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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
A BOHEMIAN
CLUB DINNER

A dinner was given by California Com
mandery, Military Order of Foreign Wars
of the United States in the red room of
the Bohemian Club last evening in COM
memoration of the battle of Manila. The
banquet hall was beautifully decorated in
the national colors, red, white and blue
lights and sweet pea blossoms. A string
band played patriotic airs. Speeches We're
made by Admiral Watson, Captain Terry
OF the Iowa, General Warfeld. Major
Noble and the Rev. Herbert Parrish. The
speeches were brimful of patriotic fire
and were received with enthusiasm. Ad-
miral Dewey was euiogized at length by
Captain Terry and others.
Among those at me banquet board
were:
Robert Young Hayne, General William Rufus
Shafter, Admiral John Crittenden Watson,
David Henshaw Ward, Horace Davis, Irving
Farrar Moulton, Major Charles Lee Tilden.
Edward Selkirk Swan. Major George Whitney
Reed Captain William Sanford Barnes, Colonel
Adolphus Skinner Hubbard, Major Robert II.
Noble Charles Samuel Greene, Roberts Wander
cook. Also the following guests: Charles
Webb Howard Rev. Herbert Parrish, Captain
$ ". Terry {. 5. S Iowa; Brigadier General
r. II. Warfield y. q. c.. Colonel William II.
Baldwin. L. S. A; George W. Fletcher, Harvey
10y, Charles Bone, Captain E. II. Plummer'
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A Point Lobos Social.

The Point Lobos Improvement Club
celebrated Dewey day by grand social
and ball last night at Richmond Hall.
Everybody in the district was there and
the hall was filed to its utmost capacity:
MANY persons were turned away. being
unable 10 find even standing room. The
entertainment was complete etc sue success Gt;3
tee of the club that mad 1t in charge. A
well selected and varied programme was wa.
arranged for the evenings entertainment
which consisted of songs. reading, spe-
cialties and other features The pro
gramme was prefaced by few. remarks
from D. L. Fitzgerald, who spoke of the
significance of the day and what 1t
meant to American history.
Those who contributed to the pro
gramme were: James Vincent and Miss
Ella Fletcher. G. T. Balch Miss Lottie ].
Graeher Miss Alice Vincent, Master Fay
Dougherty. John H; Desmond; Fred L.
Shaw. Miss Syndia Barnard, Miss Lottie
Whitman, Miss F. penny Mrs Mrs. ! art H.
Smith, ]. L. Marshall l. c. Coggins and
Miss Virginia Nippert Dancing followed
the musical programme and was kept up
until a late hour
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
At Pacific Grove.

PACIFIC GROVE, May 1.-The patriot
ism and pride in the nations hero of the
people of this place and Monterey were
strongly exhibited to-day in the enthusiast
tic and elaborate manner in which Dewey
day was celebrated. Almost at daylight
flags went up on every pole and all shop
windows and many residences of both
towns showed prominently the Stars and
Stripes and pictures of Admiral Dewey
No business was done after o'clock.
The celebration proper began at 10 a. m
with the firing of the admirals salute
from the guns of old Fort Halleck by a
squad of Grand Army veterans. At
1920 o'clock the entire population of both
towns assembled at New Monterey
Grove, where patriotic exercises and a
basket picnic were. neld. Exercises were
conducted under the auspices of Lucius
Fairchild Post, G. a. r., of Pacific Grove,
Captain G. D. Clark being officer of the
day. They were begun with a bugle
call, "Reveille," and ended with taps"
Songs, poems and addresses, all having
reference to the great sailor in whose
honor the day was kept. as well as ma
ment, composed the day programme, an
Interesting feature of which was the in
PRODUCTION to the assembly of II. 2. Bick
ford of Monterey, who had been class
mate of Admiral Dewey at Montpelier
Grammar School, Vermont.
Judge H. D. Talcott delivered the chief
Grafton, sketching the history of the days
hero wildly, describing the battle of
Manila Bay and concluding with a glow
ing eulogy of the man whose great deed
OF one year ago the whole nation COM
memorated and the whole world looked
day closed with the veterans grand ball
at MaripoSa Hail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

