The San Francisco call., 1898-05-31

stantly increasing work of the society:
 The society received the cheering intel
 ligence yesterday that neat sum would
 be forthcoming from the passengers and
 employees of the cOasting steamer OriZa-
 ba. The boat left Eureka on Sunday last
 and ih the evening the chief steward, T.
 E. Duprey, and his assistants, w. Gleave
 and Thomas Bell. with the consent ana
 valuable assistance of Captain b. D. Far sons. got up an entertainment m ald or the Red Cross. The nam saloon was beautifully decorated and the fifty-nine cabin passengers made an appreciatlVe and generous audience. Mrs. conrad, president of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, assisted, as also did Judge s. M. Buck of Eureka. In addition to the sum collected for admissions snug i passing around his hat. The crew when paid to-day will add its subscription, when the whole will be sent to the so- ciety The following is a copy of the pro- gramme as rendered:
 Washington Post'' flute and banjo duet and r Bell: song, Simply Because He Is Poor Captain Parsons; waltz. Lost Child orchestra; comic song; The Caliibar
 Man" W. Gleave: recitation 'McNish' s Dream, Captain Parsons; banjo ?, and bone duet I Patrol Comique,' Captain Parsons and T. Bell; British Patrol, Duprey, Bell. Parsons and Gleave; song. with banjo accompaniment, Moran Clancy T. Bell; flute and banjo duet, ''Columbine Polka" W. GIeave and T. Bell; banjo solo. Maud s Galop." T. Bell; song 
 White Star Duprey Bell and Gleave; piano, concertina, flute and banjo.
 It is purposed by the society to present each volunteer with an "Esmarch band age which has become famous through use in the English and German armies. The accompanying illustration and dia- gram give an idea of it's value in time of need. Many have pictures stamped on them which give the wounded man an instant idea of how to use 1t The Red Cross ladies ask that workers in the cause
 yfr1er f0Ix thousand are necessary, and as there IS little labor needed in making them 1t is thought the required number Will De i'm mediately forthcoming. Muslin must be ueed in their manufacture. They are tr1- angular in shape, 54 inches at the base, 34 at the sides. Mrs. R. G. Tyner and Miss e Stenson two expert English nurses, have devoted time in teaching the sol diers the use of the bandages. Those who cannot find time to manufacture the artl- cie would confer a benefit by sending bolts of material to the society at IS Post street.
 At the benefit performance to be given for the Red Cross League at the Baldwin Theater next Thursday evening, Madame Pillar -Morin, the celebrated French pan tomimist, will appear in great dramatc sketch entitled "A Dream of Love, which has been written for her by Her bert Henry Davies, the dramatic and musical critic of the News Letter. This will be the first time that Madame Pillar Morfn has played a speaking part in San Francisco. There is only one character in the piece, which may be described as a romantic comedy scene. It affords Madame Pillar -Morin excellent opportuni- ties for the display of the beautiful pam tomimic art for which she is so famous. The music of the gavotte whios Madame Pilar-M -Morin will dance during this scene is by Aime Lachaume. MT. Fritz Scheel and his entire symphony orchestra will perform four numbers. Seats will be placed on sale this morning at the box office of the theater.
 AIr Mccoy has kindly donated the Of the Y M. c. A. for a ben eft concert for the Red Cross fund to be given under the direction of Miss Char iotte Ebbet and Miss L. Disereus on Fri day evening, June 90. Among the partici- pants will be Signor Michalena, the tenor: Hothar Wismer, the violinist; Mrs. i Carrie Brown-Dexter, the vocalist, and The fund of the society was brought up (o s33 ,255 yesterday by the following | 
 c. P. Huntington, $500: Mrs, C.. P. Huntingdon. $500: Lloyd Teyis, $loO; Levi Strauss X Co. $36; Mrs. James Web- i ster. S5; Mrs. s. Bachman, $10; friend,