The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 14, 1897, Page 1

vorn PRICE FIVE CENTS. AVING completed their 7 ial mjssion on this H | coast the great army of o Christian E AVOTErs | now in our midst will nd as | an organized body i soon begin ir homeward-bou mage. Before they g land of sunshine and sea | the amb grims w the to view and, sea no doubt that | t 1ps will result in mn:hi yyment to the visitors. . Noth- 1ywhere to mar the d tation of the State for ty unsurpassed anywhere Am at feature ican continent. | in Endeavor | esterday was the enter- tainr nt of the guests in elaborate at Oakland. Thousands nt to the beautiful city across the bay, viewed its beautiful lake, e over the pleasant streets and learned how people live in one of the attractive suburban the world. { VISITORS SEE FAIR OAKLAND Thousands View the Suburb1i and Its Many Beauties. most They Behold Lake Merritt and Enjoy the Freedom of | the City. 04K «p OF CE €AN Fraxcisco CALs | 908 Broadway, July 13. § Of the ten thousand people that were entert: 1in O:klund to-day fully balf | were sorry that this eity is not their per- | manent home. Th desire was we'l founded, for there as nothing left undone that could have | to their enjoyment or the whole- | rtedness of their reception. Never has | the freedom of the citv been more com- pletely y elded to visitors than Ouk- land to-day to the Christian Endeavor del es from every State in the Union and nearly every ¢ t on the globe. Everybody intended several days ago that *‘Oakland day” should be a memorabie cone in the great convention of '97, and the ention was carried out to a point far beyond the expectations of the most san- | guine. i iveryting suggestive of creed or caste | was buried for the occasion, and pesple of | all faiths and of no faith joined for the | purpose of giving Uakland a substantial | boom in the eyes of ber visitors. No | church, society or or:anization or any particular body can claim the credit for the day’s success. It was a welcome of the whole city, and every citizen has a right to share 1n the satisfaction aitend- | ing the result. The day’s work began with sunrise, for as soon as it was light enouczh to see workmen started to pu. up the tables and the decoration commitiee undertook to add to the beauty of the willows by orna- menting them with Christian Endeavor em s and national colors. A littie later express warons began to arrive ai the willows. The ladies of the warious | churches nad been requesied to have their | contributions on the ground notlater thau | 10 o’clock, and for once the instructions | were faithfully carried out. As early as 7 o’clock the sandwiches were driven into the enclosure by express Joads, and such sandwiches! Not only were they of every denomination, but o! all degrees, and their contents were as varied as tne beliefs of those who pre- pared them. Sandwiches! They came by tens of thousands. Not less than 40,000 of the delicate morsels were delivercd promptly this morning in anticipation of 10,000 vo- recious appetites. The sandwiches dif- fered so much one from the other that it was almost possible for any one knowing | the peculiarities of Oskland society to | recognize their makers in their hnndx-; | | | work There were thick, crusty sand- wiches with slices of meat between them large enough for two meals; there were delicate 1 1tle sandwiches, crusts all trimmed cff, spread evenly so thin and in- viting that they created an appetite where | none existed; there were cheese sand-| wiches, ham sandwiches, pate de foie gras with white sai and all over the grounds thousands of people were scattered in the shade partaking of the citizens’ hospitality. Thousandg of The prettiest scene ever witnessed in Oakland was the luncheon to thousands of Endeavorers beneath the willows near Adams Point. was in the background, the dark, drooping willows:in the foreground, enlivened with the brightness of the Christian Endeavor and National colors, | The gay summer dresses, the bouquets of flowers R N N AN [ R C il harided to the guests and the busy, moving throng around the long tables completed the picture. ristian Endeavorers Enjoy an Outing on Beautiful Lake Merritt. (il it b Lake Merritt, dotted sandwiches and sandwiches that defied ) classification, but as evenis proved there | were plenty of sandwiches for everybody that visitea the willows. As theday