place the immense throng divided and
formed a lane through which she
walked The multitude had sprinkled
the path with flowers, lending a beau
tiful and pleasing effect to the scene.
Queen Lottie was escorted by a num-
Der of young women and pc ges. After
the coronation performance was
given for her delectation, included in
which was a May-pole dance, partici-
pated in by sixteen girls beautifully
costumed.
The grounds never presented a pref
tier scene. The booths were conducted
by the Native Daughters and were
literally patronized. Everything was
aglOw at Oak Park at night and the
grounds were packed with merry
makers. The special attractions were
the dancing, an exhibition of stereop-
ticon views of the war and the beau
tifully decorated booths. The atmos-
phere was bracing and pleasant which
was an inducement for many to leave
their homes for the suburban spot
where the festival was held.
The celebration of Dewey day will be
long remembered in this city and sur
rounding country.
Following are the prize winners in the
floral parade: .t1
For the best tally-ho or drag, $40 young
women in pink, driver J. w. Wilson;
second best tally-ho, Young Ladies' In.
stitute; best decorated carriage, $40,
Frank Edinger; second best decorated
carriage, $40. j. II. Hoffman; best deco
rated tandem SIS, Misses Flora Meister
and Edna McClatchy; second best tam
dem, Charles Paine, SO; best decorated
trap, s12 30, William Dierssen and party;
second best. ST so, Misses Dennis, Met
tier, Cosminsky and Renwick; best deco
rated single buggy $40 George H. Clark
Jr.; second best, IS, Misses Laura Terry
and Sadie Breene; most unique and at
tractive rig in the parade, Rich T. Cohn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

Do HONOR To
GEORGE DEWEY
A Great Day All Over
the State.
CHEERS FOR THE ADMIRAL
FESTIVAL AND PARADE AT
SACRAMENTO.
CHEERS FOR THE ADMIRAL
FESTIVAL AND PARADE AT
SACRAMENTO.
People of Santa Clara County Cheer
the Men of the Iowa and a
Companion of Lieuten-
ant Hobson.

SACRAMENTO, May 1.-The cele-
bration of Dewey day in this city to-
day was held on a grand scale Nearly
all the business houses were closed and
a general holiday appearance prevailed.
This mornings parade of decorated
vehicles and bicycles was one of the
principal features of the observance
of the commemoration of Admiral
Dewey's splendid victory over the
Spanish in Manila Bay, a year ago.
The weather was propitious and thou
sands turned out to witness the parade.
which was one of the longest ever held
in this city. 1t was under the auspices
of the Native Sons and Daughters of
the Golden West There were rigs Of
almost every description, nearly every
one being decorated in exceedingly ar
tistic style with choice and rare flow
ers.
The pageant was headed by a squad
of mounted police, Immediately fol-
lowed by large delegation from the
Capital City wheelmen. Following the
bicycle riders was cavalcade of Ma
tive Sons on horseback acting as es-
cort to the May Queen, Miss Lottie
roUche drawn by six gray horses. The
carriage was beautifully decorated
with grasses and white roses. The
director general of the festival County
Auditor and Recorder Richard T. Cohn,
rode in phaeton beautifully decorated
with pampas plumes.
One of the features of the parade
was the attendance of Mrs. H. w.
Bragg of this city, who was crowned
May Queen in 1853. She was the first
May Queen ever chosen in this city.
In the same vehicle with her were
twenty veterans of the Civil War and
representatives from Sumner and Fair
Oaks Relief Corps and Edward Roby
Circle, Ladies of the Grand Army, as
her attendants. There were. also five
little boys in the vehicle dressed in
Dewey suits.
After the parade the celebration was
continued at Oak Park, where thou
sands of men, women and children had
assembled to witness the browning of
the May Queen and to participate in
the festivities there. AS she started to
walk from her carriage to the platform
on which the ceremony was to take
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
Battle Of Manila Bay.

