The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-23
POTATOES LEGAL TENDER.
They Paid Admission to Jolly
Church Entertainment.


Central NJ. T. Sunday-school outdid itself
last plight. The occasion was the Thanks
giving entertainment for the benefit of the
Central Charity fund, the Deaconess Home
and the Fred Finch 0rphanage.
Too many charities for one entertain
ment? Not bit of ii, as you would admit
if you were there.
Admission cost a potato or an apple. or in
lieu of these, a nickel. The musical and
literary programme was short, but brevIty
wasn't its only merit. There was solo by
Miss Bullock and a reading, "Inasmuch,"
By Miss Margaret McClelland. She cap
tured tie audience by her aplomb and re-
sponded to an encore with ''Poetcal Court
ship" which took the boys completely by
storm.
Rev. Mr.. DALEY then told something
about the Fred Finch 0rphanage, delight
full home for the little waits of this city,
one of whom said there were no flies there.
The most Of them were improving rapidly,
and had got so they wouldn't steal any thing
but needles and thimbies and little things
like that-like the darby who said his con-
gregatiOn had quit lying and stealing to a
great extent
Brother Palmer. apropos Of the potato
feature, recited Prayer and Potatoes"
after which baskets and pans were circu-
lated to gather the admission fees. Then
the fun became fast and furious. Potatoes
OF all sizes nd shapes few about the house
by. the hundred, bombarding the recep-
tacleS and making n little tiD-pan thunder
As the baskets were slowed on the
platform 1t began to assume the aspect of
grocery in disorder. and the longer the
thing kept up the more so it became
a barrel OF sugar donated by The off :ers,
decorated with flags and surmounted by
small boy. was the first item Of long pro-
cessi0n. Next came a ton OF -four in forty
three sacks borne in on the shoulders of
Il. V. Watts Bible class. Watts himself
carried hundred-pound sack. from hole
IN which he was getting nicely powdered,
and by the time the whole was piled in two
huge stacks on either side of the platform
the bearers all looked like dusty miiiers
And still this was only a beginning OF tho
gifts. Forty-6ve classes were called and
they all marched up laden with every i'm
aginable food supply. There were cabbage
and celery, pumpkins and potatoes, beans
and butter. hams and squash. canned goods
galore. and sacks and baskets and bundles
until it looked as IL the platform must
break down beneath the tons Of eatables
staked upon il.
And il was laughing. merry, happy
crowd that gave with such grand prodigal-
ity. The bean brigade of young ladies In
white plnafores, singing 80 does the farm
er, kept the audience Ia roar.
huge squash, nearly four feet long. and
broad In proportion, brought la on q litter
was greeted with great applause; but when
Rev. Mr. Bovard told about trying to lift
one four times as large. down at San Jose, @
smile OF lneredulity went around the house.
Then the brethren INDUCED In q regular
rove Ieast, one after another being called 10
the platform to add TO the feast OF reason
and How of soul. Rev. Mr.. Richards, an
African missionary, told about Christmas
entertainment on the eastern shore OF that
continent. and the sort OF addressed goat
slew tne natives INDUCED in.
fresiang Elder BovArd said Central.was
Improving every year despite his lessenipg
ministrations.
One lady after protesting that no, no, M.
she wouidn't take the platform did get up
there and make very nice talk. Size isn't