The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-03
OAKLAND'S GODDESS SHY,
She May Not Appear in the
Great Fourth of July
Parade.
NO ONE KNOWS HER NAME.
grammes for the Big Cele-
bratlon.

unless CDere IS a Cndnge OF nearC on the
part of the Fourth of July committee or
some of Oakland's modest society bellies
before tonight the parade will lose one of
its traditional features-that of the God
dess of Liberty.
In spite of it's carefully laid plans and of
the fact that the most courteous and pop
ular mem bers were chosen to select god
dess none has been found, and for the
very simple reason that those who have
been asked to impersonate Columbia have
politely but firmly declined the honor.
Now the committee has decided that unless
it can get the lady of its choice it will go
without goddess, and that familiar fea-
ture will be missed from the parade.
The cause of the trouble was the opinion
expressed some time ago by leading
society lady, that it would be undigniied
to hold an election for the goddess, and
that she disapproved on general principles
of young ladies acting as the goddess In
public parades.
Since that the society buds whom the
| committee were stalking have been fight
| ing shy of the question. and unless some
| one of them can be induced to change her
mind to-day, the throne will go empty,
and the fifty maidens who have been
| selected as an escort will lose their voca-
| ton.
Three literary and musical programmes
! have been arranged for the day. The first
will take place in the morning at the tent
on Twelfth and Jackson streets, US follows:
Music-Fffth Infantry band.
| Invocation-ChaplainR Rev. J. F.. Bushnell.
| President of the day, Hon. J. l.. Davie.
Reading of the Declaration OF independence
d. S. Hirshberg
| Music-Male quartet.
| POem-Ina D. CoOlbrith.
Address-Senator George c. Perkins.
! At the same time exercises will be held
at the tabernacle as follows:
| Music-Fifth Regiment band of San Jose,
| Observation-Disclosures Rev. E. S. Chapman.
Reading Declaration of independence
MuSie-Male quartet.
Poem-Charles Keller.
brakes Address to the American Flag
| Ward l. Pelton.
| Address-Hon. John A. Wright.
In the afternoon Rev. Anna Shaw will
! deliver an address at the tabernacle, when
the following musical programme will be
! rendered:
Music-Fifth Infantr yband.
fThe Artillerist'S Oath" bya double male
quartet, consisting OF Messrs: W: Basker and
| d. Lawrence, first tenors; P Hughes and
| Brangs, second tenors; II. Lawrence and H.
| AIbreck, first bass; H. Melvin and Ii. Richards,
| second bass.
! bell.
"Columbia"- Reed Batchelder.
bright Sword of Liberty'-Male Quartette.
alag of the Free''-Mrs. J. a. Campbell.
"Tenting on the Old Camp Grobnd'-Oliye
Reed Batchelder.
Address-Miss Anna Howard Shaw.
"Our Native handmade quartet.
America" by the audience.
On the east side of Lake Merritt huge
grand stand, capable of seating 5000 peo-
pie, has been erected, and to-day carpen-
ters will put up similar structure on the
west side of the lake. These two stands
are expected to accommodate all those
who desire to sit during the display of
pyrotechnics, which will be the finest ever
seen in Oakland. The seats have been re-
served, and are to be had at the drug
stores.
The entries for the athletic events at the
park have been closed. The following
entered for the various events:
one-mile handicap-Henry Tank, F. jerks,
Joseph Doyle, A. P. Wright.
100-yard handicap. C. Williamson, A.
Byrne D. Williamson, F. w. Simpson, Charles
Tye, Frank jerks, Charles Clifford.
Run Running hgh JUMP G. Williamson,
Kenna, H. Tank and E. Dowdle.
The entries for the boys and the profess
sional events will be filled out on the
grounds. Vice-Presdent James Shanly of
the P. A. A. has been appointed referee
and Dewitt c. Van Court starter. There
will be a balloon ascension and parachute
jump at the trotting- park at 2:30 by Pro-
lessor Burke.
All the principal business houses of Oak
land have signed an agreement to close on
the Fourth.
The Young Mems Institute OF Oakland
is preparing handsome float, which will
be feature of the parade. 1t will repre-.
sent the signing OF the Declaration of In
dependence. The costuming will be in
the Colonial style and the accessories con-
form to the great historical scene.
At the close of the parade, as the col
umn passes in review there will be a Ma
tional salute fired from the guns, and dur
ing the fireworks at night another salute
of fifty guns will be fired for the signers
of the Declaration of independence.
The committeeman in charge of the
morning awakening has placed the hour
at which the unearthly noises are sup
posed to begin at to 80 on the morning
of the Fourth. At that time cannon will
boom, and the noise of the several new
devices hitherto unknown to Fourth of
July celebrations will be heard.