wore on delegates arrived in town, first singly, then by dozens, later by hundreds, and toward noon over & thou- sand got off each train. Many delecations came over long before schedule time to | avoid the crush, and they did wiselv, for aithough all the coaches were jut on the local trains that could possibly be hauled, | the crush toward noon was a surprise even to those who are accustomed to see large | summer picnics crossing tie bay. On the narrow-gauge route, where there is a steep hill to climb butween First and Fourteenth streets, two extra engines were stationed on the track for the pur- pose of helping the locomotive with its heavy load, arnd the services of these anx- iliaries were in demand. At the Mechan- ics' Pavilion last night 7000 tickets enti- ne the holders to the ireedom of Oa and’sstreetears, luncheon and exposition, were given out and more were in demand, and itis known that every one of these tickets was in use, and as a_large number | paid their w. ¢, a reasonable estimate of | to-day’s crowu of visitors would be 10,000 - THE GUESTS ARRIVE. Were at Once Started on a Tour Through Three Cities. Thearrangements for the day were very compvlete and the various committees cer- tainly deserved the thanks of all con- cerned. Assoon as tbe trains arrived a | | pialunx of white-capped reception aias | formed at the head of the procession and after passing the word alone to follow their leaders the visitors were escorted up Broadway to the point of centralization at Thirteenth and Franklin streets, where scores of electric cars and of private con- | veyances were waiting 1o drive the guests through the three bay cities of Oukland, Alameda and Berkeley. ‘There Was not the least trouble in han- dling the vast crowds. Everybody who had a duty to perform had been carefuliy drilled and carried it out to perfection. At the rendezvous the guests were escorted to the streetcars, and soon after their ar- rival they were scattered all over this side of the bay. Many of the State delegations came over in bodies several hundred strong and kept together the whole day, and wherever they were there was a gathering somewhat in the nature of a State re- union. This was the case with the Kansas, Ten- | nessee, Iowa and Maine delegations, and they were the centers of nttle receptions of their own the greater part of the day. | Many of the visitors who came over by l‘lhe early trains were taken 1o the First | Congregational Church and entertained with light refreshments till the special tramns of eiectric-cars were reaay for them. Each visitor at the church was presented with a bunch of sweet peas, roses or pinks, and they trea ured tiie flowers even | more than the refreshments. It was rather surprising to Qaklanders, who are accustomed to place but little value on beautiful bouquets, to see a few blossoms 80 heartily prized. Some of the visitors were evidently a little suspicious of Oakland’s generous offer of hospitality, for they broucht over large luncn-baskets amply filied, and also some of them were provided with tent umbrellas, all of which were quite un- necessary. and before the day was over they deeply regretted that their doubting sp ri 8 had caused them to go to so much | trouble urnecessarily. e { UNDER THE WILLOWS. Biggest Al Fresco Luncheon Ever Given in the State. | At 1 o’clock nearly all the guests had returned from their ride through the suburbs and surrounding towns, and the gates of the inclosure at the Willows were ovened to them. Captain Fletcher, in a gaudy uniform of biue and gold, and | Captain Wilson, who was moun ted, had a larg: staff of officers under their com- mand, who guaranteed the visitors all | reasonable comfort during the repast. The local police force was re-enforced with detachments frem Alameda and San Francisco, and there were also many de- tectives on the ground. The police formed a cordon around the fence and no one not vroperly entitled to the hospitality of the city was permitted inside. 