The morning call., 1893-12-28
COMMISSIONS INVITATION.
Transportation to Be Furnished
Free.
MERRY-GO-ROUND AND LUNCH.
Major Hammond Arranges to Fur
nish Children's Play Day
Without Cost.

Saturday will be gala day in the chill
dren's playground at Golden Gate Park.
Through the kind thoughtfulness of Major
Hammond and the other members of the
Board of Park Commissioners, assisted by
General Sheehan and Colonel c. +. Croker
of the street railway system, days outing
free of charge and bubbling over with fun
Will be given the little ones. to whom such
az excursion cannot come too often.
The chlldren's playground. at the Sharon
quarters in the park, is supplied with rid
Ing goats. donkeys, merry-go-rounds and
such like things gathered together to af-
ford amusement for those whose means
has enabled them 10 enjoy them. The
custom has been with the Park Com
mis- siOners to sell tickets for these privi-
,eges TO the children at two for five cents.
After paying the operating expenses Of
tie grounds the receipts from the
thousands of little toddlers who daily visit
the grounds were found to have reached
this year tai of $1,000.
Then Major Hammond began TO look
around to ind use for the surplus. After
comforting with the chairman and the
other commissioners it was decided TO
arrange for free day for those little ones
who otherwise would not be able to have
the pleasure of enjoying during the
Christmas holidays the many attractions
offered in the grounds TO the children
more favored By fortune. In accordance
with the decision at the conference W. W.
Stow. president OF the Board of Park CON-
misSloners, addressed letter yesterday to
Major Hammond, Commissioner In
charge OF the playground, suggesting
that he should make arrangements TO that
effect.
A letter was at once dispatched to the
offlces OF &. +. Croker explaining what
was proposed to be done-that the Com
missiOneTs had decided to give free en-
tertalnment to the children of San Fran
cisco on Saturday next. but that they were
unable to incur the necessary expense OF
transporting the children over the street
railway lines TO the Fairgrounds.
The letter explained that in these hard
times there were many children in the
city who were unable to avail themselves
of the pleasures of the ground. and on
their behalf the PARK Commissioners
earnestly solicited free transportation on
the streetcars to aud from the grounds for
the children on Saturday next.
In reply, Colonel Croker said it would
afford him great pleasure to aid such a
worthy object as would permit of the
children enjoying the Park Commits
sloners hospitality, and in accordance
Herewith he would issue instructions that
suen tickets as the Com iSslOners might
provide would be honored on all Market
street lines and those of the Omnibus and
POwell-street roads.
In accordance with these kind offerin cs
Major Hammond has issued the following
letter:
The Park Commissioners invite the children
OF san Francisco To a free entertainment al The
chlldren's quarters on Saturday, the 3Olh inst
from . O'Clock A. NJ. until 5 p. NJ. Each child
VIII be furnished with tickets which will en-
tile hlm or her 10 ride on the streetcars TO
and from the park and four rides on goats or
donkeys or merry-go-rOund. A plain lunch
Will be served from IL To 3.
The daily press OF the city has kindly under
taken The distribution of the tickets from their
respective business office, where the mothers or
guardians OF those children who are 10 partici-
pale In this entertainment NAV call and he
supplied. Tickets Will be issued on Friday All
day aud on Saturday until 10 O'CLOCK
Mothers or guardians only need apply.
The tickets and coupons Will be printed free
by ii. 5. Croker a. Co., and viii be delivered at
each business otfee OF each daily paper on
Friday. X. z. HAMMOND
Park Commissioner
In accordance with this invitation the
free tickets will be distributed to mothers
and guardians of children from the CALL
business office. 525 Montgomery street. and
the branch office, 40 Market street, from
Friday morning until Saturday morning at
10 o'clock.