The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
PREPARING TO CELEBRATE
Initial Meeting of the Fourth
of July Committee Last
Night.
FOREIGN FLAGS DIsALLoWED
The Half-Million Club Organizes the
Committee and Hurries
Business.

A meeting Of the Fourth of July COM
mittee of one hundred prominent citizens.
selected by the Finance Committee OF the
Board of Supervisors, was held in Judge
Hebbard's courtroom in the City Hall,
last night, to organize for the work of pre-
pairing a suitable celebration of the Nation S
birthday. The meeting was called to order
by Supervisor Taylor, chairman of the
Finance Committee, who, in neat speech,
set forth the objects of the gathering, and
to the occasion.
Charles J. King, member OF the Half
million Club, was nominated by w. FL.
Davis for temporary chairman, and as
there was no opposition he was chosen by
reclamation.
On taking the chair he outlined the work
Of the committee, dwelling largely on the
| necessity of intoxicating in the rising gen.
| Grafton the principles of true patriotism.
| G. w. Owen was nominated by D. Gilbert
Dexter as temporary secretary by viva
| voce vote.
committee of five be appointed on per-
manent organization. This method of
procedure was, however, too dilatory for
| the members of the Half-million Club,
who have undertaken to make the celebra-
| ton success. The resolution was voted
down. The temporary officers were elected
| permanent officers and J. r. Robinson
was chosen as assistant secretary.
| Nominations for grand marshal were
| declared in order. An attempt was made
/ to postpone the choice till later date, but
it was unsuccessful. J. s. Henton in a
| fiowery speech named E. L. Forster for the
| important post. SecOnding speeches were
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Foster will command the parade on the
Fourth.
d. Gilbert Dexter next secured the floor.
After a long speech, in which frequent
illusions to the ''Stars and Stripes and
''Old Glory" produced frequent cheers
from his auditors, he offered resolution
as follows:
Be it resolved, That it is the sense of this, the
Fourth of July Committee of San Francisco
1895, that in the coming celebration of our
National day, the Fourth OF July, no national
flag be permitted to be carried or foated in the
procession on said day other than the 'Ameri
can flag.
This resolution was said not to bar any
| banners or secret society insignia. On it q
rising vote was demanded and it was car
ried unanimously amid great enthusiasm
E. L. Foster moved that Chairman King
be authorized to appoint an executive com
nlittee of twenty-five members and that he
tuhO LIE OW1i tllAC lOl thCiA oClSStlolii diio
nounce the names chosen through the
press. The motion, after being amended
to give the executive committee power to
appoint its own sub committees, was
carried by large majority.
A resolution was offered that the com
mlttee on literary exercises be instructed
to select D. Gilbert Dexter as orator OF the
day. This brought out vehement pro
test from Mr.. Mackrett, who expressed the
sentiment that the celebration, according
to the rapid progress being made, ought tx
be held some time next week. His protes
went for naught, however, and the resolu
ton was adopted.
f. l.. Foster, the grand marshal elect
offered the following resolution:
Be it resolved, That no presents be given Il
any of the officers of the Fourth OF July cele
bration of 1895 and no presents shall be pur
chased out of the funds placed at the dispose
of this committee either by the City of Sar
Francisco or it's citizens.
Mr.. Foster prefaced his resolutions by
some invidious remarks concerning the
customs of former years. These sentiment.
the committee decline to approve, it!
chairman stating that it's work bore ne
relation to that of former committees
The resolution was adopted without g
dissenting voice.
On motion of Zachary Whitney the
chairman and the grand marshal were EN-
powered to secure permanent head
quarters and the meeting adjourned sub
ject to the call OF the chair.