The record-union., 1894-05-08

galleries and haif-hour or more at the
two cabinet rooms, and the hour to close
the gallery had long passed before they
departed. One and all expressed them
selves surprised and delighted with the
simple. cordial hospitality shown and
with the beauty OF the gallery and the at
tractiveness of the association cabinets,
which since DR.. Power has arranged
them are like new exhibitions, and for
| the first time disclose their real worth.
| The State mineral cabinet also came in
| for a large share of praise. Rev. A. e..
| Herrick. City Superintendent Erlewine,
| Professor w. II. Y. Raymond, Rev. Mr..
| Hoskinson, Instructor w +. Jackson,
j. A. Woodson aud Mrs. Fehl assisted IN
entertaining the guests and responding
TO their many questions.
/ IN THE EVENING.
From s to $50 the Superintendents,
| teachers and escorts gathered in the par
| lor of the Golden Eagle Hotel and were
! met aud welcomed IN q quiet and IN
! formal manner by these citizens of Sac
mento: NJ essrs. E. G. Atkinson. M. r.
! Beard, X. 9. Irvine, Win j. Davis, j. K.
/ Laine, $. L. Darlington, II. w. V. Ray
mond. w. A: Briggs, L. b. Sutlitf, A. c.
| Herrlck, w. L. Purnell, Joseph w.
johnson, Professor Pond, G. p. Massey.
Joseph Steffens, j. A. WooGson, Super
| intendents Howard and Erlewine, Pro-
! fessor Anderson, Miss Murphy, the
| Misses Massey, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Cop
persmith, Mrs. Irvine, Miss Darlington,
( Mrs. Briggs. Mrs. Davis. Misses Meister
and Norton II. L. Cohn, Mrs. Purnell,
/ Horace Crocker, Il. w. Huntington, Mrs.
Genshlea. Mr.. kidder and few others
whose names were not gathered. While
in the parlor Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Gen.
shlea and Mrs. Coppersmith entertained
! the company with music.
! At $3.50 the entire party, about 100 in
| number, descended TO the dining-rOom
| where light lunch was served-a frugal
| repast, sufficient to bring the parry
about board where closer acquaintance
! might be formed.
| Professor h. G.. Atkinson was called TO
| preside and introduced Rev. Mir.
| Herrick, who invoked a blessing. After
/ the lunch had been disposed OF, the Chair
called to order, in a neat speech, and Mr..
! Herrick in behalf OF Mayor Stelnman
| who was unable to be present, extended
to the visitors the welcome OF the munich
pality. He expressed the regrets of the
Mayor that he could not attend, and in a
| brief and sincere speech welcomed the
guests in behalf OF the people of Sacra-
mento.
The response was by Superintendent
LinScott of Santa Cruz, and 1t was one
full of feeling and hearty acknowledge
inent OF the hospitality OF the people and
| the simple, informal, but generous ana
| wholly unexpected attention shown. lie
felt, indeed, that there is fraternity
among Californans that honors hosts
and guests alike. He paid the city a
| high tribute and referred to the reception
at the Art Gallery in the afternoon as
charming, and wondered If the people OF
Sacramento fully realized the beauty,
| worth and educational value OF that
Ie-rNl r,t|fH rrff al fS O.
ures, from one of its generous citizens.
Toasts were then announced and re-
sponded to rapidly until nearly mid
night in this order-wit eloquence,
hearty thanks for hospitality, honest
compliments to hosts and guests, tributes
| to the school system. TO Southern. Cen
tral and Northern California, to patriot
ism, refinement, loyalty and brotherly
love among Californians, illuminating
the speeches and keeping up rythmic
beat of pride and congratulation and love
for the State, very pleasing and very
stimulating to State pride.
"Our Public Schools" State Superin-
tendent Anderson; Southern Cali
fornia," Professor Keyes of Throop Insti-
tornia," Superintendent Stout of Butte;
Central California" Superintendent
Kirk of Fresno; The Golden Gate" AS
sistant superintendent Babcock of San
Francisco; Lake County," Mrs. AIRING
ton; Los Angeles" Superintendent Sea-
man; 1.-THE Ladies'" Superintendent
Wood of Monterey; ''The City of Sacra-
mento," Joseph Steffens. who changed
his subject to Education in Loyalty to
the Principles of Free Government"
'The Country Schoolhouse," Superin-
tendent Cofley OF Sutter; "The State
| University" Professor William Carey
Jones of Berkeley. Interspersed were
songs by the male trio, Messrs. Cohn
Kidder and Crocker. and guitar ano
mandolin duets by Misses Meister ano
! Morton.
At the conclusion the entire company
arose and sang Aud Lang Syne" and
was dismissed. Throughout all the even
ing the guests were profuse in their dec
larations that they should go back tC
their counties bearing to their people
good report of the hospitality of the Sac
ramento people, better impressions of tht
city and a higher estimate OF its people
of both OF which they were well proud,
and the State should be.