The San Francisco call., 1896-09-21
Throngs of Visitors Partake of a
Barbecue at Agricult-
ural Park.
FEAST. DANCE AND PROMENADE
An Outing of Thousands Who Gave
the Police Force Nothing
to Do.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 2O.-The Jour
neymen butchers OF San Francisco, Oak
land and San Jose captured the city to-
day, and from noon until dark they ruled
supreme. They brought between 2000 and
5000 visitors to the city, and the streets
presented an animated appearance. The
excursions were the largest that ever
visited San Jose. Streetcars were iammed
all day and the livery stables and bicycle
shops did an extensive business. The
crowds were jolly ones. and they amused
themselves in every conceivable manner.
The hoodlum element was conspicuous
for its absence and everything passed off
quietly.
The Journeymen Butchers Association
of San Francisco arrived in three trains,
thirty-fye cars in all, shortly after IL
O'Clock. The Oakland association came
in about the same time, by way of Niles,
with ten cars. The excursionists were
met at the depot by the San Jose associa-
tion. A procession was at once formed.
George Dwyer of San Jose was grand mar
shall. His aids were: Chief aid, Charles
Miller OF San Jose; j. Lyons and r. O..
Kelley of San Francisco and ]. Pickford
and Fred Knott If Oakland.
The San Francisco association, headed
by platoon of police, was first in the
parade, followed by Oakland and San Jose.
Each division was headed by a band
There were about 800 men in line, and
they presented line appearance in their
white aprons and shirts. The line of
march was from the broad-gauge depot,
along First to San Antonio, counter march
to Santa Clara street and out to Agricult-
ural Park, where picnic and barbecue
was held.
Between 1000 and 5000 people were at
Agricultural Park. The young man and
his girl from the Potrero and the butcher
boy and his sweetheart were there in
mum mbers and they enjoyed themselves
immensely at the barbecue. There was
dancing in the carnival pavilion and on
the platform under the trees.
Four thousand pounds of beef and 5000
IoaYes OF bread were consumed at the bar
becue, and there was Just enough to go
around. The crowd was an orderly one.
There were but few disturbances on the
ground and every body voted the picnic a
delightful one. The committees in charge
were:
Excursion committee: San Franeiseo-John
c. Keefe, John T. Broderick, L. T. Fox NJ R.
JRger, R. C.. Kelly: Oakland-Gus Roemer
Joseph Pickiord, George Loher, Eugene Enoch :
Fred Knott; San Jose-Charles Krouse, Charles
Miller, A. d. LockhArd, F. Bohr, H. Duhlion
Oficers-John O'Keeffe, chairman; John Il.
Broderiek, secretary; Louis W. Hoenes, treas
urer.
Floor manager Carge pavilion), Charles Rem
singer of San Francisco; assistant floor man.
ager (large pavilion), Henry Audited of Oak
land; floor committee from San Francisco
William Weis, George a. Schade, Charles Weis-
heimer, Morris Marks, Henry Schwat; floor
manager (sman paVilion), Gus Wendt of San
Jose.
Eleven foot races were contested during
the afternoon, the prizes being articles of
merchandise presented by local firms.
Many of the matches were close and ex-
citing and the police had hard work fore
ing the crowd back to make way for the
runners. In two of the ladies' races, fair
contestants lost first place by untimeIy
falls, but as the fields were small they
managed to get minor prizes.
The racs that made great hit was be-
tween Patrolmen John Young and John
j. KEN of the San Francisco police force.
This was not on the programme, but prior
to the start the officers were informed that
the winner would receive a prize. What
it was the judges refused to say. The first
try was dead heat. but on the second
effort Patrolman Young succeeded in
winning by the width of a club. He then
received an order for a bottle of chow
chow.
The regular races resulted as follows:
Married ladies-Mrs. ]. w. Allard, Oakland.
first prize; Mrs. " Rothang, Oakland second
HGentlemen-Eugene Prindiyille, San Jose.
first.
Journeymen butchers-Orrin Close first:
Frank BanOn, second; d. O'Brien, third,
Girls, under 16 years-May Olmstead, first;
Eva MoRnet, second; Lena Monnet, third
Boys, under 16 years-James Williams, irst;
Fred Punch, second; Andreas Espinosa third
Fat ladies-Mrs. Panila Donson, San Jose.
first; Mrs. Augusta Piler, second; Mrs Sankes'
San Francisco, third.
Fat men-August Mignola, first; P. Nelson.
second; Harvey Knowles third; winners all
of San Jose.
Single ladies-Ada Brown, San Jose, first:
Minnie Murphy, San Francisco, second; Fan.
ME Lawler, San Francisco third
Boss butchers, for San Joseans only-J. CIo-
centilli, third.
Boss butchers race, San Francisco and Ala
media counties-C. O'Donnell, Oakland, first:
N. Scbweitzer, San Francisco, second: n
Klevesahl, San Francisco, third.
Dancing was kept up until 6 o'clock. al
which hour the crowd began to journey
toward the depot. The picnic trains left
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