The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20


was the feature OF today, and GER
IL taiuIy II was q proof OF the i'm
rnense resources OF the com
mittees which have this big festival in
charge. Elaborate and impressiyely dis
tinctive in is characters, as each
-dav's pageant and programme have been,
this OF today took its place IN its order as
progressive step little better than the
last The display was composed OF three
main features-the militia, the IRE depart
1nenrs and the Chinese. The ike OF the
.. Chinese division has never been seen IN
this country. II was Oriental IN its splen-
dor, and has been prepared By the China
town OF Los Angeles, wholly unaided BY
the fiesta treasury. II Is said 70 have cost
thousands OF dollars. and the saying viii
not be questioned by any who witnessed It.
The name OF the pageant was given 10 II
by the military and the long line OF floats
representing the different sections OF the
southern end Of the State which made a
part OF il. but many OF which have ap-
.peared in the earlier demonstrations. As
their special day, however, the people Of
these thriving young cities came 10 the
city in regiments and added much 70 the
prevailing crush. The tTibunes IN Central
Park have at no time been so crowded as
during the passing OF the procession this
afternoon.
R. ". Pridham had command to-day as
grand marshal, and he. with his aids, led
the line, preceded by his trumpeters and
couriers. The line began TO move shortly
after l o'clock, having formed near Central
Park, and started over the route followed
by Tuesdays parade, beginning by the cir
Gle OF the mall and passing IN review before
the Queen. Several pretty little features
were introduced into the programme at
this point. among which Eas the drawing |
up n line OF the Gentlemen's Riding Club, !
the escort Of the Queen, before her throne /
and saluting.
Another was introduced By the fire de- |
partment- When the hook and ladder /
truck arrived IN front Of the throne II was
driven to the further side OF the wide mall, /
allowing ample room for the procession TO
keep on its way, while the truck came 10 q
standstin It's elaborate floral decora-
tions had been arranged so as 70 De quickly
laid aside. The ladders were then rapidly
run up into the air and when extended 70
their full length a fireman climbed nimbly
10 the uttermost upper rung from Were
he. saluted the Queen All this time, only
& few minutes Il was. the procession was
moving on. The ladder was dropped
quietly into its place, the decorations re-
turned and the truck fell into the line
again behind an engine, while all the
people cheered and the Queens court
waived its white parasOls and handker-
chiefs.
The military LED the procession, and as
always with the military everywhere, Gre
ated the greatest enthusiasm. Itembraced
two regiments OF the National Guard, the
Seventh and Ninth, a company OF marines,
the Garibaldi Guards, uniformed. and
Knights OF Pythias OF Riverside on horse
back, and these were supplemented by the
Grand Army OF the Republic float. The
Grand Army OF the Republic Drum Corps
and buglers were an effective accession.
The military have had possession OF the
town since last night, much as the chill
dren had It yesterday. excepting that the
soldiers are better 'sstayers" and still
masters OF the situation. They come from
all over the southern part OF the State and
are ike the floats, representative. It is
not often that they come together in such
force for festival.
TO take his place in this part OF the show
as commander-in-chief OF the guard, but
telegram. regretting his inability 10 do so,
was received yesterday, in which he re-
ouested that Adiutant-Genera c. L. Allen
might represent him. That officer there
fore to-day rode on the right side OF Briga-
dier-GeneraI z. P. Johnson in the capacity
Of Governor. The right Of the procession
was taken BY the Ninth Regiment, \. G.
c., followed by the Seventh.
They marched in battalions under their
own line officers. General Johnson at the
head OF the line, with Captains Osborne
and Albert c. Jones aids-de-camp, and
tie following staff collected from all over
the southern end OF the State: Major WI
lard, engineer officer; Major James A.
Difil, inspector, Pomona; Major a. W.
Barrett, quartermaster, Los Angeles;
Major Harry T. Matthews. commissary,
Santa Ana; Major George II. Bonebrake,
paymaster, Los Angeles; Major Emanuel
l. Stern, ordnance officer. Los Angeles;
Major 6. Wiley Wells, Judge advocate, Los
Angeles; Major Horace ". Russell, inspec- |
tor Of rife practice, Los Angeles; Major |
Madison 7. Owens, signal officer, Los An
geies; Lieutenant-Col0neI William G..
Cochran, surgeon, Los Angeles; First |
Lieutenant George E Lawrence, signal |
corps, Los Angeles.
The Ninth Infantry was under command |
OF Colonel Edward B. Spileman of San /
Diego, with also a representative staff as
follows: Lieutenant-CoIonel John r.
Berry, san Diego; Major Charles S. Nc
helvey, Santa Ana; Major Frank C. Pres
cott, Redlands; First Lieutenant Bradford
Morse, battalion adiutant Riverside;
First Lieutenant George C. Cox, battalion
San Bernardino; First Lieuten-
ant James Z. Mack, San Bernardino; First
Lieutenant Charles T. Rice, commissary.
Riverside; First Lieutenant George II.
Bower, quartermaster, San Diego; First
Lieutenant z. j. Guinon, ordnance officer,