Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-07

b e iron supports and braces. Numerous
Ianging baskets of ferns and evergreens
swung pendant from the iron supports,
ind added greatly 10 the beauty of the
grand display. Flowers of every variety
aud hue peeped forth from the hooks of
the gallery balustrades and intersections Of
pillars and braces. At the eastern end of
lhe hall, above the gallery, was
displayed large banner Of white,
bearing in green letters the in
scription "ConsOrt Of Our City" and at
the opposite end q similar banner
upon which was inscribed, Lover of Our
Homes" Numerous trees Of pine, cedar
and evergreen rose up from the gallery
floors, and added materially TO the vernal
of the beautiful picture.
These general decorations were arranged in
a very skiilful manner, and especially un-
der the brilliancy of the many electric and
gas lights, delighted the eye, and formed q
beautiful and fitting canopy for the grand
floral display beneath.
THE EXERCISES.
at $50 P. N. Mrs Crocler and party were
received at the main entrance 10 the PaVii-
ion The school children, some 5000 in
number, were drawn up in double lines,
through which Mrs Crocller passed. The
tl ttOilci w tilS
named young ladies' dressed in white with
colored sashes, strewed her path with
flowers Misses Elba Deuel., May Blakeny,
Mabel Massey, Della Magann, Fannie
Cravens, Lulu Steffens, Aida Lewis, Sybil
Bennett, Nellie Siddons, Nellie Wilcox
Florence Wilcox, Lille Goodhue, Edith
Hughson, Lulu Turner, Louisa Milliken,
Alice Sullivan, Libbie Smith, Anna Coglan,
Alice LinG1eV, Josie Fuller.
The procession entered the hall in the
following order:
The Grand Marshal, Geo. B. Katzenstein.
Mrs. NJ E. Crocker, escorted by the
Executive Committee and President of the
Dav, Dir. G. L. Simmons then came the
members Of the Executive Committee, and
the following ladies Of Mrs. Crockcr' S
party, who represented the Managing
Boards Of the well-knoWn charites-the
Orphan Asylum and the Marguerite Home
for Old Ladies': Mrs. c. W. Clarke, Mrs.
]. II. Carroll Mrs. Mayor Brown, Mrs.
G. L. Simmons, Mrs. General John
McComb, Mrs. n. D. Rideout, Mrs. Frank
Miller, Mrs. Chas. McCreary, Mrs. Charles
Crocker, Mrs. Z. Porter Ashe
The guard Of young ladies spoken of
above came next. They wore wreaths
made of marguerites, and each bore small
basket Of choice flowers.
The City Board of Education were next
in line and followed by the pupils OF
the public schools and other eduCa-
tional institutions in the following order
High School, Professor Anderson. f.
Platt, aid st. Josephs School-F. T.
Johnson, aid. Sacramento Institute. G.
Sepulveda, Geo II. Clark, aids Protestant
Orphan Asylum. E. Tade, aid. Capital
Grammar School, Professor Johrson-U.
r. Crouch, Thomas Wiseman, aids. Sacra-
mento Grammar School, Professor Rowell-
II. w. Taylor, w l. Ortiz L. G. SCHNEIDER
aids. Primary Schools, under direction oi
Miss Mccormack, Principal. Sixteenth and
\, Miss Blue-W. j.. BenninG, aid. Ninth
and Tenth, and P, Miss MiIlcr-S. Katzen-
stein, aid. Ungraded, No. /, Miss Taylor
Edward Bonnhcim. aid. Ungraded, No ,
Miss Jones-Warren Dixon. aid Twenty
fourth and N, Mrs. MumfoTd-W. A
Stephenson, aid. Fourth and Q, Mrs
AIlen-G F. Parker, W. H. Hanlon, aids
Seventh and G, Miss Chapman, F. Birdsall
Irvine aid. The Home School, Mrs. Ross
MRS. cRocKEE WAS ESCORTED
TO a seat 'on the grand stand, her party
occupying seats on either side The guaro
of honor then marched off to the May pol,
! and occupied seats that had been arranged
there for them in a circle. The schOo
| children, some 5000 III number, passet
| through line Of march arranged in tht
shape OF q double diamond, and as the,
passed Mrs. Crocker each deposited his O
| her floral tribute. which was taken il
! charge and properly disposed Of by q mum
| ber Of attendants upon shelves prepare
along the edge OF the stage. AS the chill
i 10 LOT o1
| was presented with & beautiful souvenir
consisting Of four pages of cardboard, pre-
gramme form. On the first page was a
electrotvpe of a bouquet of roses in coicl
and the words, Floral Festival, May {
1885, SacramentO.' On the second page
a splendid electrotype Of Mrs, rocker o.
the third page, All honor TO MIS-. MAJ
garet (. Crockcr for her many benefaC
tons" On the fourth page is an urn {
beautiful flowers. The whole was yer
neat and executed in the highest skill {
the printers art.
Tie banners carried by the diferen
schools were as follows:
Primary School, Y and Sixteenth streets
Whoever Does Good Deed is Ennobled
Floral Festival, May 6, 1885.
Sacramento Grammar School" Appr(
ciation"-Floral Festival, May 6, 1885.
Primary School, Ungraded No p" "
Come TO Honor the Peoples Friend ''-FlC
raj Festival May 8, 1855.
Primary School, Ungraded No l. VII
tue Alone is Happiness on Earth "-Flora
Festival, May 6, 1885.
Primary Schools Ninth and P and Tent
and P-"Thy Life is Formed Of Acts {
I Kindness and of Love Floral FestiYa
Primary School, G and Thirteenth
" Charity Floral Festival, May 6, 1885.
Primary School, G and Seventh streets
Love- Floral Festival, May s, 1885.
Primary School, Q and Fourth streets
We Love and Honor Thee Floral Fe-
tival, May 8, 1885
Primary School, y and Twenty-fourt
eets-" Gratitude Floral Festival, Ma
9, 1895.
Sacramento Grammar school" "
Bald for the Future Floral Festiva
May 6, 1885.
Sacramento Home School" And Il
Our Marguerite Leads All the Rest =
Floral Festival, May 8. 1885.
Sacramento Institute -" Rsli9is More
Scicntia - - Brothers of the Christia
SchooI-Floral Festival, May 6, 1885.
the center of this banner was painting
q cross and crown.
High School - Semper Paratus =
, Floral Festival, Nay 6, 1885.
Capital Grammar School" Write Me
: One who Loves His Feliowmen Flor
Festival, May 6, 1885.
Sacramento Protestant Orphan Asylum
We Hail Our Benefactress Floral Fe
tiyal, May 6, 1885.
] The ST. Joseph Convent banner is
e spangled and gold cloth, IN the center
: which is picture of st. Joseph, the patr,
r of the school, holding the Holy Child
e his arms. The banner is profusely dee
: rated with ribbons, and the top is trimm
S with flowers.
v The scene, when the three thousal
S children were passing in review, depositi
d their floral offerings at the feet of N
e Crocker, was bewildering in its extent a
s one never to be forgotten by those w
o witnessed it. Its equal was perhaps nev
: seen elsewhere, and nowhere except
Is California, whose fora is SO abundant,
2, such a thing possible.
y The music was furnished by the Hus
e band from the south gallery, while I
e First Artillery band occupied a place in I
If north gallery. The school children oct
= pied terraced seats south of the gra