The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
THE ALAMEDA MEMORIAL
Efforts to Endow a Bed in the
Children's Hospital Meet
With Success.
Opening of Encinal Hall by a Ball.
Meeting of the Woman's Suf.
frage Society.

ALAMEDA, CAL, April 1.-THE city
turned out in great style tonight to wit
ness the performance of the operetta, "The
Rival Queens" at Linderman Opera house.
The place was crowded to the doors and
the aisles and passageways were blocked.
The object of the entertainment is to en-
dow memorial bed in the Children's Hos
pital, San Francisco, which will be known
as the Alameda bed' and is for the use of
the afflicted little ones of this city.
Mrs. G. L. Tllden has been the main
spring of the whole works, and her aims
laudably carried out by cohort of en-
thusiastic workers of all ages and sexes re-
suited in great success. The idea as soon
as mooted caught on" and voluntary con-
tributions poured in upon Mrs. Tilden
from all sides for such a meritorious work.
The Entire Nous Whist Club led the way
with $50 from its funds, $11 came from
other wellw1shers and $40 year from two
other ardent supporters. Miss Irene
Hogue gave a bedspread and two bath
towels, the Misses Mitchell and Miss Til.
den one bedspread each, Mrs. H. R. Will
liams half dozen pillowcases, the Van
Slcklen children three blankets, so that
with the proceeds OF the entertainment the
endowment of the bed is assured.
The llbretto of the operetta is from the
pen of Miss Camilla A. Lies, and the mu-
sic for the same was arranged by G. II.
McCurrie OF this city. The performance
was all admirable one in every way, the
stage setting exquisitely pretty and the
tableaux effective and idyllic. The dainty
boy Cupid, wearing his native nothing
ness, impersonated by E. A. Won Schmidt.
threw the ladies into ecstasies. The grace
full dancing of Miss CANDLES pupils was
also feature. Over eighty children,
beautifully dressed took part in the per-
formance. which IS to be repeated to-mor-
row night. The principals IN the cast
were:
Nightshade, Queen of the Goblins.. Hazel Thane
Leon, mortal Prince. ....... Daisy Crawford
Lily Maids Of honor observation-disclosures Arnold
Violet to Queen Rose. l.......... Marion Hovey
Pages to Queen eaas Sight ......sy1vian Mccurrie
Eschscholtzia, Queen of Poppies. .Alexne NJ cheil
Cupid. d............. .-.-...... K. A. Won Schmidt
The stage manager. Miss isabel McCur-
rie; musical director, Miss Stella Lies;
pianist Miss Smith; ballet mistress, Miss
Gam BILE; and the orchestra under the lead.
ership of II. Wilhelm did excellent work.
Opening of EncinaI Hall.
ALAMEDA, CAL, April 1.-THE En-
cinal Hall at Bay-street station, lately
built by Mrs. R. B. Mastck. will be opened
tomorrow evening by bali, given under
the auspices of the Conccrdia Stamm
Lodge of the United Order of Red Men.
The building consists of five roomy stores
on the ground floor, six offices en- suite up.
stairs, and a spacious auditorium 40x65.
banquet hall 30x35, kitchen, ladies' and
gentlemen's dressing and retiring rooms.
and all up-to-date conveniences. All the
interior of the building is lath and plas-
tered, sand finished, and the wainscoting,
doors, sashes, etc., are of yellow pine,
natural finish, making 1t the neatest, m ost
airy and convenient building of its kind in
the city. The contract price was $11, 500,
but after the first payment OF $500 to the
contractor, L.. III. Fletcher, the contract
was taken out of his hands by the archi-
tects, Cunningham Bros. OF Oakland. and
has since been finished by day labor.
The workmen thereon for the past two
months have not received cent as wages.
and to protect themselves have placed
liens on the building to the amount of
$7964. Money was borrowed by the owner
in December, 1895, from the Citizens
Building and Loan Society, Sap Francisco.
but the society will not pay any money out
until the building has been accepted bv
the architects. This will be done next
week, it is understood. The hardware
trimmings used in the building were sun
piled by The Dnnham, Carrigan 81 HAYDEN
Hardware Company, San Francisco. and
the lumber used came from the Washing
ton-street Mills, Oakland.