The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 23, 1898, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1898. ASHINGTON'S birthday v e a great patriotic | ce the| riotic times. The 1t following the loss used the loyalty n of the American peo- » country, and yesterda t to the front. 1i he enthusiasm of the soldiers turned to a more practical vein. :» engaged all day in prepar- ses of the harbor to repel ould one appear in consequence recent disaster in the harbor of 1. The civillans, however, ob- the day as a festival. There etings and receptions during | nd in the evening there were 1 and entertainments at which the emory of the Father of the Coun- ly honored. The athletic ~elebrated the day by in- in their favorite sports. The yed to a wider t than ever before on this anni- There was parade as in former all the meetings the addresses, filled to overflowing. with patriot- sm, contained warm expressior of sympathy for the heroes of the Maine saster and for the familles and rela- those who went to their deaths the walls of the battle-ship. HONOR THE NAME OF WASHINGTON. Members of the Y. M. I. Commem- orate the Birth of the Father of His Country. ual reunion of the San Fran- Councils of the Young Men's In- | 1 Metropolitan Hall yester- noon with a patriotic and en- audience. The (-xerris»‘si n of the birth | the large | tably dec- when the | the following | he different coun- M. E. King, irke, Martin J. J. Shea- | S. Pack- *hard Dow- B B bert Tobin, amuel Haskins, John T. | .'B. Thomas, J. J. McDade, | A. Stanley, Frank Murasky, in E. King, Charle: ffey, W. J. Hoey, Charles J. Har- L. Healey, E. | | T Fazacker- | ley, J. T. Kavanaugh, Phillp | valle, J. F. Callaghan, D. E. | H. A. Burke, John Looney, | ¥d D. Sullivan, John J. Hagan, Kugelberg, A Joh vy, J. E. Gallagher and l man of the | rangeme opened the | In his address he spoke | 3 priateness of the day for | a reunic “Th reting of the Young on,” he memory as our exem- freedom, George sident of the d It has been | tr reunions t father of | It has also been c ratulate ourselves ountry. ful spee oh and the cable com- 1 I had to change | is imminent. | overed that the | v, lxul‘» I had on repared, nt g the trea = no doubt there will a the ranks of the Young nd they will stand le for their country | er duty calls them.” Edith S Griffin gave a | P to solo, “Mount Vernon's Bells,” | she was obliged to respond to an re. S. J. Daly gave a bass solo. Grodjens also sang and Thomhs as called on for, several tor of the day w: R y. He expressed a the honor of bef s Ra recia bbi M. tion of g appointed orator of the occasion. want to be patrio- tic,” he sald, “not for years is patriot- ism more needed than it is at present. We want to teach our young men pa- triotism and Ic Ity to country. At this time the nation is on the tip toe « itement. Innocent men serving their country loyally have been sent to meet their creator by an aect that| seems impossible of explanation. Mil- | lions of eyes are turned to the national seat of government waiting to hear the | cause of disaster. I believe it was due to an accldent, but should it prove to be from an act of treachery Columbia’s cons will be found equal to cope with the emergency and tc be equal to that ¢ any nation on the earth. When I was asked to address this gathering I did not hesitate in giving my consent. I felt bound to speak to this gathering, opposite though we are in religious sentiment, but as one as Americans and friends. We cherish the immortal name of George Washington. We can- not perform acts that will link our names with his, but give us the oppor- tunity and we will by our deeds of valor glve our names a place of honor. America convinced of her debt to her fmmortal sire has conferred the holiest and noblest title upon him—father of our country, noble sire and father of religious toleration. Millions are doing honor tothat name to-day, but none do it greater honor than the members of | the Young Men’s Institute of Califor- afa THEY SMASHED CLAY PIGEONS. An Enthusiastic Tournament Under the Auspices of the Lincoln Gun Club. The first blue rock shoot of the sea- son was held yesterday at Alameda Point under the auspices of the Lincoln Gun Club. The s:ason