The morning call., 1894-04-13
CHOSEN FRIENDS.
The Organization Out at
Sunset City.
PARADE AT THE MARDI GRAS.
Farmers in Council To-Day and
Tomorrow.
THR STATE GRANGE CONvENES.
The Saengerfest Will Be Given at
the Vienna Prater This Even
ing-Fresno's Day.
THE STATE GRANGE CONvENES.

Through Turnstiles Yesterday. .S649
THE PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.
1P. Machining OF bells in Liberal
Arts tower.
eP. M.-Grangers' Congress in Festi-
val Hall.
in central court.
2:45 p. M.-Concert by sousa's band
in music pavilion in central court.
6P. M.-Evening chimes on the bells.
7P. M-Grand illumina alton OF central
court, including steel tower.
1880 P. M.-Evening session of Gran
gers Congress In Festival Hall.
1880 p. M.-ConceTt by Sousa's band
in music pavilion near Administration
building.
P. M.-The wonderful electric foun-
tain.
$3.50 P. M.-PhiIion on the spiral tower
in central court.
9:3OP. M.-Se cond playing OF the cleo
trio fountain.
The Order of Chosen Friends celebrated
as an organization at the Midwinter Fair
yesterday.
Festival Hall was the scene of the prin-
cipal exercises, which were not greatly
prolonged. The Hungarian Orchestra
played an overture, after which Past
Grand Councillor San born Of Sacramento
made a brief address of welcome and in
troduced Supreme Coun cilor Howard a..
Morse of New York, who made the prin-
eipal address of the day.
Mr. Morse stated that the order Is now
standing at the summit of fifteen years
of fraternal life and Of marvellous success.
Over SS,0OO,000 of fraterna benevolence
has poured into homes and families
through the machinery of the order
The speaker congratulated those present
on the happy coDsummation of the idea of
holding their gathering in the surround
ing of the beautiful and instructive things
presented at the Midwinter Expositi D.,
but, said he, vast as are the exhibits here
rel resen ting the development OF the
period. the best of all is the growth of
fraternal cooperation a S Illustrated by the
Order of Chosen Friends.
At the conclusion of his speech Supreme
Councillor Morse was presented with a
silver invitation to the reception which IS
q ID
Eddy street, tomorrow evening. The
only other exercises in Festival Hall were
a solo by Mrs. Martin Schultz and more
music by the orchestra. The rest of the
day was spent in viewing the sights of the
exposition.
Fresno will have her day on Saturday.
A special railroad raIe from the county
seat to Sunset City has been secured, so
that a good representation is probable.
The beautiful white fac-simile of the
Courthouse, which contains FresnO's eX-
hibii in the Agricultural building, will be
the rendezvous for all The Sousa con-
cert band will play under this dome during
the afternoon In honor OF Fresno, and
Mrs. Maud Berry Fisher. a daughter of
Fulton G. Berry, the Fresno representa-
tive on e executive committee, will sing
to the accompaniment Of the band.
Philion, the eQulibrist who has been
performing on special tour IN the central
court for the last week or two, concludes
his engagement at the fair mis- week. He
will make his last appearance on the ex-
position grounds next Sunday afternoon
and evening.
This will be the first night of the sanger
fest at the Vienna Prater and all music
lovers are anticipating rare treat. There
will be a grand chorus OF 1000 voices, rep-
resenting German singing societies from
all over the Pacific Coast. There has been
great rush for tickets to the sangerfest.
Brlgadier-General j. 81. Dickinson has
ordered The entire strength of the Second
Brigade, except the Petaluma companies.
to participate in the Mardi Gras parade on
Tuesday. General orders have been issued
directing Battery A, Light Artillery, the
First Troop of CavaiaTy and the signal
corps to meet Rex Felix at the foot of
Market street at IL A. NJ.
The merry monarch will be escorted by
the military and his Mamelukes up Mar
ket street to Van Ness avenue. There
the parade will be augmented by the re-
mainder of the brigade and the march re-
sumeu TO the exposition grounds. AT 2
P. N. the forces will be reviewed at the
Tecl cation grounds and afterward Mayor
Elert will present Rex with the keys of
the city. the ceremony taking place on the
steps of Festival Hall.
The entire city will be decorated with
the carnival coIors in honor of the festiy-
ity, and red. green and gold banners will
be suspended fir m many roofs.
The Mardi Gras will certainly be the
greatest special attraction of the exposi-
ton. Such gorgeous pageant has never
been seen on the Pacific Coast. and the
carnival bids fair 10 eclipse the famous
affair held every year at New Orleans.
All OF the leading merchants of Sau
Francisco have taken deep Interest in til e
success of the Mardi Gras. None have
worked harder to promote lis success or
subscribed more literally 10 its funds than
j. w. Raphael.
The Austro- Hungarians will have fe ie
day at the fair on tue 24th inst, the fOrtl-
eth anniversary of the marriage of the
Emperor and Empress OF Austria. There
will be procession with 1900 men in line,
consisting of the members of all the Aus
tro- Hungarian societies. 1t will comprise
platoon of police. marshal and al /.
three infantry companies and one troop OF
cavalry AMI two large floats OF national
characteristics. The executive committee