The record-union., 1897-05-04
HELP ALONG THE SOCIETY.
The Children'S Friends to Hold the
Festival To-Day.
An Immense Crowd Expected to be
at East Park-Fun For
Everyone.

The May Festival for the benefit of
the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Children takes place to-day at
East Park. 1t is for a worthy object
No more meritorious organization has
appealed to the people. 1t has IN hand
a work far exceeding its expectations
When it started out it had no idea
that there was so great need as there
is for such a society.
1t finds that its dependent children
must be provided for until homes can
be found while the society has their
cases in hand. AT present it can only
put them in prison, where no ch1ld
should be placed. The desire to gather
fund to build, or rent refuge, as a
place of temporary detention for I'M
fortunate little ones, until they can be
placed permanently in institutions or
homes, or provided for otherwise. AS
it is, San Francisco, Alameda and
Santa Clara are receiving the children
now and caring for them in various
institutions. But this must cease soon.
Sacramento cannot expect other COM
munities to long take care of its de-
pendents.
Then, too the society needs money
for other purposes. It has expenses
every time it has to send a child away
or an officer out of the city. 1t has to
hire officers and do a good deal in the
way of charity, and in paying costs in
bringing about the punishment of those
who invade the rights of children.
So this picnic was gotten up
to help on these good ends. The
swings erected, and the toboggan and
bowling alley rented. Three bands have
volunteered a host of good women have
erected refreshment booths, games
have been provided, and lots of prizes
also, and in all ways all has been done
that can be to make a day off at the
park one of wholesome pleasure.
All the insurance and real estate Of
fees will close at noon to-day in honor
of the society, and to allow their at
taches to go to the festival. The Art
Gallery will close at noon for a like
purpose. The Capital City Wheelmen
viii send two teams to race and a body
of business men will have fun on the
wheel for sweet charity's sake" There
are prizes also for women, girls and
boys wheeling, and prizes in three
classes for prettiest babies. A host of
races and games for old and young
have been provided with prizes for
each.
The list of chief events with hours
is as follows: a. m, park open; 10,
concert and other music by Boys Insti-
tute Band and games begin; at / p. m,
concert and other music by Second In
fantry Band; at 2:30, babies presented
for award of prizes on the platform,
with awards announced; at 3 p. m,
concert and other music by Militant
Band; at $40, Capital City Wheelmen
bicycle races; at 800, business mems
bicycle races; at p, m, awards
for women's, boys and girls bicycle
exhibition. The toboggan will run all
day, and the bowling rink will be open
from 10 a. m. under charge Of the Sac
ramento Bowling Club.
Children under 16 years are admitted
to the park for p cents with two
coupons giving a free ride out and a
free ride home on the electric cars. But
to avail of these free rides it is abso-
lutely necessary. say the committees.
to have a coupon ticket. Any who
have not these tickets will find them
for sale at McMorry's drug store, cor
ner of Sixth and K streets Children
in arms are admitted free.
The business mems bicycle contest at
the festival at 800 is attracting much
attention and is the source of no end
of bantering. Frank Miller, one of the
contestants, yesterday sent a letter to
the committee saying:
I am compelled to go to Colusa to-
day to attend an annual business meet