does not prop- erly begin until March, but yesterday’s shoot was a prelude merely, and as such was successful in every particu- lar. Members of the Reliance, Olymplic, Alameda and Lincoln Gun Clubs were there to take advantage of the first op- a. portunity for match shooting since the | strife for scores until all were demol- 'DINED IN THE | kind ever held by the reserves, and the | The F | toast. | Grace Welsh, Lieutenant H. B. Underhill, close of last season. A feirer day for gunners could not have been had. Hardly a breath of air Cisturbed the si~ht of the blue rock smashers. Bar- rels of clay pigeons were on hand, and the iconoclasts did not cease in their ished, : ® The first event was for fifteen birds. Webb 15, took first money; Ross, 14, second money; Nauman, Bekeart Fisher and Forster divided third money, all breaking thirteen birds. The score in full is as follows: F. Vernon 11, Kerrison haw 12, Trom- bone 11, Nauman 13, nkwitz 9, Kie- vesahl ‘11, Murdock ¥ 12, Slade 10, Bekeart 13, Old Rusty 8, Fisher 13, Ross 14, Hoyt 10, Forster 13, The second event was for 20 birds. Webb again captured first money, breaking 10 birds; Bekeart, .18, took second money; Ross and Slade, 17, 17, third money, and H. Vernon, 16, fourth money. The other scores were: F. w 12, Trom- Webb 18, Ward 10, Hoyt {levesahl 18, Wal- Rusty 20, Ver- ebb 17 Gibson 6, C first Bekeart second money, nt third_money. 15 birds—H. Vernon 8, Old rombone 13, Nauman 12, Klevesahl 13, Shaw §. at 13, Taylor 11, Ward Bekeart 12, Gibson 11, Forster er- >rice 11 oney with 15 birds, Slade with 14 birds, Klevesahl, Ross | ded third money. . 15 birds—Ward 7, smbone 10, n 12, Shaw 8, F. Webb 14, Goleher 12, Old Rusty v and Grant, Old Rusty and Gol CAPTAIN'S CABIN. Pleasant Evening Spent on Board the Naval Militia’'s Ship Marion. The old warship Marion was alive with light and merriment last evening, for the officers of the naval militia and their ladies were dining in the captain’s | cabin. It was the first affair of the| success of the event has wn forth demands for an early repetition. | It was at first intended to hold a re- | ception to the officers of the National Guard during the afternoon, but in view of the disaster to the Maine it | was deemed more suitable to hold no public ceremony. At 7 o'clock the three long cables in the cabin were filled, Captain Turner | presiding in the center and Lieutenant- Commander Nerney and Lieutenant- Commander Kingsland at the side tables. Every officer was in- uniform, and the whole affair was distinctly naval in character. The menu was an excellent one, apd when it had been | thoroughly discussed toasts were called for. .utenant-Commander Nerney pro- | posed the health of Lieutenant Hughes, | the navy officer detailed as inspector of | the reserve, and the toast was drunk to him as the representative of the service of which the reserve is a sup- Li plement. Then the s e itself was toasted, Lieutenant Hughes responding; then General James, who had be-| friended the reserve on every occasion; then the Governor, the captain, and Adjutant-General Barrett responding. ont of the United States was nd then the ladies called for the oratorical powers of Lieutenant- Commander Nerney, Lieutenant-Com- mander Kingsland, Lieutenant Dennis, Lieutenant Emanuel and Lieutenant Elliott, and then Captain Turner sug- gested that another toast be taken up. Then a toast to the out of town re- serves was responded to by Lieutenant Linds commander of the Santa Cruz division, and then every one drank to the boys in blue who serve in the re- serve and constitute its greatest strength. The toasts ended with a li- lent tribute to the men of the Maine. The dinner over every one went out on deck and a systematic inspection of the ship was held by the ladies. That belng over the decks were sanded and the guests and the officers danced until long after the time when the regula- tions presume a warship to be asleep. Among those present were: Captain L. H. Turner and Mrs. Turner, Lieutenant Hughes, U. S. N., Lieutenant Young, 1 Lieutenant Commander T. A. Mrs. Nerney, Chief En- . A. Nerney a . gineer G. R. Kingsland and Mrs. Kings- land, Mrs. S. W. Dennis, Lieutenant C. C. Denn urgeon J. G. Morrisey, Miss