The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE,
The Elaborate Manner in
Which 1t Will Be Cele-
brated Tomorrow.
A Grand Parade, Literary Exercises
and an Albright Ball the
Features.

Tomorrow being the eighty-ffth ami
versary of the independence of Mexico, the
local Mexican colony will celebrate the
occasion with due honors. For several
years past two celebrations have been held,
owing to the rivalry existing between diff
ferent factions in the colony. This year
there will be only one celebration, under
the auspices OF the three Mexican societies
of this city-the Juarez Guard, Mexican
Ladies' Circle and the Porfirio Diaz Club.
The local Mexican colony, which numbers
nearly 1000, will celebrate the occasion in
enthusiastic fashion.
The memory of Miguel Hidalgo, the
Washington of Mexico, will be reviewed.
The warrior-priest first famed into fame
the smoldering fire of liberty engendered
by centuries of aristocratic rule and OPP
preston by the Viceroys of Spain. He did
not long survive the outbreak, for after
some few successful engagements, the
troops of the surprised Spanish defeated
armed battalions of the liberator.
He, himself, was taken and executed in
1911, but the example he had set spurred
others on to emulation, and the sword he
had been forced to lay down was taken up
by Morelos, who, like Hidslgo, was a
priest and shared his fate in 1916. But he
had called a national assembly at Chill
dependence was for the first time officially
| proclaimed in 1913. Under the leadership
| of Iturbide, Mexican independence was
again proclaimed on February "a, 1921.
Tomorrow evening there will be
parade through the principal streets. The
Juarez Guard, under command OF Captain
A. de la Tore, will act as escort OF honor
to the executive committee and A. K.
Coney, Consul-General of Mexico, who
will be president of the day.
The parade will start from Stockton and
Pacific streets, and will march to Odd
Fellows Hall, where the literary exercises
and grand ball will be held. The hall has
been profusely decorated for the occasion
with American and Mexican colors.
Following will be the programme:
Overture, ''Nabucodonosor"; installation of
the committee; reading of the Declaration of
Independence, f. Gillespie; grafton by the
orator of the day, FRANCISCO carranza; "The
Roeckel and chorus of fifty American young
ladies; solo, "Es Ia Flor" sung BY Miss Angela
Vergez; solo, by Miss Adela Galyez; piano
solo, by Mrs. l.. George; overture, "Andalusia,"
by the California Mandolin Club; duet, sung
by Miss Andrea Moiica and Ellen Coursen-
chorus Of fifty Mexican ladies.
The evenings entertainment will con-
clude with a grand ball, which will last all
night, under the direction of A. de la Tore
Jr. who will be the floor director.
Following is the committee in charge
of the affair: Oficers-Consul A. K.
Coney, honorary president; A. Montero,
president; F. Romo, vice-president; A de
la Tore Jr., secretary; Mrs. M. G. Romo,
assistant secretary; Miss Esther Silver,
treasurer; executive committee-A. Roio,
C. Torres. F. Carranza, C. Baez, c. Sis.
neros, J. Meneses, f. Gillespie, G. Mesich,
Arturo Perez, Miss M. Villa, Miss B. Soto,
Mrs. C. Ybarra, Miss F. Mondragon.