The morning call., 1894-07-02
JNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE.

The Eks made merry yesterday under
. the greenwood tree. and "E Ks Glen" was
appropriately dedicated amid all the jollity
and evidence of goodfellowship which are
characteristic of the order
The occasion was the animal outing of
the society, and for the first time they
visited they new resort which has just been
prepared for them aud which in The future
will be the objective poiut for all similar
excursions. The 'glpn" is situated on the
Marin County ranch of Hon. Theodore
Reichert the president Of the order, and
he spot which is now sacred to the ElkS
lies short distance from NOvato.
Nature had already done much to pre-
pare the place for the purpose to which it
is nov set apart before the members of
the order made the discovery, and it re-
ouired but little work to make it an ideal
place for he outings OF the society. a
natural stage is shaded all DAY long bv
the spreading branches Of the old trees,
and the lightly fioaling clouds which ap-
reared in the background only carried
=. out more completely the perfect outdoor
scene VIII ch was Intended. Then the
swings. EammoCks, tents and every hing
else whicl could aid in making the day
more pleasant were provided IN abund-
ance. TO say nothing OF the provision Of
eatablPs and dTlnkables which always
grace the Elks' hanquet-board in such pro-
fusion, and made the picnic dinner one OF
the features OF the day.
More than 1900 tickets had been sold for
this outing but for various reasons not all
of these could be used. Still the crowd was
large. and the special Loaf which carried
the excursionists to Tiburon and the spe-
cial train which took them to Novato were
thronged with the jolIiest crowd, and all
on pleasure bent. Just beyo N0vatO
the people from the country for miles
around had gathered with wagons. buggies,
go-caTIs aud every conceivable vehicle
with which to convey the excursioniS;s to
the grounds, and in return for this courtesy
thev.were regalpd with days sport long
to be remembered.
After luncheon, and the brevity with
which it is mentioned is 10 index of this
feature itself. the fun began. A burlesque
on the Babes in the Woods" was per-
formed nv the following members of the
order: Thomas c. Leary, W. G. Dudley,
Ed N3Onan, Charles Cappelmann, J. c.
=; Casey. j. II. Casev. j. h Banfeld. hugo
Schlam.. Ernest Ulman and c. S. Huff
man.
=. Then came the specialties. Ferris Hart
man had a whole stock Of jokes. which he
uncnrked for the first time. and with his
songs and fun furnished amusement of
e He had even solved the fruit problem in
connection with the strike, and in answer
to question said ''the ranchers will eat
all they can and put the rest in cans"
James Watt. Thomas Leary, Tillie Sal
niger and a number of others contributed
to this part Of the programme.
, The stage was then cleared for action,
and the music of the Presidio Band the
afternoon passed all too quickly as the dan
icers came and went. Lunch was again
announced, and then at o'clock the train
was headed back to the city. But the fun
did not end yet, for on the boat the upper
cabin was utilized for dancing. and 1t was
only when the lines were made fast on
this side of the bay that the days sport
was ended.
The success Of the outing was entirely
due to the exertions of the committee on
entertainment, which was composed of j.
II, Banfnrd, Hugo Schlam, James P
Dunno, Charles W. Nevin, Ernest Ulman,
Edward Noonan and w G. Dudley.