The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23
INDEPENDENT 3"
FORES7ERS ON
TROLLEY CARS
Novel Procession Of
Electric Coaches.
FIRST HELD IN THIS CITY
DELIGHTFUL MOONLIGHT TRIP
TO THE CLIFF.
Astonisb the People With Cheers.
Red, White and Blue Fire.
a Ball by the
Ocean.
FIRST HELD IN THIS CITY
DELIGHTFUL MOONLIGHT TRIP
TO THE CLIFF.

Last night the local courts of the In
dependent order of Foresters. nineteen
in number, gave a trolley party, the like
Of which was never before seen in San
Francisco. The affair was arranged by
the board of district deputy high chief
rangers, composed OF the following
named:
q. T. stewart Court san Franeiseo;- J. II.
Wiley. Court Golden Gate, john II. Hansen.
Court fudea-or. James Hurry, Court Golden
Era. T. b. huudSOu. Court Diana: l.. A. Kern,
Court Mission: ii. Brunhofer, Court Nee valley;
Alcyouc. +. II. Howell, Court Acacia, il. T.
Moore court Friar Tuck. j. A. Born. ND,
Court Apollo. q. J.. With-rs Court Madrone;
II \ Buckley. Court Point I.Obps NJ B. SEQ
field Court sunset: Il. \. Cameron. Court Seal
Heights. w J. Arory. Court Yerba Buena: Q.
c. Pratt, Court Golden Gate Park.
There We're nineteen cars in the pro-
CeSsi0n q number of them starting from
others from the power-house at Mission
and GWenry-niuth streets. The first sec
gion ran out TO Sixteenth and Railroad
avenues and then proceeded 10 the ferry
while the other ran down Mission street
10 the professional starting point on East
street near Market. There the several
cars. led by the palace strcet-car Her
mosa. were formed in line. all being deco
rated on either side with electric lights
or part-colored lanterns, and i've of the
number had in addition tranSparencies
bearing the name Of the order in large let
ters. The procession. headed by the car
named. i'm which rode High Chief Ranger
q. A. MCElfTeSh OF Los Angeles and Mrs
McElfresh, Vice High Chief Ranger
Charles :. PoeTy Of this city and Mrs
Peery. High Conductor .. S. Cooper Of
Vallejo and Mrs. Cooper. Deputy Supreme
High chief Ranger +. A Mack and Mrs
Mack. Mr., and Mrs J. y. Matthias, Miss
Belle Murray NJ l.. White. J. J. Neu-
harth and Mrs. NeubarlA, MIS-. George J.
Strong and Jacob Label Of the American
Forester Review, was followed by ears in
which were the members Of the various
courts already named.
Thare We're members and friends of
Courts Acacia and AlCyOne in one car.
Mission i'm one car; Mission and San Fran
cisco i'm another; Madrone in one car;
Seal Rock in one car; Diana IN one car;
F'riar Tuck in one car, Nerba Buena in
one car. Golden Gate in one car; South
ern Heights in four cars; Southern
Heights and PTeCita in another car. Seal
Rock Sunset and Point LObOS in one car
and Golden Era in the last car. Hundreds
OF people boarded the cars at the starting
point and amid n blaze OF red. white and
blue fire the procession moved up Mis-
sion street to Third. crossed Market to
kearuy and then went on out that street
ae lar as Pacific. when il was switched
back to Mission and out that street TO
Fourth. across Market street again and
ti.u out the Ellis street line TO tie Cliff
House terminus of the electric cars.
All along the line the sidewalks We're
crowded with people who watched the
strange procession and HanN responded
with cheers to the cheers of the trolley
riders. There We're a great number of la
dies iu the party, which. it was estmat ted.
numbered nearly nine hundred.
Leaving the cars at the terminus the
members of the party went to the large
pavilion near by. where there was dane
ing until midnight. and those who did not
care 10 dance wandered along the ocean
beach and enjoyed the pleasure of
grand view of the ocean by moonlight.
The affair was great success and was
we'll managed, although for a time part
of the regular traffic Of street cars was
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