The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
BANNER DAY At THE FAIR
Larger Attendance Than Any
Previous Day Since the
Opening.
League of the Cross, Wheelmen and
Native Sons and Daughters Do
the Business.

All previous records of attendance for
this season at the Mechanics Institute
Fair were broken yesterday and last even-
ing. 1t was the banner night.
Over 10000 people, friends of the League
of the Cross Cadets, League OF American
Wheelmen, Native Sons and Daughters,
thronged the Pavilion. Several special
vocal and instrumental musical selections
were rendered by the societies. The fair
band had special programme prepared in
honor of the event.
Shortly after o'clock the League of the
Cross Cadets, bedecked in bright uniform
and the usual military accouterments,
entered the Pavilion, headed by fife and
drum corps. A few fancy movements
were gone through on the main floor of
the Pavilion. Then they marched down
the center aisle and upstairs to the art
gallery, where special musical and liter
ary programme took place. Miss K. L.
Calvin gave piano solo and Professor S.
J. Sandy, the well-known basso, sang. An
address was delivered by Colonel w. P.
Sullivan Jr., during which he took occa-
sion to eulogize the great movement in be-
half of temperance and the necessity of
supp orting home industry in order to at
tain commercial prosperity. Roberto
Stantini gave a tenor solo and Miss
Clotilda Devlin rendered difficult move
ment on the violin, the accompanist on
the piano being Miss Grace Deviin.
At $3.50 O'Clock the choir OF the League
of the Cross Cadets rendered a grand
chorus. The affair was under the ar
rangement OF the following committee /:
Colonel w! P. Sullivan Jr., Lieutenant
ou Puo Moin fol
Deasy, Captain James Powers, Lieutenant
N. A. Denvir, A. B. Mcguire, Charles B.
Finn, J. G. Murphy.
Several hundred of the wheelmen and
their young ladies wore the regulation
bicycle costume. They had no set pro-
gramme, but every ybody did everything in
their power to make every body else
happy. Three grand prizes were offered
for the club having the largest number
present in Uniform, the best uniformed
gentleman rider, the best uniformed lady
rider. The Barker Club won the club
prize and 9. j. Sparrow was awarded the
medal Tor being the best costumed wheel
man.
The Native Sons and Daughters were
present in large numbers. Ell Dorado,
Hesperlan and Orlnda parlors turned out
In full force. The bears and badges
seemed about in the Pavilion in great pro-
fusion. The pupils Of the Franklin Gram
mar school sang the "Star-Spangled Ban
ner and other patriotic songs under the
leadership of Miss Jane Seymour Klink.
BY invitation of the Manufacturers and
PRODUCERS Association and the directors
OF the Mechanics Institute the San Fran
cisco Commercial Travellers Association
Viii be guests at the fair this evening.
The travellers will make their entrance in
pooy at P. M, led by their pickaninny
escort of six pieces in appropriate cos
tunes, and after their parade will march
to the art gallery. where addresses will be
delivered by District Attorney Barnes and
sherman L. Blake, the president Of the
association. The exercises will include
selections by the Press Club Quartet at
the conclusion of the exercises refresh
meats will be served. P. Law Buckley is
grand marshal and the committee of ar
rangements is composed OF Messrs. W. II.