Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-23
b0GAL ENTELLIGENCg.
LOAN EXHIBITION.

Chiidren's Day Closing Hours To-
nights Social Hop.
The Loan Exhibition closed last night to
good audience. Yesterday afternoon the
Art Gallery was filed with children and
their parents. It was one of the most in
teresting gatherings imaginable. Fresh
young faces, rosy with health, with eyes
aDlaze with curiosity. were fairly packed
before the little stage, by the hundreds, to
hear the exercises. These were very
amusing and interesting. A neat little
thumbnail programme of four pages
announced the engagement extraordin-
airy" Of number of little people, and
great curiosity was manifested in con-
sequence. A prettier, happier, daintier
band of little ones never marched
upon any stage, as the little ones came
forward dressed in their best, and i'll their
innocence and earnestness, winning all
hearts. The programme was prefaced with
piano solo by Mrs. g. A. Neale and then
ran as follows: Reading, Miss GLADYS
Crocker, aged years; song Miss Beatrice
Wright, aged o; reading, Miss Lily Nathan,
aged 8; vocal solo, Miss Mabel Barnes,
aged II; recitation, Miss Lillian Steinman,
aged 8; piano solo, Miss Annie Schaw,
dSCQ IL. Lie tdCluCd GDlluTeQ, Alce
Lewis, Harry Leonard and Charles Murray,
then danced the cachuca in costume. Ali
the little ones were applauded and Gladys,
Beatrice, Mabel and Lillian reappeared.
Mr.. Gortatowski, TO please the children,
played piano solo for them, and the ex-
ercises concluded. 1t was charming pro-
gramme and the "thumbnail' souvenir
programmes were much sought after as
remembrancers of the occasion.
At the evening entertainment there was
a good attendance. The programme opened
with piano duet by Misses Alice Malone
and Annie Neuborg. Mabel Barnes sang
two songs Lullaby" and 1.-THE Water
Face'-remarkably well for so young a
miss, her voice being phenomenally strong
and very sweet. Mrs. J. G. Bainbridge
sang with good taste and careful execution
80 milo Fernando Mrs. Wilbur F. Smith
sang with marked tenderness and feeling
Marguerite Mr.. Appleby gave several
bapio solos. Miss Maud c. Noyes, with
marked effect, tessifying to a voice of purity
and feeling, sang selections from Donizetti
and subsequently played Home, Sweet
Home for the left hand. Mrs. Barnes,
Miss Siddons, Miss Gerrish and Miss
Noyes were accompanies for the even
ing. President Green, of the California Mu-
scum Association, made brief address
tudiihtLS tut PcOpit lOI Tie lduieS Ot the
auxiliary association for their untiring de-
votion, and congratulating them upon their
success and perfect harmony that had pre-
vailed throughout in their management.
He thanked the people of San Francisco
cordially for the loans they had made. He
announced that the School of Design would
meet next week and resume its studies,
and that it was now an assured success,
and that new features would be added to it
as demanded and that the Museum Associ-
alton had reason to be encouraged to push
on its work and adds its labors to the edu-
cational interests of the State. The exhi-
bition was then formally pronounced closed,
but the people fingered for an hour more,
examining for the last time the treasures
of the exhibition.
Tonight the main nall being cleared.
though some exhibits will remain u :
packed, the ladies will give social hop
a fine orchestra will be in attendance.
George II. Ciatk will act rs Floor Director.
A free bus VIII run between the Art Gal
lery and the street cars from 7:30 to 11:30.
The social will fttingly conclude a
most enjoyable season of rational enter
iainment The admission tonight will be
inst sufficient 10 cover the expenses of the
:" hop, renaining ar the exhibition figure,
% cents. The ladies anticipate large at
tendance tonight and most enjoyable
reunion.