The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-18
"FORESTERS' DAY. !"
Great Crowds Attend Its
Celebration.
The Order Gives Two Very Success
full Entertainments in Honor
of the Event.

Tbs Foresters held high carnival last
night, but not as loyal subjects of Rex
Felix. They filled two OF the largest halls
IN the city completely. Metropolitan
Temple being crowded TO the door, while
Battery BIS armory was thronged with
merry dancers, and there were still Forest
ers left to promenade the streets.
Yesterday was to have been Foresters'
day at The fair according to the plan ar
ranged before the arrival Of the King was
scheduled for the 18th, and the herald who
was to have announced his coming failed
to inform the Foresters until the 10000
mem bers of that order had made elaborate
preparations for the celebration. Then il
was learned that heir exercise must be
secondary to Mardi Gras or they might
choOse another day to be set aside for their
society. The members of the order. how
ever, declined TO accept either horn of the
dilemma and chose another alternative of
not cee bratlng at the fair at all But
such preparations had been made that II
WAS thought best to 20 ahead with the
celebra lion, which accounts for the out
pouring last night.
The Programme at Metropolitan Temple
was as follows:
Overture, Foresters' orchestra; introduce
dress OF welcome. S. McMuIin; solo, star
Spangled Banner" Mrs. M. E. Halpruner; ora
ton. A. Burrows; solo, 80. romise Me-" Mrs.
j. S. Segers; cornet solo, Miss Pearl Noble;
poem composed by j. Ii. Padkin. Miss NJ. SUI
Ivan; ball d, Americas Emblem Mrs. Wal
ter Molloy; overture, La EstreIla Mandolin
Club; selection, Lloyd Quartet; address of well
come TO the companions, Kate Nj. Flynn; tenor
solo. "Queen Of the Earth" John Desmond
address, George w. Dennis DR.: vocal solo,
when The Snow Begins 10 FAIL" Mrs. Powell
recitation. Labor" Alexander Smith; COM
zeal selection, James Flynn.
In his opening address President OF the
Day Beaver stated that guests had been
invited from all Pacific Co st States and
from British Columbia md that some of
them had come Notwithstanding the
change in plans, and he also explained
why the change had become necessary.
The address OF the orator of the day,
Hon. A. Burrows of Grass Valley, was de-
voted 10 tracing the history of the order,
which was founded in England many years
ago. and to an exposition of its principles,
which are founded on customs existing
very early In the history of the English
people, some o! them dating back TO King
Arthur aud the knights of the Round Ia
bic. The order now has over SOC, 600 menu
bers, scattered wherever the English
speaking people and the Anglo-Saxon race
are found, and since the secession of five
years ago the growth of the order has
been phenomenal. 1t is an organization
which is world wide. 1t knows no nation
ality and there is no limit to the member
ship, exec. the character of the appli-
cants.
The long programme, including the Sec
ond part. which was given up to the
"Companions'-tne ladies of the order
was ap. reciated by the audience, as was
evidenced by the fact that the big hall was
as full at the close of the exercises as it
was at the beginning. Every musical
number was encored, viii the Mandolin
Cub was recallei until they fled the hall
to escape responding.
But while this treat was being served,
out at the armory another throng of dan
GERS were making merry. The armory had
been tast-fully decorated, and the large
number of dancers, together with the mu-
sic, made the scene one of the gayest that
the armory had ever witnessed. This part
of the celebration was quite as much of
success as was the programme at the hall.
Among some of the prominent Foresters
from out of town who were in attendance
and occupied seats on the stage at Metro
politan Temple were; John G. Burke, E.
B. Mcdonald. Concord; A. Burrows, Grass
Valley; j. Z. Mathews, Eureka; j. de
Silva. Honolulu; 81. Jeant-out, San Jose !;
William P-naluna, Sierra City; A. Greg
DRY. Sacramento: 4. q. Noonan, Oakland :;
j. Strittmatter. Sausalio.