The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
Preparing for Their Annual
Four Days Outing at
Santa Cruz.
WILL HAVE A PLEASANT TIME
Last Tributes to a Deceased Fellow
TraveIer-Other Charitable
Efforts.

At meeting OF the Pacific Coast Com
mercial Travellers Association held last
evening in the Grand Hotel n. E. Oner
and J. II. Balcher of Sacramento and J. Fl.
Davies of San Francisco were elected to
membership. R. II. Davis, chairman of
the entertainment committee that is pre-
pairing for the annual outing at Santa
Cruz. read a circular sent to all members
of the P. G. c. I. A. The circular says:
The committee has held a number of meet
ings and has labored diligently and has now
the programme in tangible form. and thus
submit it to your consideration. We have tried
to please the greatest number. Fall in line and
Whoop it up all you can.
The programme will be as follows: Leave
San Francisco by special train (broad-gauge) at
l O'Clock Saturday afternoon June 20, arriving
in Santa Cruz about 4:30. Carriages will be
provided to escort the ladies in the partly to
the hotels. The travellers will fall into line at
the depot and escorted by the Mayor, Council
and committee of business men of Santa Cruz
will march up Pacific avenue to Ocean House,
from the balcony of which the Mayor, Hon.
Robert Effey, will deliver an address of well
come, extending the freedom OF the city. Our
president, Mr.. w. J. Barrett, will respond on
behalf of the travellers.
After these exercises are over we will be
assigned to our rooms; after dinner a grand
promenade concert will be given at the Beach
Pavilion: Sunday morning, June 80, we will
proceed by narrow-gauge RAILROAD to Big Trees,
becue. Returning to Santa Cruz about 2
o'clock the afternoon can be passed as you de-
sire, surf bathing, fishing, carriage riding and
visiting. Monday, July l, chowder and clam
bake at the beach, and Monday night the most
magnificent ball ever given in Santa Cruz will
be ours. The Santa Cruz committee assures us
they Will Guido themselves to make this g.
prominent feature of our celebration. Tues
day we are to have yacht, bicycle and running
races, at which valuable prizes will be COM
peted for, and in the evening our association
tenders reception and entertainment to our
friends in Santa Cruz, which will be an invita-
tional affair.
AS none of the funds of the P. c. C. t. A. can
be used for any expense of this kind, and as
there is considerable expense attached to this
outing, the mem bers OF the committee and the
board of directors have assessed themselves
$40 each, and, after careful consideration,
have decided to assess each member So so.
There Is no comRuls1on made in collecting
this assessment. We leave it to your own judg-
ment, satisfied you will willingly assist the
committee to that extent.
Mr.. Davis stated that the citizens of
Santa Cruz are making great preparations
to receive the travellers. Many of the
arches to be used at the coming water fes-
tival and other decorations will be saved
and redecorated for the four days festivi-
ties of the commercial travellers. Every
thing points to its success.
w. +. Peterson reported the death of a
fellowJraveler, Captain G. M. easier of
Woodland, who died last Sunday in Grass
Valley. The interment was in Woodland,
where the captain for years was COM
mander of the local militia Deceased
leaves two daughters, ID and IL years OF
age.
The travellers at once directed that the
$500 insurance money be paid to the two
orphans as soon as the court appointed
their guardian. Memorial resolutions were
passed and copies will be sent to the rela-
tives.
Mr.. Peterson of the relief committee re-
ported having assisted financially several
travellers who are on the sick list.
Mr.. Davis of the railroad committee
stated that he had written to President
Foster of the San Francisco and North Pa
cific Railroad asking him to make reduc.
tions in the rates of fares of members of
the P. G. c. T. A, the same as all the other
railroads have done, but as yet no answer
has been received.
Several months ago it was proposed that
the association secure suitable rooms and
committee was appointed to attend to
the business. AS the members are not
unanimous on the proposition, the matter
was passed for future consideration.
It was the sense of the meeting that
Chairman Barrett shall call upon the Half
Million Club and give assurance that the
P q. c. T. A. will do all in its power to
help the cause.
The proposition to raise the monthly
dues from so cents to 81 in order to meet
the death benefits, was discussed, but no
action was taken.