The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-05
CHILDREN AT THE PARK.
TWO Thousand Orphans and Kin
- dergarten Youngsters Enjoy
-. :. - Them SeIVeS.

The children of the kindergartens, or
. .phanages and day homes will long remem-
Der the childrens outing at Golden Gate
Park yesterday.
!. They were on the grand stand 5000
:. strong, and there received the badges and
tickets which entitled them to privileges
provided for the day, including free trans
:. portation. on the streetcar lines to the
park. The threatening weather interfered
somewhat with the attendance, but at
least 1000 children enjoyed the offered hos
1pitality. OF that number the Hebrew Or
..phan: Asylum, the Girls Directory, the San
" Francisco Ladies' Relief Society, the In
fantS Shelter on Minna street, the Sacred
Heart Day Home. the San Francisco Day
Hone, the Youths Directory and the
- n uFsery for the Homeless furnished their
~quotas.
: David Rich was q yeritahle midsummer
Santa Claus to thechildTen. He was chair
man Of the entertainment committee, but
the children knew or cared nothing about
that He was the wonderful man who. ar
. ranged for their rides on the merry-go-
round, who saw that they had sight of
the greatest. Punch and Judy show on
earth and provided the floating jnvenlle
population OF the park with 5000 sticks of
..cbewing-gum. He stationed the Blanch-
ard band where it could be heard by the
little people who had no careful guardians
to conduct them to the stand where the
Park band discoursed music all day,
And there was the army OF Lady Bounti-
fuls, headed by Mrs. Theodore Z. Smith
and Mrs. L. c. Fraser, who dispensed
luncheon Of sandwiches, cookies, candy,
popcorn and milk with lavish hand.
A few. children strolled out to the pad
docks and threw interdicted stones and
sticks at-the animals or tried to feed them
ali sorts of unpalatable articles, merely in
the. way of friendly overtures. ''Do the
deers bath in that big water?' queried a
gQlden-haired 4-year-old. ,'"Is that deer,
.too?,a asked brownlocked lassie who. was
much interested in the proceedings of the
pelfcan.. Ain t: him lovely? said a
th0aghtful-faced baby, affectionately rub
bling the nose OF an antelope.
i he denkeys and goats probably Won
."dered what the cOnrmotion was all about,
J. for they had the hardest work they had
known for many day. Out of considera-
ton for, those animals: they were not put
:on the free list, but some benevolent indi-
yidual who was leaning over the fence
proNided the wherewithal for a ride for
= every wistful little. man or woman that
came within his range of vision.
=. " 1t was great day for.the possible presi-
dents and ladies' of the White House. and
III. they were not enkindled by patriotism
it was not because they were not well fed
and well amused:
= The .ladies who planned for the enter
tainment of the children deserve COM
.mendatiou for their efforts. Luncheon
had been provided for 5000, and the por-
.tio1i that remained was sent to such iIisti-
buttons as were not represented on the
grounds. The ladies in charge of the COM
.:lliissaTy department, and theirs was no
light task, were:
f.. '.Nfrs Tbeodore r Smith fchairrnanl Mrs 7
e. fraser, Mrs. |. N. O1Iield, Mrs. N. A. Stimp-
som Mrs. F. D. Worth, Mrs. !. Z. Ellington.
Mrs. J.. D. Gray, Mrs. Eyester, Mrs d. Davis,
Mrs &c. Robinson, Mrs. y. J. Nidaver, Mrs
BaGdely. Mrs. casting, Mrs. Walseman, Mrs.
Merry. Miss c. Emery Miss Boyd Miss Jean
Archibald, Miss Celia Hobson, Miss Johnson,
Miss Leontine Smith, Miss Reynolds, Miss Eva
Reynolds, Miss Tillie Hatch, Miss Rosie Hatch,
Miss GRANDSON, Miss Wagner, Miss Johnston.
Miss 1imInins Miss c. Cummings, Miss N.
Asher, Miss Layde. Miss Jennie Boyd. Miss a.