Mead, Surgeon F. W. Harrls, Mrs. Harris, Lieutenant Carl E. Lindsay, Mrs. Lind- say, Lieutenant A. H. Elliott, Mrs, El- liotf, Miss H. 1. Mugarietta, Ensign G. E. Kammerer, gn W. G. Morrison, Miss Tanforan, Ensign Thomas Morrison, Mis: G. Elliott, Miss Hasloe, Lieutenant W. Mrs. Underhill, Lieutenant W. F. Burke, Miss Burke, Mrs. K. J. C. Seymour, Miss Hazelhurst, Ensign Smith, Miss M. Stein- man and Lieutenant J. L. Emanuel. BOYS’ BRIGADE ANNIVERSARY. Companies F and G Commemorate the Birth of Washing- ton. Howard-street Methodist Episcopal Church last night was the scene of a large gathering of the friends of Com- panies F and G of the First Regiment of the Boys’ Brigade of San Francisco. The occasion was the sixth anniversary entertainment given by the companies, commemorating the birth of Washing- ton. The many recalls of those par- ticipating in the following programme evinced the approval of the audience. The exercises were opened by a prayer by Rev. M. V. Donaldson. The follow- ing is the programme: Soprano solo by Miss Estelle Baker; recitation, selected, Clarence C. Peter- son; barytone solo, “Drifting” (O'Flyng), Rev. J. George Gibson, D.D electric sword contest, Lieutenant George Wood- bury and Private George Hanks; vocal solo, “Thine” (Bohn), Miss Ethel Tilson; address, Rev. J. George Gibson, D.D., pastor Emmanuel Baptist Church; musical coins, Messrs. Johnson and Hunt. Temperance dialogue, Forget- Me-Nots: Characters—Henry Seymour, a young man of dissipated habits, Clar- ence C. Peterson; Morgan, his servant, William Sass. Plano duet, selected, the Missess E. and M. Irvln]§ soprano solo, selected, Miss_ Lilllan Pratican; fancy club swinging by slx young ladles, pupils of Miss Emily Webb Glesy; cornet solo, selected, H. Hunt; 5ynxmsllcs by mem- | hospitality of the Democracy of Cali- Miss Edith McCrosson, Miss Lillie Onyon, Miss Tillie Chandler, Miss Lizzie Fromm, Miss Elsie Kenealy, Miss Ida Onyon, Miss | Daisy Swaybel, Miss Laura Cooper; Miss Hermione M. Lask, accompanist. Close attention was given to the ad- dress delivered by the Rev. J. George Gibson’of the Emmanuel Church, in which he illustrated how easily men are tempted. LEAGUE OF IROQUOIS CLUBS. William Jennings Bryan Indorsed as Standard Bearer for 1900. The annual meeting of the State League of Iroquois Clubs was held vesterday at the Pythian Castle. When the convention was called to order by Grand Sachem Max Popper there wer2 about 100 delegates present. The grand sachem in his annual ad- dress, after giving a history of the work of the past twelve months, said amid great applause: “We held meetings under our aus- pices in every campaign; we attended in a body all State conventions and in- augurations to contribute by our pres- | ence to the enthusiasm that accom- panies the gathering of Democrats when charged with a duty so satisfac- torily performed to insure the support and approbation of all adherents of the political faith we so steadfastly up- hold to victory or defeat. We also as- sisted at all times in extending the | fornia to visiting Democrats from afar. Particularly we contributed to perfect the necessary arrangements and gave | proper attention to the memorable and | never-to-be-forgotten visit of our great chieftain, the Hon. William Jennings | Bryan, the next Democratic nominee | for President of these United States, | and if all signs do not fail he will bei elected to that high and honorable of- | fice in 1900.” | The election of officers was next in | order, and as soon as it was announced Grand Sachem Popper was nominated. Popper declined the honor, saying he | was about to give up business in this | city and visit in the East for an in-} definite time, and therefore he would | be unable to properly discharge the dutie: protests. Popper suggested Vice Grand Sachem John C. Ruddeck as his suc- cessor. That gentleman’s name was | formally put to the convention, and he | was elected by acclamation. George Cabaniss was elected vice grand sa- chem by acclamation, and Louis | Metzger was unanimously chosen grand treasurer. Larry J. Welch was | re-elected as grand secretary. A resolution was adopted deploring | the Maine disaster, and other resolu- | tions vocating Democratic