The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-21
THE roRcH-LIGHr PARADE.

The Committee on Torch-light Parade.
appointed last Tuesday to take charge of
the night parade to be held on the 9th OF
| September, met last night at the headquar-
tiers and effected an organization by the
election of l.. Hagencamp as its Chairman
and J. j. Kennedy Secretary.
After a general discussion of the neces-
| sary preparations the Secretary was in
structed to communicate with the Veteran
| Firemen, Exempt Firemen, California
| ParlOr Flambeau Club, the TillicumS of
| Mission ParlOr. Tourists of National Parlor,
the Berkeley University students, and all
| organizations which would probably join in
the parade, requesting each to send rep
resentatye to meet the committee next
Wednesday evening.
The Committee on Spacement at the
Pavilion at a meeting last night decided to
| have an eight-fOOt passage-way TO the rear
! of the booths on the Grove-street side.
This was considered necessary to facilitate
the rapid exit of the public in case Of need.
FoREsTERS IN COSTUME.
The Ancient Order of Foresters has eX-
pressed it as its intention to participate in
! the parade. The Foresters' uniform is very
| elegant and some members of the order Will
! be mounted in the parade in costumes Of
| 200 years ago.
The Parade Committee wants every
organization other than those OF p0lltlcal
tendencies to send its address to the head
ley, so that invitations can be properly sent.
The committee spent several hours last
night in preparing formal invitations.
Preparations for the reception and enter
tainment Of thesexecutive officials oil the
| State and city are being perfected. 1t is
now proposed to erect review stand on
Market street at Central Park for Governor
! Waterman, Mayor Pond and others. This
| is to be done, however, by private effort.
and not by the Natives.
REGATTA REGULATIONS.
The Regatta Committee has completed
| arrangements, classified boats and decided
upon the course for the regatta.
There will be nine boats of the first class,
| Tour OF the second, two of the third, four of
the fourth, nine of the fifth and eleven of
the sixth class. The stake-boat will be sta
toned 200 yards off Meiggs Wharf, and In
a line with Acatraz.
Butte County parlors will have their
headquarters at Mrs. Thomas, on Post
street. 1hey will bring the Eighth In
iantry band and Newbert orchestra.
| - Nlsalia Parlor and others of Tulare
county have chartered Pullman coaches
LOT their Journey to and from this city.
The work on the grand arch will CON-
| Ihehce IN l0ur days and will be finished by
the sixth OF next month.
BUSY AMANUENsIs.
About the busiest man at the Native Sons
headquarters yesterday was the amanuen-
oio' -. lIOoi, WHO mas been hlreQ TO DO
tneir type-writng during the next month.
lhey all want him to earn his salary, and
give him reports to copy which they during
the past month have filed away to await a
more propitious day for the disagreeable
= Peter du Ply, Chairman of the Auditing
committee, spends about six hours day at
us desk arranging and auditing the bills
thaG nave accumulated during the asst
week There are many more than one not
GognlZant with the amount of business done
| Dy the nineteen subcommittee would sup
pose. "0" sup
Secretary Doolan finds the days are not
SO pussy with him since his work has been
divided with the amanuensis, Peter din
~ and Chairman Chamberlain. The latter
| gentleman has put in a desk in one of the
rooms and is hard at work
ADDRESS ISSUED.
The following bulletin to the subordinate
| parlors was sent out yester day:
| SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IS. 1890.
| To the Officers aud Members of Sitbordi1,afe
| Idrl0rs, N. S. G.. W.-DEAR SIRs AND BRoTH
| ERs: The celebration OF The fortieth anniversary
| OF the admission OF California into the Union
| promises TO be the grandest demonstration the
| people OF the Golden State have ever Witnessed.
| 1t VIII be an occasion OF supreme importance