Several thousand admirers of America
great naval hero visited the panorama of
the battle of Manila Bay at Central Park
yesterday to view the lifeike presenta-
ton of the destruction of the Spanish
fleet by the vessels under the command of
the immortal Dewey just a year ago, the
news of which electrified the world and
marked the beginning Of a new epoch in
the history of the United States The re-
markable fidelity with which the memoir
a subject of enthusiastic comment by all
who have paid a visit to the panorama
To the spectator ii seems as though the
battle which destroyed Spain's power in
the Far East was being fought before
his eyes and the longer the scene is
studied the more fascinating it becomes.
until one can almost hear the booming of
the big guns and the screechng of the
storm of shot from the rapid-1re cannon
that tore the Spanish warships 10 shreds
and sent hundreds Of Montojos sailors to
their eternal rest. The panorama is de-
servedly popular and its popularity is in
creaSing daily.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
ST. FRANCIS
PARISH PICNIC

A grand Dewey day reunion of the par
ishioners of St. Francis Church was held
at Shell Mound Park yesterday. and If
there is a resident of the parish, man,
woman or child who was not there the
fact was not apparent. Between four and
five thousand tickets to the picnic were
sold and there were at least 5000 people
on the grounds throughout the day. The
first boatload crossed the bay at 9 a m.
and every boat thereafter up to the mid
die of the afternoon carried more young
folks and old bound for the pleasure
ground.
The programme al the park consisted
Of dancing in the pavilion. athletic sports
and games Of every description for the
little ones. The dancing was in charge Of
:. j. Sullivan. floor manager; p +. Quirk,
assistant floor manager, and floor COM
mittee consisting Of J. Gleason, Dan
Crowley NJ. Thornton. William G. Anto-
novich, J. LAWN, J. Hale. \. J. Hodge,
Thomas Foley Jr., T. Murray and Eu-
gene O'NieL
The reception committee consisted of D.
J. Hennessey, Captain Conner, Captain
Foley, NJ. Thornton, Edmond Foley, E, 7.
Ryan, a. Fear, J. McCarren, Z. Sickel,
NJ. DOnegan, W. Fuller, Mr.. DOud, Mr..
Nealey and Mr. Curran.
The following were the officials in
charge Of the athletic contests: Judges
S ]. Sullivan and j. NJ. Campodonico; as
SiStdnt 1udgeS-A. l.. Mcintyre. Z. Crow
ley. L. Faure and Charles Schebie.
Following are the results:
Race for boys under 10 years-AIichael Nc
Donald won, J. Mccormick second.
Race for girls under 10 years-Annie Melon
aid won. Mamie Grimley second.
Race for boys between 10 and IA years-Harry
Doane won. Z. Mcdonald second.
Race for girls between 10 and Il years-Nellie
Eager Won, Maggie Moore second.
Race for boys between Il and is years-F.
HAYES won. A. Mcbride second.
Race for girls between Il and IS years-Irene
McAvoy won. Stella Parr second.
Race for single young ladies-Hattie Jones
won. Maggie Quinn second
Race for single mcn-C. MCFadden won 2
Donovan second.
Race for married w0men-Mrs Kfttfe Nc
Ginnis won. Mrs J. Kelly second.
Race for married men-Thomas Byrne won
J Foley second.
Race for fat wOmen-Mrs Laura Atherton
won Mrs J. NJ. Floyd second.
Fat mems zachary Wilson won, J. Hamm
second
Three-Iegged race-Joe sullivan and jerry
Leary won, NJ McDonough and a. Stokes
second
Boys race-John o'Brien won. Herbert Tur-
uer second.
.committeemens race. scheble won ].
Hale second.
Race for Sodality boys of St. Francis Church
ond
Race for girls of the Presentation Convent
Mary Ellen McFadden won, Jennie V Nc
Dewitt second.
p, Hop skip, and jump. Sullivan won, p
Broad Jump. Sullivan Won
Putting the shot-Robert McShane won
Ius-ot-War between gentlemen living north
OF Union street and gentlemen living south of
Union street in ST. Francis Parish-Won by
the former
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
At Redding.

REDDING, May 1.-Ahe celebration of
Dewey day brought to this city one of the
largest crowds of record. Nearly every
town in the county had its representatives
and the nearby countryside turned out en-
masse. The parade to Wildwood Park
was followed by the coronation of Queen
Edna: an address by Edward Sweeney.
president of the dav. an Grafton by Can
tain Thomas B. Dozier, and an address
on Forestry by NJ. E. Dittmar.
The celebration was given under the
auspices of the local lodge of Foresters.
The exercises were interspersed by glee
club singing and band music. The wind
ing of the Maypole by sixteen bows and
girls was very pretty feature Open air
dancing and racing took up the afternoon.
Dancing was continued tonight
The three days race, meet which follows
large crowd.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
Only Half a Dewey Day.

