The morning call., 1892-06-18
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL.
0Ae Hundred and Seventeenth
Anniversary Observed.
A Grand Picnic at Glenwood-A Day Of Rare
Enjoyment Unmarried by al Accident.
The Exercises.

Yesterday the Bunker Hill Association
of the Pacific Coast celebrated the one hun
dTed and seventeenth anniversary Of the
famous battle Of Bunker Hill by a grand
picnic at Gienwood, in the Santa Cruz
Mountains.
Two trains Of eight cars each were re-
CURED to accommodate those who desired
to attend the picnic, and a merrier, more
orderly and select crowd Of people never
left this city.
San Francisco was enyeloped in heavy.
wet fog that was almost a rain when the
trains left the Alameda mole, and the
shiyerng picniekers were glad to say good
by TO Il. a few minutes later and the train
was speeding under a elOudless sky, amid
sunshine. the song Of birds and through one
Of the most beautiful and picturesque
stretches Of country in the State.
The ride to the picnic grounds was I'M
marred by either delays OF Inconvenience
Of any kind. Fast time, seat for every
body ~ clean, comfortable coaches made tie
trip unusually pleasant.
At the grounds-and Fleetwood, the beau
tiful," defes descriptiOn-the same thor
OughneSs OF preparation was everywhere
manifest. The order OF the day was first
| lunch, then dance and then the anniYer-
sary exercises. Blum's band furnished the
music and the dancing floor was filled from
] the time Of the opening waltz until the
president of the day called the association
to order at 2 o'clock.
The programme of exercises was as fol-
lows: Overture; eornet solo, S. II. Latter;
! prayer, Rev. Charles J. Mason; song, THE
Old Brigade" George Henderson; address
! by president OF the association, William q.
Badger; star Spangled- banner; poem,
Joaquin Miller; "The Red, White and Blue"
Mrs. Pettitt; Grafton. Professor Ebenezer
Knowlton: THE Sword of Bunker Hill,
Robert S. Duncan; America" benediction.
The instrumental and vocal music was eX-
cellent and the great audience sang with a
hearty good will the national anthems. The
address OF the president was brief. but COM
prehensive as TO the associations history
and objects, and then Joaquin Miller read
the following poem:
BUNKER HILL OF TO-DAY.
The grass Is green on Bunker Hill
The water sweet 10 Brandywine:
The sword sleeps ia the scabbard STILL
The farmer keeps his flock aud vine.
Then who would mar the scene to-day
Win Yaunt Of battlefield or fray?
The brave corn lifts in regiments
len thousand sabers In the sun;
The ricks replace the battle tents,
The hammered tassels toss and run.
The neighing steed. the bugles blast
These be but stories Of the past.
The earth has healed her wounded breast.
The eannOns pillow tho fields more,
The heroes rest, oh, let them rest
In peace along the peaceful shore.
They fought for peace for peace they FELL
They sleep in peace and all Is well.
The Grafton of Professor KnoWlton is said,
by those who have attended the annual
celebrations for years, to have been one Of
the best ever delivered before the society.
Taking the battle Of Bunker Hill as an
object lesson, the speaker went on to show
now the people of America should profit by
IT, He paid a high compliment TO the Eng
lish people as a nation, and especially those
Of That country who have come among us
and become citizens. His assertion that the
spirit of '76 and 81 was not dead and more
able now than ever to defend our country
called forth wild applause. The dangers
which menace our Government and the
remedies and safeguards were briefly
touched upon, and then the speaker closed
with glowing tribute to our public schools,
the safeguard Of the union.
Dancing was resumed after the exercises
and continued until o'clock, when the
trains left for this city, arriving at 80 P. II.
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