The San Francisco call., 1897-06-18
With Earth Brought From the
Spot Where Warren, Fight
ing, Fell.
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES held
AT LOS GATOs.
Patriotic Speech and Song Commemo.
rate the Awakening of Ameri.
can Nationality,

What is so rare as day in June? And
what so superlatively enjoyable as
balmy June day at Los Gatos?
Such one was yesterday, and the
patriotic picnickers who celebrated at
Bunker Hill Park with speech and Song
the one hundred and twenty-sec ami
versary of the battle that opened in
earnest the war for American lndepend-
ence certainly could not have asked an
induIgent heaven for a more perfect day.
1t was the occasion of the dedicatlon of
the park as Bunker Hill Park and memen-
toes of continental and revolutionary days
were everywhere in evidence. There was
he Sword of Bunker Hil," not merely
the song, although the song as Alfred
Wilkie sang it was grand in itself but the
sword itself and the heavy sheath in
which it rested until, perhaps, some
anonymous minute man drew it as he
charged down upon Cages redcoats on the
18th of June, l775.
Then there was Bunker Hill musket
a real old revoIutio nary-yes, pre-revolu-
| tionary-musket, for it had been used
years before Bunker Hill was thought of.
| in the French and Indian war. Old CAP
! tain Noah Rand, grand ather of ex-City
! 5larshal Hail ID. Rand of Oakland, carried
it in the battles of Bunker HILL Saratoga
and Bennington. Major Sherman carried
the historic old weapon yesterday, and
used it effectively to punctuate the SEN
tences of the speakers. The mai had
some difficulty at first, and there were
several flashes in the pan" before the
musket did it's work. at didn't miss fire
in 1875, chucKled President Badger of the
Bunker HillAssociaion.
Twenty coachloaus of picnickers went
down from this City to take part in the
celebration. Several thousands of merry
makers of Los Gatos and the adjacent
country Joined with them in their DAYS
pleasures. Among the organizations that
sent representations from this City were
the following;
The Bunker Hill Association, William
G. Badger presid ent; the Native Sons of
Vermont Association, Frank Dillingham;
president; the California Society Sons of
the American Revolution Sidney NJ.
Smith president; the Sons of Michigan,
Judge Cooney president; the California
Society Daughters of the American Revo-
luton; the California Pioneers, E. NJ.
Root president; the Sons of Veterans of
the United States Army; Alta Parlor, N.
d. G. w. Mantle Parior, N. S. G. W.;
the Twentieth Century Club; Washington
Council of the Daughters of Liberty; Gar
field and Lincoln Councils of the Junior
Order OF United American Mechanics.
The patriotic organizations of Los Gatos
had prepared to receive them The
visitors were met by delegations from the
local G. A. r. post, led by II. T. Grail, the
Sons of Veterans, under command of
Captain George Walker, the Woman's
Relief Corps, led by Mrs. P B. Shuler and
the Sons of the American Revolution, c.
a. Tobey commanding. The ladies of
the Relief Corps had decorated the
grounds and platform with flags and
flowers One of the most attractive
decorations was the floral representation
of Bunker Hill monument. Additional
| tables for the accommodation of the pic.
nlcKers had been constructed by the Los
GatOs Board OF Trade. The procession
from the depot TO the park was In charge
OF Marsbals Charles Gertridge and Angus
Mcmillan. Following is the programme:
Overture. grand medley of patriotic airs,
orchestra; prayer, chaplain of the day, Rev.
George Edward Walk rector OF Trinity
Church; opening remarks President William
G. Badger; address dedicating Bunker hill
Park, Judge Edward A. BeIcher; song, "Star-
/ spangled Banner" the Clara Schumanu quar-
| tet (Mrs. Don Pardee Riggs, Mrs. Helen R.
/ Kelley, Mss Grace l Davis aud Miss carolyn
/ BOydn), poem, ORIGINAL george u. klnne1
song. ''oword of Bunker Hill" Alfred MilkIe;
| oratiou, Hon. William S. Barnes; Red, White
/ and Blue" orchestra; reading, poem especially
written for ths day, Mrs. J. c. Pelton; recita-
! tlon, Joaquin Miner; soug, The tIag That
Bears the Stars and Stripes (RosewIg), by
! quartet, arranged Tor lad es' voices by Don
! Fardee Rigg|; address, Warden w. f. Hale;
/ Bunker HhP las rehearsed bv a veteran,
/ June II, 1775), Maud Emma Dudley; song,
! America, audience benedicuon, chaplain.
! The two original poems by Professor ].
| G. Pelton OF this City and George o. Kin
ney of Los Gatos, written especially for
! the occasion, were listened to with appre-
! citation and werh Ee1rtily applauded. The
| recitation by Miss Dudley and the selec-
| lion by the ladies' quartet met with ap-
! pIause no less generous.
Judge Belcher in a few brief and eloquent
| sentences Dedicated the park by scatter
ing handful of soil sent from Bunker
| Hill from the spot where General Warren
! teN. Tue scattering OF earth from Lexing-
| Ton and Concord and YORKTOWN gave an
additional Impressiveness to the cere-
mony. District Attorney w. S. Barnes of
| this City was then introduced as the
! orator of the day. Alter an apology fu-
| the fatterin intro uction which Presi-
dent BaGper had given hun, he continued.
speaking in part as follows:
I'm Greek mythology We read of a won
derful stream, flowing amid underground
cavernS and sepulchres, but reappeaTing
| again at the earth's surface as pure and
| fresh as at its source. Whoever drank of
| this stream, whether Spartan, Athenian