SAN RAFAEL, May Rev Arthur
Crosby, head master of the Tamalpais
Military Academy, does not seem to hold
an idea in common with the boys of the
school concerning Dewey day. 1t seems
from the statements of a number of the
boys that the middle of last week Tutor
Crosby announced his intention of grant
ing no holiday on Dewey day After
school hours the boys gathered and dis
cussed what action they should take. 1t
was finally decided to petition Crosby to
alter his determination A petition was
prepared recounting Deweys' feat in con-
quering the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay,
the various reasons why the event would
go upon the historic page as one of the
greatest achievements ever recorded, and
the fact that it was the sentiment of the
American people to honor the day. 1t con-
cluded by asking that the Tamalpais Mil
itary Academy should not receive the
stigma of being the only school in the
State not to show a decent regard for the
day set apart as a legal holiday by the
Governor. This petition was signed by
every boy to whom it was presented and
carried to the head master on Friday last.
AT chapel yesterday Rev. DR.. Crosby
announced that, in view of the patriotic
ardor displayed by the school, the boys
would be required to attend exercises and
drill only in the morning. Fear of eXpul-
sion caused the boys to make no public
exhibition of wrath until they We're per-
mitted to visit town this afternoon, and
then they turned loose their opinions.
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At Red Bluff.

RED BLUFF. May dewey day was
duly celebrated to-day by the citizens Of
Red Bluff. At 2 o'clock crowds from all
sections of the county gathered at the
Courthouse plaza and were shortly fol-
lowed by pupils from both the public and
high schools and their respective teach
ers. The pupils all joined in singing pa
triotic songs, and these were followed -
orations from Red Bluff orators, includ-
ing General n. p Chapman, a. NJ. Mccoy,
j. j. Wells, NJ. Cornell, DR.. Westlake c.
Darrough, p H. Coffman and J. MatlocK
The town was decorated for the day and
all stores and offices closed to do honor to
the hero of May 1, 1898.
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At Redwood City.

REDWOOD CITY, May dewey day
was fittingly celebrated to-day at this
place The old cannon belonging to the
town was kept warm all day long firing
salutes A patriotic programme was rem
dered in Germania Hall, as follows: Open
ing remarks, ]. H. Mansfield piano solo,
"Deweys March, Miss d. Kearse; reel
tation, "Antietam, Miss Bliss Rockwell ;
either solo, Rev. F. H. Maar; address,
Rev. J. ]. Martin; piano solo, patriotic
medley, Misses Hammerson and Kearse;
vocal solo, "Star-Spangled Banner" Miss
Edith Wooley; America" by the audi
ence. Judge Buck and George c. Ross
addressed the audience.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
BEACON LIGHTS
BURN BRIGHTLY

Twin Peaks were ablaze last night. The
illumination could be seen from all parts
of the city. A torch was applied to the
monster piles of inflammable material as
soon as darkness settled down over the
peninsula and the flames burst forth.
They burned like beacon lights for several
hours, attracting widespread attention.
Thousands of spectators climbed the
sides of the mountain, which lies over
against the western portion of the city.
to join in the celebration in honor or
Dewey day The affair was arranged by
the Federation of Mission Improvement
were alive to the spirit of patriotism, as
well as to that of progress. This latter
quality they have shown in their un l1llit+
ting labors to have the Mission district
improved and brought up to date.
Addresses eulogiZing Admiral Dewey
and his gallant men were made by Cnrlsl
Stader, Gustave Schnee, William w atSon
ar others
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and enthusiasm was high on both sides
Santa Clara won by a score of CT points to
the Normal's sc.
Santa Clara College defeated Stanford
University at baseball by a score of 8 to 0.
1t was about the best exhibition of ball
eyer ever seen mere ana attracted great a 6
Clara scored a run in the fourth inning
and two more in the eighth.
the efforts of the following ladies' who
comprise the executive committee of the
Art Building Association: Mrs. Mitchell
Phillips, acting president: Mrs. e. o.
Smith, president; Mrs. Nicholas Bowden,
vice president; Mrs. R. S. Holway. secre-
tary; Mrs. J. H. Pierce, Mrs. W. B. Hob
son. Mrs. Edwin Williams, Mrs. c. H.
Clement, Mrs. G. NJ. Bowman, Mrs. Car
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Colonel Philo Hersey, Colonel A. K.
Whitton, Professor r. S. Holway and
Professor F. p Russell
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
Ar Stockton

