The morning call., 1890-06-08
MERRY-MAKERS
AT BADGERS PARK.
Annual Reunion of the State of
Maine Society.
Feasting on Pork and Beans and Brown Bread.
The Grafton and Original Poem OIL
GERS Elected.

One Of the most pleasant reunions that each
year for thirteen II has been the fortune of the
state of Maine Association OF California to enjoy
took place yesterday at Badgers Park, Oak
land. About 1000 people, Old and young, soma
natives some adopted, sons and daughters OF tue
historic Pine State, shook hands III common
patriotism on this, their May festival Of ceeDra.
tion.
Historical speeches and sentiments Of the far
sea bound coast on The east were freely ex.
changed among the older, who, while never for
getting their native. are proud to be citizens OF
the Far-W West State of their adoption. Their love
Tor each is equal and equally 10 be enyied.
AT 10 o'clock in The morning the fun CON-
meuced, and until o'clock IN the evening was
kept up with enthusiasm by the friends met to
do honor 10 The day all were SO proud to cele-
brale. All 1915 O'Clock rush was made for
the lunch-tabes, VIII ere the old Maine dainties OF
pork and beans and the brownest OF brown bread
were tie order of the feast. Not soul there
that would have looked at. or enjoyed. to their
hearts content as they did, anything that less
patriotic palates could for second have sug.
gesed. Doughnuts there were, too, but The
brown bread and pork and beans had the call all
the time.
THE LITERARY EXERCISES.
Then came the literary exercises and then the
physical in The shane OF dancing, swinging fol-
low ing little later. I. F. Batcheider, the re-
brought up far distant recoections OF Maine,
their beloved Pine-tree home the pioneers from
whence had been among the first to wage war
against the virgin forests oil California, and came
over here 10 take UP anew the battle Of life they
had waged and won in Maine.
He was followed by J. G. Severance, the poet
of the day, who rected poem which In point
OF elegance OF Thought and expression opened
widely the eyes of several present. His refer
ence TO the old Maine legend literally brought
down the house, and was as follows:
OF some old man employed by Aurora to pry
Up the sun, who took Maine pine
And plunged the butt end OF 1t into the sea;
Then flung it across the top of katahdin and gave
such toss
1t threw up Aurora and all of her train
With such Wild 'yanA" that they dubbed him
Yankee.
The orator of the day, Charles E. Wilson, made
a splendid rhetorical reputation Tor himself and
with an educated, Well-tfaced, historical little
history of his native Maine added largely TO his
former well-earned laurels III oratory. Maine lie
alluded 10 as the mother State OF temperance,
and if socially or geographically separated could
never lose her strong individuality.
CONTINUATION OF THE FESTIVITIES.
That old familiar quartet "Some Day Pn
Wander Back Again." sung by Miss Alice Dyer
of Oakland, Mrs. BlakeAlyersOn, With Messrs.
w. Wood and II. Richards taking the bass and
tenor parts. was spiendidy rendered and equally
But what the enthusiastic MaIners did rise to
ana echo and re-echo to their hearts content (or
discomfort, because IL was not renewed often
enough TO satisfy their patriotic temper) was the
Home, Sweet Home" sung as a solo by Miss
Alice Dyer, WHO, popular as an oakland singer,
has evidently carried with her Maine memories of
tile past, the chorus, echoes OF woods and park
loungers testifying to the never dying popularity
of the little melody. "0d Oaken Bucket" as O
quartet was Dleasurable.
After he fun came the funeral, In the shape of
business in the election OF officers, and for the
following year the results of ballots show the
undetermined: President, Frank l. French. San
Francisco; First Vice-President, S. q. Hilborn,
Oakland; Second Vice President Charles L.
Wilson; Secretary, Charles e. Reed. Oakland;
Treasurer, Luke Doe, Oakland. Executive Com
mittee-Frederick L. Whitney Oakland; j. q.
Severance, San Francisco; Albert Shorey, Oak
land; Charles l.. Field, San Francisco; w. G.
DinsmOre Oakland; DIR. j I. Mcdonald, San
francisco; Granville Pullen, Oakland; jerome
Spaulding, san Francisco; w. +. Fletcher, Oak
land.