McCormick Employees Stage "Bag'n Baggage"

The employees of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. and the McCormick Steamship Co., together with their friends and guests, numbering riearly'foui hundred, attend;ed'the pre-sen!?tioh of the musicai comedy .,Bagrn Bag- 'gag_q' at the Knights of Columbus Hall, San F-rancisc6, ,on Monday evening, September 27. The cast was made up ,entirely of employees of the San Francisco and Oakland offices of the company.

l_ TtT play was writien by Jack Kelly of the McCormick San Francisco office, together wittr th6 assistance of Larry T,ewis, the well San F-iancisco theatrical producer. Th; play presented two scenes: the first act, the San Francisco Ticket Office of the McCormick Steamship Co., and the second act, On Board the Steamer Rose City sailing to rPortland. The play was well staged'and the stenic efiects were beautiful.

The cast was made up as follows:

The play was excellently presented and the cast were the recipients of many pleasing compliments fromthe large appreciative audience. The play was staged and directed byLarry Lewis and Jack Kelly. The music was furnished through the courtesy of Sherman, Clay & Company. Music during the performance, and following the play for dancing which continued until midnight was furnished by the Bohemian Orchestra under the direction of George Mack. The chorus was under the direction of Miss Nina Frellson.

The follo,wing committee was in charge of the arrangements for the afrair:

Patsy

Petty .

Passenger Agent .,j...;

Mr. Cohen ...

Miss Joyce

Mr. Smith

Miss Irene Geissberger

Miss Edith Sm'ittr

Mr.William S_chuster

Mr. Austin Haihawav

..

Mrs. Smith ..

The Hick ..

Mr. Barnum

Mr. Kolinski .....

Captain

Purser

Mrs. Anita Curlev

Mr. Olle Nvstrorir

Miss Helen Bahr

Mr. George Bower

Mr. Ralph Liumeister

Mr. Edward Harms

Mr. Wiliam Eigle

.

Porter .

A Passenger ...

Mr. Otto Mauthe

Mr. Emil Lassus

Mr. Ralph Bybee

Chorus-Mrs. Ruth Blodgett, Miss Elizabeth Bihr, Miss Irean Geissberger, Miss Gertrude Garnjost, Miss Edith Johnsrude, Miss Elna Olsen.

I)uring the play there were several specialty numbers which included songs by Ralph Laumeister and Ralph By'bee, singing and dancing numbers by the Chorus, and several splendid dance humbers by Elinor Classen and Janet Dwinelle.

Mr. Ralph Bybee, chairman; Mr. George Bower, ViceChairman; I\{r. E. P. Lewis, Secretary-Treasurer, assisted by l\trs. Ruth Blodgett, Mr. Jack Kirbl', Mr. John Stein, Mr.Harry March, Mr. Bob Meddaugh, Mr. Warren Libbey, Mr. George French, Mr. Ralph l,aumeister, Mr. Olle Nystrom, Mr. Herbert Hilscher.

On Tuesday evening, October 5, 'fBag'n Baggage" was, presented at the Fedeial Army Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, where following the play, they were royally entertained by the army officials. On Wednesday evening, October 13, the performance was repeated again before the patients of the Letterman Hospital at the Presido.

SAWMILLS BENEFIT EUREKA IT-{ MANY WAYS

An interesting fact was disclosed at a recent meeting of the Rotary Club, at Eureka, by a speaker talking on freights.

The speaker declared that lumber boats of the city making Eureka a regular port of call were giving the merchants of the city a freight saving of at least two-thirds on their rail rates, on general merchandise, and that for this and many other reasons the sawmills of the city were a great benefit to Eureka.