STOCKTON. May dewey day was
observed quietly in Stockton. Barring the
closing of the public offices and the
banks, the ringing of the fire bell at 9
o'clock in the morning and the blowing of
whistles, it was like any other day The
expected parade, which was to be COM
posed of a picnic procession planned by
the ladies of the Central Methodist EpiS-
copal Sunday school, did not take place,
the picnic having been postponed on ac-
count of the muddy condition of the
grounds.
This evening, however, there was cee-
bration enough. Bells were rung, whistles
blown and explosives discharged. The
event of the night was a literary and
musical entertainment at Masonic Music
Hall. 0. B. Parkinson delivered the ora
ton. One of the features was the fash
ing of the names of Stockton volunteers
on a screen by means of a stereopticon
while patriotic music was played. The
names of all the Stocktonians at Manila.
or who have returned from there, were
flashed separately. They are as follows:
Arthur Clark, j. W. Galbraith, Bert Con-
dy, A. Nelson Adams, Richard King,
Thomas O'Mara, Ed Charette and Joseph
Piequet Jr. After this the names of
Colonel Fred Funston, Brigadier General
Smith, Admiral George Dewey and Presi-
dent William Mckinley were thrown on
the screen amid loud applause.
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Railway Mems Picnic.

Dewey dav was celebrated by the CALI
fornia and Northwestern Railway with
its annual picnic to employees at Mirabel
Park in Sonoma County. 1t was the
third picnic given by the road ana Iul5y
1900 employees and their friends MADE
merry for the day at the company eX-
pense. The train which left Tiburon at
o'clock in the morning was loaded down
and the crowd was augmented at every
station. -
The day was spent in feasting, dancing
and sportive contests, in which all took
arf
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At Salinas.

SALINAS, May dewey day was most
fttingy celebrated in Salinas. No espe-
cial festivities were programmed to take
place in the city, but at several suburban
resorts amusement was offered to the vast
propriately decorated for the occasion.
And everywhere the truly patriotic spirit
was manifest. All Sunday-school chill
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
Hiob links on the Marion.

The First and Second Divisions and the
Engineer Division of the naval militia
celebrated Dewey day by a high jinks last
night on the Marion. There was a large
attendance an entertaining programme
and a collation. which was served to the
large number of friends of the jackies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
At Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, May Santa Cruz fit
tingly observed Dewey day, every place
of business being closed. AT o'clock this
morning the flag at the lower plaza was
raised by the Naval Reserves, who fired
an admiral's salute of seventeen guns.
More than 1000 people arrived on the ex-
cursion under the auspices of the Garden
City Wheelmen from San Jose, coming
over the narrow gauge in three sections.
This Afternoon a dance was given at the
Dolphin bath house.
The baseball game between San Jose
and the Sand Crabs attracted an i'm
mense crowd at Dolphin Park.
This evening the Garden City minstrels
gave a great performance at the opera
house and the cyclers gave a grand ball
at the armory, the music being furnished
by the Marine band of San Jose. The last
train left at II 20.
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At Fresno.

FRESNO, May dewey day was gen
orally observed to-day. All business
houses were closed. The two local COM
panies of militia were out on parade this
morning and this afternoon gave an ex-
hibition drill at the fair grounds. ABOUT
500 people left here on a Southern Pacific
special this morning for Cameron Creek,
near Visalia, where the Woodmen of the
World are holding a picnic.
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At Grass Valley.

GRASS VALLEY, May dewey day
was celebrated tonight in grand and
patriotic manner. Two bands of music
and drum corps made harmOnies for the
thousands of people on the streets Fire
works and salutes kept up the din for
several hours.