principles. In the evening a banquet was held | at the Spreckels Cafe. [ | George Cabaniss, A. | banquet in every detail, F. T. Shea, Dr. G. E. Sussdorf, C. A. Cinch, A. C. Gibson, Ed Bynes, T. Nel- son, J. McMahon, Senator J. H. Sea- well, John C. Ruddock, A. C. Grant, Dr. C. A. Clinton, Dr. J. T. Morse, Judge T. B. Gibson, H. H. Venue, T. T. Bayley, E. J. Randall, T. Anderson, J. B. Sanford, Raleigh Barcar, T. Henry, F. Dean, G. C. Stoddard, John Hud: chech, F. A. Cutler, Frank Gould, Wil- liam Hinton Sr., Charles Gildea, M. Brook, L. Woodman, John Markley, H. M. La Rue, E. P. E. Troy, Ed Hol- land, J. J. O'Brien, William J. Broder- ick, Charles Bantel, Lawrence J. Welch, Willlam Hinton Jr., H. L. Bienfeld, J. McGee, A. Cha- pins, M. Barman, Timothy Treacy, James H. Barry, Senator Bart Burke. The banquet committee. to whom is due the successful carrying out of the were Louis Metzger Chairman, W. J. Bryan, M. 11. | and place honors in the big twenty- | finishing in first place and also making | 1:08:26—which establishes a new coast { for the promotion of road races and the | League of American Wheelmen former- | tinues to promote four big annual road | San Leandrs triangle on Washingto: Mead, Thomas A. Burns, L. V. Merle, | Charles H. Holcomb, Fred Raabe and John Kavanagh. SMITH WON THE The San Jose Wheelman Makes a New Record in the Twenty- Five Mile Handicap. C. M. €mith of the Garden ity Wheelmen, San Jose, took hoth time five-mile road race at San Leandro terday morning, adding another to = his long list of victories on the track and road. With a haodicap of minutes, he passed sixty-eight two men, the fastest time for the distance— record for the course, the best previous time being 1:09:34 1-5. The California Associated Cycling ("lubs, organized some six years since general good of the prommwant clubs bercabouts to be had by banding to- gether, while having recently assumed thie more general functions which the ly performed on this coast, still con- cvents for its members. The first is a twenty-five-mile handicap around the 'S The declaration provoked loud | were also delivered and the remarks | birthday, of which yesterday’s race was rapturously applauded. The guests were: Governor James Budd, Mayor James Phelan, J. V. Merle, Judge Lemon, Rubert E. Ferral, T. V. Moore, Dr. L. Thiele, J. E. Dona- hue, Thomas McEiroy, Louis Metzger, Thomas Whearty, Charles Holcomb, A. D. Messagies, A. Burke, P. H. Mezad, 7. Walsh, P. J. Thom: William J. Bryan, William McMann, J. J. Flynn, James Denman, Harry Zemansky, were placed on the minutes ad- | Harry Mulcreavy, J. A. Murphy, Max | Haywards, turning at a right angle be- | Popper, Carl Spelling, Peter Kelly, J.| fore reaching that town, which gives Burns, John McCann, J. Gordon, Julius Allen, Dan J. Toplitz, Gus Till- | the sixth, and the others are the I00- | mile relay in May, a twanty-mile team | race in July and a ten-mile handicap | in October. | The San Leandro triangle, so-called, | is an ideal course for a twenty-five- | mile road race. *The start is made in the town of San Leandro on the road ‘ leading toward Haywards. The riders here have the base of the triangle, which they follow in the direction of the perpendicular and takes them | through San Lorenzo, when they turn The guests to the number of, two hundred sat down at two long tables which had been tastefully decorated with evergreens, and the cafe through- out was likewise ornamented with floral pieces and a huge American flag. Gathered at the tables were men prominent in the business, professional and political walks of life. The doctor rubbed elbows with the Assemblymen, School Director, Supervisor, lawyer and the, Senator. Each one of the guests had a little Americanflag in his button- hole, and the menu cards were prettily designed in the shape of a tomahawk, as the emblem of the Iroquois braves, the first page containing a picture wof George Washington. Beside the or- chestral music the guests were enter- tained with vocal selections by J. C. Flood, J. B..Donahue and Charles Ban- tel. The toastmaster of the evening was Governor James H. Budd, and the toasts, which were fittingly responded to, and those who responded were as follows: Washington—Hon. Frank