The herald., 1898-01-25


below, and beyond where lies the pre-
cious metal. Thereafter. and for fift!
years, they and their successors hav'
poured into the lap OF trade millions upoi
millions of new-found gold. The histor,
OF this half-century is not unfamiliar
TO many of you present tonight Some o.
you, IN fact, contributed to the making
OF II. And to such permit me to conve,
the assurance that the rest of us are al.
ways willing readers of and listeners t
the record of your achievements.
Upon such occasions one cannot wei
avoid a little retrospection. A littl,
more than fifty years before MARSHALL!
discovery, on these very shores. th'
franciscan missionaries were fast dis
enthralling the Indian mind from tht
chains OF pagan superstition, and teach
ing the arts of civilization.
| About the same time our revolu
tionary fathers We're waging freedom:
battle on our eastern shores, and es,
tablishing the great republic, which
was destined to extend its sovereignty
over our fair land soon after the hap.
pening of the event, which throughout
the length and breadth of our great
|
rated.
To-day. fifty years after, the citizen
ship of this state is not so much en-
gagged in wrenching from mother earth
its buried treasures but more particu-
larly directs its efforts in the lines OF
trade and commerce and toward the
proper distribution of the output OF
our factories and the products of our
soil.
Our agriculturists, horticulturists
and viticulturists claim the worlds at
tention to the magnificent results of
their labors. While the Pioneers here
tonight review the history of the past
fifty years, may not the Native Sons here
present look into the future fifty years
hence. and our imagination stands ap-
palled at the possibilities. But appre-
hend that we need not devote our entire
time this evening to the contemplation
of the greatness of our state. More par
ticularly should we consider the claims
of those to whom we owe the honor of
birth in this land. From the past we
should draw lessons for the future; we
must recognize the fact that only
through the practice of manly virtues
did our forefathers of these shores sue
ceed to the position they attained. and
which we willingly concede.
May we fifty years hence have the
privilege of sitting down with our sons
and their friends again to commence
rate California's greatness, and to re-
ceive from those around us an honored
recognition of well-spent lives. May
we Native Sons and Native Daughters.
in conjunction with those who have
since, and who may hereafter make
this the state of their adoption. ever
revere the memory of those who con-
tributed to the grand task of connect
ing the western shores of this conti
nent with the eastern. and bringing all
under the dominion of the same flag.
May we ever be true to our country
and loyal to it's call, whether in peace
or in war, and may our love and pride
for our state be transmitted unim-
paired to the generations soon to fol-
low, to the end that the cause of civil
and political liberty be sustained and
our government upheld"
THE EXERCISES
Then was rendered a most inspiring |
song entitled Hail California" by Mrs. |
G. Parsons and chorus. There was Tilt
to the music that gave additional force
to the words and the refrain:
Hail! All hail to California!
Shout from her Sierras to her Golden
Gate;
Richest gem in fair Columbia's crown
Hail to California, the Golden state!
seemed peculiarly appropriate.
After the rendering of this song the
second curtain rolled up and discovered
to the audience a minstrel troop made up |
as follows: from members of the Los
Angeles parlor of Native Sons, with the
Seventh Regiment band occupying the |
background:
Bones, NJ. Glass, c. Johnson. T. Herzog: |
tamboes. NJ. Lehman, c. Blumenthal and |
e. Hookstratten; middlemen. c. Swain.
G. Goldsmith, P. Alexander, L. Levy, A.
A. Peters, George Stannard. c. Bennett,
c. Balzer, G. Hergett, H. Miller and T.
w. Golding: stage manager, NJ. w. Leh-
man; interlocutor. II. Elkeles.
BY an odd departure from minstrel
traditions the troupe appeared in the
of cooks and miners, the bones
and tamboes wearing white cooks |
suits, while the remaining members
wore the rough apparel of the tradi-
tional miner Alternating with the
usual jokes and gags, in which the end |
men, as is usual in such cases, especial
ly distinguished themselves, the follow
ing program was given very creditably:
Il Don't Care if You Ever Come Back
......................C Blum en-, hal
Sweet Bunch of Daisies. Geo. Stannard |
Your Baby is Coming to Town. .......
.'......... ...'...................C Johnson
Lucy Low '......... .............C. Herzog
The Heart Bowed Down" ......A. Peters
All Coons Look Alike to Me-.
He Fought for the Cause he Thought
Was Right. t'...............Gus Goldsmith
Move on. You're Not so Warm.
Observation-Disclosures. M. w. Lehman
All the numbers were creditably rem
1ered and several encores were demand
I'd. The second part of the program was,
1owever, of a higher order of excellence.
Miss Belcher delivered a humorous lee
.ure on "Womens Rights very cleverly;
eugene Roth gave as a baritone solo,
Calvary" with an expression and feel
ng that was heartily enjoyed and DR..
T. S. Phillips recited Meg and l." The
quartet, comprising Misses
elizabeth Jones and Grace Lonley, So
,ranos, and the Misses Alice Eaton and
Lille Scanlon, contraltos, gave a very
lappy rendering of "Robin Adair," and
Is an encore sang a charming lullaby.
recitation by M. McGauhey was ex-
we'll delivered. 1t described
he heroism of the drummer boy who