The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

lives in Strong's cartoon of the first mid
summer high iinks.
The first outing on Paper-mili Creek
was successful. The second high iinks,
year later, among the great redwood forest
trees was not only success, but it was a
revelation. Preparations were made in
due time for transportation by special
train and for subsistence and shelter.
Hugh M. Burke was appointed sire, and
Joseph Tilden superintendent the commits
sary department. John w. Taylor, the
Superintendent of Schools, Theodore +.
Payne, Walter G. Holmes and DR.. Benia-
min Swan constituted committee, along
with the sire and Mr.. Tilden, to select a
site.
An amphitheater or space, covered with
towering trees of the largest size and
high walled by densely wooded canyon,
was found on the south side of the Rus
sian River, a mile or more from Duncan's
Mills A short distance from the camp
stream of water tumbling down lodges of
the rock made a beautiful cascade in the
forest, and when Jules Tavernier had the
cascade illuminated with lanterns the ef-
feet was enchanting.
Several days in advance Joseph Tilden
procured the necessary supplies, and, TAX
ing with him CORP of helpers, promised
good dinner, served by the club on the
arrival of the train with the jinks crowd.
Every club has its kickers, and the kickers
said the journey to the Russian River,
twice the distance of the previous year S
| journey, was too great; that no food could
be obtained, and that the whole thing
would prove a dismal failure. The train,
with hundred members or more, arrived
Oh time.
The march through the woods a half
mile to camp disclosed forest scenes new
and wonderful TO many OF the party.
When the selected amphitheater was
reached the members of the advance COM
mittee were hailed as heroes. The magni-
tude of the giant trees OF the forest.
their stately symmetry and solemn maj
esty caused a feeling OF reverence to min
gle with the sentiment of admiration.
Joe Tilden was the hero of the night.
The dinner that he served was delicious.
The onion soup of the breakfast became
historic. The night scene was OF surpass-
| ing beauty. The artists Jules Tavernier,
Toby Rosenthal and Julian Rix were in
ecstacy. The cartoon to commemorate
the event, to picture the trees, the cascade
and the general scene was to be a joy for
ever. Sketches were made OF the cascade
and the striking incidents OF the inks;
but so many artists were doing the work
that the cartoon was never finished, and
on the walls of the Bohemian Club no rec
ord can be found of this early but famous
midsummer high jinks.
John w. Taylor has some OF the original
sketches made by Toby Rosenthal, and
there is in some place the original sketch
of the illuminated cascade by TavernieI
The sire's subject was "As You Like 1t, -
and one Of the chief contributors was John
f. Swift.
The members were reluctant to leave
the famous grove. Many were SO enthusi
astic that meeting was called and quite
sum of money subscribed to purchase
the property for the club.
It was then and there resolved to hole
all the midsummer jinks in the cascade
forest, but when the committee went t.
look at the place O year later all the tree:
had been cut away. Only forest o
stumps and the cascade remained.
A grove equal in beauty, with the adj
vantage of softer climate, was found fo
the third jinks in 1880. The browning sue
cess of the preceding iinks in the Russian
River had silenced all the kickers.
No resistance has since been offered t,
the annual outing, and it is signifcan
that all the outings since have been helc
in the Russian River belt. with the excep
lion of one departure, Fred Somers' Buddh
jinks in Mill Valley. The first jinks a
the Guerneville forest was sired by Genera
w. Ii. L. Barnes and the second there b.
James f. Bowman.
It was in the Guerneyille forest tina