The morning call., 1890-09-05
NEARING THE DAY.
All Details Under Control OF
Master Directors.
Increasing Enthusiasm Over the Celebration
OF Admission Day-Ready for the
First Wh-op,

A letter from Eden Parlor. Haywards,
announces that there will be from 800 to 600
from that hamlet attending the celebration
Among those who have arrived from the
north on the Humboldt TO make arrange
ments for their parlors are Charles A. Nor
row. Robert Johnston and FL. c. Blum.
General Chairman Chamberlain requests
that all interior parlors having heaquuarterS
in this city during the celebration lmmedl-
ateIy notify him of the location of the same.
Bav City Parlor No. 1O4, initiated about
tWenty-one new members Wednesday night.
They have made arrangements Tor mill
tarv band for the parade. Its bear has
been Gagged preparatory to being taken into
the parade.
The members of General Wmn Parior
will come down with the rest Of the Contra
Costa parlors on Monday morning. lhey
will wear cowboy hats and Whine cotton
gloves. and will carry palm-leat fanS Ill the
parade.
A new parlor Of the Native Daughters
was instituted last week by Mrs. &. Baker,
with charter membership of fifty. 1t will
be known as Fremont Parlor, Ne. 80, Native
Daughters of the Golden West.
1t is rumored that individuals have gone
through the business portions OF town So
licitipg contributions of cigars, etc, for the
Native Sons. 1t should be understood that
the committee is not responsible Tor any
such action, and that the only contribution
which it has endeavOred to secure Is money
for the purpose of defraying the expenses
OF the general celebration.
BUSINESS HOUSES TO CLOSE
The Joint Committee of Arrangements
addressed 4 communication to the Board OF
Trade Of San Francisco, requesting that the
members of the board assist the Native
Sons to get merchants to close their bust
ness houses on the Sth and 9th. ID. l..
Smith. Secretary If the Board of Trade, has
replied that all OF the banks had dCcided
10 remain closed ON both days, and that he
hoped to have the signatures OF all mer-
chants in the city TO the same.
IIckr for the tableauX on Monday night
were delivered to the various secretaries TO
be distributed among members of the several
parl1rs No tickets issued by parl0rS to
VISIT headquarters at the Pavilion on the
evenings OF Monday OF Tuesday will be
accepted at tie door.
Secret ny Bloom states that it is impossible
10 answer all the requests for tickets for TIE
various entertainments Of the coming cele-
bration. There are no tickets TO dispose Of
a general headquarters. The SecretarleS Of
the committee will be relieved of great
deal of labor If the public Will take notice
of this fact. The poEdence of the
committee has increased greatly O late, and
if every inquiry and request of his kind is
answered it will be impossible TO get through
with other work.
GENUINE PIONEER
A letter from SebaStpol Parl0r stat IS that
the parlor will come down with the SOnoma
County parlors, all the parlors of that
county going together. Accompanying them
will b. a pioneer OF 1915, James Gregsun,
who claims TO have the oldest white child
born III the State. She was bonn in June,
1916, and is still living. He was with Mar
shall when he first collected the shining
stuff to he sent away to ascertain if it was
of any value. They Will also have with
them James McChristian, who arrived in
this State in 1915 ami was present at the
making of the Bear Flag. The letter says
that he secured the red flannel that was
used in it from Mrs. Coombs, now living in
Napa City" George Bonner, whose father
was one of the survivors of the Bonner
party, viii also be with them. The county
delegation will have large band with them
and will arrive on the 9Th.