The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21

wick, A. L. Braverman, C.. W. Fuhren, W.
Wertsch Jr.. George Brand, c. F. Thomas,
E. Donze, c. Wiedenbeck, the members Of
the Union and Country clubs and Festival
Association and their families.
1t was generally understood that the list
OF guests invited this day was made up by
the officers and mIdshipmen, each OF these
being privileged to invite certain num-
Der. The CALL reporter asked one OF these
how he made hisselections.
asked the prettiest girls met was the
prompt response The question was put
to another and another, and the response
was the same in each case. So the young
ladies who were numbered among the
0lympia's guests may take this compli-
ment to themselves
Captain Reed, in extending personal in
vitations to his guests, took pains TO ex-
plain that his ship was not at all in shape
just yet; that it needed a good deal of rub
bing I'D and polishing; was rather dirty IN
fact. Whether or not the captain wanted
TO give shock to the bright little house
wives of Santa Barbara 1t is not for all 10
decide, but certain it is that the genial
officers pride must have been greatly
fattered by the exelamations OF surprise
and admiration heard on all sides as the
ladies invaded the cabin and explored the
mysteries OF the ships cuisine.
They found the great brass boilers in
which the food was cooked polished TO the
last degree of brightness. The mess knives
and forks shone with dazzling luster, the
officers cabins were immaculate, not bit
of dust could be found on the polished
woodwork. The deck had been holystoned
until it shone like newly washed china
plate. Not suspicion of tarnish could be
discovered in the turns of the brasswork,
and even the bores OF the big guns were so
shining that the pretty girls might have
used them for mirrors could they have
found the proper perspective.
Captain Reed can rest assured that his
dirty boat" viii be nightmare TO the
conscience of Santa Barbara housewives
for many day with its perfect system Of
electric lights throughout and its network
OF telephone wires connecting all quarters.
The masculine element on the list OF
visitors might well have made savage COM
plaint. There were handsome and fascin-
ating men and men of talent and Of prop
erty and of wit among them, and they had
driven proudly down to the wharf in COM
pany with the pretty girls and anticipated
no end of pleasure in showing them around
the big ship.
But from the time they set foot upou the
big ships deck they were forlorn and
slighted band. The officers and the mid
shipmen had it all their own way, and it
II ~ hoTr hc
escorted the fair visitors about and ex-
planned to them the mysteries OF life on
the big cruiser.
1t was they who led them past the great
coils of rope, carefully laid out in fancy
patterns upon the deck, with a stout ma
rine beside each one to restore the coils 10
their appointed curves whenever careless
foot displaced them.
And most grievous OF all it was the
shouIder-straps and the midshipmen who
led the pretty girls through waltz and
schottische, while Santa Barbara 5 and San
Francisco's handsomest men CRASHED their
teeth and found out for once what il was
to be wallfowers.
The Arlington Orchestra furnished the
music and its programme was varied and
pleasing.
After this came the merry medley Of
dance music. The orchestra is organized
as follows: NJ. Adler, leader; Al Braver-
man, violin; C. W. Fischer, viol; W.
Wertsch, cello; George Brand, bass; C. F.
Thomas, flute; E. Dome, clarionet; C.
Weidenbach, cornet; a. Elser, trombone
The Olympia is now manned with about
400 men, the regularly commissioned Off
GERS being thirty-two in number. There
are thirty-six marines, seven green mid
shipmen and 332 sailors.
Tomorrow morning the big ship de-
parts, and many viii be the regrets on sea
and land. But 1896 viii bring another
year and another flower festival, and Santa
Barbara hopes to see her visitors again in
mort