The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-29
Summer Girls Clad in Light and
Airy Garb Much in
Evidence.
THE UNIFORMS MADE A HIT.
Four Hundred Republican Sta warts
and Their Lady Friends Enjoy
Banner Gu ing.

The Lincoln Club, which is composed
mainly of the young Republicans of the
Second Ward, held its annual picnic
Yesterday at Schuetzen Park, Tbe club,
which is one of the Oldest in the City,
having existed for many years as the Nor
row Republican Club, has at present a
mem pership of about 275, at least half of
which number turned out in uniform at
the ratification parade held a week ago.
The following are the officers of the club:
President, Henry s. Martin; vice-presidents,
Charles Heinz, Adolph Wolf; financial secre-
tary, Thomas Mullins; recording secretary, Ed
6. kendall; treasurer, Louis Rae Jr.
Executive committee-Alex Campbell Jr.,
Fred Jones, NJ Eilich, H. Hansen, John
Gleason, Jr.
Inyest igation committee-Joseph Barbetta,
chairman; NJ. Bushaway, H. Ostheimer, w.
Corcoran A. Danegri.
Nearly 400 attended Yesterdays picnic
and enjoyed the beautiful balmy air that
is peculiar to June day in Marin. The
vivacious summer girl, unusually charm
in evidence. The picnickers scattered
about the grounds, enjoyed the shade OF
the oaks on the hillside or stretched out
luxuriousv on the grass.
The games, which were to have been
held, were called off, but tug-of-war was
held between the Lincoln Club team, cap
tanned by J. Ellich, and the North End
team. with P. Riley as captain and M. Nc.
Gowan anchorman. The 800 pounds OF
anehorman, Henry Martin of the Lincolns,
decided the contest in favor of the latter
club.
In the afternoon a spirited contest took
place in the bowling ALLEY between two
expert bowlers of the club, NJ. Busnway
and H. Jurrs. The two have frequently
come together in contests at knocking
down the pins and are pretty evenly
matched. The contest was finally decided
yesterday in favor of Bushway, who came
off victor with a score of 2o2 as against
Jurrs' 1873.
Dancing was continued during the day
in the pavilion, where over hundred
couples ''tripped the light fantastic" The
gaze of all onlookers was conferred on Jack
Gleason, who led dance after dance with
Miss Alfreits, a wonderfully yiYacious and
''summery" blonde.
Also prominent among the dancers were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Chanler, Mr.. and Mrs. Ora
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. BUSHNELL and Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper.
Several gate prizes were offered and the
winners will be announced at the ball
which the club intends giving in about
three weeks. At the same time the win
ner of the 500 prize in the guessing con-
test that has recently been held will also
be announced. The prize was offered to
any young lady who could guess the
original of a picture on the announcement
card of the picnic.
Quite number of political celebrities CT
the Fourty fourth District we're conspicu-
Gus at yesterdays outing. Among them
were ex-Assembtyman Zocchi of the Forty
fourth, who is candidate for State Sena-
tor, G. Vaiero and Jack Gleason, also can
didates for the Senatorship, J. Bacigalupi,
the County Committeeman of the district,
Fred Jones, Tom Moran, Charlie Cooper,
Johnny Vessel and Tom Graham.
Although the crowd at the picnic was
not SO large as had been expected, never
theless the outing was successful and very
enjoyable, thanks to the efforts of the fol-
lowing, who mad the matter In charge:
Committee OF arrangements-John Gleason,
chairman; Charles Cooper, Adolph Wolf, Vic
Casamajou; floor manager, John Wissell; as
sistant floor manager, Frank Bollinger; floor
committee-Antoni Schoembs, William Golly,
William Corcoran, Frank Wilson, G. J. Scheble,
Jogeph Carroll.