The Wasp — 1891 — page 476: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page features multiple caricatured portraits welcoming an unnamed visiting dignitary to various San Francisco Bay Area organizations and clubs. The panels show: - **The Hay Runners Union** welcoming "a president" - **The Brameley Club** extending welcome - **De Bachicalupi Sociedad** offering greeting - **Carpenters Union**, **Gambrinus** (a beer-related organization), and **Athenian Club** similarly welcoming the visitor - **Joaquin Miller** bidding welcome to "the Heights" The cartoon's title references President Harrison "fleeing in dismay" and "The Wasp" questioning why. The satire appears to mock the enthusiastic receptions various labor unions and social clubs gave to a visiting presidential figure, likely suggesting either insincere hospitality or criticism of the president's political standing with working-class organizations.