The morning call., 1893-09-16
MEXICAN FREEDOM
The Celebration of It's
independence.
A Procession and Two Separate En-
tertainments in Honor of Its
Anniversary.

The members of the Mexican colony
will lay aside their usual avOca tions to-day
to celebrate the eighty-third anniversary
of the independence OF their native land.
The earlier hours will be observed as
general holiday. without a special pro-
gramme. In the evening there will be
double celebration. The Mexican Mutual
Benevolent Society will hold an entertain
ment and ball in California Ball, $40 Bush
street, and the adherents of the other
faction will meet in Odd Fellows Hall.
The only parade will be under the
auspices of the second body. Under the
command of Captain a. de la Tore the
JuareZ Guard will march from its head
quarters in Apollo Hall, Stockton and Pa
cific streets, escorting the executive COM
mittee along Kearny to Market. to Odd
Fellows Hall, which will be handsomely
decorated with American and Mexican
colors. There will be ball preceded by
literary exercises as follows: Reading of
the Declaration of Independence by M.
Saavedra overture, "The Silver Bell" ora
ton by the orator OF the day, A. P. Alvarez;
"PaTla," waltz, to be sung By Ellen Cour
sen-ROeckel and chorus of fifty young
ladies'; piano solo, Miss +. Cavazos guitar
solo, Professor G. Santstebau; song,
''Hidalgo," by Mrs. Fl. Sanchez, Rossina
Kuss. Mary Rain and Messrs. Charles and
William Kuss; "The Star-spangled Ban
ner," Ellen COursen-Roeckel and grand
chorus of fifty young ladies' under the
direction of Professor ROeckel; song. Miss
A. MOjica; grand selection by the Mexican
Students; the Mexican national hymn. by
a chorus of fifty Mexican young ladies:
Folio wing is the committee in charge: A.
K. Coney. Consul-General of Mexico.
honorary president; Dr. j. MARTINEZ.
president; R. Cavazos. vice-president; NJ.
Saavedra, secretary M. Sanchez, assist
ant secretary; executive mmlttee-Cap-
tain A. de la Tore. G. Andrade. R. A.
Guzmap, r. Garcia. R. Vasquez. d.
Green, p. Dtaz, Z. NJ. Navarette and A.
de la Tore Jr.
Admission to the entertainment in Cali
fornia Hall will be by invitation. Flags
and bunting tastefully arranged around
the hall, with the cO1ors of the United
States and Mexico and the banners of the
Mexican Benevolent Society. will make a
gala appearance. Over the platform, in
gilded letters, will be the following inscrip-
ton:
1910. 1898.
Independence de Mexico,
16 de Setiembre.
Sociedad Mexicana de B. M.
Alexander Campbell Jr. VIII be master
of ceremonies during the rendering of the
following programme:
Overture. Raymond (Thomas) by the orchestra
-.
Davalos, seer etary of the society.
Aria from "Lucretia Borgia". .......... Donizetti
by Miss Andrea MOiica.
Grafton in Spanish. by Alfonzo TreaneS
Violin solo. Master L. Mojica
Piano accompaniment by Mrs Andrea MoJica
Grafton in English. h............W William S. Barnes
Mazurka, Rosario" :" dedicated to Miss Rosario
Gallo. by III. A. Ohlmeyer rendered by the
orchestra.
Poem ITO Mexico" recitation by Mis- EIna Escale
1.-The Star-spangied Banner" by Miss Cora
Smith and chorus.
Vocal solo. magnetic waltz ..........L. Ardisa
MI S Cora Smith.
Mexican National Hymn mn.............. .Yradier
By the foilowing-named ladies and chorus;
Miss Clementina DegadO, Mrs. Carmen de
Viilalon, Miss c. Madero, Miss ftosita Rivas.
Miss Bertha Gomez and Miss Justine Perez,
thirty-two female and twenty-four male
voices.
The committee of arrangements COM
! prises: c. Moncisvais (pTesdenO, j. j. T.
Pine (vice- -president), c. E. Duyan (treas-
| urer), Nj. l.. Davalos Secretary, NJ. A.
Oblmeyer assistant secretary |. Nj.
Torres, r. S. Silva, G. &. Brez, c. Escorza,
G. c. Uzeta, II. Navarro. P. Alvarado;
honorary cOmmittee-A. L. Coney, w. S.
Barnes, Alex Campbell Jr.. Wenceslao
Loaiza, DIR. Isaac Rivas, Guillermo An
dradi; reception comm ittee-J. A. Garcia,
BaldOmerO Perez. Alberto Gonzales j. Y.
Garcia. Ramon Higuera, G. CisnerOs, J. j.
Arzabe; floor manager, Carlos a. BaIz;
assistants TO floor mRnager-SimOD Fines.
V. ID. Medina, L. B. Espejo, A. NJ. de la
Rosa, F. Esqueda, F. RObes.
A ball will conclude the entertainment,
with supper about midnight.