The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
BELVEDEREANS ARE BUSY,
Progress of Their Preparations
for "a Night in
Venice"
1t VIII Be an Invitation Affair-The
Mayor of Santa Cruz to Be
a Guest.

The jewellers in beautiful Belvedere are
hard at work in preparing for the aquatic
fete to be given at their island home
August 3. Two executive meetings were
held recently at which plans were formu-
lated which will be submitted to general
meeting on Tuesday evening. After that
time the work will lie in the direction of
executing rather than devising plans.
Subscriptions nave been liberal and the
Belvedere Land Company has arranged for
the illumination of unoccuped lots on the
townsite, where the burning OF red fire will
add brilliancv to the scene.
The Egyptian float used at Santa Cruz
will be loaned for the occasion and Victor
Duboce will take his Illuminated float 10
the scene of the festivities. To the fourteen
arks OF the Belvedereans will be added
those of Mr.. Bushnell and Frank Carton
of Sausalito, and other additions will be
made. The officers Of the various yacht
clubs will be invited to participate.
Prizes will be offered to the citizens who
show the most ingenuity and taste in
illuminating their houses and grounds.
1t has been decided that only those pro-
ducing invitations will be allowed to pass
the guards who will be stationed at the old
hotel and on the arks. Director-General
Hawkins says the number of invitations
will probably reach $500, if they do not ex-
coed it; but the citizens desire to protect
themselves from greater crowd than can
be accommodated.
The ladies of Belvedere are discussing
the feasibility of opening Venetian cafe
at the old hotel for the evening and of ap-
plying the proceeds to fund for building
a church.
The citizens of Belvedere. whose popula-
ton scarcely amounts to 500 souls, claim
the honor of having introduced Venetian
festivities in California by their ''Night in
Venice" last year, and say Santa Cruz
''stole their thunder" in the carnival.
Nevertheless, the Mayor of Santa Cruz will
be one of the guests at the Belvedere fete.
A special boat will be provided for guests
from San Francisco.
The completed list of officers and COM
nlittees is as follows: Director General,
James S. Hawkins; secretary, Charles H.
Wood; executive eommittee-James S.
Hawkins, Horace W. Ball, Colonel c.
Mason Kline, T. d. Boardman, Robert E.
McGill, J. D. Maxwell, Robert Title, G. L.
Holmes, Eugene Davis, H. l.. Searles, DR..
B. w. Hanes, Hugh Hume; transporta-
tion-Hugh Hume, Charles II. Crocker
Arthur Page, G. 0. Perry; tinance-Horace
w. Bail, J. D. Maxwell Charles F. How
land, w. O. Wayman, Robert e. McGill
music-Colonel C. Mason Kline, Cameron
Burns, G. II. Gardner, P. G. Knapp
printing-Robert E. McGill, Charles II.
Wood; fireworks-T. D. Boardman, w. E,
Lichtenberg, Robert A. Dean, F. w.
Bridge; press-J. d. Maxwell, r. L. Miller,
H. b. Houghton, Fred E. Harmon
launches-Robert little, Charles e. Knight
T. D. Boardman; invitation-C. E. Holmes,
j. w. Dorsey, Y. j. A. Bey, r. S. Wheeler;
decoration and illumination-Eu G.
Davis, A. s. Spence, ]. S. Fusenot C. It.
Morrison, J. H. Keefe, Ed. Spaulding, I.
V. O'Brien Jr., David Mclaughlin; con-
veyance-H. L. Searles, John Comp. Dir.
George X. Frink, ]. A. Parsons, Edgar A.
Wilson; reception-Dr. B. w. Haines
Arthur c. Donnell, DR.. M. H. Logan. ]. S,
Mattson, Lieutenant /. W. Eaton. DIR. F.
Pancoast, Commodore ]. w. Pew, DR.. L.
L. Dunbar, Dr. T. J. Bazan.