The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31

CE ES II. - II Oh DGE Esq.
Proprietor Sais francisco Call,
san Francisco.
Dear Sir: The enecntire committee of
the Santa Cruz Venetian Tater CdrnfrdI
association Join tcith the people of Santa
Cruz County in extending to yon their
heartfelt thanks for your earnest support
and hearty co-operation through the
medium of your paper totcard the success
of o ur coming carnirat.
Yours respectfully,
j. p. SMITH, President,
CRARLES b. TIDB4LL,
General Manager, Santa Crus Venetian
Water Carnfrdt association.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, May 3o.-To-day
being Memorial day, the town was not
quite so gay in carnival colors as ordi-
narily. The large carnival flag on the
liberty pole on the plaza tower, and nearly
every carnival flag floating from the
numerous hagstaffs in town were down,
and in their place, as it should be, the stars
and stripes were floating at half-mast, in
memory of those who fought and died to
save our country. Many took advantage
Of the opportunity to inspect the work
done thus far for the carnival.
While most of the townspeople were en-
ioying holiday the people in the employ
of the carnival association found no time
for recreation or pleasure, but were all
hard at work. Those who spent the day
at the beach, without exception, strolled
to the mouth of the San Lorenzo and
viewed the work thus far accomplished on
the dam, watched the men at work and
saw more sacks filed with sand and cover
ing a larger space of territory than ever in
their lives before.
People are surprised when they see the
number of seats which are being erected
along the banks of the San Lorenzo, where
they will watch the water fetes and page
ants. It is wonder that so much can
be accomplished in such short space of
time. The boxes are on each side of the
Queens throne and mum Der have already
been engaged by prominent people.
The electrical display promises to exceed
in grandeur and magnifcence even that
expected by the most enthusiastic. The
electric-light company has large force
of men at work and the wires are fast be
ing placed in position. The incandescent
lights extend in canopy style from large
poles in the center of the river down to
smaller poles on the sides and make a per-
feet network of lights which, with the
thousands of japanese lanterns, will make
a dazzling and beautifu. scene. About
twenty feet from the river large circles of
lights will be placed in position around the
poles.
The work on the grand electric fountain
has been commenced, the pipes having
been laid. It is situated in the middle of
the river, above the band stand, which is
opposite the Queens throne. The Ameri-
can Nozzle Company has twenty-four spray
nozzles and one cataract nozzle for this
fountain. A four-inch pipe pressure viii
be necessary for it, and the spray will be
thrown $50 feet into the air. A large num-
Der of electric lights and four calcium lights
will be used in operating it. The fountain,
when in operation, will be superior to the
one that was in use at the Midwinter Fair
in San Francisco.
The poles for the screen for the use of the
stereopticon in illustrating the music of the
great American Band were placed in posi-
ton to-day.
It has been decided that the entire car
nival programme should be carried on in
the vicinity of the river, where the Queens
throne is to be, and the workmen will
commence at once to erect the seats, which
were to be at the head OF Pacific avenue,
at this place. 1t will make grand arena
1000x1500 feet. The capacity of the seats
to be erected will be 5000, which, with the
5000 along the river bank, will make
grand total Of Il, COO seats.
The carpenter force at work on the new
pavilion was increased to-day and there
are now over sixty at work, and tomorrow
the force will be still larger. The floor for
the pavilion is nearly all finished and will
be canyased.
This afternoon one of the ends was
erected, and. before large crowd of
people, the carnival flag was raised BY
Manager Tidbal and the building was
christened Carnival Pavilion by Hon.
W. t. Jeter. This was followed by three
rousing cheers given with a will by all
present.
A grand game of baseball was given this
afternoon at the Athletic Park at Vue de
iEau, for the benefit of the Venetian car
niyal. There was good attendance at the
game. which was intensely interesting as
well as amusing. It was between the
bachelors and benedicts, and among the
players were bankers, merchants, our City
Attorney, County Treasurer, Sheriff and
Supervisor. The single men were victori-
Gus: the score being 20 to 10. The follow
ing were the players:
Benedicts-J. Enright, A. Otto, J. e. O. Bal
ley, II. Besse, W. D. Haslam, f. A. Angel, W. a.
Bias, 1. Newman and Frank Alzina.
Bachelors-E. Alzina, Lindt, c. Cassin, G..
Sheldon, A .Bernheim, Scott, Hastings, Ed
Shirran, Charles Wilson.
The children of the public schools of this
city will have four beautiful floats in the
pageant. Already six of the country dis
tricts have signified their intention of
being represented by floats.
Boulder Creek, our leading numbering
town, will be represented by a beautiful
redwood float
At meeting of the Foresters last even
ing it was decided to expend at least 500
on their float, which will represent beau
tiful forest scene, and to make it more real
a couple of live deer will be on it.
The design for the Queens float has been
submitted. 1t is to be entirely floral and
OF most beautiful design. The canopy
for the Queen and the separate canopies
for the ten maids of honor are all to be
floral. The flowers will be of the choicest