The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-19
MUSIC AND ART.
Entertainment at the Second
Regiment ArmOry.
Successful Opening of the Festival for the
Catholic Ladies' Aid society-A
Good Attendance.

| ciety. took place at the Second Artillery
Regiment Armory, on Page street, last even
ing.
1t was cherries night on the outside.
| drilling rain over head and sloppy under
foot--a night calculated to keep all but the
bravest in the comfort and brightness of
their own Preside. Yet ArmOTy Hall was
! comfortably filed with the co-religiOnistS OF
| the benefciaries and not a few OF their
| Protestant friends. several of whom were
prominent in lending their talents to make
the affair a success.
The expected throng was absent, for
| which of course the wretched weather was
| TO blame, but those in attendance were so
| liberal with their change that from a tinan-
cial point alone the evening would have
been considered a remarkably profitable
| one in any but an assembly of Catholics,
who are so used to footing up results In
columns of four figures and over.
Inside the hall the scene was remark
ably pretty and attractive one. c0mmo-
diou3 stage was erected at the southeriy
end, draped in all the coOrs of the rainbow.
Directly opposite was the Egyptian booth. a
very striking structure fitted up with rich
hangiDgs, Persian rugs and valuable tapes
tries Here the ladies Of the branches known
as Nos. 2, 10 and II of San Francisco and
of Alameda held court during the evening,
part of their number presiding over the deS-
TIMES Of the bachelors table. while others
attended to the demands Of the thirsty for
iced soda on one side Of the booth or told
fortunes Ia the gypsy tents on the other
AMONG THE BOOTHS.
On the easterly side of the hall was the
Russian booth, handsome structure, half
concealed behind forest of bamboOS and
palms. It's gables sustained multitude OF
| American flags; It's cornlces were draped
with gas-lght green and cream-cOlored In
| da silk, relieved by sprays of ivy; and
| within a score Of tete-a -tete tables were set
| in hooks formed by elegant folding screens
| of oriental manufacture.
All night long beYy Of ladies in fancy
| costume or rich evening dress served tea
! la Russo Besides a most delicious cup of
| tea the ladies here catered to the taste Of
| their patrons for sweets and sweetmeats of
| every variety, and also watched over the
! interests Of the baby Mckee and baby
| Cleveland contest, which was waged along
side. The ladies particularly interested
| here were the members Of branch y Of this
| city, OF Oakland, aud IA of Temescal.
| On the opposite side of the hall was the
| ice-cream boOth-a pagOda-like building in
| setting of semi-trOpiC plants-wheTe a
| thriving business was conducted through
! out the evening. From its advantageous
position clear view OF the stage was pos
| sible, fact that was quickly realized by
| the bellies and beauX, who patrOniZed it as
| much on that account as for the tOOthSome
| dishes that were served there, and 10 doing
so swelled the receipts materially, to the
| great satisfaction of the ladies in charge.
| There was no formal opening unless a
| lively overture by the band might be called
| such. Up to that the visitors had kept
| their seats in the rear of the hall or the
| surrounding gallery, but as soon as its last
| note had died the booths began TO fill up
n & wi 1a 10
| Meanwhile at intervals the stage was Oc-
| cupied for songs and Tecitations and the
! floor for dancing and military drill. II
| was q very varied programme, full Of de-
! ghtful numbers. Miss Anna ROney and
| Miss ROlinde Kline acquitted themselves Of
! two excellent soprano solos; Mr.. Blum won
| applause for tenor solo, and the "Tay
| SYMPHONY" by a band Of Juveniles under
| Professor Rosewald's baton, caused a
| spirited recall.
MINUET DE LA COUR.
The minuet de la cOur, by eight little chill
| dren of Miss Ada Clark's academy, was the
| surprise OF the evening. The tots ranged
| from to years, were handsomely dressed
for the occasion and went through the state
| " measure with surprising smOOthness,
| The demands for an encore were so lmpera-
| tive at the close that the dance had to be
| repeated, and later on in the evening the
| little ones were coaxed into taking parts in
| another fancy meRsure-the flag dance
] which they did with equal cleverness. The
! young misses were: Nellie BOland, GertIe
! and Alice McArdle, Nina C0chrane, Mabel
| KautZ, Ada Smith, Florence Stetson and
| Pearl Lund.
Other interesting features of the pro-
| gramme were the tin-whistle solos Of DIR.
| Sieberst and a drill by Battery L. Second
! Artillery Regiment n. &. c.
