The record-union., 1895-08-24
TIE SAN FRANCISCO NATIVE SONS.
They Are Making Great Preparations
for the Celebration.
Three Thousand of Them Are Coming
to Sacramento-SOme Unique
Features.

Every meeting Of the twenty-one local
parlors of the Native Sons of the Golden
West from now till the day Of departure
for Sacramento will be almost entirely
devoted to completing preparations for
the Admission Day celebration, says the
San Francisco COL. Several of the par
lors have already finished their labors in
this direction, but most of them have yet
much to do, and the local joint committee
is using every effort to soc that enthusi-
asm does not flag.
From present indications it is expected
that not less than 5000 members will be
in line in the parade OF Saturday, Sep
tember 7th. when the local parlors will
march in body TO the ferry to take pas
sage for the Capital City. The route Of
the procession will be from Mason and
Market streets to kearny, to Bush, to
Market and then to the ferry. Arrange
ments are now being made to have all
the business firms along the route burn
colOred fires during the passing of the
paraders. and most of the merchants have
already signitied their intention of carry
ing out the suggestion OF the committee
working on the matter.
1t is expected that in addition to the
members of the order about 800 of their
relatives and friends will depart on the
7th Of Septem Der for rhe scene of the cele-
bration.
San Francisco Parlor, No. 40, promises
to contribute seventy-tive men and a
drum corps of six pieces to the parade.
FL Dorado Parlor. No. 81, will supply a
contingent OF sixty natives, arrayed in
hlna wbita ,1t,nlY
belts, white caps, blue ties, and white and
blue striped windsor shirts, with crown
Ing decorations of Japanese parasOis. The
costly new banner of this parlor will be
mounted on = stand of fancy black iron,
embossed with dull brass, ornamented
with spiral and scroll work of the latest
design.
The Foothill Owls of this parlor will
carry their emblem on standard fancl-
fully decorated with the carnival and n.
). G. w. cOlors-Green, red and orange.
Their headquarters IN Sacramento will DO
lavishly decorated. The huge stuffed
grizzly, which was part Of California
Worlds Fair exhibit. Will be given a
prominent position in the decorations.
The First Regiment Drum and Fife
Corps Will provide music for the parlor
in the parade. and string band will fur
nish music during receptions. entertain
ments, and for dancing at parlOr head
quarters. Lemonade, lcecream, cold tea
and punch will be served mem bers and
friends at headquarters.
Stanford Parlor, 40. 16 will be headed
by ROncoiyerps band. It's memb bers' at
tire will comprise blue coat and trousers,
white cap, blue silk tie, white linen shirt
and collar, white duck vest. Japanse para
sol. This parlor has decided not to take
part In the parade on the evening of de-
parture from the city as Daror, but in
dividual mem bers who desire 10 parade
can do So The parlor as a body will
leave on the O'Clock train on the 9TH of
September
During its stay in the Capital City recep-
tions will be held in Turner Hall, the
headquarters of the parlor. A special
concert will be given at the parlor's
headquarters on the afternoon of Septem-
Der 9th, and IN the evening OF the same
day the parlor will hold its grand ball.
Olympus ParlOr of San Francisco has
asked for headquarters, and will probably
be placed in the Red House building, j
street, between Seventh and Eighth.
Round-trip tickets are to be sold at
81 80, and will be obtainablo from the
mem bers OF the Transportation Commit
tee OF each parlOr, or from the committee
who Will be in attendance at the ferry.
AS near as can be learned at present,
such tickets Will be honored on all trains
from odu EIaHCIsCO, DOlD regular ana
special on the 1th, SLh and morning OF
the 9th of September. Returning, tick
cts will be received on all trains of the
9th, 10th and llth.
Golden Gate Parlor, No. %, will prob
ably have sixty men at Sacramento.
Their parade uniform will comprise
striped silk shirts, with white back
ground, black trousers. straw hats, white
belts and white gloves. and each mem
ha,. 90 " oy, IL .
will be led by drum corps OF seven
pieces five drummers and two fifers.
National Parlor, No. lis. will come to
Sacramento seventy-tive strong, and Will
parade in costume similar to that worn
at other celebrations, and by which the
parlor has become distinguished, consist
ing OF black silk shirt, black trousers.
with gold seam, black cap, with gold but
tons and cord, and an orange e-colorcd
sash. The badge worn will be an orange
color rosette with tassels, surmounteti
by gold eagle. The headquarters of the
parlOr viii be at S25 J street, and will be
tastefully decorated. Refreshments will
be served. The parlor will :,arade with
the other San Francisco parlors on Satur-
day night to the special train, and will be
headed by corps OF three flies and two
drums.
OTHER NOTES.
Argonaut Parlor of fOroville sends word
that it will be here in full force on Ad-
mission Day.
Three excursion trains will be run
to Folsom during the State Fair, so that
visitors may have an opportunity to see
the great plant where Sacramento's cleo
trio power is generated.
The Woodland Native Sons costume
will consist OF straw hats, pongee silk
shirts, white belts, black trousers ard
palm-leaf fans decorated in the carnival
colors. The Woodland Band will come
with them. The parlor will have its
headquarters at Concord Hall
Stock ton Parlor will run an excursion
to this city and will bring between l,20O
and 1000 of their townspeople with them.
San Jose Parlor is endeavoring to se-
cure excursion rates for special train to
this city.
Communications have been received
from the L Uniformed Ranks of the Knights
of Pythias, the Brewers Union and the
Butchers Union that they will partici-
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