The San Francisco call., 1897-09-17
WALKING FOR
THAT CAKE
Colored Society Out in Force
to Promenade Pavilion
Floors.

The great cake walk is a thing of the
past. The Pavilion was packed every
available bit of space was filed with eager
spectators. They peeped in from under
the ropes, they peered from the roof. and
they all joined in cheering wildly every
time member of the colored band of
participants passed within hearing dis
lance. Mr.. Healy walked about with that
beautiful expression peculiar TO the tri-
umphant. All the local colored four hun
dred were there, with perhaps the excep-
tion OF Mr.. Hughes, who did not honor
the festivities with his presence. Never
thees' they all seemed happy. Several
Klondikers were present and beamed
the band struck up "El Captain" ard
the cake walkers made their appearance.
They marched round the Pavilion, Ell.
tered the inclosure reserved for them at
the band stand, and, bowling gracefully to
the Judges, seated themselves. Mr.. Healy
mounted the stand, and announced that
The walk would begin, the band started
off once more, and then. how they did
walk! All kinds ana styles of walking
was representa- d there. The dandy, with
his pretty liltle jog-trot gided round
with q grac' inimitabie Some walked
with all the seriousness of life, others put
IN some little comedy touches, notably,
No. 7 and his partner and they served to
keep the crowd in a perpetual roar. A
special prize was awarded TO them i'll spite
of the fact that No objected. He was of
a serious turn OF mind. and thought it
was und dgnitied to introduce any burlesque
al all. He was ovsrruled, though, and
No, Z and his lady made all the fun they
wanted TO.
Mr.. Williams vas there, but as every
thing went off serenely he was not given
an opportunity 10 show hi. boasted aDll-
ityas "hrst-rAte scrap2er."
The first prize wa' won by D. D Green
and Miss LYcurgus; second, Charles
Young and Miss Liil.an Dale; ihirI,
David Smith and Miss E. Jackson; fourth,
w. Lancaster and Mss J. Rivers; fifth,
E. Lancaster and Miss G. Robinson; sixth,
J. Stewart and Miss NJ. Stewari; seventh,
Thomas Moore and Miss d. Boyd; eighth,
Griffith Wilson and Miss L. Holmes.
The first three prizes were: One fancy
wedding cake. RuedIeer e. Loesch, New
Vienna bakery; one lady's secretaire,
Charles NJ. Plum & Co. one walnut side
board, D. McRae, S27 Mission street.
The judges We're: Captain Burns.
Harry II. Wood, P. II. Livingstone and
L. Lenville.
Governor Budd and staff will attend the
fair tonight and will be received by a
salute OF artillery on their arrival at The
IdNlilOU- ne bdLll6 OF OeLty SDufE Will
he repeated in onor of the Governor,
with additional effects. An invitation
has been extended TO the Board OF Trus-
ices to attend ocial session given by the
San Francisco lodge of Elks al their hall
tonight upon The close of the fair. Con-
ductor Rogers will be The guest of honor
and the falc band will also be i'll attend.
ance.
Following is the programme for to-day
AFTERNOON.
Overture, ''Ruy Bias" (Mendelssohn) ga
Vote, MY Sweetheart" (Burald); gems from
wizard of the Nile" bv request (Herbert)
idyll. The Mill in the Forest ELLEN berp)
"lrisn PatroP' (Puerner); "Torchlight Dance
(Meyerbeer); SO o for cornet w. b. Rogers
ch' rus and romanzl from "Tannhauser'
(Wagner). birylone obligato J.. Klotz; Span
iSh wal 2, "La Sarragossa' tLangez); La
Fiesta" (RancovierD.
EVENING.
Overture, civilian Tell" (Rossini); Swedish
wedding march (Soderman); scenes from
Faust {Gonnod); duet for from nes, Mr..
and Mrs. Tom; sextet from Lucia" (Doni-
Zeltil; grand fantasie, Battle of Gettys burg"
iCappa); chorus by pupils of franklin Gram
mar Scnoel, Richard D. Faulkner principa ,
Miss jana Seymour Kink direc res: chorus
by pupils OF the Franklin Grammar Sehoo :
(1) Blue and Gray" (b) Happy Peasants"
(c) "Wiliz Song; coruel solo, ''sing. Smile,
slum Der" (by requesp (Gounod). Walter B.
Rogers; waltz, "Bouche Sec" (DoycaerU:
march, 'Dress Parade" (sherman).