The record-union., 1895-04-05
THE RECEPTION TO MISS WATSON.
1t Promises to be a Very Interesting
Affair.
A Large Attendance Expected To-
Night at tho Testimonial to This
Popular Teacher.

This evening at the Art Gallery the
graduates OF classes taught by Miss Mary
j. Watson during her long and useful
career in the public schools of this city
will tender her reception.
1t is to be an informal affair; no full
dress function, but plain, simple, unos
tentatious and social reunion with Miss
Watson as the sole guest; all others are to
be hosts. While invitations have been
sent out to all Of the graduates from Miss
NatsonS classes so tar as their addresses
could be ascertained, that fact is not TO be
taken as one of exclusion, if there are
any who have not received one of these
souvenir invitations. On the contrary,
the committees managing the affair ex-
pect and invite all pupils of the schools
with which Miss Watson has been re-
lated, all the parents of such pupils, and
the friends of the public school system,
generally, to attend.
This practically takes in everybody
who desires to 90 honor to this veteran
teacher and most worthy woman as one
OF the first representatives OF the common
school educational system. OF course 1t
IS not expected That such a mass OF peO-
pie as this Will include will ell come at
once. While the gallery can accommo-
date fully eight hundred or a thousand,
more than that number VIII crowd it un-
comfortably. Bat the people can come
ana go IRON s TO IL, and thus any number
can be accommodated.
Miss Watson, supported by commit
tee OF her old pupils, will meet her visit
ors in the south section OF the main or
ceutral picture gallery. On the floor, be-
meath the semi-circIe between which will
be thrown open, there Will be located
full orchestra that will discourse music
during the evening. Flowers will be
much in evidence, and some handsome
special floral decorations and flower
pieces also.
The Mandolin Club will be present in
full force and play selections from time to
time during the evening. There will be
no dancing and no formal programme,
bat the sociabillty will not, because OF
that, be one whit checked. ON the con-
trary, the expectation is that this will be
one OF the most notable of reunions and
that many hundred pair of palms will
be ClaSped for Aud Lang Syne and
many God bless you" uttered between
people whom the business push of the
world has kept apart long time, since
the days when their old teacher taught
them the way they should 90.
As special compliment to Miss Wat
son, the pupils OF the Sacramento School
of Design, now in spring vacation, will
leave the beautiful exhibition OF their
works, recently put up for the tenth an
niversary of the school, upon the walls of
the art room and adjacent parlor, and In
structorS Jackson and Blanch will be
present to give information regarding the
exhibits.
Miss Watson began to teach in the
schools of Sacramento in 1865 and has
continued in active service ever since, up
TO few weeks ago, when she retired to
enjoy well-earned rest, which she viii
pass in the midst OF her old pupils.
These are numbered by the thousands.
They are scattered over the State and
throughout the United States. Hundreds
of them are fathers and mother, and here
and there is one who is a grand parent
These pupils, who love the memory of
their old school days and revere the name
OF their teacher, are in all walks of profess
slonal, industrial and business life In
our own midst there are county officials,
editors, publishers, printers, doctors
lawyers, Judges, merchants, mechanics
engineers, farmers, orchardists, teachers
accountants, solicitors, statesmen, bank
ers, writers, real estate ageuts, and so on.
Some of them have served their coun-
try in arms, some in the halls of legisla-
ton, some in municipal councils, some in
foreign lands, some have become noted
in the land. Indeed, there are few Iaud-
able caliings that the pupils of Mary J.
Watson do not represent. Many are. of
course, beneath the sod, and for these
there will be breathed many a sigh to-
night, as old friends meet and call the
roll of memory and speak in low tones of
those OF the old groups who have gone to
their last long resting place.
Then there Will be present the very re-
cent pupils OF Miss Watson's school.
those still rosy with the flush of youth
and upon whom the scene must make en-
abiding impression and teach them that