T. Shea. Democracy—Hon. Robert Ferral. Iroquois—Professor J. H. Simmons. San Francisco—Mayor James, D. Phelan. bers of the Y. M, .; electric wand calisthenics by the Primrose Drill Corps— Miss Katie Weill, Miss Cora Bailey, Miss Josephine Wilson, Miss Dalsy Morton, California—Hon. Walter P. Stradley. United States—Hon. J. H. Seawell. Several other impromptu speeches INCIDENTS OF THE BIG ROAD RACE. e riders mann, A. J. Ahern, A. Fibush, Thomas Burns, T. A. Patton, Gus Pratt, L. F. Puter, Ed Lewis, R. H. Latimer, Julius Reiman, W. P. Stradley, Fred Raabe, James Denman Jr., Patrick ‘Wellin, James L. Gallagher, J. C. Gor- man, Ed M. Gettigan, J. C. Flood, Jo- seph Leggett, H. L. Rea, J. J. Flinn, John Kavanagh, A. C. Freese, Thomas Ashworth, L. F. Byington, L. Leopold, 27 Throwing waler on | of the journey was remarkable. Cegless Cycle west on the county road from San Jose giving the hypothenuse, which brings them back to the place of starting. The total distance thus covered is eight and one-third miles, and by making the cir- cuit three times the required twenty- five miles are completed, and the spec- tators have seen the start of the race, watched the riders pass them twice, and been at the finish. This course and the 100-mile relay course to San Jose and back are two of the most naturally adapted circuits for cycle road races in the world, and in this respect Cdlifornia wheelmen are particularly favored, and the more so because the roads are usually in good condition, and “good roads” is the slogan of the C. A, C. C. The race yesterday called for 10 a. m., and this necessitated such an early start from this side that not many gathered to see the men sent off, as compared with the immense throng that congregated at about the time the finish was expected. The road was lined with people for a quarter of a mile on either side of the tape, pushing and struggling good naturedly with each other for a coign of vantage, and every tree and near-by house had its quota of human freight intent on seeing the spirited scene usual at the finish of a road race. Ropes stretched on either side of the road kept the crowd in check so that the riders had a fair fleld in which to finish. Recent rain made the road rough and muddy in places, while in others it had improved the course by laying the dust and hardening the roadbed. Accidents were numerous, however, and out of seventy-six original starters only thirty-seven crossed the tape. No one was severely hurt, fortunately, a bad fall and the loss of some cuticle being the worst reported. Among those to suffer in this way were Louis Kra- ker, G. T. Morgan, C. S. Vogel, Clif- ford Cummings, W. Hammer, M. Meyer, W. D. Wells, D. E. Francis, A. B. Johnson, J. J. Borree, P. H. Rosen- heim, C. N. Bolte, George Kroetz, Fred Jurgewitz, John Davidson and G. A. ‘Wyman. ‘Wyman was in the scratch bunch, and much was expected of him, but a punctured tire put a stop to his racing for the day. Johnson and Francis were both considerably bruised by falls, Johnson nearly having an ear torn off, and Rosenheim’s wheel broke in two and let him down on the hard earth with a thud. The Eastern idea of throwing water in the faces of some of the riders to freshen them was tried In this race. ‘Whether Smith, who was liberally doused each time he came around, was aided to his victory in this way is a question. Smith’s ride of the first sixteen miles In this distance he gained over three ‘minutes on George Felix, who led as they passed the judges the second time around, and was in fourth position. He held this place for the rest of the journey, sprint- ing ahead to the lead when near the tape. The scratch men did not help each other as much as was expected, and while making good time finished to- ward the last and four seconds behind last year’s record. Smith’s victory will net him in prizes a suit of clothes and a gold watch—not a bad day's work for an amateur. Smith is the young man who aspired to ride a mile paced by a locomotive in less than one minute, and still has that bee in his bonnet, but the necessary arrangements could never be made with the railroad company. The Olympic trophy now held by the Bay City Wheelmen, and which was contested for in this race, was won by the Garden City Wheelmen, the points made being as follows: Garden City 12, San Francisco Road Club 5, Imperials 3, Olympics 4. The following table will show the po- sitions at the finish, handicap and net riding time of each man: qnin Contestant. 