The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-23
THE JUNIOR AMERICAN MECHANICS
DO HONOR TO WASHING
TONS MEMORY.
THEIR PICTURESQUE PARADE.
A CONTINGENT OF CONTINENTALs
WAS IN LINE-THE LITER
AIRY EXERCISES.

| ana at the Woodwards Garden pavilion,
where the exercises of the day were held
The programme was that the local men,
bers of the order should assemble at the
ferry landing at II o'clock and there await
the arrival of the cOntingents from the in
terror After the parade in Oakland those
who took part.in it boarded the ferry boat
and landed on this side at II AS o'clock.
At the time of their arrival East street
was crowded with the members of the order
who were to make up their celebration in
this city. Colonel John A. Whitesides was
the grand marshal of the day, and he
handled affairs IN a creditable manner.
Within twenty minutes the parade was
ready to march. 1t was picturesque pro-
cession.
| At its head was platoon of police in
| advance of Grand Marshal Whitesides and
| his staff The marsha wore a rich crimson
sash, while W. n. Pierce of Oakland who
| rode beside him, had an orange band across
| his breast. The members of the staff of
| whom there were twelve, also wore red
| sashes.
Immediately behind the marshal and his
| staff was one of the most interesting fea-
| lures of the parade. 1t consisted of a
band of Continental soldiers dressed in the
fashion of the times OF rs, and at their
| head were Generals Washing ton, Lafay-
cite and other nOtables of those times
The characters were indeed well carried
out. The character of Washington was
represented by man of herculean proper
tons, who conducted himself in a very
digniied manner. The Continentals wore
the regulation buff-colored trousers and
faced coats, and white wigs and three-cor-
nered hats. On their shoulders they car
| RED muSketS of old-time pattern.
| In this division also were representatives
OF the original Yankee Doodle" squad,
which has been immOrtalized by the artist.
They were accompanied by Mol Pitcher"
| in her gown and with her hair flowing
wildly about her head.
The direction OF the Continental forces
was under Field Officer A. Z. Florence,
and considering the short time in which
he had to drill his men they acted az
mirably. Following is the personnel of
the officers in the army:
| General Washington, r. E. Harold; Major
| General Lafayette, K. ID. Brown; Major-General
! Stuben, f. W. Brooks; aid-de-camp, c. H. Ma
| son; aid-de-camp, V. Creighton; captain, f. \.
meet; second lieutenant, II. H. Franklin; color
sergeant, W. Z: Munsell; orderly sergeant, c.
+. Church; Moll Pitcher G. Written; ffer
Mr.. Tarbuck; drummers, Buckley and AShby.
AS the procession moved up Market
street it was viewed by thousands of spec
tators and created considerable enthusiasm.
| Following the Coniinentals came the dele
cations from Oakland and San Jose, Ala
media and Petaluma. The accompanying
! bodies were the Patriotic Sons of America
American Protective Association and Pa
triotic Daughters of America, and follow
ing them were carriages containing Mayor
Pardee of Oakland and invited guests of
the day The procession was one blaze of
red, white and blue, SO numerous were the
flags and regalias in the ranks.
The paraders marched up Market street
to Eleventh, thence to Mission, to Ridley
to Valencia where those in the ranks filed
into the pavilion, which was already well
filled. The interior of the large edifice had
been especially decorated for the occasion
with streamers of red, white and blue
bunting, flags and shields. Over the stage
hung a large crayon picture of Abraham
Lincoln. All the members of the order
and participants in the events of the day
wore souvenir badges of white silk with
the words "Washington's Birthday Ami
versary, San Francisco, February 22 1885,"
thereon, together with print OF Washing
ton and an appropriate motto.
After the paraders had filed into the hall
there was hardly vacant seat to be found
in the place. The Continentals came last
and made few maneuvers under direction
of Field Marshal Florence before taking
their seats. General Washington and the
other officers occupied prominent places
on the platform together with number of
ladies and gentlemen who were to partici-
pate in the exercises. u. 7. Written was
the president of the day, and in opening
the ceremonies stated the object OF the
meeting. 1t was the first time In the city,
he said, that the day had been celebrated
| in an American way, by an American
people and by an American parade.
He then introduced William ii. Barnes
as the first speaker of the day. Mr.. Barnes
said: II was honored by an invitation by
a delegation from a fraternal society in
1866 to make a speech on the 4th OF
July in Scranton, Pa. On that occasion
| there were present representatives OF the
| United Order of American Mechanics, and
also of the Junior Order of American Me-
chanics. That was my trSt introduction
to the order, and so when L received an
invitation to speak to-day l said, of course,
that | would attend. My life has been
spent in preaching the gospel of fraternity
| and teaching men how to protect their
homes and their families, and with organ
izations that look after the widow and
orphan. Such is the spirit of the Ameri-
can people.
The speaker then went on to speak of the
principles of our Government. Liberty
does not mean license for men to do as
they please. When a man gets dissatisfied
with the principles of this Government it
IS time Tor him 10 20 elsewhere. Ii ne uses
his citizenship to pull down the principles
of the American system the speaker
thought he should be dealt with as were
obnoxious people in this city in 1S56-given
ten minutes in which to leave town.
II am an optimist," the speaker con-
tinued land do not believe that our peo-
pie are bad as whole and prone to selfish
ness" If they were such gathering could
not be got together as was assembled be-
fore him. He believed it to be the duty of
every American to protect his home and
not be indifferentto the claims of his wife
and children upon him. He should see
that American principles were taught to
his children, and in order to do so the citizen
must be true to himself. The American
people were not in some respects well
enough acquainted with each other. That
is why fraternalism should be encouraged.
The principles of such orders live forever.
One thing which should be preserved above
all others was the purity of the American
school system. Education is the keynote
of the Government. The ignorant man or
woman becomes a criminal as a rule.
The speaker then paid glowing tribute
to the memory of Washington, who, he
| said had written his name nv uDcelficb