Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-29
Floral Festival Notes.

Floral Festival Notes.
Workmen are already busy getting the
Agricultural pavilion in order for the
Floral Festival and Croker Testimonial of
next Wednesday. The advance demand
for flowers is very heavy and florists are
put to their best efforts to secure desired
varieties for the large number of set pieces
that have already been ordered. All of
these. so far as made known, are to be very
handsome. some of them ordered by socie-
ties, churches, the Artillery Regiment,
clubs and various associations are novel
and promise to be exceedingly rich. The
character of many Of the pieces are known
to the press, but by general consent and in
compliance with general request they are
not to be described in advance. 1t is
sufficient TO say that the pieces will range
from monographs and emblems one foot
square to structures rising thirteen feet in
hight and stretching across width of six
teen feet. 4 great quantity of evergreens
are to be used, and ivy and other vines will
be plentifully worked in. 1t is requested
by one of the committees that a possible
false impression be COrreCtcd-that only
fine bouquets are desired. On the con
trary, it is not expected that the personal
contributions will be governed by any such
idea, but that every one will bring knot
of flowers, a bouquet if the giver prefers,
but single bunch of simple flowers will
he Just as gladly received, and Just as
carefully disposed in the arrangement of
the floral offerings as if the gift cost tens of
dollars. The Committee Of Invitation has
issued very handsome threc-page invita-
ton. which is being forwarded to ex-Sacra-
mentans Just as rapidly as names and adj
dresses are sent in to the Assistant
Secretary, /. P Martin, Box Ill
The invitation IS very outspoken
and earnest letter, contains an outline
of the proposed exercises, and invites all
old Sacramentans to come home for one
day, or at least send a letter of remem-
brance. \ subcommittee of invitation
Yesterday mailed lbs special invitations to
editors and publishers in northern and
central California, setting forth very fully
the plans of the festival and cordially in
yiting members Of the press 10 visit Sacra-
mento next Wednesday and promising to
render their visit pleasant. The Souvenir
Committee have procured oak from the
runs of Suffers fort out of which Il neat
case is to be made to contain the books
being prepared, in which a concise account
of the festival will be recorded. the pages
to be Illuminated in water colors by local
artists after floral designs. and to contain
also Photographic views of the scene in the
pavilion and other Photographic ami hand
painted Illustrations.
The school teachers of the city met at l
P. n. yesterday in the Perry Seminary
building. G.. Il. KatzenStein, G. II Stevens
Superintendent Lame, w. K. Ormshy. DR..
Simmons, Israel Luce, II, Wcinstock and
]. O. Coleman were present and addressed
the teachers. The meeting of teachers,
after the Executive Committee withdrew,
was organized by the election of Professor
Anderson as Chairman. After consider
able discussion, il was decided that the
pupils should be marshaled as follows a:
sacramento Grammar School under Pro-
fessor Rowell; Capital Grammar School.
Professor Johnson Primary schools, Miss
Mccormick: High School, Professor Chap
man Twenty-fourth and streets Miss
Mumford The pupils viii assemble as
per request in the circular published yes
tcrday-
BARwIcK's REroEr.-The rainfall at Sac
ramento, according to the Signal Service
reports Yesterday. was OF of an inch, max
ing 81 of an inch for the month, $40 inches
for the year and 1916 inches for the season,
as against % p inches for last season to an
equal date. From the lst of January, 1854.
10 the Both Of April same year. there was
20 - inches precipitated, while mp 10 date
this wear there has been but 3.39 inches.
Last seasons rainfall up TO January LIST
was but 2.92 inches, while lhe present sea-
son up to the same date gave 1906 inches.
This season and last years rainfall records
are Just reversed. Last season less rain tell
before January, while the present season
more rain fell and last season more ram
fell after January Isl than before, while he
present season had three times as much
rain before January as afterwards. The
Signal Service reports at s o clock last night
| showed Il rising barometer, falling tcmpera-
ture westerly winds and clearing weather
| along the Pacific slope During this storm
| there has been a rainfall of 10 of an inch
! at Red Bluff, % of an inch at Sacramento,
| Ol OF an inch at San Francisco, 50 of an
| inch at Los Angeles and 81 of an inch at
San Diego, showing how very much more
ram fell south of San Francisco than north
| OF that place, The highest temperature
along the Pacific slope Yesterday was 73o
At Portland al y NJ, the lowest being $50
al Spokane Fails at A. NJ. The highest at
II NJ. as far east as Omaha was 90 al Salt
Lake, the lowest being 400 at Denver.
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ments are superior 60 any. Office, 505 st. >
SKATING RtNK-Music and amateur mile
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advertisement in Bee"
SEE our advertisement in to-day's issue.
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