8|George Felix 5/ Harry Fowler 10|E. E. Langue 11/ Robert Black 12(Walter Smith 13|W. C. Stevens Arthur . Ward Roy . Walter. Russell Hamiitos 024 R. Hardenbrool 2. O. Kragness. George Thorn L. D. Hi George C. Farley. Leo Burke ... H. N. Mosher. Allan Clark T B s e e e R Ras228R3088R8822228300 Tony Delmas B. A. Bozlo .. John Davidson HEHRHR Yesterday’s race was splendidly con- ducted. It was managed by Chester A. Myrick, Theodore €. Dodge and J. S. Shedd, the road racing committee ot the association, the direct handling of the event being in charge of the fol- lowing officials: Referee, President Charles Albert Adams; judges, George Peyton, J. J. B. Argenti, Frank H. Kerrigan, James ‘W. Mullen, E. B. Jerome, O. R. Sterl- ing, A. P. Swain, T. J. Winslow, J. F. McDonald, T. B. McGinnis, Joseph Jury, G. G. Taylor, Vincent A. Dodd and T. W. Flanagan; timers, George P. Wetmore, H. D. Hadenfeldt, J. S. Lewis, F. W. Sharpe, S. Bailey, J. W. Leavitt and W. Pettis; starter, De Witt Van Court; assistants, Thomas C. Meherin, O. B. Marston; clerk of course, J. F. Hancock; assistants, A. Bedbury and T. G. Spillane; scorers, H. W. Spalding, E. D. Mendell, H. D. Clark, E. Butterworth, S. G. Scovern, A. Cellier, T. D. Whitman, A. L. Beh- nemann, W. Reid, Hubert Reis, J. M. Salazar; chief marshal, J. P. Thorn; assistants, C. Hannan, H. A. Tubbs, . O. Johnson, Bert Edwards, C. H. Trolliet, J. D. Cardinell, J. A. Desi- mone, S. J. Severance; chief umpire, John - Burke; ' assistants, James M. Hamilton, H. V. Scott, John S. Egan, R. T. McKissick, M. E. Gaines, John J. O’Malley, George Brouillet, H. (. Hahn, E. Lehnhardt, J. G. Stubbs, James E. Little, L. A. Hagy; handi- capper, R. Assheton Smyth. The fastest times made in the five previous similar events of the asso- ciatlon over this course were: February 22, 1893—George A. Faulk- ner, Acme Club Wheelmen, 1 hour 19 minutes 4 seconds. February 22, 1894—Emil Ulbrecht, Bay City Wheelmen, 1 hour 20 minutes 7 2-6 seconds. . . March 3, 18%5—Walter F. Foster, Olympic Club Wheelmen, 1 hour 12 minutes 55 4-5 seconds. February 22, 1896—Charles S. Wells, Bay City Wheelmen, 1 hour 10 minutes 30 2-5 seconds. February 28, 1897—Tony Delmas, Gar- den City Cyclers, 1 hour 9 minutes 34 1-5 seconds. The American road record for twenty-five miles stands at 51 minutes 55 seconds, made by A. B. McDonnell at Buffalo, N. Y., October 19, 1895, over the celebrated Corfu course, which is always smooth and even. After the race some loungers around the hotel in San Leandro insulted a lady who was passing on her wheel. The wheelmen standing about resent- ed the remark, and were making short work of the rowdies when the con- stable of the town appeared on the scene and suspended further hostili~ ties. In the afternoon the wheelmen at- tended the opening of the six-lap track at Elmhurst to witness thematch race between J. E. Edwards and G. H. Crafts at twenty miles, paced. Ed- wards won in 49 minutes 7 seconds after a hotly contested ride. —_— PAST SACHEMS IN COUNCIL. Improved Order of Red Men Cele- prate Washington’s Birthday by a Banquet. Nearly two hundred members of the Past Sachems' Association of the im- proved Order of Red Men met last night in the Red Men's Wigwam on Post street in celebration of the anni- versary of the birth of Washington. An excellent banquet had been pre- pared under the direction of J. A. El- lert, Jacob Fo-zer and M. Leisen, the committee of arrangements, and after it had been disposed of the company was favored with instrumental selec- tions by Past {achem Swan and F. D. Brandon. The master of ceremonies introduced J. A. Filcher of the State Board of Trade, who delivered an elo- quent address in response to the toast “California.” He told of its resources, its grandeur, and declared that it was one State of the Union of which, not only its citizens but all Americans can feel justly proud, and that every Red Man on the reservation of Califor- nia is loyal to it. Jacob Fowzer said that there