Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
The FLORAL FEsTIvAL.-The prepara-
lions for the floral festival are progressing
with rapidity. The committees engaged in
the work are numerous and enthusiastic.
Mrs. Crocker has been communicated with
and has consented to accede to the wishes
of the committees in the matter, which has
been to her a thorough surprise. The
plans are not yet all determined, but
enough form has grown out of them to
give the assurance that the floral festival of
May 9th will be a more successful affair
than even its sanguine projectors expected.
1t is understood that two full bands of
music will be engaged, that in the after
noon the floor of the Pavilion will be
mainly yielded up to children, while adults
will be relegated to the galleries. There
will be efforts made to have vocal choruses
by adults as well as children and at night,
in addition 10 the bands, string orchestras
will be provided A special hymn is to be
composed for the children. 1t is intended
that the various church and society organ
izations shall furnish floral pieces to their
own taste, each TO be placed and marked
distinctively. 1t is intended that, beside
the set pieces, every person shall bring a
bunch of flowers these will be arranged
in framework, possibly representing mi
tial letters, as received, and the floral
structure thus built up before the eyes of
the people. H. WeinstOck has organized
Finance Committee, which is discussing
plans for raising the funds necessary, and
which will be readily obtained when the
method is once adopted The statement is
made that the refreshment privileges of the
Pavilion will be exercised in aid of
the Museum Association, which has
heavy task before it, in carrying the Art
Gallery gift alone for year, before the
city can take active part in its maintenance.
One of the subcommittee appointed has
before il peculiar and pleasing work. 1t
is termed the Souvenir Committee, and
consists of Charles McCreery, 5. c. benson,
Lewellyn Williams, Messrs. Carman,
Houghton, Maslin, McClatchy, Shattuck,
Woodson and Dam. Its duty is to prepare
in neat form concise history of the affair
from its inception, illustrate it with photo
graphs of the scenes of the festival, have it
hansomely bound, possibly inclosed in a
casket, and finally present it to Mrs.
Croker. The committee met yesterday at
Judge Denson's office, discussed plans, APP
pointed committees of inquiry and adj
journed until to-day at t P. NJ, at the same
place out of respect to Chairman McCreery,
who was too i'll to attend yesterday. The
souvenir will probably consist of three
volumes, and the art work III it, it is
expected, will be donated gladly.
METROPOLITAN THEATEE.-"T The Lights
o London was produced to fair house
for Monday nightly the Grismer-
Davies Company. The piece calls for a
large number of people. and only very
4 wit
for each character. There was, therefore,
some necessary doubling last night, and
it was well done. As Seth Preene Mr..
Grismer was contrasted with Mr.. Roberts,
who played the part here some eighteen
months ago. The latter was better in dia-
lect, but Mr. Grismer's is by far the better
acted part. If, as Macready defined il, true
art in acting is to fathom the depths of
character; TO trace its latent motives, and
feel its finest quive-ings of emotion" then
the painstakiHg efforts of the
leading man testify to his appreciation of
the demands of his art. Mr.. Webster, as
Harold Armytagc, filled the part well, and
with added credit to his increasing ability.
He needs only to tone down his vocal eff
forts at times since vociferation is not de-
manded in MI passages. Mr.. Sambrook
was admirable as Jarvis, the Snowman
and his representation of the character was
a fine piece of work-not more So how
ever. than that of Miss Stevens, as Eliza.
Miss Davies was thoroughly good as Bess,
and Miss 0'Connor effective both as Hetty
and the precoCiOus son OF the - Jarvises.
Little Miss Viola Fletcher-the daughter of
a well-known business man-gavea charm
inglv pathetic tone to the night scene at
London bridge, by her perfect seu-posses-
sion and natu7alnesS as the Wait The
Int
hindrances in setting the stage delayed the
performance somewhat. This and all other
friction, quite insepa-able from a first
night, Will be avoided tonight, when this
romance OF the streets and highways will
be repeated
POLICE CouRr.-In the Police Court yes
terday the cases Of Ed. Sauveney, charged
with battery, and Tom Sauveney, disturb
ing the peace, were dismissed, the prose
cutting witness failing to appear. .....John
Doe, Frank Hall, J. Smith and James
O'Brien, DRINKS, forfeited their deposits.
Robert Dolan was convicted Of disturbing
the peace and fined $50, the Judge making
the sentence thus heavy because of the de
PENDANT having been before the Court for
battery a few days before Mrs Larcener,
an old offender, was convicted of an aggra-
waited case of disturbance Of the peace and
fined $50 with the alternative of sixty DAYS
in the County JAIL. Ah Duck and All
Mock, charged with misdemeanor in OBJ
structing the sidewalk by selling merchan-
disc thereon. We're discharged on payment
of COSTS. The case of Z. RochOn, for bat
terv. was continued until tomorrow. .....
Josephine Macabo and Mary Miller were
tried for petit larceny and acquitted.
ONLY ONE DoLLAR-Ye yesterday a very
tall lady was making purchases in an up
town dry goods store, where goods were
suspended on strings stretched across the
room. Each article had attached to it a
niece of cardboard, upon which was marked
in large black figures the price of the same
AS the lady emerged from the PoStofiice
ahout an hour later she was accosted by Il
lady friend. who asked her what she was
doing with that tag on her hat. The lady
Immediately took off her head-gear, when
she discovered that one of those tags from
the store. "Oalg one Doiiar-Try One, was
hanging from her hat just as naturally as
though ii had been placed there for an ad-
vertisement She had been perambulatlng
J street for a couple of hours, but after
making the discovery she went home via
K street.
CHOSEN FRIENDS GRAND CoUNcIL.-The
annual session of the Grand Council of the
Order of Chosen Friends will commence at
10 A. N. to-day in Changers Hall. 1t is
expected that there will be upwards of 200
delegates and that the session will last
three or four days. A large number of the
delegates have alreadg arrived, and a num-
Der from the upper country will arrive this
morning.
C7rr-pu Rntfpr-
always on hand at :" Big Tree" Store.