The morning call., 1891-05-02
Harrison to His Comrades.

The band discoursed several national airs and
then General Solomon arose and introduced the
President, who spoke as follows:
Comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic: 1t
will not be possible in SO large a hall for make
myself heard and yet 1 cannot refuse, when APP
Coast. l have doubt that all the loyal States of
the Union are reuresented in This assembly and IL is
pleasure to know that after the strife and hard
ships OF those years of BATTLE have found among
the flowers ana fruits of the earth homes that are
fun Of the peasantnesS OF peace. IL that
things might continue to be that you went battle
Itwas that these homes might be preserved, IL was
that this flag and all IL symbolizes might be perpet
uated that you fought, and many OF our comrades
died. All these call you blessed The fruits of d.
sion had succeeded, would have been ull of bitter
ness. The end that was attained by your valor. un
prosperity TO all the States.
1t gave me great pleasure in passing through the
Southern States to see how your work had contrib
uted to their prosperity. No man can look upon
any OF those States, through which he eampSigued
and fought, without realizing that what seemed to
their people disaster was, under God the opening
OF great gate OF prosperity and happiness. All
these fires of industry which / saw through the
South were lighted the funeral pyFe OF slavery.
They were impossible under the conetlons which
4 existed formerly in those States We now a
homoge eneous people.
You in California full OF pride aud satisfaction at
the greatness of your own State, will surely set
above the greater glory and the greater citizen
snip which our nag symbollzes. Hou went through
the for the defense Of the union, and you have
come out OF it to make your contribution TO the In
dustries aud progress OF the age OF peace AS in
| States OF the Northwest, the winter covering of
covers and hides the veIetation and with the
coming OF the spring sun lneltS and sinks into the
earth to refresh The root, this great army
covering ana defense, and when the war was ended
turned into rIyules Of retreshnent all the pursuits
! of peace.
the worlds story than the assembling OF this army,
except its disbandment. 1t was army OF citizens
| and when the over the soldier not left
| at the iavern-he had hreside toward which his
! steps hGstened. he ceased to be soldier and De-
came citizen. observe as look into your faces
that the youth OF the army must have settIed the
| Pacific Coast. YOp younger men here than we
la the habit of meeting at our Grand Army posts
! in the East
May an prosperity attend you. May you be able
TO show yourselves in eIyi life as in the war; the
] steadfast. unfatering devoted friends OF the flag
| you are willing to die for.
CHEERED TO THE ECHO.
The Presidents speech was frequently inter
Tupted Oy bui SIS OF applause fGom Tie veterans
gathered around the platform, aud as he cOu.
| cluded they broke forth IN deafeniBg huTrahs.
| When the applause had subSided tie May day
dances and exercises by The ehidien were re-
| sumed. The Patriotic Daughters gave a bat
talon drlli TO the air OF Marching Through
Georgia.; d sailors hOrnpipe WAS gwen by Miss
| ,JuanNa Smith and Hungarian dance by Miss
| Pearl Lund and Master j. Heyer. The pi mo ac-
conn anlment 10 the dances and songs through
| Werlh.
Tie May-pole dance was the feature OF the fes-
| tiyties. The gay decorations OF The Pavilion,
| which for the occasion had been loaded down
/ with bunting and flowers, were all thrown into
The shade by The huge May.pole and It's clouds
OF fagS ana fb0Ons- The dance was gwen by
| twelve young ladies' on the ribbons who we're
surrounded by sixty smaller misses in ballet cos
| tune, all being led by Miss Maud VaBdeImark
| chief OF the May-poIe dancers.
| FANCY DRESS BALL.
F. A. Werth. a Grand Army c0mrade, next
gave solo, "A Thousand Years" and the
Ballet OF ScarfsD followed. This dance was
rendered By twentyfonr misses in fancy dress,
| led ey Miss Jessie Stone
| "Spring SoDe7 va g'~en by Nine. Amy
| Liljigren late OF the Royal opera "a Stockholm,
which was followed by ballet dance calico tie
Flag OF All Nations Dance," the " StaT-sDan-
! gled Banner" by Miss Kitty Block, the Irish
| WasherN oman," by Miss McConley, vocal
| duet, " Love and War;" by Alfred Wnkie and
| +. A. Wertb. and the Normaudie Dance by
| twenty-f0u misses. assisted by The whole 600
children engaged in Tie other portions of the
| programme
Al 80 O'clock the President left the Pavilion
and declining the offer OF an escort, was driven
! dii ectIy TO his hotel
EVENING EXERCISES.
| The festivities concluded with the rendition oil
| the following programme last evening:
Overture, Park Band; Quartet with Tenderest
| Feelings" Alfred wilkle, q. A. Howland William
| StadtfeEI, w. Nielsen; Hungarian dance Pearl
Lund, Joe Heyer; vocal solo, California" Gene
| Pearl Noble, chorus by comrades of Lincoln Lii
| erty and Cass posts; drill, Hgh-SchOol cadets
character dance, Stella May Peterson: vocal solo,
My Native Land" Alfred Wilke; quartet. " The
scout, Cosmopolitan Quartet; tabeau, Woman's
Relief Corps.