The San Francisco call., 1897-06-12

and evening, but Rev. w. w. Bolton
objected to his family mixing up wi II
the great unwashed" that would
likely gather at such a cheap figure
The foregoing paragraph occurred in
the report of a meeting held in Scottish
Hall Wednesday evening by those British
residents who intend having celebration
at the Chutes on Saturday June 10 in
honor of the diamond jubilee of Queen
Victoria. The sentence was uttered by
the Rev. w. w. Bolton.
THE great unwashed."
That was the sentence that proved too
heavy for the mental digestion OF those
British residents who are preparing for
another celebration to be held at the same
place on Monday. the 21st inst.
The general committee of the latter body
met last evening at ST. Georges Hall, 3I7
Mason street, and in the rather inelegant
but expressive slang of the day. they
didn't 0 thing to the Rev. w. w. Bo-
ton" There was a full attendance, and
even the faces of the ladies wore look of
grim determination.
Hardly had the meeting been called 10
order Dy the chairman, Edward Oliver,
when the explosion came. The first words
he uttered were:
Before we hear the reports of commit
tees We had better take up The prices of
admlttance TO the cele bration slated for
Monday. The other side has already had
something TO say about 1t, and while on
TINS subject l would like TO read you some
things that we're SAID according to the re-
port in Thursdays CALL"
Ihe paragraph referred TO was then
quoted. and Mr.. Oliver said that q resolu-
ton had been prepared that he thought
would deal with The matter in the way it
deserved. The resolution read as follows {:
WHEREAS, II is with deep pain and tumilla-
ton we read in The CALL OF Thursday in It's
report OF the meeting OF the committee on the
saturday celeb alton OF the jubilee of Queen
NIci oria, the following:
"a long discussion took place on the price
OF admission, and il was finally agreed 10
make 1t 90 cents during the day and % cents
during the evening. One motion was TO make
the p Ice 20 cents both afternoon and evening
bnt Rev. w. w. Bolton objected TO his family
mixing up with the great unwashed' that
would hkeiy gather at such cheap figure" !;
Res0'Ced, That we. es British born residents
protest against such an uncalled-ior assertion
ana Imputation upon either British or Amer
lcan people; and be 1t further
ReSO rcd, That we take this opportunitv of
thauking the people of San Franei co for
their untalling hospitality and kinduesses in
numeraDe, anu TO bid them all hearty well
come 10 the celebration OF TIE sixty years
reign OF Queen Victoria, a woman loved and
honored by the whole world, At the Chutes
Monday, June 21 and be II further
ResolUed. Thai n copy of this resolution be
sent 10 The CALL, the Chronicle and the Ex-
aminer
DR.. S. j. Hunkin arose at this iunc ture
and asserted that the organ zation had
nothing Whatever 10 do with the asser-
tIons of the Rev Mr.. Bolton, aud in his
opinion it was deVotiRg more attention TO
him than his re marks were worth to adop.
any such resolutions.
But, earnestly asserted the chairman.
''you forget that most of the people o not
know that there will be two cele brations
al the Cbutes. The remarks of this per-
son will be accredited to us, and we will be
forced TO bear the odium of such uncalled-
for remarks"
Now it was that AttOrneY c. T. Johns of