The San Francisco call., 1898-06-18
Bunker Hill Day Duly
 Celebrated.
ENTHUSIASM AT LOS GATOS
A LARGE CROWD ATTENDED
 FROM THIS CITY.
Patriotic German Citizens Express Their Readiness to Stand by the Flag Even Against the
 Fatherlanu.

The 12Sd anniversary of the battle ot Bunker Hill was fittingly celebrated yes. terday at Los Gatos by the Bunker Hill Association and the Sons of Vermont Al least 200 people went down to the Bunker Hill Park at Los Gatos to ioin In patriotic unison in memory of the day which marked the beginning of our self government on a national basis Patriotic ardor and fervid enthusiasm character lzeo the celebration yesterday. The speakers carried the audience back to the first beginnings of the American nation and told of the great deeds of the prede- cessors of those warriors who are now stamping their names on the book of lame with indelible and ineffaceable lines me Vocansts also worked in the channels or patriotism until the very air was alive with color and the glories of our coun- try.
 The large crowds that attended the celepration were prepared for the hot weather of the Santa Clara valley The two special trains that left Third and townsend streets yesterday morning had on board distinctively summery band of women Even the men cast aside their city clothes and were thus saved from the awful fate of roasting. The ther- mometers refused to do any more work in Los Gatos yesterday during the after noon. The mercury then lost it's expan- slVe force and went on a strike. During the morning the heat was endurable, but
 
 pastimes of lemonade drinking and a mopping of the brow. But with all this superaoundance of heat the passion for dancing among the enthusiastic followers or TerpSichore conquered all atmospheric uscomforts and, as soon as the platform on which the literary exercises were held was cleared. the dancing began.
 The San FranciScanS who attended the celebration arrived in two train sections A procession was immediately formo d and the march made to the grounds with the band in the lead. The platform, shaded with the overgrowing branches of large oaks, was soon filled without any delay, and the literary programme was started. William G. Badger was the president of the day, and in few re- marks paid glowing tribute to the fathers of the revolutionary period. The
 Star-Spangled Banner" rendered by Tillie Salinger, which followed was enunciated by President Badger
 A feature of the literary exercises was the singing of F. K. Tobin, whose rem dition of ''The Sword of Bunker Hflr' cores were necessary. Judge Edward A. Belcher was next introduced, and he paved the way for the orator of the day. Samuel M. Shortridge: Judge Belcher time of the. revolution and the rebellion with that Of the present day, and showed how the same spirit of liberty pervaded them all. Samuel M. Shortridge spoke "ilh ScelillIlS SileCl OL lHe InedU- ing of Bunker Hill day. He said: "On that day the people of this country shook off the trammels of tyranny and estab- lished the first principles of self-govern- pie of liberty has been pre-eminent in the American mind. It is exemplif1ed in our present war, and we will not rest until we stamp the same spirit upon the down. trodden people of Cuba and Manila" Orator Shortridge then apologized for being there and addressing even pa- triotic people on a patriotic subject when duty kept calling to the front. but he pledged himself to his nations cause when his services should be needed.
 Games and races, in which the young men of the town and some of the visi- tors indulged, completed the outing. The one hundred and twenty-third celebra- tion of the association will be reuem- bered as the most successful held so far.