Around the booths there was a noticeable
| absence of anything like solicitations TO pur-
| chase, and In no part OF the house was
| ticket-selling allowed. At the bachelors
| table IN the Egyptian booth. where Mrs. T..
| 5. Code presided, scarfs, ties, suspenderS
! and knick- knacks of all descriptions suit
| able for gentlemen, were displayed for sale
| at ordinary prices. Soda, too, was TO be
| had at current rates, and very small piece
! of silver was all one had to cross a gypsy's
| palm with to learn ones fortune.
In the Russian booth, where Mrs. p. L.
| KOscialoWski and Mrs. NJ. d Nolan held
! court, Russian tea of surprising flavor was
| selling for % cents, with handsome china
| cup and saucer thrown in as a souvenir.
| The younger ladies lowered around the bon
| bon table, and Miss Roper and Mrs. Philip
FAY sold ballots for the baby contest. Mrs.
! Fay told all suspicious Republicans that no
| stufing should be allowed, and to secure
| the confidence of all pro missed that her hus-
| band would not be allowed In the vicinity
| of the ballot-boX, which will be guarded
| by Thomas Bannerman in Baby McKee's
| Il. ID.
| Of heI Democratic opponent.
THE LADIES OF THE FESTIVAL.
The ladies to whose efforts the evenings
! success was mainly due were:
| Egyptian bOoth-bIrs. Code Mrs. J. Walsh,
| Mrs Murphy, Mrs. j. j. McDade Mrs. A. B.
| Mcguire, Mrs. s. McFadden, Mrs. Sweeney, Miss
| NJ Miles, Miss X. Miles, Miss NJ Burke Miss Z.
| Booth Miss May Tuitte, Miss May Cunningham.
Gypsy booths - FOTtune-telers: Miss Nora
| Fennell, Miss Skerrett, Miss Maggie O'ConnelI,
| Miss Ella Donuelly. Miss May Gordon. GyU.
| sizes: Miss Mamie DOnOhue Miss Little, Miss
Piukham, Miss Boulger, Miss Burke, Miss Earl
| Soda fountain-Mrs. Frost, Miss Tighe, Miss
| Rose Kelly, Miss Susie Kelly and the Misses
| Manning.
Russian booth-Mrs p L. KoscalowskI. Mrs.
| NJ ID. Dolan, Mrs. Thompson Of Oakland, Miss
Lambert, Miss Houston. Miss Minnie Henue.
| berry Miss Hill, Miss Ahern, Miss Minnie Fay,
| Miss Agnes O'Kane. Miss FltZge raid, Miss Adj
| die Lermen, Miss Alice Bailey Miss n +. Fo.
| garty, Miss Dora Moran OF Branch 90 Miss
Maggie Smyth, Miss Loretta Kirk, Miss Maggie
| Reed. Miss lie BOeuf and Miss Annie Houghtou
| OF Oakland. Miss Alicia Mooney Miss Fannie
| Mooney and Miss Susie McFeeley of Temescal.
The baby cOntest-MIsS b. Roper, Mrs. z. Fay.
| Miss Annie Donahue, Mrs. kineaiG aud Miss
Refreshment booth-Mrs. Hart. Mrs. Brennan.
| Mrs. Rafferty,, Mrs Miller. Mrs. Gilleu, Miss
Lizzie VIM, Miss Mary Holaren, Miss Maggie
| Dahlton, Miss Maggie Bowling, Miss Graves,
| Miss Mamie Barry.
FOR THIS EVENING.
This evening a new programme Will be
| offered for the entertainment of visitors
consisting Of Irish and Scotch ballads, in
terspersed with tableaux. Among the sing
ers will be Miss Alvina Heuer, Miss Verdi
| Gilmore and Miss Mary Code. Miss Gertie
Cahalin will give recitations. Miss Alicia
| Mooney. Miss Mollie Milton, Miss st lila
NJ. 'Brien, Miss frankie Henneberry, Miss
Sadie Henneberry. Miss Ethel Hunter, Miss
| Bessie Doyle and Mrs. Henneberry will
take part in the tableaux. These will be
seven even in n number, nan. namely: "Fayoorite
1.-THE Water-bearer' and "Flower-girls."
| The commissioned officers of the Second
Artillery Regiment. N. G. c., will be pres
| ent in full uniform.