1 o’clock about 5000 people (which some one senientiously remarked was the num- ber provided for many yeais ago with a few loaves and fishes) were seated on the banks overlooking the lake, enjoving a dainty lunch. The tables, several hun- dred feet in length, were ranged in the form of parallelograms and the waitresses were on the inside, with all the provisions stacked up in the middle. Everything Prompily at | was provided for far in excess of what was anticipated. Churches that had promised 5000 sandwiches, fifty cakes, a dozen boxes of fruit and 100 quarts of lem- onade sent twice that amount, and with- out n doubt ther: were enough provisions on the eround to give a very hearly meal to 10,000 people. The guests were supplied with paper plates, and as fast” as their dishes were ! emptied they were again filled pacple on the inside. The guests seated themselves on. hundreds of loose planks that were placed on the grass, and never Las such an al fresco reception been ten- dered a body of people in this city, i As the guests were seated the view from Oak . street was remarkably picturesque. Nothing was wanting to make a complete effect. In the background was Lake gler- ritt, studded all over with white-sailed yachts and little rowboats, all carrying gav crews. Under the drooping willows, which formed a natural canopy to the long tables, everything was cool, and thousands of peopie were seated, bedecked in all bright colors and summer costumes, and liberally adorned with handsome badges. A little wav off an sardent evan- gelist of this city, who combines a little theology with some medical knowledge anl a great deal of ambizuous philoso- phy, evidently considered that the Chris- tian Endeavorers needed some further re- ligious enlightenment, and with a few ladies and a man carrying a banner on which there was a white dove, they sang a vocal accompaniment to tne luncheon. Everything was made brilliant by the un- clouded sunshine, and the scene by the willows will never Le forgotten by, ihos: who obtained a view of it. As fast as one section bad satisfied their appelites they adjourned to some neigh- boring willow and started a little song meeting, In jact while waiting at the depot or for ibe electric cars or while passing away a few minutes during any part of the day’s programme these En- deuvorersalways burstintosinging, There seemed to be no lack ot leadersand no de- sire to create a big volume oi sound, but everytoiy wus readv at a moment’s no- tice to follow some leader and sing some sweet sacred song. Particularly was tnis noticeable among tho-e who went out on the lake in the yachts or who passed a pleasant hour on the grass beneath the bandsome trees. Evervthing was con. ducive to music. The tunshine, *he flow- ers, the birds and the slight ripple on tne lake caused by the cool breez: were so thorsughly in harmony with 1ne inclina- tions of the guests that it was but natural that they should sing, and sing they did. A steam launch had been carried over the Twelfth-street dam during the night by the | and was placed at the disposal of the guests, 48 were also many of the yachts. The same system that characterized thelunch- eon was noticeable in the distribution of tickets for admission to the yacht. No California visitor was served at the tables until ail the Eastern guests had been at- tended to, and no local delegates or resi- dents were given tickets for a p.easant ride around the lake, because the Eastern visitors appreciated it so much that there were more than could be accommodated. By 3 o’clock all the visitors had been supphed and still there was a large quan- tity of food remaining. Ii was ro ordi- nary lunch that hesd been provided, nor was it sent in ordinary quantities. Cer- tainly at no similar gathering east of the Rockies could such quantities of beautiful peaches, apricots, pears, plums, apples and oranges be distributed as were handed in basketsand boxes to the dele- gates to-day. All kinds of cakes and tem- perance drinks, besides relishes, nuis and other delicacies, were on hand, and when all the delegates were satisfied the police were quietly informed that the outsiders might be admitted. Then came the great rush. Three or four thousand people who had been eagerly looking over the iences, wi hing they had come from Boston or some other place, hurried down to the tables and were waited on with as muc cordiality and readiness as their prede- cessors. It wrs not a rough crowd by any means, althougn verhaps not quite so select as that which was first served. FEven after these bad eaten there was still a great aeal left and Chairman Arper jumped up into a tree and chouted to those present to make anotber start. There was certainly no need for uny anxiety on the part of the enteriainment committee