The morning call., 1895-03-04
THE PICNIC HAS
COME AGAIN.
POSTAL CLERKS OPEN THE SEASON
ON POINT LOBOS CREEKS
BANKS.
STRANGE SHEEP STEALING
How A BIG BILL OF FARE MADE
FEMININE PRESENCE UN-
NECESSARY.

1t has been decided by general ac-
clamatory vote of the inhabitants of this
city that the season of outdoor enjoyment
has opened in earnest, and in proof thereof
picnics began yesterday and lasted while
the sun shone.
AS an Introductory performance the
postal employees in both railway and city
offices began the season with their second
annual ''chiupin" at O'Clock Saturday
afternoon, the advance preparation being
made necessary by the demand for bulls
heads, the actual cooking of which takes
twenty hours.
Hidden away on the strongly sloplng
bank of Point Lobos Creek, at the foot of
Twenty second avenue, the men who dis
tribute the letters, welcome and unwel-
come, to the city of San Francisco and in
large degree to the State, staked out their
camp for days fun. To reach the point
one must have been possessed of at least
strong enthusiasm and an absolute disre-
gard for dress. According to the pro-
gramme negige shirts were recommended
and full dress absolutely prohibited"
1t was wise prohibition, for the plank
across the creek was exceedingly irrespon-
sible, as two or three members found to
their cost. One had to stumble across
sand lots and through risky places even to
find the place where the postal men had
made up their minds to have "all the fun
necessary" as J. A. McGeary remarked.
Heavy mails from foreign ports had
lessened the number that were to have as
sembled at IL o'clock yesterday, but by
o'clock the grove was crowded. But there
was not woman present. Even the pre-
monitory schedule of possibilities had the
tSNo ladies ~
This new woman business must be
nipped in the bud. Let them flock by
themselves" said Charles E. Bateman.
And so when the fun that was necessary"
had begun there were no Trilbys to dabble
dainty feet in Point Lobos Greek nor were
there any feminine prejudices to be
wounded by the comparison of clothes.
Songs and laughter told of the methods
used to make the occasion pleasant. ]. L.
Meares, Superintendent of the City Divi-
sion of the POstotiCe, presided and proved
to each man the need for his helping in the
entertainment; Frank MCGOWAN, Martin
Leisner, Teddy Hall, John MCGOWAN,
William Higgins and Gus Wessling proved
their strength in song and story that made
the sand dunes give echoes back to the
crowds that filled the trains half mile
away. Messrs. Thomas Mcintyre, Louis
Derrie, Hugh Coveney and Thomas Gaffey
| were here, there and everywhere making
attendants were baking and boiling with
an energy that sent clouds of smoke flying
through the park. J. A. McGeary to whose
energy much of the success was due, was
declaring that the coyotes had eaten the
whole sheep brought out the night before.
| He had the bones of the late lamented to
show and told how he had to walk some
miles to buy another sheep, but the salts
fed expression on the countenances of the
dogs in the vicinity rather ruined the
coyote theory while admitting the sheep
| story.
This was the bill of fare:
| Watercress salad a Ia Spring Valley.
| CLAIMS stewed in oil a la Morris Mitchell
| FrijoleS on tortillas with enchiladas la Guada-
loupe Gaffiola.
Chiupin a la SIM BrIZZOlari.
Roast Lamb on a spit q Ia Martin Leisner.
Bulushead in hot rocks a la Stanley Post and
Jack McGowan
Yearling a spit a la H. Marks.
Ruffied grouse a la r. NJ. S.
Fruits. Nuts. Wine Beer. Tea. Coffee.
Pipes and tobacco.
BY the time the cooks had served the
last dishes it was generally admitted that
the postal clerks picnic had been a success
and the summer season declared open foI
enjoyments.