The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
Business Men and Their Families
Meet Under the Greenwood
Tree.
THE GAMES AND ADJUSTMENTS.
Thrilling Balloon Ascension With
Exciting Incidents-A Spill in
the Lake.

Maytime garb. The various committees
of arrangement had provided amusements,
which were a continued round of pleasure
all day long, and incidents not on the pro-
gramme added zest to the mirth.
Two long trains took as Jolly party to
the picnic grounds as ever left San Fran
cisco on pleasure bent. They carried the
officers of the picnic, friends and invited
guests, as well as musicians, who made
the hours ride pass pleasantly.
In all there were about 1900 people, in
Guiding a large sprinkling Of children.
For the n ost part it was a reunion of fam
lily parties-the merchants and employees,
with their wives and children. Repre-
sentatives of the following houses which
closed for the d ay, participated in the fes-
tivities:
Tillmann & Bendel, Haas Bros, Union Fish
Company, Lynde & Hough Company the Nc
Cullom Fishing and Trading Company, Frank
B. Peterson, William Clutf Company, Hooper &
Jennings, Pacific Vinegar and Pickle Works.
Martin Feusier & Co, Sherry, Avilla & Co..
Twin Brothers Mush Company. Hermann &
Co., Fischbeck x Glootz, AtlaRtic Fish Com
pany, Healdsburg and SonomA Commercial
Company, T. s. Merchant, o. B. Smith & Co,
Armes & Dallam, Brigham, Hoppe & Co., L. r.
Sperry Flour Company, JohnsonLoeke Mer-
camille Company, l.. Feldmann IL Co.,
Stockton ss2 CO Milling na v6H4n GSmpeHy MfyynS Fol
Holcombe Bros, Code, Elicit Il Co., {. b.
Jennings. Norton, Teller & Roden, NJ.
Ehrmsn & Co., Wellman, Peck & Co, Dodge,
Sweeney & Co., S. Foster d Co., Mau, Sadler 4
Co.. Getz Bros. & Co, Williams, Brown & Co.,
Mansfield Loyeu, Daneri & Co., John A Lem
NCwbauer & Co., Mccarthy Bros, Bates L. Suy-
dam. Inglenook Vineyard Agency, F. H. Ames
Company, Wheaton, Breon & Co., wleland
Bros, John Il. spohn, Price Baking Powder
Company, T. H. Bowling & Co., Boltz, Clymer
d Co., Levenson d Co., Our Mothers Milling
Company, Clement, Pringle & Co., Hoffman,
Fleishman & Co, Frank Il. Foote Pacific Fruit
Company, Charles J. Simon, Williams Brown
Fruit Company, Charles C. Bonner & Co.,
SGFhh SoFs newton s Co. Co., Baa5Sla BaaHsf Grass Grass
hof Co., A. G. Boldemann & Co,
F. Martens & Co, Witzen q Baker, Leege &
Mills. A. E Dunham a. J. de Lamare, Roth &
Blum, Kowalski & Co., A. C. Deitz & Co., por-
ter Bros. & Co., Du Val q Carroll, Hughson &
Merton, W. F. Beck, Rosenberg Bros. & Co., c.
R. Spliyalo & Co., WIlmerding-Lowe Company,
South san Francisco Packing and Provision
Company, Crown Distilleries Company, Hid
Golden Gate Champagne Company, G. R. Hen
Erickson, Hills Bros, c. Jost O. Son, NJ. Walter d
Co, Western Sugar Refining Company, VIM.
Wolff d Co., Naber, Ais & Bruno, Sherwood &
Sherwood. Livingston & Co., Castle Bros
Henry Campo & Co., Cartan Mccarthy 4 Co.
siebe Bros: & Plagemann, G. Cohn Company
Dalemand Il Co, NJ. Erlenbach, F. Chevalier
IL Co, James G. Walker & Co., Meyerfield Nit
chell & Co., Well Bros. d Sons, the Rosenblatt
Company, n; Van Bergen & Co, San Francisco
Typewriter Exchange, Shea. Bocqueraz & Co.,
California Fireworks Company Eclipse
Cracker Company, Hey, GCauerholz & Co.
Macondray & Co, John A. Roebline's Sons
Company, the John T. Cutting Company, Roth
& Co., Bay City Match Company, Braunsch-
weiger 4 Co. Kingan d Co. lL:dl.. E. Martin
& Co., Moore. Hunt & Co., Coblentz, Pike &
Co., E. de Bernardo & Co.
Immediately upon arrival at the picnic
station the crowd scattered in little groups
and paid their respects to luncheon under
the liveoaks and buckeyes Many of the
younger folks, however, entered at once
upon the pleasures of the waltz Still
others took to boating and the varied
means of diversion placed at their dis
posal.
About this time the voice of a "spieler"
could be heard in the vicinity of large
tent. 1t was part of the original pro-
gramme, and the voice repeated: 1.-The
show cost US $4,000; It's the greatest show
on earth, ladies and gentlemen. For the
low price of one dime, the tenth part of q
dollar, it is placed at your disposal Step
in and see for yourselves"
This. accompanied by vigorous drum
ming on tin pan, drew a crowd, and
many passed inside. We've got Dr.
O'Donnell inside; come and see DR.. O'Don-
nell. Hi, hi; now's your time; come in,
every ybody."
The fun was uproarious while t lasted,
and those who had paid dimes to see the
inside of big tent-and nothing more
laughed over the practical joke. The
show" closed rather abruptly shortly
after the noon hour, when a respite from
merrymaklng was taken for lunch and
quiet stroll in the canyon. There was a
pretentlous programme billed for the tent
vaudeville entertainment, but for some
reason it did not take place. and nothing
remained for the staff of the ''Veila" to do
but enjoy themselves. They were-on the
bill
Stage manager-Frank S. Johnson.
Assistant stage managers Anse Meiges
Leon Maison, Bob Starr
Business managers-Carl Schmidt, Arthur
Mayer, by kind permission of the Turner's
Advance agent-C. B. Rode.
Assistant advance agents Abe Mertif, Al
Ehrman.
Treasurer-J. Levy Jr
Assistant treasurers-Carlos Young, Charles
J. Simon.
Chief of spielers-Wtlliam Lieber
Assistant spielers-W. NJ. Brison, jeff FLOYD,
Billy Sanderson,
Grand lecturer-Morris Newton.
Assistant lecturers-Fred Van Sickleu James
McNabb, Harry Brown.
Ticket sellers : Fred Baumgartne7, Henry
Levy, Mark Ezekiel.
Director of fireworks-R NJ Duperu
Chief of police-Ben Markley
Assistants.-Everett Jones, Leopold Klau,
william :, ,Wellmsn, George Lauinger, Hermann
Sole owners and proprietors-E Engleberg
and ]. Wolfe.
A troupe OF Japanese jugglers, acrobats
and magicians performed on the dance
platform and Professor Markeburg gave
clever performance on high wire. These
interesting events over, dancing was re.
suDed in the pavilion. Games in another
place afforded amusement for the mer.
chants and their people. Fourteen events
racing for boys, girls, young ladies',
men and fat men and three-legged races
for boys and men, a standing Jump. a
hop, step and jump and a tug-of-war-
kept up an exciting rivalry for prizes
until everybody was ready to see the
balloon ascension. 1t so happened that
select party of the merchants picnic
society were pretty lively Olympic Club
men, and they won cases of wine and
whisky, boxes of cigars, etc.
''ssy, that's dead lead pips," said .