The morning call., 1893-05-01
MAYDAY IS HERE.
The Grand Army's Festival
Tonight.
A Vacation at the Schools and Special
Music at the Park Will Con-
tribute to the Celebration.

The ancient festival of Mayday will be
celebrated to-day with several special feat
ures. =.
Among other things there is a holiday in
the public schools. the Grand Army will.
hold grand entertainment in the evening
at the Grand-opera House and there VIII be
special concert music at Golden Gate: Park.
The occasion Will thus be duly ionored,
but not In the fashion of ancient tinies In,
the days of yore 1t was: customary for the
lads and lassieS to arrive early in the MORN
ing and battle their faces in May dew. which
was Supposed to have magic identifying
properties. Later in the day they would
dance about a Maypole festoOned with
flowers. -:
But in modern times the young folks
manage to meet without the pretext OF May.
dew magic and its attendant early rising.
while the ballroom canvas is voted better
dancing floor than the village green.
Still something of the briskDess Of the
ancient Opening day" of summer remains
and the observance of Mayday festivities in
this city Will doubtless partake Of this
traditiOnary eXhileration.
All arrangements for the Grand Army
Mayday festival to be held at the Grand
Opera house to-day were perfected at
meeting OF the general committee of Grand
Army posts held yesterday at 1908 Mission
street.
The G. A. R. Mayday festival and
Columbian Spectacle as it Is called is for the
benefit Of the relief fund Of the James A.
GARFIELD. Colonel Cass and George G.
Meade posts and Sons of Veterans, and will
lcclude variety performances both in the
afternoon and evening. Professional and
local talent fill the bill as well as pupils
from the public schools. w. w. Stone is
general superintendent and Captain JOHN
Jack stage director.
Miss May Stone has been selected as May
Queen, Miss Juanlta Davis and Miss Edith
Beers as leaders OF the court Of FAIRIES. Forty
little girls have been trained, and will doubt
less prove pretty feature OF the pro-
gramme.
The programme fer the matinee reads IS
follows: Overture by the South CosmOpol-
ltan Grammar School orchestra, various
songs, dances and recitatinns, among others
Joaquin Miller's Shenandoah" by Miss
Ethel Brandon (Mrs L. Il. SteckwelD. The
piece de resistance will be the quarrel scene
from Sheridan's "SchoOl for Scandal" in
which John Jack will play Sir Peter and
Annie Firmen Lady Teaze. The MORN
ing's entertainment will wind up with the
coronation of The May queen, dance of the
fairies and final tabeau.
An entirely different programme will be
submitted in the evening. and will take the
nature of a ballad concert, with the eXcep-
ton oil certain scenes Ivy pupils of Mission
and Horace Mann Grammar schools A
Columbian hornpips will be introduced by
Miss Shaea and pupils from South San
Francisco.
Toward the close q scene from Romeo
and juliet" will be given, with Annie Fir
man as Juliet and John Jack as Frar
Laurance. A scene from "Fairyiand" and
grand tsbleau will close the days gayety.
Ali seats in the house will be free, with
tie exception Of the boxes, and Sons of
Veterans have been detailed TO act as
police in the gallery and dress circle.
A popular Mayday concert will be given
in Golden Gate Park this afternoon, as
follows:
Overture, Jolly Robbers" Suppe; "Oreu-
bachlana Pot-puurri," Conrad; "Danse de
SaIyrs," Tbiele; idyi, 'Forge In the Forest"
hichaeis; buIlesque rondo. Godfrey; American
overture, Collin; grand selection, "Ernant,"
Verdi; "PosiillGl Waltz" Fahrbach; descrip.
tive, "War Memories. or a Day in Camp"
Reeves; vocal polka, "The Jolly Blacksmith"
Tuckly.