The San Francisco call., 1898-06-02
Benefit Given by the
 Clement School.
SOLDIERS MAY PLAY BALL
MINNESOTA AND LOCAL TEAMS ...: TO ENGAGE.
Scheel and Pillar Morin Billed to Appear at the Baldwin This
 Afternoon for the Red Cross

Ever since the Red Cross Society began collecting funds for soldiers the school children in this city have been foremost in their efforts to aid the cause. Of the in teresting: benefits held by them none have beeD so artistic or remunerative as that given by the teachers and scholars of the Clement Grammar School yesterday. .. For week the scholars in the grammar grades have worked without rest in se- curing donations, preparing decorations and: in arranging the many details con .pected with the affair. That their efforts were crowned with success was apparent yesterday, as. the crowd that filled the beautifully decorated rooms and halls was. large, generous and appTeciative.
 Little flower girls moved m and out among the dense throng disposing ot their pretty blossoms, while pretty maids in Japanese costumes looked after the com fort of visitors. The scene was one of color and gayety. The girls in their light dresses moved hither and thither with plates of delicious icecream or vari-col- oFed. lemonade, making an animated pie ture.
 An excellent. programme was rendered by the clever pupils, and was greatly ap- preclateo by all. It was as 1ohows:
 Clement quartet 1G. Bray, L. Burnham, A smith and N. OlwelD; VioIn solo, w. SummeriieIQi recitation, M Newman; recitation, Nj. Barnett; song and dance, Maud StIl; recitation, L. Underwood; piano solo, Rose biack; piano solo, C. Hughes; song, Stella and Josie Lezynski; -reCuation, G. Bromley; recitation, l.. Richardson; recitation, D. Bloom; quar- let, seventh grace boys; recitation, B. Levy.
 Miss Connolly, the head of the school, was ably assisted by her teacherS-A1iss Lewis, Miss CoVlay, Miss Mcfarland, MISS Callahan, Mss sims and Miss Coyle.
 Aflf Adams, Mss M. AIcMurtrie, Miss Maggie Canavan and Mss W. Morton made charming Japanese girls.
 Among those who disposed of flowers were. Miss Sadie SMatz, Miss Edna Mayer, Miss Josie Lezynski, Miss Clara sawyer, Miss FIossie Ashe and Miss GIadys Rule.
 The tasty decorating to be seen in all the rooms was under the direction of Alfred Poulyar.
 Q Editor Call. In your issue of June Q eS appeared article stating that there @ Y a baseball club among the mem @ e bers or companies I and of the Thir- SS q teenth Minnesota Regiment, and that v Q they were looking TOT some baseball e 1 glory at the expense Of the San Fran e e cisco Club q 2 We wish you would state through the @ e valuable columns o1 your paper that e q the San Francisco Club Is ready to meet 2 g all corners in the baseball world, and 2 4 that will be more than pleased to 6 e give the brave soldier boys from Minne- Q z sota an opportunity to gam all the glory e that they are entitled to. We are ready 1 and willing to play them game at 2 .$3 Recreation Park on Thursday. June g. @ %3 1898. the entire receIpts Of such game to @ @ be donated 10 the society of the Red e 4 Cross. and we will furnish the players of e Q the Minnesota team with nrst-class e e California dinner at one of our leading 6 . restaurants if the score at the end Of e e the game Is In their favor. Thanking e < you i'm advance we remain very re- e C spectfuly GEORGE D. BUNKER, @ Q F. J. BUSHNELL, e . Managers San Francisco Baseball Club. 2
 Batches of recruits for the regular army frequently come in unexpectedly to the Red Cross hospitality rooms at the ferry, but they always find a welcome and re- freshments Mrs. Vetch of Oakland of ten stays until Il p. m to receive these belated soldier travellers, and she even provides medicines for those who are in urgent need.
 The little yellow drug store near the ferry has been especially kind in giving medicines, bandages and plasters free Of charge to the society's ferry hospital TWenty-seven recruits arrived from Col umbus, O., and about the same number from Cincinnati yesterday, and though unexpected, were looked after before jour neying to camp.
 It is expected that 1000 Dakota volun- teers will arrive to-day, and in prepara- ton for their visit a large amount of sand wiches, hard boiled eggs and other edi- bles are necessary It ls therefore hoped that generous-hearted workers will bring these necessaries to the depot this morn ing. Devlled ham is barred from the menu, as it has proved poisonous on diff Ierent occasions. Flowers for the new arrivals will be welcome.
 pr; Lane has notified the society that ms hospital was at its disposal. There IS Likelihood that his kind offer Will be accepted, as the generosity of the French Hospital has been severely taxed
 Promptly at 2:l5 this afternoon there will be the biggest of all benefits vet gwen for the the Red Cross Society, at the Baldwin Theater Fritz Scheel and his entire symphony orchestra have vollln- teered their services. The programme is an excellent one, and embraces a num- are The Fest Overture," by Reinecke the beautiful prayer, "Verlass Uns Nleht, by kuecken, and "Copelia," the uoilghtfui suite, by Delibes
 Mile. Pillar Morin will give a dramatic sketcn ln dialogue, which was written expressly Tor her by Herbert Henry Da- Eies, entitled "A Dream of Love-" and for which original music has been expressly written by Aime Lachaume The stage settings Of this act will be a feature and u IS predicted that the sketch will create eXcellency of the programme, the prices wiil remain popular, %, 50, 75 cents and
 There is going to be quite a surnrisa through an interesting entr' acte the naT1 uculars of which the Red Cross Society will not make public
 The chairman of Identification badges states that word has been received from Wyoming, Utah, and Kansas stating that the States will provide identifica, tion badges for their soldiers. The badges will be personally distributed to the men by George Richards of Wyom- ing, who IS in this city.
 The ladies of Suisun yesterday for warded' sixteen boxes of cherries to inc Red Cross Society, and one case of clothing. The fruit was sent to. the diff diff ferent camps and distributed among the
 Articles have been contributed to the Red Cross Society by the following la dies of the Mare Island Navy Yard: Mrs. ". A kirkland, Mrs W. J. Baxter, Mrs. J. E. Milton, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Krau- nersreuter, Mrs. Barry. Mrs Drake, Mrs. Iriiley, Airs. Elliott Snow, Miss McDugal. Miss Bostwick and Miss Carman.
 Lieutenant-Colonel Middleton, chief surgeon, Department of California writes: 'I am of the opinion that the abdominal bandages examined by me at l6 Post street will answer every pur- pose"
 Bags made of brown canvas or denim are greatly in demand for shipping pur- poses. Their length should he fifty-twn inches and eighty inches around the bottom. The top should be finished with a broad hem and fastened with a heavy cord: Any kind of wool bag in which bandages could be secured will answer the purpose just as well. Donations of coal oil are also asked for at 16 Post street
 At the annual meeting of the Com mandery of California Military Order of