The morning call., 1892-09-10
4 GAY TINE ON The BAY.
Bankers Make an Excursion
to Mare Island.
Delightful Day Spent on the Harbor Wave.
Wealth and Beauty Meet to Woo
the Flying Hours.
Bankers are people who generally get

Bankers are people who generally get
what they want.
Yesterday was no exception to the rule.
when the members of the American Bank
ers' Association had o grand excursion Oh
the bay.
The bankers were out In force and spent
delightful day.
The excursion was one of the best that
has ever been arranged to show visitors the
interesting points and picturesque scenery
in the vicinity of San Francisco.
The strongest praise was bestowed on
the entertainment committee for the eff
cheney of their work. not detail having
escaped their attention. The committee
consisted Of James a. Thompson, Lowell
White, Al Gerberdlng and George II. Ste W
art.
When the lines were cast off about 1000
bankers and their guests we're on board
ready to enjoy the day.
Won der Mehden's orchestra did consid-
cradle TO eounteract the effect of the
gloomy sky by serss Of lively airs as the
Encinal steamed down toward the u MON
Iron WORKS and Hunters Point.
After the bankers had scientific city's iron
manufactures, the Encinal veered round
and started toward Angel Island.
The capitalists took great interest in what
was pointed out to them.
x-Mayor Pond, w. II. Chamberlain and
Philip Lilienthal we're untiring In their
efforts to show the visitors every point OF
interest.
When Angel Island was reached change
came over the weather, and old Sol put on
his holiday smile, flooding the bay with
wealth Of golden light, and making the sur
rounding hills gIeam with the warmth OF ms
MONDAY kisses.
At II o'clock lunch was announced, and
-gzlI al lrst na nd
pRrtook OF the collation. which had been
provided, the edibles being seasoned with
draughts Of fine California wines.
Tables were spread along the entire
length Of the lower deck.
The bankers and their guests had not
lett their appettes at home.
They did full justice to the spread.
After the lunch the tables were cleared
away and dancing was the order of the
hour. In spite Of the roughuess of the floor
gay bankers grasped the waists of San
FTaDesco's beauties and whirled round to
the music of the band.
Society was well represented on board,
and the array OF loneliness was something
dazzling.
Strange TO say there were few young men,
the older generation having everything to
themselves, whereat they rejoiced
The route OF the Enclnal after passing
Angel Island was In the direction of San
Quentin.
After giving the excursionists a good
view Of the prison, the steamer went on to
Mare Island and passed the navy-yard,
where lay the men-cf-war Baltimore, San
Francisco and Charleston, whose crews
ebeered the Eneinal as she passed
The Encinal returned by way of the
western side of the bay, through Raccoon
Straits. past Iibur0n and Lime Point
When the steamer was nearing home the
bankers and their guests became right
merry, and the band struck up several
Southern airs.
After ''My Maryland" had been played,
ex-President Nelson of the Bankers Asso-
citation, from Alabama, stood up on the
railing OF the upper deck and made
speech. saying that If he had fought under
the stars and stripes he would nave won,
but after twenty years he was glad that he
had been beaten.
The Encinal entered the Market-stree
slip and the party Of excursionsts returned
TO their homes. regretting that the affair
was over so soon.