The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
lated sugar. Last years product was
%, 600 900 pounds.
OUTING At MOSS BEACH
chautouou1ns at Pact fc Groys SpsHd
Peasant Day on The Sec
shore.

PACIFIC GROVE CAL, July lin
accordance with a time-honored custom,
the first Saturday of the Chautauqna AS
sembly is set apart for an outing, and un-
der the name of Field Day is enjoyed at
Moss Beach.
This year has not been an exception to
the rule and at 8 o'clock this morning
carriages and jrags began their trips 10
and fro between Pac fc Grove and Moss
Beach carrying the Chauta uquans and
their friends to the picnic grounds.
The day seemed sent especially for the
occasion, so perfect was its sunshine, and
the committee which had charge of the
arrangements had laid its plans so care
fully that there was not hitch. BY IL
o. clock, the luncheon hour, the big Dsach
was crowded with picnickers.
The event of the day, after the few
athletic contests, was the open-air round
table at o'clock. This vas 8 most in
formal affair to-day. taking on almost
conversational character, but was none
the less delightful on this account.
Rev. Thomas Filben, president of the
DAY, gave very pleasing talk, welcoming
the friends to the ChautauQua's al fresco
round table. He was followed by Rev.
Herbert n. Bevier, DID,, who read an
Interspersed through the series OF in
formai talks was a charming programme
OF music and readings, one of the most
delightful of the latter being recitation
which little Miss Fiipen so gracefully and
prettlly gave. This little lady is the
dsugnter OF Rev. Thomas Filben, man
who has done much 10 make this years
bly, a notable one in Chautauquan
annals.
D. n n w Conan ~ pif+shvro Do
ons of the Cnristian Endeavorer leaders
who spoke yesterday, and who will long
be remem bered by those who listened TO
his address. and Henry h. Lathrop NJ. D.,
OF Pacific Grove, gave humorous recita-
tioRs.
The musical feature was supplied by
the Misses Sherwood OF Oakland, who
played mandolin and guitar duets, and
NJ SIS Nellie Shipley of San Jose, the cor
netist. Several songs were given by an
i'm promptu quartet ana the closing num-
be of the hours diversion was America"
sung by all present, led by Miss Shipley's
cornet.
Out on the long stretch OF sandy beach
the big waves doomed and thundered as
they rolled in, sounding a deep, monoto-
nous accom- paniment TO the music and
song and laughter of the gay party above
them. No one thought OF returning to
Pacific Grove until the setting sun warned
them that Art is long and time is evan
escent." as one of the party apt1y para
phrased the familiar quotation.
The evening concert began at o'clock
in the assem- bly-hal. The concert was
given by two OF San Francisco's favorite
quartets-the California Male Quartet, in
cluding Messrs. McBain, Lawrence, Gage
and Smith, and the Colonial Ladies Quar-
let, Misses Heyman, Mann, Doane and
Gardiner.
The celebrated Belgian volini.t, Herr
Walther, was present, and his magnificent
handling OF the prince of instruments de-
lighted the appreciative audience. Other
notable features of the programme were
he readings by P-ofes or Cyrus Brownlee
Newton of San Francisco, the assem- bly,
and the mandolin and guitar
iuets by the II isses Sherwood of Oakland.