shot. The ‘confederated—pledges of Alpha Kappa Phi fraternity at Stockton’s College of Pacific— occupied the square while a big crowd applauded. Then they took up a. collection for the march of dimes. . Before invading San Francisco, the collegians staged a rally in Oakland. It was picketed by members of the Eastbay Civil Rights Congress, whose spokesman said the confederate uniforms and flags were symbols of “oppression.” “Confederates” to Capture Rough & Ready Sunday nity at the College of the Pacific, . whose only similarity with Rough ‘and Ready is that both seceded ‘from the Union,.but not at the same time or for the same causes, will revive the old “secession” in ‘a play maneuver at Rough and Ready Sunday by capturing the city for fun, dancing and dining. The fraternity in a radical de-‘. parture from “hell week” or the: annual initiatory program, will" turn the week into a March of: Dimes benefit, according to pledge’ captain Dick Rohrbacher, who said‘3 that the 15 fraternity initiates dressed as Conferedate soldiers will commemorate the quarrel which split the College of the‘ ‘Pacific and the fraternity way. ‘back in 1861. oY Néxt Sunday at 11 a. m. the “Conferedate” Army will March into Rough and Ready at 11 a. m. Raise “Stars and Bars” Their first maneuver will be the} conquest of the historic Rough and Ready post office over which they { Alpha Kappa. Phi, local frater. will raise the “Stars and Bars” of the Confederacy, and give a six gun salute. With the town “taken over” or adopted the invaders including a host of College of. Pacific friends will take their headquarters at the Odd: Fellows Hall in Rough and Ready. With the general public invited the visitors have outlined an afternoon program commencing at 1:30 o’clock which will include a potfuck luncheon, folk and square dancing and other diversions which will benefit the annual March of Dimes fund. Public Welcome No invitations are needed and it {s hoped that the population of Rough and Ready next Sunday avill equal that of the time that it opposed Nevada City for the honor uf becoming the county seat. ‘she “Confederate” Army, much {iF the manner of the “Hungry Convention” of Grass Valley in the Gold Rush years, will descend on San Francisco next Tuesday, capture Union Square and take up a March of Dimes collection. 118 Google

Confederates lined up with. wooden guns, the colonel on, his nag read full instructions “with orders for all girls around Ags 16 to report to him. A six gutt’4 salute was fired as the American flag was raised and lowered, the Confederate flag was raised and the “new nation of Rough and Réddy’”? was fermed. The Confederates signed the Rough and: Ready guest book (an. :Old register from.the Rough and ‘distributed calling for “marshal” law and thereafter. the Army left. \ It was: after that that the rag-tail’ remnants: arrived with--the. biel ‘weighing 500° pounds. --The privates and bell toters were L. H. Compagne’ and James R. Eiler. She bell was unloadeéd:and ‘with’ a. brief ceremony the bell was prepost office.” St, ; It was accepted by Andy. Rogers for ‘Postmisti$:« Geneva Roz-ers. The bell will ‘Be erected at the post office in town hall manner. It is inscribed with cross cannons. “Rough and Ready 1952 ‘Alpha Kappa Phi.”Colonel Rains registed: “We. stormed’ the town,. fought a hard Ready Hotel), proclamations were . . ,ented ‘td the Rough and Ready} battle and drove the Union Ary] gut torever, Wo will afwepg_pres, tett and guard the town.” *\Signing the register were: talfags, Ben Buck, Bill Dutart, Byter. Abrew, Alwin: Adams, Keith Baker, Don Cunninghaid, Bob Butterbough, Walley’ Levin, Bob Delton, George Nunn, Dick Eiletg, Bill Lopes and Howard Remion. At Union Square . SAN FRANCISCO, JAN. 9-—-(P) .—One of San Francisco’s landmarks was a “rebel” stronghold for a few hours yesterday Fifteen grey clad “confederate soldiers” captured Union Square in the heart of the downtown district without firing a shot. The ‘confederated—pledges of Alpha Kappa Phi fraternity at Stockton’s College of Pacific— occupied the square while a big crowd applauded. Then they took up a. collection for the march of dimes. . Before invading San Francisco, the collegians staged a rally in Oakland. It was picketed by members of the Eastbay Civil Rights Congress, whose spokesman said the confederate uniforms and flags were symbols of “oppression.” “Confederates” to Capture Rough & Ready Sunday nity at the College of the Pacific, . whose only similarity with Rough

‘and Ready is that both seceded ‘from the Union,.but not at the same time or for the same causes, will revive the old “secession” in ‘a play maneuver at Rough and Ready Sunday by capturing the city for fun, dancing and dining. The fraternity in a radical de-‘. parture from “hell week” or the: annual initiatory program, will" turn the week into a March of: Dimes benefit, according to pledge’ captain Dick Rohrbacher, who said‘3 that the 15 fraternity initiates dressed as Conferedate soldiers will commemorate the quarrel which split the College of the‘ ‘Pacific and the fraternity way. ‘back in 1861. oY Néxt Sunday at 11 a. m. the “Conferedate” Army will March into Rough and Ready at 11 a. m. Raise “Stars and Bars” Their first maneuver will be the} conquest of the historic Rough and Ready post office over which they { Alpha Kappa. Phi, local frater. will raise the “Stars and Bars” of the Confederacy, and give a six gun salute. With the town “taken over” or adopted the invaders including a host of College of. Pacific friends will take their headquarters at the Odd: Fellows Hall in Rough and Ready. With the general public invited the visitors have outlined an afternoon program commencing at 1:30 o’clock which will include a potfuck luncheon, folk and square dancing and other diversions which will benefit the annual March of Dimes fund. Public Welcome No invitations are needed and it {s hoped that the population of Rough and Ready next Sunday avill equal that of the time that it opposed Nevada City for the honor uf becoming the county seat. ‘she “Confederate” Army, much {iF the manner of the “Hungry Convention” of Grass Valley in the Gold Rush years, will descend on San Francisco next Tuesday, capture Union Square and take up a March of Dimes collection. 118 Google