The morning call., 1894-05-19

Roberts. Miss Denton ana Miss Stevenson
| Will ornament the horticultural float, and
| Mrs. Hasson will drive two horses, tam
dem. j. w. Forsyth Will drive Miss
Mersey in parasol cart, and j. Fl. Love
/ will impers0nate a prince riding two
| burros simultaneously.
Other features of this floral pageant will
! be the float 'Sacramento," Eugene j.
| Gregory float, Oakland" by Ed Vincent:
/ float, Santa Barbara" by ex-Mayor Gaty
loat. San Mateo,'" by San Mateo County
| COMMISSIONERS; float. Berkeley" by
Berkeley Floral Society; a miniature
vehicle. ii. NJ. de Young; bicvcls float on
| four wheels, Thomas Fl. L. Varney; BIZ
cycle float on two wheels, George WetmOre
and Sanford Plummer; bicycle float on
two wheels. Charles Bates; miniature We
! hlcle. Il. L. Merwln, Alameda; Flowers
of Sunny Hawaii" II. F. SeSser; "Oren-
tai Flower Girl" Countess Vermont; ORR
entail drag. Countess Vermont; Chinese
Flower Ship" LeOnR Lam; fancy Coaches,
s +. johnson and e. X. Miles; Mrs. James
Seares and Mrs. Marsh, floral jinris lshas.
An Indignation meeting of exhibitors
the Manufactures building was held last
evening TO protest against an act of van
dallsm committed in The building between
the hours OF its closing at night and open
ing in the morning.
As the building is then in charge of the
guards, the exhibitors accuse these en-
P'NJNo VA AhO SApOolblOu do UClnk INC
Gu priS.
For several days in all the foreign sec
lions piacar0s havs been Displayed read
Ing, This exhibit will close June 80" All
OF THESE signs were torn down last night,
althougn they were in place when the
Manufactures building was given to the
care OF the guards Thursday night. In
some sections the sections were closed up
and fastened with curtains. Even these
cloth partitions were torn down by the
Vandals in their efforts to capture the
placards of the owners
All OF the signs were replaced yester-
DAY. A number of the commlss toners de-
nounced the guards and the management
OF the building for the destruction OF their
property. The exhibitors have beon com
planning for weeks of the insOlence OF
several guards in the Manufactures build
ing. stating that the acquisition Of uni
form has swollen some heads a guard
was ostensl6ly dismissed from this build
ing Tor rough conduct a month ago. but is
still on the roll of guards.
a victim OF one of the numerous nickel
in-the-slot machines located IN the Liberal
Arts building became so enraged at his
continued losses yesterday that he
smashed the device with his fist. cutting
MS hand, bnt demolishing the machine.
lie said that The person in charge manipu-
lated spring in the back Of the machine,
preventing player from winning.
A week previously the same player, who
IS employed as a programme bow" lost
MS capital OF 81 10 In another machine and
also destroyed it. In neither case was
there any attempt at punishment. the
guards preterrDg to avoid the jentangle-
ment which would result from the charge
of protecting an illegal game;
Several hundred ladies' had a picnic in
Festival Hall yesterday. They all brought
baskets and had luncheon together. They
were members of the WOman's Christian
Temperance Union, and they had an en-
j0yable day. AfterwArd there was a list
OF toasts, which gave a number of bright
women an opportunity OF making clever
speeches.
After their basket lunch the ladies'
elected ldrs. Sturtevant Peet as chairman
of the occasion and Mrs. d. j. Spencer as
tosstmaster. TOasts were responded to
as follows: prisoners of Hope" Mrs
Cove; The House That Jill Built" Mrs.
Grace NJ. Kim ball; The Geutlemen-God
Bless Them" Miss Sarah Severance.
ddresses were also made by Miss Ada
Van Pelt, the editress of tie Pacific En-
sign; Mrs. E. T. Scott. Mrs. Henrietta
Kslton, Miss !. c. de Yelling of Spring
field, Mass; Mrs. StuItevant Peet and
others Mrs. Rose French was introduced
as First in law, first in peace and first in
the hearts of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union"
Mrs. Nellie Blessing Eyster read poem,
treating of humorous incident in connec-
ton with womaD's suffrage legislation in
1898. There we're remarks from j. l.. Nc
COmas, Major Scott and Colonel q. L
Moore. corresponding secretary OF the
| Temperance Congress, which is to be held
auxiliary to the exposition. beginning on
Monday, May q, at the First Congrega-
tiOnal Church. J. E. McCOmas is to be
president of that congress. The w. g.
I. U. take their part in the congress on
Thursday, May "a, at Union-souare Hall,
Mrs. Sturtevant Peet in the chair. On
Saturday, May 26 there will be a Kelley
day.
Two steamer-loads OF PEOPLE from the
San Joaquin Valley are on their way from
Stockton, making three days excursion
10 the exposition. The managers of the
San Joaquin County exhibit are planning
to run weekly excursions OF this kind TO
the close of the fair. They are procuring
cheap rates Of transporta ton and intend
TO make it possible fer every citizen of
that county TO see the fair. These eXcur-
sionists are to have the San Joaquin
County building set aside for their use for
basket plcnies during their stay.
The letter-caTrieTs have decided to start
their parade on Saturday. May 20, at the
Baker-street entrance 10 the park At u go
p. NJ sharp. James 81. Smith will be mar
shall Tickets of admission for that day
are for sale by all the pOstmen in the city
al 80 cents each. 10 addition to the mu-
steal programme already published in con-
nection with the letter-carriers' demonstIa-
ton there Will be song by L. n.
Sleslnger. and Oracle PlaisIed will sing
"My Sweetheart, the Postman."
British Empire day will be celebrated
n the 24th inst. The admission fee will
be 80 cents, but all visitors who apply to
joseph Ii. Stiles. British Commits sioner-
General, will receive tickets emitting them
tn q H.