The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-15

Mateo would not be permitted TO attend
the celebration. The institution at Vallejo
will send 102 orphans, for whom a. n.
Towne of the railroad company has given
transportation. There will be present
from the Youths Directory sixty orphans,
and eighty from the Hebrew Asylum.
Only six of the inmates of the Lick Old
Ladies Home can accept the City's invita-
ton, and from the Crocker Home no re-
spouse has as yet been received.
1t was thought best that the kindergar-
ten children should go direct to the park
with their mothers or guardians, and each
child will be provided with a badge, with
out which none will be entitled to lunch or
the use of the games in the park free OF
charge.
1t was estimated that there would be
t00O orphans and Undergraduates to pro-
vide for, and Mrs. Cooper was instructed
to ascertain the cost of their badges.
d. J. Toohy, Edward Hunter and
Frank w. Sumner were appointed to draw
up a form of invitation for the invited
guests, who will occupy seats on the grand
stand.
Edward Hunter, D. J. Toohy, Frank
w. Sumner, II. Shainwald, A. T. Castle,
F. G. Voss and NJ. Seligman were ap-
pointed a special committee to determine
who shall receive invitations.
Chairman Sonntag reported that on in
vestigation he had found that the grand
stand would cost $500 less than the first es-
innate, which would reduce the amount of
money required by the committee to $3.50.
Messrs. Rich and SonnJag were APP
pointed special committee to invite the
Queen of the Carnival at Santa Cruz to at
tend the celebration with her retinue.
An invitation was sent to the Pioneer
women to take equal part in the celebra-
ton with the Pioneer men.
1t was decided that the women should
take full charge of the children invited to
take part in the celebration.
The entertainment committee passed a
resolution as follows:
RESOLVED, That Miss Anna Fl. Shaw, an emf
nent American woman, sojourning within our
gates, be invited TO become member of this
committee, and when she shall have signifed
her acceptance the executive committee hav-
ing in charge the celebration OF the one hun
dred and nineteenth anniversary Of American
independence are kindly requested to appoint
the lady member hereof.
Mrs. S. B. Cooper, Mrs. L. A. Sorbier and
Mrs. L. C. Fraser were appointed to con-
suit with the Park Commissioners and to
secure free OF charge the use OF the merry
go-round, the donkeys and other facilities
for amusement.
Mrs. Theodore E. Smith, Mrs. J. Vidaver
Mrs. B. Rumsey, Miss Hattie Cooper and
Miss Hannah Lezinsky were appointed to
arrange for refreshments for the children.
1t was decided that women mattresses
should be hired to assist in serving the
children.
The printing committee, consisting of
Samuel Foster (chairman) and Messrs.
Down. Whiteside and Whitton, received
bids for programmes and posters, and they
awarded the contract.
At conference of the chairwomen of
the various ladies' auxiliaries it was dis
covered that the women are making no
y,yo +yT.,,e 30 f<>r fha 1ip
children. They decline to undertake the
matter, claiming that they have to do only
with the orphan and kindergarten chill
dren, and that as the men invited the pub
lie school children to participate, it is their
duty to care for them. At the present
standing, therefore, the. public school
park or for the candy and lunch.
1t was decided that the mothers of kim
dergarten children be given badges en-
titling them to seats in the children'S grand
stand.
Chairman Dalton of the finance commit
mlttee is having a great deal of trouble
with unauthorized persons who are collect
ing funds ostensibly for the celebration.
evident that at least $50 has been collected
by the swindlers. The authorized receipt
books have pasted on their back cover the
following:
SAN FRANCISCO, June ID, 1895
To Whom II May Concern: This is to certify
that - and - are duly authorized to collect
funds for Fourth of July celebration Take
their receipt for money paid them and see that
your name and amount is placed on stub of
their receipt-book. FRANK DALTON
Chairman Finance Committee
A reward of SIS has been offered for the
arrest of the swindlers, and Dalton is de-
sirous of meeting claimant for the re-
ward.
Last evening delegates from the various
parlors of the Native Sons met in Joint
convention and decided that that organiza-
ton could not afford to be unrepresented
when the Veteran Firemen and the Grand
Army men were in line. A committee of
three, consisting of f. G. Wisker, E. L.
Forster and A. T. Barnett, was appointed
to confer with parlers which did not favor
parading and induce them to turn out.
The grand marshal announced the selec-
ton of Frank w. Marston as marshal of
the Native Sons division, and his choice
was ratified by the meeting.
Messrs Galloway, Kohlberg and Brad
ford of the regalia committee spent three
hours last evening comparing the merits
a1d rr;oac IF the bids and ca mp1es for tho