The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-13

phans, and this the management promptly
acceded.
1t was great day for the children. Well
hammered and orderly as they appeared
nothing could restrain their enthusiasm at
the novelty of their holiday. They cheered
everybody who was kind to them. and so
many profered free entertainment that
the duration OF the daylight proved insult
ficient to visit half the concessions with a
welcome for the childish visitors.
Oh their way to Festival Hall thew
stopped at the Administration building and
cheered Justify for the management. WHO
had thrown open the gates to them. Then
the PROPRIETOR OF a restaurant invited the
orphans TO be his guests. Chars ana tables
were set on ali outdoor platform and the little
visitors had all the CAKES and coffee they could
eat. During their luncheon Musical Director
Stewart brought the exposition band over from
their stand. and the youngsters ate TO the &C
compartment of several rOllIeking airs not the
least enjoyable feature Of their entertainment
a rare treat awaited them in Boone's arena
where they shTieked with delight as the differ
ent trained animals performed for them. The
freedom OF other concessions was also ten
dered them, but these pleasures were OF neces-
SHY deferred unIil orphans day. In The Morrill,
ern and Central and in the Southern California
building each child received big orange and
at the close of The day those oranges were
Rugged tight in $50 pairs OF arms, pleasures 10
be enjoyed on the morrow.
The Good Templars and the children had the
honor Of dedicating the Festival Hall 10 the SER
vice for which il was erected. The main floor
was comfortably filled when the exercises
began. First there was an opening ode by the
children, and then prayer was offered up by Rev
j. A. Macomber, chaplain United States Army
from Angel Island. Director General de Young
was then called upon, and delivered a brief adj
dress OF welcome. He spoke of this occasion as
momentous one in The history of the expos.
lion, and as one which should prove memOra BILE
III The lives of those present, and in the history
OF the lndependent Order OF Good TemDlars.
lt was the first time that the hall had been
usea in an official way, and the Good TempIars
had the honor of being the first fraternal organ.
lzation to use 1t. The directOr-general con.
.cluded by bidding those present a hearty well
come 10 the exposition.
1nreSponse TO these remarks very pleasant
address was made by Theodore ID. kanouse OF
Glendale, q. c. L. of the order in California
Then came an address by Hon. J. Nj. Walling
=. q. C. T., of Nevada City. The subject of
Mr.. W alling's address was'"The Order In Cali
fornia." This was followed by tile recitation
OF Mrs. Z. j. Chamberlain of Eureka of Madgo
Morris poem, ''Ibe Golden Gate" b. Fl.
Hoag. P. q. c. T., of Fresno also delivered an
address. the subject OF which was my Expgri-
ence Good 1emplar.''
Rev. DIR. A. c. Hirst of San Francisco, who
was down Tor an address on the evening pro-
gramme. found he had another engagement for
the evening and was therefore asked To make
his speech In the afternoon. He spoke In his
usual happy vein on the good work the Good
Iemplars are doing in California, and on the
suspicious position occupied by them In OPEN
ing the great Festival Hall Of the Midwinter
Exposition. The afternoon exercises closed
with very interesting exhibition by .ne Win
chester Band of Hope, led by Ii. =. Shed
D. s. j. W., of San Francisco, who by the way.
also acted as president of the day and general
master of ceremoni 5.
The evening session of the convention was
held at o'clock. Addresses were delivered
by: NJ G. Winchester, p. &. c. T., of Grafton,
GU "The Way TO VIM; by William Sims. p. G.
Hour; by Mrs. Nj. E. Richardson, c. S. j. W.
Of Oakland, on Juvenile WorN": by George
ID; Kellogg, f. G. G. T., of Newcastle, on the
were also made by w. II. Barnes. The closing
feature OF the evening programme was paper
on The Good Templas' Home for Orphans"
By Mrs l.. II. Kellogg of Newcastle. The
orphans certainly had a splendid time in the
afternoon, and their elders seemed 10 enjoy
themselves equally as well, afternoon and
e evening. and everybody voted the occasion an
unequlyocal success.
The usual row took place in the Oriental vii
Iage Yesterday. The stallkeepers, dissatisfied
WIN thelf volume OF business, demanded an-
olner reduction IN the rent of their shops, in
addition 10 the amount already rebated Ii
was arranged by The Count Vermont that their
Indebtedness 10 the attaching creditors might
be PAID IN lnsallme3ts. The Turks still insist
lnal Inc lucent charge nj the outer gale shall
ne aDandohsd' Dut Count Vermont says that
ms Is ms only revenue from the concession
After Tomorrow the coin system at the gates
VIII De abandoned, ana thereafter admission 10
The exposition GROUNDS will be only by tickets.
These tickets can be purchased only ri the
gates, and VIII b. good for The day on which
they are issued. The present books of 100
tickets which have been sold for S40 will be
discontinued. those now out will be accented
at The gates. but no more OF that series will be
used. Instead an entirely new set of tickets
will be issued.
Under the dome of the Agricultural buildInp
tie Daiiymen's Union OF California is arraug.
ing an Interesting exhibit. In the center of
Inc space is a great pyramid or California
cheese. Around this are grouped large boxes
of butter, one from each county In tie State
Samples of this butter In little wooden moIds
will be given TO visitors
Southern CaiforDia's Citrus Fair will open on
The goth inst, but there are already $500 boxes
OF oranges in the building Many OF the earlier