The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-10
FORTY SECOND ANNIVERSARY.
CALIFORNIA; Admission Into the Union
Appropriately Celebrated.
Native Sons Visit Suffers Fort and
Have Good Time at Oak
Park-Tne Pioneers.

The forty-second anniversary of the adj
mission of California as one of the States
of the Union was appropriately cele-
brated in Sacramento yesterday.
Stores and shops as rule followed the
example Of the wholesale houses, and re-
manned closed for the greater part of the
day. Flags foated from masts all over
the city, and the city took on the usual
holiday appearance.
The Native Sons, Native Daughters and
Pioneers as usual led in the celebration
exercises. According to the programme
prepared by the local Native Sons for the
entertainment of the visiting Natives
from Oakland, the members assembled
at Changers Hall, from which place they
took the cars to Suffers Fort. Here a
few minutes were spent in looking over
the historic ground and old fort and hear
ing an explanation of the projected i'm
provements, and then the cars were taken
again to OAK Park, where arrangements
had been made for music, athletic games
and dancing.
No one but the members of the order
and their invited guests We're permitted
10 enter the park, SO the days entertain
ment was select in every sense Of the
word, and members ana visitors alike felt
free to enjoy themselves to their hearts
content. The athletic sports consisted of
a baseball game and tug Of war between
the home parlOrs, followed by a sumptu-
Gus lunch, which had been prepared be-
forehand.
After dinner the Hussar Band furnished
music for the dancing floor, which was
soon covered with couples, who all en-
tered into the spirit of the al fresco feJe,
and enjoyed themselves until late in the
afternoon.
In the evening the Natives participated
in the historical tableauX at the Pavilion,
as detailed in another column.
THE PIONEERS CELEBRATE
In comm emoration of the forty-third
anniversary Of Admission Day the Sac
ramentO Society of Pioneers gave ban
queJ at Pioneer Hail. at which about fifty
persons were present, including invited
guests, yesterday afternoon.
The long table Of their banquet-room
was well furnished with good things, both
to eat and drink, and a very sociable and
| hOSpitaDle time was passed.
After the banquet, which was presided
over by j. NJ. Stevenson, Il number of
toasts were responded to and impromptu
speeches made.
Many incidents and "reminiscences of
the early pioneer days were recalled, and
the speakers proved themselves to be IN
happy trim and unusually ready and
witty in responding to toastS and calls.
Among the toasts were the following:
''The Day We Celebrate" response by
Felix Tracy; THE Union of States" DIR.
Obed Harvey; THE Pioneers," DR..
Caples; Go AS You Please" Robert
Gourlie; Commerce" William Cum
mings; Native Sons" James Mcclure.
AtUer the toasts brief addresses were
made by Major VIM. I'll. Ennis, a. C..
Sweetser, 2. S. Lawson, n. l.. Drew, E.
Twitchell, Trustee E. II. Green and
others.
Among those present were the follow
ing: John n. Andrews, w. p. Coleman,
c. X. Daugherty, n. l.. Drew, e. P. Figg,
W. A. Gett, n. D. Goodell, James Mc-
CURE, e. d. Shirland, a. c. Sweetser,
Henry Treichler, jefferson Wilcoxson,
e. T. Aiken, Martin Arenz, Louis Cal
lish, James Caples, L. G. Chandler,
Hiram Clock, L. Il. Drescher, Robert
Gourlie, Leland Howe, p. S. Lawson,
W. w. Light, w. II. Luther, John S.
Miller, George a. Putnam, James Reid,
David $. Ross, f. III. Russell, w. r..
Strong, Felix Tracy, Charles j. Zeinwaldt
and others.
Cards and sociability ensued after the
banquet, and the old spirit of pioneer
hospitality and good feeling prevailed.