The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-17
THE ARRANGEMENTS GOOD.
All but That With the Clerk of
the Weather.
BUT EVERY ONE ENJOYED 1T.
The Dances Went On in Spite of
Wild, Weird Rumors About
MangIed Corpses.
ITS the first time for twenty years."

It's the hrst time for twenty years."
Twenty years! Why, no one ever
heard of rain on the 10th of June In the
annals of California"
1t was with these remarks and great
many more like them that the people who
attended the annual picnic Of the Bunker
Hill Association yesterday comforted
themselves and kept up the character Of
the California climate in the eyes Of East
ern visitors, as the rain battered cheer
fully against the windows of the train that
was bearing them from TiburOn to Camp
Taylor. The worst of it was that the
most easy Imagination could not speak of
it as a passing shower. The rain came
down as if it meant to stay. and the drip
ping woods did not hold out any promise
that the ample lunch-baskets conspicuous
in all the cars could ever be emptled IN
their shade.
But it would have taken more than yes
terday's downpour of rain 10 damp the
ardOr of the 500 people who attended the
picnic to Camp Taylor. They were out
for patriotism as we'll as for amusement,
and only had TO recall the rain of British
bullets encountered at Bunker Hill to
Immediately rise superior to the heavy
rainfall that the clerk of the weather saw
tt to inttlct upon the Pacific Coast yest6r-
DAY.
Camp Taylor did not present a cheerful
appearance when the train slowed up
under its wildly green trees. The heaven
above and the earth beneath were satur-
ated, and water was dripping from every
thing IN sight. The cars alone were in
vltingly Dry, and number of people
decided to lunch in them and spend the
rest OF the day there, secure from the
elements. The guard. however, put an
end 10 this little plan by announcing that
the train was going on TO TaylorVille. and
that those who wanted a free passage
there could have it. a few picnckers
availed themselves of this generous invita-
ton, but the majority of the Bunker Hill
Association shOuldered their lunch
baskets and marched umbrellaless into
the rain, regardless of light summer COS
tunes. yellow shoes and spring millinery
The Preside baud was in attendance
and The gallant men and :rue who CON-
posed its ranks. headed the procession TO
the pavilion which was not much the
worse for the rain, ana there Immediately
attuned their instruments and began to
play dance music. A number of the party
trlpped the light fantastic, while others
spread out lunch on the pavilion tables
Some of the more sedate picnickers found
Dry corners in the hotel veranda and
waited for the summons to luncheon,
while few bold and daring experts took
an impromptu shOWer-balh by venturing
The patriotic exercises had been ar
ranged for half-past l O'clock in the pa
YiliOn. Shortly before this hour, when the
midday meal had become a thing of the
past, rumoTs began 10 circulate of an acct
dent on the track, detailed account of
which is given in another column. "a
train has been wrecked" Two trains
have been wrecked; in fact in the gloom
which rainy day is apt to throw over the
holiday making mind there were people
ready 10 believe that whole system of
trains had been wrecked, TILL some of che
more enterprising members of the associa-
ton who had walked down the track to
See the wreck with their own eyes came |
hack and reported the true extent of the |
damages.
You know it's reported in the city that |
our train has been wrecked aud forty of us |
killed." This was the next rumOr that |
disturbed the holiday-makeTs, and not |
few of the more tender-hearted ones were |
for rushing to the telegraph-Office and wiz |
ing to their beloved friends that, far from |
being mangled corpses, they were at that |
moment walking about in sound bodily /
health, with appetites that left nothing to |
be desired.
But the accidents and rumors of acct |
dents only once disturbed the enthusiastic |
progress of the exercises in the pavilion,
aud that was when the unholy shrek of !
the wrecking-train drowned the eoquence
menis. Everything passed off excellently |
IN the pavilion under the direction of the |
president of the Bunker Hill Association,
William q. Badger.
The entertainment opened with spa
ti0uc Medley" played by the Preside |
band, after which Mr. Badger made q few |
remarks appropriate to the occasion,
above all begging bis hearers not to forget |
the patriots who had fought at Bunker |
Hill Mrs. w. +. Muhlner then sang
The Star-spaugIed Banner" and Mrs. |
Petty gave The Sword of Bunker Hill" |
as a vocal solo. after which the orator OF |
the day, James Taylor Rodgers. was in
troduced.
'Man has been making constant effort
toward freedom" said the speaker. who
proceeded to give an historical account of
this struggle from the discovery of Amer
lea TO the first shot that was fired at
Bunker Hill. when that shot was
fire d the Declaration of Independence was
made in the most emphatic manner that
belongs to man. The declaration of the
Fourth of July was mere ratification
the real declaration was made on June IS,
1915"
AT the conclusion of the address, which
was warmly received, "Ghe Red. White
and Blue" was sung by Mrs. Petty, and
after the benediction had been pronounced
by Rev. G. Lacy of ST. Luke's Episcopal
Church there was more singing. This was
followed by dancing, in which the young
people heartily participated.
In spite of the unpropitious weather
very enjoyable day was spent, and when
the train from CaZa6er0 drew up in tn
station at o'clock regrets were heard on
all hands that so admirably managed a
picnic had come to an end.
There was only one mistake" said the
Dicnickers, land that was that the enter
tainment committee did not make better
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