The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-21

buttered popcorn from the overhenging
trees; but the chances are that the small
boy would have haDkering after the old,
old methods. and would rather envy the
heather Chinee and his bomb on the
Celestial new year.
Years of study have convinced the mos t
exactly scientific that the small boy is q
noisy animal and that TO keep him pass
ably quiet on ordinary occasions 1t is best
to let him have his fling on at least two or
three days of the year. The wisdom OF
the sageS Of the republic has seen fit to
center on the Fourth of July as enc of
these. and 1t is hardly likely that the small
boy, who is perfectly aware of his rights,
would be willing to forego the most
cherished one Of all.
The league is animated by a worthy
motive it is admitted, and it would be a
splendid thing ii they could so arrange
matters as to make the Fourth a day of
calm and noble patriotism. devoid of gum
powder explosions and smoke and acct
dents to life and limb. but it may rest as
sured that the small boy is against it. He
Is powerful opponent, too, when it comes
TO be considered that police courts have no
terrors for him. that he can see no majesty
in any law which would interfere with his
Fourth, and that he thoroughly undertakes
Supervisors.
THE league" so it says through its Sec
rotary TO the Board of Supervisors, "fa-
vors the development of patriotism by
saving the children of the city from foul
sewer gas. which yearly is carrying off its
hundreds through scarlet fever and diph-
iberia. 1t favors making of the celsbra-
ton OF the coming Fourth of july mem
orable one by building some monument
to reason
To the Board of Supervisors the league
suggests tnat one-fourth of the $4,000 ap-
proDrlated by 1t Tor the coming cele bratiop
would begin to pave portion of the busiest
streets; that one-fOurth of the amount
would place sanitary boxes along the uu-
kempt business streets and insure clean
pavements to the people. thus developing
patriotic pride which at present can
hardly exist. Another one fourth of the
amount would found two kindergarten
schools for the development of worthy citi-
zens OF the republic. and the other fourth
devoted to the employment of a Thoroughly
competent and honest milk inspector to
protect the children from tuberculous
milk would supply the country if not with
more patriotism at least with more pa
triots.
That is what the ladies say. and that is
what they are prepared to maintain. They
nave asked, however, somewhat late, and
the $1,000 will not be Quartered and eX-
pended as they request, at least not this
year. 1t will be used by the Fourth of
July committee in the good old time
glory and smoke and noise and the huZ-
zas of most of the small boys and the
groans OF. others. The temeritous tuber-
cule will have a picnic for another year,
and the malefic microbe can take things
easy.
But they'll have to keep their weather
eyes open for the ladies of the Sanitary
League next time.
Preparations fer the grand celebration.
under the direction of the Fourth of July
committee, are being pushed and the fol-
lowing gentlemen have been appointed as
additional aids to the grand marshal:
Charles LindemaD, Edward Elias, DR.. Will
liam NJ Murphy, NJ. Dempsey, George II.
Maloney, Robert r. Russ. Captain James
w. Collins. GeorGe Meschendorf, Charles
Mlchaels. Fred Kaufman, Thomas Wilson,
W. r. Ring. Andrew Erickson, Phil Gund-
Zach, j. E. Wilkerson, Captain B. +. Han
ion, Il. Lynch, Thomas McKeon. n. j.,
Nelson. Thomas +. Kelly, ID. McDevitt.