The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20

vasions of the ranks of eligible clubmen
have been made and the matrons of the
exposition decided to come to the relief of
their younger sisters. So deep plot was
hatched and it was decided to help three
of the most bashfu! bachelors to arrive at
a sense of their duty. A baby competition
was decided upon and it was agreed that
justice could never be obtained from proud
fathers or from mothers, to all of whom
every goose IS swan so 1t was decided to
make the bachelors of use.
The selection was not difficult and three
OF the most retiring, active and capable
bachelors were selected. Ana the choice
could not possibly have been better one.
Tomorrow afternoon, before an audience,
Robert NJ. Fitzgerald, Athenian, attorney
and Prison Director; Andrew l.. Stone,
Athenian and manager OF the Haywards
road, and Sam Bell Mckee, Athenian and
attorney. will decide which is the most
accomplished orator among the little ones
VINO will appear before them.
1t will be novel kind of debut for the
bachelors, and it is probable that the rules
will demand that the candidates sit upon
the judges knees while trying to pro-
nounce the test sentence.
Mr.. Stone was not in his Office this aft
ernoon, and it was reported that he was in
Lakeside nursery with Robert Fitzgerald
practicing the art of balancing baby on
CdCH hlIee, dNu WnGu he returned ne re-
fused to be interviewed on the subject.
Altogether great time is expected to-
morrow afternoon.
The executive committee held a meeting
tonight and decided that as the attend
ance was so great the exhibition would be
kept open all next week.
John 2. Irish delivered short address,
in which he attributed the success of the
exposition to the generous manner in
t,,ny nynhy - !, Il hnr Il la i
1t was decided that the programme for
tomorrow night should be provided by
the Oakland schools and the Acme CLUB.
1t is as follows:
Babies afternoon-Repeating contest for ba-
bies years of age and under. Prizes will be
awarded to the three babies who repeat the
most distinctly the words alameda County
Industrial Exhibition" First prize, solid sii
yer cup; second prize, beautiful French doll;
third prize, handsome toy. Judges-Robert
Fitzgerald Samuel Bell Mckee, Andrew Stone.
Evening-Vocal and athletic entertainment
by the pupils of the Oakland schools and Acme
Club. Part band selection; vocal selection
America" Oakland grammar schools. led by
the special ms tructor in music, Miss Eliza 4.
Brown, and accompanied by Miss Margaret
Oakes; address. Hon. William r. Davis vocal
selection, Flag OF the Free Oakland gram
mar schools; vocal selection, Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp, the Boys are Marching" Oakland
grammar schools.
Part II-English Glee, "Hail, Smiling Morn"
oakland High school chorus, led by special
instructor in music, D. p Hughes; vocal selec-
ton, "Spring Song" Oakland High School
chorus vocal selection, Harvest Home"
Oakland High School chorus
Part III-Band selections, Second Regiment
Band, 3. B. C.; school children calisthenics,
directed by Paul Uth; club swinging, j. Kitch-
en- Jr., Charles Slamberg, II. B. Deming OF the
Acme Athletic Club, Acme acrobats, r. b.
Cook, Charles Stegman, B. T. McNally, J. NJ.
Toohlg; ladder pyramids, J. McNally, II. b.
Deming, Charles Conlan, a. Mally, L. T. Nc
Nally, j. NJ. Toohig, Charles Stegman F. B.
Cook, Center, Clarence Staples.
The programme for the literary exposi-
ton at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon is
nearly completed; Charles Edwin Mark
ham will preside, H. A. Redfield, vice.
chairman. Short addresses will be given
by: Rev. c. w. Wendte, 'Music and Art:
Joaquin Miller, Natures Book as ] Read
IT,; Mrs. H. B. Pinney. Literary Oak
land"; w. G. Bartlett, ''Oakland Old and
New; A. B. Nye, Progressive Oaklandn ::
A. H. Breed, 1.-THE Newspaper World;
f. r. Porter, ''The City and County OF
Oakland"; Miss Mollie E. Connors, "An
Ideal Public Spirit; DR.. Muir. German
Influence in American Society,"" Presi-
dent Kellogg of Berkeley and Miss Ray
Frank are still to be heard from. There
will be readings by Miss Mabel Hussev
and Miss Anne Kavanaugh and music by
Mrs. Eva Wren. Mrs. Blake-Alverson, Ben
Clark, George II. Carleton, Miss Nellie E.
Shipley, cornet, and, it is hoped, Miss
Georgiana Pope, violin.