The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-18
BUNKER HILL.
Reyiying Fond Memories of the
Historic Past.
Anniversary Of the First Battle Of the Revo-
luton Celebrated at Glenwood by
the Local Association.

The Bunker Hill Association yesterday
celebrated the one hundred and fiftee nth
anniversary OF the first battle of the Revo-
luton by an outing at Genwood in the
Santa Cruz Mountains
About 1000 people attended, leaving the
city at an early hour by two special trains
over the South Pacific Coast Railroad 1t
was a delightful day in the mountains, and
the time was spent by the picnickers in
dancing and strolling about in the labyrinth
of shady walks and roads which form
perfect network in this beautiful grove.
Blum's Band was in attendance and fur
nished good music for those who desired to
dance.
The literary exercises commenced at 80
o'clock. w. G. Badger made the opening
remarks. followed by a song. 1.-THE Sword
of Bunker Hill," by George Fl. Ioomy,
which was rendered with great feeling and
warmly applauded by the audience.
ii. Clay Eastman recited "Paul Revere's
Ride" and was the recipient of deserved
applause.
Then came the Grafton delivered by Walter
NJ. Leman. After speaking briefly of the
occasion which had brought them together,
and referring to previous anniversaries OF
the same haracter, the speaker said:
1t is not my purpose TO detail at length the cir
cumstances which led up to the eventiul day.
or dwell upon tile incidents OF the memorable
17th OF June, 1775; they are familiar TO every
American man and woman and to the and
daughters OF New England; they are as familiar
as a lhrice-told tale. The juvenile sons and
daughters of the Golden West, like all children
OF American parentage, know them by heart
and Indeed, not TO know them would be TO argue
ones sell unknown. 1t is rather my purpose to
point the moral OF my words Ill connection with
the vast Influence which that memorable contest
exercised not only on the interests of the colon
lists. but on the future OF the ma ion which then
received its baptism OF fire and blood.
III was The custom OF the Tory writer's OF the
period. as also of the British annalists of the
the BunNer Hill fight a skIrmlsh between some
rebel farmers and few regiments OF the British
regulars. III which The former were dispersed:
but Time has indicated the truth OF history, and
il Is now known FOR what IL waS-n0t lille
skiFnlsh, not a great sklrmish, but great battle
fought with audaclons vaor by the contestants
on D0tl SIDES. Nothing Is TO be gained by un.
derrating the bravery OF either, for they both
sprang from one common stock.
1t Will not do 10 underrate such a conflict or
The results tnat sprung from II by the use OF be-
lttllng words. Men and things are to be ad-
judged as great or small from the motives
circumstances which lmpel or control them; big
men are not always great, and deeds esteemed
great at the time OF their performance, when
shone on by the light Of truth sometimes seem
small indeed. Tie tiny electric SHARK radates
brighter light than The Pickering blaze OF
thousand greasy candles. The minute coral in
nnlteslmIl at first grows and grows until II be
comes mighty reef, and grlnds 10 fragments
tile great levldthans OF war as the disciplined
columns of highlands brayest soldlery were
broken into fragments by the freIocks of the
men of Bunker Hill.
Within the halfcentury that has passed the
advance OF man toward his better destiny has
been almost miraculous. Slavery. the Inherited
blot upon our escuteheon. has been wiped from
the SHINING surface OF the nations shield and
across the arid wastes and burning SANDS a new
"ship OF the DESERT" swifter, stronger aud more
enduring than the camel, bears the new born COM
MERGE OF the world. The great greyhounds OF
the sea span the mighty deep between two
worlds within six days. But the land has be-
come Swliler even than the sea and mountains
are no longer obstacles TO human progress, Tor
they DOW their heads at the approach OF man.
The press has borrowed the lghtning's pinion
as lis Vehicle for human thought, so that man
standing In the shadow OF the Capitol, nay, fur
Their yet, on The shores Of The Mediterranean, on
the banks OF the Ganges. may talk round the
deI OF the shutdown sea Familiarity as friend
with friend. Man has breathed the breath Of
his nostrils into iuanlmate matter, and the little
cylinder of wood ana metal endowed with the
gill OF human uitefanee imparts TO human ears
thousand leagues away the words OF eloquence
and the tones of inspiration.
With hope and faith in the future OF the land
that we love Bunker Hill will ever remain one
OF the prOudest gloIies OF the past, never 10 be
forgotten.
Ana the story OF the days OF sIres
We Will tell TO our children, and the fires
OF freedom unextinguished shall be,
While warren and his braves
Rest in their holy graves.
Where MYSTIC rolls his tide to the