that any of the guests would go away bungry. Mayor Ttiomas, who was present all the day, was lifted on to a table and asked to make a littiespeech. Hedid asrequested, pariicularly re-arding the “little’” part of it., Hesaid: *‘Feliow-Endeavorers: After such a display ou the part of the citizens of Oakland, there certainly is no need for its Mayor to extend to youa few words of welcome, for we all know that actions speak louder than words,” and having said tbis the Mayor jumped off the table and the Endeavorers started a .ittie song. AN OBJECT LESSON. Visitors Are Warmly Welcomed at the Oakland Exposition. The exposition was open all day to the visitors, and they took advantage of the PANT I # i) i % /N U privilege to see what Alameda County can manufacture and produce. Every booth was daintily decorated for Christian Endeavor day, and the stage | presented a very picturesque appearance. | It was certainly characteristic of the occa- sion to see the busy wheels of heavy | machinery flying around decorated with tne purple and . gold of the Kudeavorers. The Merchunts’ Exchange did not intend to let such a grand opportunity pass to | impress visitors with the actual condi- | tions of society, commerre and progress of Alameda County, so it had a booih | near the entrance, which was in charge of | its secretary, Webb N. Pearce. | Some months ago the Supervisors made | an appropriation to be used_under the di- | rection of the Merchants’ Exchange and the Board of Trade for tbe circulation of a handsome brochure on Alameda County. The book was weil illustrated and entitled “Facts and Figures of Alameda County.” 1t is devoid of all ordinary advertising matter and contains nothin- but that which is calculated to be of benefit to Alameda County. About 4000 of these books were in the booth to-day for dis- tribution, and each delegate that received one was requested to drop his or her card in a ballot-box. There was a great rush for the books, which are very interesting souvenirs of over a hundred pages, and be- jore noon every one was in the possession of a visitor. There was some objection made at the time of the appropriation to the action of the Supervi-ors, but the manner in which | they were distributed and the high vaiue | evidently placed on them by the visitors make it yery clear that no smali appro- ; priation of ‘money ever made for ad- vancing the interests of the county could have heen put to a better use. After 5 o’clock the vast crowd com- | menced to thin out. When the luncheon was over many went to the exposition and then returned to San Francisco, but a great number remained over and enjoyed | tne sights of the city till late et mght. | The exuosition was crowded :his evening with delegates, and a special musical pro- gramme was prepared by Director A. T. Etewart for entertainmeut. 3 The best evidence of thea manner in which the enormons crowd were handled is the fact that not a single accident oc- curred 1o mar the pleasure of the day. This led an Oaklander, who is accustomed during the picnic season to see many accidents, to rem.rk tbat after ailitis probably more often the fault of the con- dition of the crowd than of the railroad peopie that accidents happen. This observation concluled his remarke with this significant sentence, '‘These Endeavorers, you see, are all sober.”’ 4 | Rosamond Rosling, ¥ ] A glance at the different numbers on to-day’s programme showed that each delegate received a free ride from San Francisco, a free ride through Oukland, Berkeley and Alameda, a first-class luncheon in one ot ihe prettiest spots that could be found anywhere, a free view of the exposition wiih all its attendant samples, open hospitality on ail bands and a free passage back to San Francisco. In ad on (o his, wi was enjoyed by not less than 500 peop! 30 more were given a free ride 1o H ards, which is thirteen miles away, where refresbments were liberally provided, and a free ride back to San Leandro, where cooling deli- cacies were also given without stint. Qukland claims ihat 1n no otner city in the country where Endeavorers have held their National conventions has a more generous welcome been accorded, and tha delegzates themselves who have been to other conventions ali attest to this fact. - RECEPTION AIDES. Young People Who Attended to the Visitors’ Pleasure. The reception committee who so well piloted the visitors to the