The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
IN AID Of THE
LITTLE CHILDREN
Financial Success of the
Youths Directory
Festival.
Replete With Many Fraternal,
Social and Musical
Attractions.
FATHER CROWLEY Is PLEASED
Letter.C Curriers' and Police Captains
Watch Cont SITS End With the
Fair Tonight.

The attendance at the festival in
Armory Hall in aid of the Youths Dr.
rectory was as large as ever last evening,
and the social and financial features of
the affair went hand in hand to success.
Last evening was the "Amercan booth
night home" and the following ladies
were the entertainers: Mrs. J. G. Roberts,
Miss A. Fennel, Miss F. O'Brien, Mrs. G.
Mccarthy, Mrs. Thomas Slattery, Miss N.
Riley, Mrs. Schmitt, Mrs. M. Ryan, Miss
NJ Connolly, Mrs. F. O'Connell, Mrs.
Thomas Mcbride, Mrs. II. Lancke, Mrs.
D. F. Kenny and Miss NJ. 81. Gang.
The regular entertainment was well re-
ceived and the performers were loudly ap-
plauded. Ed Herrin and Miss LottIe
Williams of the Grand Opera house
opened the programme with one of their
specialties and were recalled several
times. Miss H. 1. Roney gave a vocal
solo. She was followed by Miss Ida
Wyatt, vino performed novelty in rope
dance. A pleasing vocal solo was rem
dered by Mrs. Kenny and she gave way to
Miss Madeline eastman in fancy dance.
Miss M. Georgiani officiated at the piano.
Life in the booths was spirited in the ex-
several suggested that they would make a
success in real life in this calling There
was no end of fun in the '49 camp, where
m make-helieve cowboys, miners, Spanish
beauties and gamblers held sway, with all
the mimic surrounding of the days of old.
No mining camp was ever complete with
ont its burro or donkey, and this camp is
no exception. When the camp opened it
required the united strength of four large
men to carry the gray long-eared specimen
OF stubbornness up the stairs. Henry
Lang, George Knox, J. Christensen and T.
P. Crowley performed the feat, and they
still bear the marks of the brute's four
feet The little beast will be carried down.
stairs at 11:30 o'clock tonight, and the
crowd will wait to see the tun.
The police captain competition for the
gold watch which will be awarded to the
most popular captain of police is still as
spirited as ever. Captain DunIevy last
evening was in the lead with about $500
votes, but Captain Spillane was only 600
behind, with Captain Whitman in on q
sold and just before the contest closes at
10:45 o'clock tonight these votes will
come in by the thousands. No one knows
how the contest will go.
The letter carriers contest for gold
watch is no less interesting, for over 5000
votes have been sold. The votes last night
stood as follows:
L. Nunan 3Se, A. Reed 331, c. Gillier
123, J. O'Connor 124, P. Whelan 105, c.
Wisewell 106, 7. ]. Mahoney 100, w. w.
O'Neill 102, F. Tyorl lis. The contest will
close tonight at 10 o'clock sharp.
The festival will close this evening after
a most successful run since Septem ber "a.
1t was planned by Father Crowley as a
means OF raising money for the Youths
Directory. 1t is expected the armory hall
will be crowded to the doors, but no body
minds a jam in worthy cause. A special
orchestra under the leadership of T.. p
Crowley, will render operate and popular
selections.