The San Francisco call., 1897-08-22
NO GREEKS TN
THEIR PATH
A Warlike Procession Of
Turks at Mechanics
Pavilion.
A Dyspepsia Club Being Organ
lied by the Board Of
Directors.
The Attendance Last Night Was Un-
usually Large for First
Saturday.

Every aisle in the Mechanics Pavilion
was crowded last night when the grand
march of the ''first night prize winners"
was started. First came 200 employees Of
Washburn, Moen & Co., each one wearing
distinctive badge, and then following in
regular order came the employees of H.
Liebes & Co., Tillmann & Bendel, Turkish
Rug Company and James Graham & Co.
Grand Marshal Algernon Hotspur Sey-
mour, wearing the latest creation in coats
and bell-top hat imported expressly
from London before the Dingley bill went
into effect, led the parade. His glory was
someW hat dimmed by the contIgTity of
the bespangled and bejeweled cohorts of
the Turkish Rug Company. All the
dazzling splendor Of an Arabian Nights"
tale was compassed in this display, and
Mohammed Ben Ali Mharin, with a
drawn scimetar, which had never met
Greek, was the proudest Turk of them all.
Two young ladies from an aristocratic
portion of the City, with their skirts
gathered about their ankles and gauzy
wells over their heads, represented the
houris of the booth.
The procession wended its way up and
down the aisle and around the bandstand
and attracted much attention. John Sic
vers, the nurseryman, prepared two mag
nifcent floral pieces, composed mainly of
begonias and orchids, which he presented
to Grand Marshal Seymour while Band
master Rogers caused fanfare to be blown
upon the trumpet. Seymour blushed and
the parade disbanded,
In order to add emphasis to the pure
food movement, which is the prime object
of the exposition, some of the directors
are considering the advisah hilty of form
ing dyspepsia club" While the rules
of admission have not yet been formed it
is intended to make the regulations so
liberal tnat nearly all visitors may be-
come eli ligible. The directors who are at
the bottom of the movement have been
watching the effort and desire of many
visitors TO facilitate and extend the scope
of the pure-food movement by getting
away with everything that is offered
them, whether it is pancakes, coufish
balls, syrup or bitters.
The attendance last night at the Pa
viIion exceeded that of any previous Sat-
urday night in the history of the fairs of
the Mechanics Institute at so early
date during the exposition. There were
1910 mole single admissions than were re-
ported year ago, and nearly double the
mum Der that attended in 1895.
For the coming week great variety of
entertainments is to be afforded visitors.
Tomorrow night will be Wagner night,
and a very choice selection of works from
that master have been made by Band
master Rogers. Almost every piece rem
dered by the band is encored each night,
and his selections show great range OF
musical taste and win for him praises
from the most exacting rites. The mu-
sical nights when the works of single
composer will form the basis OF the pro-
gramme will be freely interSpersed be-
tween the special events that have al
ready been scheduled.
Tuesday night the Italian colony will
be present in full force, ami very inter
esting programme is being prepared.
Professor J. w. Mackenzie has been drill
ing chorus for some weeks, and music
will be made one of the strong features.