various ren- | dezvous were selected from the various | chureches foilows: First Ra Bowen, M E. C_Lyon, §. G. Cloud, Corinne Reagh, Lotiie Bowen, Mubel Parker, Myrtie Cooper, ie Rosling, Josie Mason, Edith Morrison, O. A. Lane, A. L. Todd, D. C. . James Brace, Ciara Hoagland. avenue—Miss A. S. Williams, Wentworth Wall, ra Reed, Miss Mae Smallman, t—Miss Millie Smith, s Gr Edson, Mr. and Bvron Helen M. Miss A’ Ingham First_ Method Needham, John Subr, Miss D. Atice Wythe, Grace Wythne, Alice W Lancaster, Lottie Lancaster, Susie Smith, Alice Bell, Eugene O’Connell, Wilson Wythe, Cerios Wiite, Wal- wer M-ddrill, Elen Fearn, Bianche Lidde I, Guy Brown, Florence Edwards and Anna A. Krtchum. Aurican Methodist Episcopal—Mrs. 8. E. Col- Hns, J. A. Wilds end M.s Lucy Disard. nshine—L. Hortense Cannon. Central Chirisusn—George W. Brewster, Misg Ioin Hawley ana Eugeue Maw. First—Lu Wiley Mne_Joues, Nellie Jones, Mrs. C. Wisner, Jennie Mills. First Congregational—Grace Dariing, Helen J. Huger, Pnii Thayer, A. Schuite, Miss N. Walton, Miss M. Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. 8. White, M:ss E. Brown, Miss A. Flint, Mrs. W. ¥lint, P. R. Hillman. Ma ket street—0'iy D. Craig, Mrs. M. Bakeman, s W Fourth — George Leiter, Annie Mitchell, Avnie Guiid, Miss Faunie Baxley, Maud | Spencer. Grace—Lucy M, Field. First_Presbyterians—Miss Harrie Borland, Anua Hembold, M. s. Wygant, J. A ley, Nellie McGraw, Lzzie Thomas, Rey Gilson. Lizzie Redding, Jeau McDoneld. Volu..tecr: Rust, Henrietta ‘Jennie Gardiner, Ros- (. Weighe, Chazles M. Heimbold, Etb coe Goodsell, Smilie, Fred Goodsell Brooklyn—James Sutheriand, George Vose, A. Mecuicheon, Miss S. H. Storrie, Minnig Sutherland, Maz e Nicholl, Li e Luth, Kaiph Sumper, Mabel Robinson, Edith Robinsou, nard, Luella Whi Miss E. B. Centennial—Miss Anna Parl H. Cruft, J. P. Beckwith, Mrs. R. Dow . H. Corn- wall, Mrs. D. W inson, M bie F. Phil- lins, Miss E. M. Pfister, Miss Christine Purvis, | EB. Rabb. | “Union stree:—G. W. White, H. W. Root, A. V. Miss A. Fisher, M . Forester. United Pre-byterian—Wes e iam P. Hanfo.d, John And French, Miss Ida Henry, lem, Lon V. E. Howland, M Adams, Will- on. Miss H. G. iss Fannie Car- lish Lutheran—H. W. Dumars, H. K. M. Benson, J. T. Wood. Centeryil s J. Fair. Ppilgrim Swuin. Piymonth—J. V. Bacon. Miss Bessie Benton. Newark—M s Flora C. Brown, Alumeda, Presbyterian—Waiter Miss Belle Garretf, Lizzie D. McCurdy, Anuie R. Patterson. “harles Usinger, Bertella Furgerson, iss Hughes, Arnold, Alice Alfe Gunn, Glenn Bovard, Grace Sterrett. Santa Clara M. E.—1L Sanford, Miss B. Macau- lev, Mis: Wood. First Congregational—S. A. Ross, William Ager, Bessie Hierhihy. Berkeley Presbyterian—Miss Jennie MeMil- lan, Miss Grace Richardson, Miss Anna Grant, Miss Einn Cougdon. Methodist—Lillie E. Murgaret Davies, w. tin, Mr. Mccloud, Harry Florence Caiin, May Hull, Ge Miss M. Matthews, M. Elma Dean, Miss Brainard. . Park Congregational—Miss Ciara Staats, J. P. Muchelson. Firsi—E. C. Swan, Miss J. L. Gilbert. North Berkeley—J. McCarty, J. S. Matheson, Miss May Headley, Annie Davis, Pearl Logan, Abbie Eiliot E!mhurst—A. Jones, Miss Edna Jones. Livermore—Chiris Christensen, Miss Nellia Clark. Fleasanton—C. Haraszthy, Miss S, Beckwith, Temescal Presbyter;au—Miss Potier. @thattuck-avenue Methodist Episcopal—Mr, and Mrs. H. Harr!nnlol AT ALAMEDA. ALAMEDA, Can., July 13.—The elec- tric railway put its line at the disposition of the Christian Endeavorers this morn- ing and as a result a large number paid this city a visit. There was no organized effort te entertain them, Alameda having joined with Ozkland in that undertaking both to-day and also last week on Ala- meda County day at the pavilion. The visitors were welcomed by a number of prominent citizens and were supplied with literature descripiive of the city and its attractions. BERKELEY VISITED. Hundreds of Endeavorers See the University Town. BERKELEY, Car., July 13.—Fully 1000 or more Eideavorer< avatled themselves of the privilege of riding to Be keley free of charge and visiting the buildings and grounds of the university to-day. The library, which is usually closed on Tues- days during vacation, was (hrown open for the reception of the visitors. The other buildings were also accessible and the few prof:ssors remaining at the uni- versity during the summer escorted the Alice Dayies, right, W. Mar r, Mr. Turner, rude Rush,