The San Francisco call., 1909-10-21
JACK ASHORE FOR
NIGHT OF FROLIC
Enlisted Men of United States
Warship Act as Hosts for
Visiting Sailors
Wrestling Bouts, Concert and
Vaudeville EnIiven Smoker
at Dreamland Rink

Jack came ashore last aight to frolic.
Jack from the foreign war vessels that
lie in battleshfp FOWL. NJ. s. Bedford.
H. II, 8. Clearwater, H. NJ. S. Algerine.
H. I. NJ. N s. Idzumo. H. L NJ. 5. Ar
coma. II. r. II. S, Noordbrabant and
Ra Nave. Ca1abria.
And the band played america" for
the Americans, ''wacht am Rhein" for
the Germans, the italian royal march
for the Italians. '-Kimygayo'' for the
Japanese, s'Wtlhelmus Won Nassauwen'
for the Dutch and God Save the King
for the British Every Jack eheered
every other Jack. and If ever there was
a happy, care free bunch Of sailor boys
tnrown together the Dreamland rink
held 1t last nights
Ba-ndnaster Kennedy OF the Mare
island navy yard supplied the music,
Chief Yeoman Kerwin Of the St Louis
gave the welcoming address, very
neat one, that touched the cookies
Of every tavkie's heart and opened up
his lungs, and the Portola committee
supplied the beer and skittles-what-
ever they are-and cigars
wREsTLERs GIVEN CHEERS
Tannebaurn of the Columbia Park
Boys" club and Miller Of the Olympics
were the first to, engage at arms The
match was wrestling, but nobody out
side of Tannebaum or Miller cared
much who won. for cheers were freely
given One tall, blond sailor boy
leaned up against the ropes and gave
the wild, shrtII rebel yell and repeated
it until the rafters rang Then stein
of the Columbia Park boys, and Platt,
unattached. wrestled themselves weary
and everybody yelled again The
wrestling was well received, but Joy
cast loose altogether when two boys
from the battleships engaged with
padded gloves Bernstein of the Al
bany and Moore of the Truxton weighed
gravely IN at 142 pounds and gave
fast and furious setto that ELECTED the
widest of applause
PROGRAM OF EVENING
The evenings program comprised
bouts between Fox of the Perry and
Watson OF the ST. Louis, Bouquet Of
the Buffalo and Mcleod Of the Law
renee, and many others arranged i'm
pronptu-
After the boxing was over the band
discoursed sweet music, How Dry
Am, How Dry I Am" and cheer fol-
lowed cheer until the rafters quivered.
Then came the theatrical troupe from
the U. S. s. Albany programmed as fol-
lows:
sullivan and Casey ---.---- Hanson and -Towne
"a Hobos Life ii' . aIorrisey and Barton
Stanley. Hanson. Byrne Mcfarland
Comedy sketch ---------~~- Daniels and O'Del
Bartonia, the strong man .--~--.--- =. Barton
"a Cross Tire" Hanson and Bingham
ssThe Bogus Talking Machine" s,..-.--------~
Stuart. Fardo. oDeIl- Hclnnger-
A'0- staniey- Hanson. Ryrne. McEatiand
BKOTHERHoOD APPARENT
This was the formal program, but
there were side lights and side shows
galore 1t was a love feast The wells
OF human kindness bubbled UP and
ran over on every side The fleets of
all the gathered nations forgot that it
was their business to be ready for Sc
rious things and. regardless OF what
the morrow might bring forth, genial
brotherhood OF man was apparent even
where there was no common medium
wherewith to set it forth in speech
The smoker was under the auspices
of the Porto1a committee represented
by j. A. Hammersmith and the en-
listed men from the United States bat
tIeshfps were the hosts The St
Louis, Albany, Yorktown, Buffalo,
Preble, Whipple, Truxton, Perry. Law
renee and Hull supplied sinews OF war
that made the evening possible and in
their broad and open hospitality the
gathered sailors OF the gathered navies
OF the world enjoyed a sample OF the
hospitality that knows neither creed,
race nor color.