Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-30
The Odd Fellows Relief Committed
Visits the Folsom Prison.

The Odd Fellows Relief Committee
Visits the Folsom Prison.
At a quarter to o'clock yesterday morn
ing the Odd Fellows General Relief Com
mittee left their rooms at Ninth and K
streets on their annual excursion. Their
destination was Folsom and the great dam
that is being constructed across the Ameri-
can river at the State Prison. A dispatch
had been received from Warden Aull the
evening previous that he would be pleased
to exteEd to the committee the hospitalities
temporarily, of course) of the institution
over which he presides.
The first interruption that occurred on
the up trip was at the world famed Natoma
vineyard, where the excursionists were
halted and huge box of the finest grapes
OF the vineyard was presented to them,
upon which was card bearing the words,
Compliments of the Packing-shed Boys.''
AT Folsom the committee was received
by Granite Lodge, l. o. o. F., and escorted
to their hall, where half an hour was pleas
antly spent while fresh horses were being
attached to the conveyances to carry the
visitors to the prison grounds.
Warden Aull met them at the main en-
trance and invited them into the spacious
reception room. Thence he accompanied
them to the big dam, explaining in detail
the work, answering patiently and con-
cisely the questions fired" at him from all
sides.
The visitors are unanimous in saying
that notwithstanding they had heard and
| read much of the dam, they had not the
slightest conception of the magnitude OF
the work, nor can any one fully appreciate
III without visiting IL in person
Returning to the prison grounds the
Warden pointed out shady spot on the
slope near the prison, and there the ex-
cursionists spread their luncheon.
At O'Clock the prisoners were locked in
/ their cells, and the Warden invited his
visitors to step inside the massive iron
doors, which they did, and for half an hour
the Odd Fellows Relief Committee were
behind the bolts and bars of the State
Prison. Under the escort of the affable
Warden and his numerous subordinates
they were conducted through every depart
ment of the institution, the prison band
meanwhile discoursing excellent music.
The visitors report everything as neat
and tidy as the most careful housewife
could desire. The cooking utensils and
the tinware in the culinary department
shone with a brightness that denotes
scrupulous neatness
AT er all had satisfied their curiosity the
bolts were shot back and the committee
were restored to light and liberty. Re-
turning to the main entrance Warden Aull
was warmly thanked by the visitors for his
kindly attention, TO which he responded
most api ropria,ely and happily, and they
took their departure feeling that in the
selection of Warden of the Folsom
Prison, the Board of State Prison Directors
had placed the right man in the right
place
On the return a halt of an hour was
made at Folsom, where every possible at.
ton was shown them by members of the
fraternity and citizens generally, and then
the excursionists continued their journey
homeward, where they arrived at half. past
0. They all say that yesterday was "red-
letter. day in the history of the General
Relief COMMITTEES