The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
Wondrous Display of the Cra-
die City's Electric Power
by Night.
JOY IN THE GOLDEN STATE.
Every City and Hamlet HonorS the
Anniversary Of Statehood's
Advent.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. 9.-Here
comes the procession and this is the CEN
tral moment of the big celebration.
There are the police at the head, as
proud and straight squad as ever led a
parade.
The good-looking man is Grand Marshal
Henderson, surrounded by the aids in
their uniforms of a sort of Grand Army
style, but with wide blue regalias.
The streets are SO thronged that there is
hardly room for parade. The whole city
. is alive with people.
That is Sheriff Johnson with yellow
regalia instead of blue, just ahead of the
mounted signal corps.
The new cavalry company organized un-
der the Governor Budd administration
looks like Preside troop, whether the
horsemen ride as we'll or not
The Second Regiment, Colonel Guthrie,
is coming next, and that old air, THE
Red, White and Blue,' is by Roncovieri's S
band. The musicians are in white caps
and that black-bearded from bone player
is often mistaken for John Philip Sousa.
Sunset Parlor's Joint committee is a sort
of escort for California Parlor of Native
Daughters. The Daughters are the fairest
creations OF the Western State, and to-day
they are marching visions in white. Look
at Sacramento Parlor, preceded by that
golden dream of banner that the Native
Daughters made. The followers of that
banner are in black coats and drab trousers
and hats. And hear them
Ha ha, ha! Who are we?
Sacramento No 8!
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parasols seem to be emulating the Native
Daughters in the uniform colors. And they
have cry:
Rah, rah, Rix!
Sunset, Sunset, twenty-sixl
This is Courtland Parlor in plain black
uniform.
What an Imposing line the procession
already makes as you look up the street or
down the street! Mayor Steinman and the
city officers are in carriages; some of the
grand officers in a barge.
That banner is not needed to tell that
these other men in the carriages are the
Pioneers. Every Sacramento resident
points out to his friend or hers the vener-
able Edward Chamberlain, who is sc years
old And here comes the Mexican War
Veterans!
What a striking contrast from the gray
old Pioneers to California Parlor, with the
jaunty straw hats and Japanese parasols.
The second division is led by Golden
Gate Parlor, with that great blue banner.
The distinctive features of the uniforms
are straw hats and Japanese parasols. Bay
City Parlor, with more parasols, parades
the old bear flag. That is San Francisco
Parlor following.
Here is the first of the floats, with six
horses caparisoned in yellow. The float
represents California" with a sort of
semi-tropicaI scene. Miss Blanche Ficks is
the Goddess.
And more of the natives Pacific Parlor,
with white caps; Ell Dorado Parlor and its
band with huge sunshades and with the
Owl. Another parlor of Native Daughters,
all in white like the others.
This 4oat represents the Seal of the
State" and in the same little boat three
young ladies and grizzly bear are getting
along in harmony. The girls are not afraid
of the bear, though its arms are extended
in a most threatening way. Perhaps that
is because Hydraulic PaIlor of Nevada
City is so close at hand, the sturdy youths
in white caps and blue sashes-a manly
corps. These natives are REINFORCED bv
Argonaut Parlor of 0roville, in black, with
yellow sashes, and close at hand is Mt.
Diablo Parlor, and the General Winn
Parlor Of Antioch. These form regiment
that could guard the State.
Marshal Eugene f. Bert-everybody
knows him-is leading the third division.
Mission Parlor and it's band are in long,
gray coats and the members are making
themselves heard by means of hand
cIapping.
Menlo Parlor, with three banner-bearers,
are in black and yellow, running in drill
that would have been the pride of General
Suffers Indians fifty years ago.
Hesperian Parlor of San Francisco is ac-
companied by boy on donkey. There
are several ladies in white, with the men
in black and yellow.
Grass Valleys band is making sensa-
ton all along the line. 1t is with Quartz
Parlor of Grass Valley, the members in
light-blue coats and straw hats.
Bonner Parlor of Truckee has only six
mem bers, but that fact makes it promi-
nent.
Old AIcatraz of San Francisco has white
blouses and straw hats.
Patriotic Chico Parlor is in red, white
and blue and its band plays Marching
Through Georgia"
SSee the big drum maior?" everybody
excIaims He is from Woodland and every
body in the band is six feet tall. These
are Native Sons and Woodland Parlor has
only tall men.
Another float is coming behind-Napa
Parlor-" Mining in the Days of '49'' the
inscription is. And, yes, there is the wind
lass among the trees, and the men digging
away as in
The days of old.
The days of gold,
The days of 40.
Auburn Parlor looks like lot of mining
men, in red shirts with blue overalls
tucked in their boots.
All the Placer County parlors are to-