The San Francisco call., 1896-07-06
Gayly Dressed Senoritas Mingle
With the Soldiers and
Marines.
sAVoRY DOORS FILL THE WOODS
Five Thousand People Feed While
Mirth and Music Float Through
the Air.

MONTEREY, CAL, July 5.-The second
day of the celebration of Monterey's CEN
tenniaLhas been a most interesting one.
There was nothing on the programme un-
til after church hours, but noon found
nearly all of the population of the quaint
old town in the pines back of the Govern
ment reservation taking part in real old
fashioned Mexican picnic.
The principal feature of the picnic was
the barbecue, and a most successful one
it proved. For this part of the entertain
ment expert cooks had been brought from
distance and at midnight last-night had
begun their preparations for the banquet.
THE trenches had been dug beforehand,
but the cooks built fires in them of Sc
lected wood. As one load of fuel burned
down another was piled on, until by 10
o'clock this morning each trench was
filled with bed of live Goals that emitted
heat, but no smoke.
By IL o'clock the picknickers began to
arrive. The meat was piled onto wire
grating laid over the fire. As the meat be-
gan to cook the fragrant pine forest was
filled with savory odors and a pale blue
smoke assembled heavenward. Under some
of the largest trees long tables had been
built and provided with plates for many
thousands of people. Everybody helped
themselves and took their favorite cuts of
tender meat.
When the feast was at its height it
formed a pretty picture. The bright
dresses of the senoritas and the uniforms
of the boys in blue moving gently in the
sunlight, and thrown into strong relief
against the dark shadows of the pines, was
scene to delight an artist. The feast con-
sumed several hours, and during that time
nearly 5000 people were fed. There as
music and dancing and the woods rang
with laughter, and not until the evening
shadows fell did the merry-makers leave
the scene.
At one time some of the masculine
feasters became hilarious and threw fruit
and meat at one another. They were not
very bad natured, however, and no great
damage was done.
The men-of-war shared the honors to-
day with other points of interest and at
tracted thousands from the barbecue.
Large delegations came to town from
Salinas, Hollister, Pacific Grove and the
whole surrounding country, swelling the
crowds on the streets to unprecedented
proportions. Bicycle clubs mingled with
uniformed fire companies of different
towns, and the visitors were all resplen-
dent with distinctive badges. Every one
on the streets wore one or more jubilee
badges, while many carried tiny photo
graphs of Commodore Sloat, or souvenir
badges made of shells of Monterey and
enameled pictures of the Mexican Custom
house. These, with bows of tri-colored rib
bon for personal decorations, and the Law
ish profusion of bunting and National
flags, gave Monterey brilliant gala ap-
pearance.
But the bay was tempting; so were the
white ships, and all day long strings of
boats piled between the wharf and the
men-of-war, carrying crowd after crowd
over the water.
Ex-Governor Pacheco met Jacob R.
Leese, and they talked over old times, so
Dld that '49 is new in comparison. They
spoke about the first house in San Fran
cisco. built by Mr.. Leese's father in 1887,
and of later days in Monterey, long before
the American flag was hoisted. A pioneer
Of '49was in the group, and mentioned in
cidents now historical.
"Butthat was so long after" remarked
Pacheco good naturediy, "that it is mod
ern, and I'm pretty healthy boy yet"
In the afternoon there was Youn e
MEMS Christian Association meeting in
the pavilion. J. L. Speares, State secre-
tary, and II. ]. Mccoy, general secretary,
and others, spoke on association work. It