is one thing that the order of Red Men must never forget, and that is to honor the father of his country, and upon his suggestion every one present gave three rousing cheers and a tiger for the man who was first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen. The outburst was followed by short addresses by C. F. Burgman, great chief of records, A. K. Stevens, Grove L. Johnson, B. F. Josselyn, Judge Campbell and Judge Conlan. There were songs by Messrs. Nelson and Col- lins and a recitation by Mr. Jennings. A REUNION AT CENTURY HALL. Daughters of the American Revolu- tion Honor Washington’s Memory. Chapters Puerto del Oro, Sequoia and California, of the Order of Daughters of the American Revolution, held a joint reception yesterday afternoon in honor of the day. The hall was pret- tily decorated and the attendance was large. A brief address was made by Mrs. A. S. Hubbard, expressing senti- ments appropriate to the occaston. Al programme of music was presented and added much to the entertainment. GOOD NEWS FOR PRINTERS. A report widely circulated that the State printing was about to be done by the convicts incarcerated in San Quentin prison created much uneasiness in the ranks of printers throughout the State. Work s very scarce at present, and to take this work out of the hands of le- gitimate tradesmen would cause a great deal of suffering. A meeting of the Allied Printing Trades Council was called and resolutions con- demnatory of such a course were adopt- ed and widely circulated. A copy of these, together with a letter requesting him to use his influence to prevent any such action being taken, was forwarded to John H. ickinson, chairman of the Senate Committee on State Institutions. In reply General Dickinson forwarded the following letter, which explains itself: “President Allied Printing Trades Council—Dear Sir: Yours of the 18th inst. regarding resolutions relating to State printing by convict labor was duly re- ceived. Regarding the same I am in- structed by the committee to inform you that there has never been any suggestion made to or by the committee that convict labor should be employed, and the com- mittee has no such proposition under con- sideration and would not entertain it under any circumstances. I can assure | you that these are the sentiments not only of the committee as a whole, but of each individual member. 4 “Trusting that this information” will be gatlsfactory, I am yours truly, “JOHN H. DICKINSON, Chairman.” — e ee——— DEL NORTE JUDGESHIP. Governor Budd has appointed Fletcher A. Cutler Superior Judge of Del Norte County to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Murphy. The Governor was in the city yesterday, and when asked concerning the appoint- ment of a Railroad Commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. Stanton, he replied that he was not ready to give any information on the subject. He saild: “I may announce the appoint- ment some time this week, but not to-day nor to-morrow.” —_—————— Mayor Phelan and the Nurses. The ,commencement exercises of the class of '97 of the San Franclsco Training School for Nurses will be held this even- ing in the parlors of the Occidental Hotel. The proceedings will begin at §:30 and will De presided over by Dr. John M. William- son, and Mayor Phelan will deliver an ad- dress fo the graduates, who will enter on their career of tending the sick. The following graduates will receive their medals and diploma: Carrie Howard, Selina Elsie Hayde: ulia Marie Kane, Ottilie J. Karstens, Bertha Lampkin, Jessie R. Nelson, Jane P. Nic! son, Mary Blanche O'Reilly, Mary Fran- ces Strand, Eugenia Thompson. The programme of exercises, arranged by Miss Patton, superintendent of nurses of the City and County Hospital, is as fol- s: logvenure, Foster's Orchestra; march, «“Handicap” (Rosey); prayer, Rev. H. Cooke, rector of Trinity Church; addres: Hon. James D. Phelan; serenade; a dress, George Franklin Shields, M. D. (Edinburgh), F. R. C. 8. vocal solo, s Jected, Frank Coffin; presentation of di- plomas, G. E. Sussdorff, M.D., superin- tendent physician City and County Hos- 3 rding of medals, rs. J. lwfi::‘:’:‘wagtsl, “The Serenade” (He: bert): selection, “Gasperone” (Millocker); benediction.