The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
BAD WEATHER
IS A DAMPER
Washington's Birthday Cele-
bration Checked by a Down
pour of Rain Throughout Day
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSED
Sons Of the American RevOlu-
tion and Other Organiza-
tions Observe the Occasion

door celebration of Washingtons birth
! day in San Francisco. So muggy was
/ the weather that the usual work day
! crowd was absent from the streets.
! Some men and women wrapped in rain
coats and sheltered by umbrellas wan
dered forth to watch the flags on the
principal business blocks, hanging de-
jectedly under the rain that came down
in slanting lines.
J All of the principal business houses
closed in honor of the day, and the en-
ployes enjoyed the holiday generally by
stopping at home in the comfort of a
CRATE fire. Late in the afternoon the
rain ceased, and as consequence the
theaters heif their usual holiday
crowds.
There were absolutely no outdoor ex-
ercises in honor of the great liberator.
Even the customary exercises before
! United States troops were foregone at
the Preside. The parade ground was
an inland sea, and the commanding Of
ficer thought it would be an imposition
on the sodiery TO compel the commands
to stand ankle deep in water and listen
to Washington Farewell Address,.
SONS OF REVOLUTION DINE.
The Sons of the American Revolu-
ton celebrated Washingtons birth
day last night in the California Hotel
at an informal dinner, at which Col
onel A. y. Cutler president of the So
ciety, presided.
Colonel Cutler reported that the Ma
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annual convention in San Francisco in
the spring of 1905. paper was read
by NJ. Sims on Washington, the Max
ing of the Man in which he traced
the effects of Washingtons early pur-
suits and environment upon the form
alton of his character. The paper was
discussed by George c. Sargent, C. ].
King Charles E. Greene and c. d.
Haven.
The society was also entertained by
General c. \. woodruff, L. S. A. who
spoke of Washington and compared
him with the politicians of the pres
ent day.
The next meeting of the society Will
be on April 10, the anniversary of the
battle of Lexington, at which time
formal dinner will be given. Ladies
will be invited
CLUB AT THE ALHAMBRA.
In the evening entertainments in
honor of the Father of his Country
were also given by the Young Mems
Institute at the Alhambra Theater
and by the Pi Psi Sigma Club at the
Young Mems Christian Association
auditorium.
-
ably filed, despite the rain, with we'll
dressed and appreciative audience,
which listened attentively to the pro-
gramme rendered. John A. Dunleavy,
president of the board of management
of the Young Mems Institute, made
some Introductory remarks, outlining
the purposes and achievements of the
order. Joseph s. Tobin was the princi-
pal speaker of the evening, and the
burden of his address was patriotism.
Hesdwelt at length on the services rem
dered to our country in war and peace
by Catholics, and impressed on his
hearers the fact that the members of
the Young Mems Institute were no less
ardent than were their forebears, who
had fought. died and helped build the
magnificent structure of the greatest
nation the world has ever known.
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS.
The programme in full was as fol- /
lows:
Overture. Hynes orchestra: introductory.
ment; president OF the evening. James ID. Whe- /
Ian, grand president Y. NJ l.: contralto solo |
(selected) Miss Ella V. McCloskey: tenor solo. !
Dawn Richard Fl Hunt: xylophone solo. /
Professor s. Samuels address,. Hon. Joseph :. /
Tohn; selections. orchestra: soprano solo. Thy /
Blue Eyes (Bohn), Mrs. Marie Drobaz Nc /
Glade: monologue. w. j. Hynes: recta ton. /
''As the Neon Rose. Miss A. Draghicevich;
bsrytone solo, The Way OF the Cross. Bert !
Mipner.
In the morning solemn high requiem I
was offered at st. Ignatus Church for I
the repose of the dead members of the /
order
The souvenir musicale of the Pi Psi
Sigma Club. given at the Young Mems /
Christian Association auditorium last \
night in honor of Washington's birth /
day. was entirely enjoyable in every +
sense A striking number on the pro-
gramme was a trio from Haydn par !
ticipated in by Miss Mary Brock Pas
more, violin Miss Susanne N. Pasmore,
piano, and Miss Dorothy B. Pasmore. !
cello. The programme in full was as
follows:
scherzo, op 81, No . Chopin. c. NJ. Marks
at the Cecilian piano player; ladies' quartet
(selected)-Mrs l. Larsen first soprano Miss
Anne C. Moore second soprano Miss A. Wolf
skill first alto, Mrs E. Basford second alto;
trio in G. No. 1-andante. adagio cantabile
rondo Gal hongroise) (Haydn). the Pasmores:
Miss Mary Brock Pasmore. violin: Miss Suz-
anne n Pasmcre. piano; Miss Dorothy B. Pas
more. cello: barytone solo. prologue to ''TPag-
liacci'' (Leoncavello). Signor Guadenzio Rossi;
reading George Bell. humorist; violin solo,
Russian Airs (Wieniawski) Miss Mary
Brock Pasmore; trio, Way Down South" (ar-
ranged by H. B. Pasmore) the Pasmores;
lection ladies' quartet; barytone solo Select
ed) Sgnor Guadenzio Rossi; reading George
Bell; cello solo cd ''Berceuse'i Popper). (b)
'.Tarantelle'' (Goltermann). Miss Dorothy B.
Pasmore: Hungarian rhapsodie No. u Q1szO
G. NJ Marks at the Ceclian piano player
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