The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-16

wagons in the procession to the number of
half hundred at least. There will be
steers decorated with flowers and garlands,
fifty vaqueros in costume, with some
startling effects not yet made public, and
floats without number.
A meeting of the butchers committee
was held at Masonic Hall in South San
Francisco. John Livingston was chosen
marshal of division, and reports of prog
ress were made. So far as known at the
present time the floats and features to be
furnished are as follows:
BY the beef butchers-Float bearing fifty-two
young ladies', costumed TO represent the God
deSs of Liberty and the several States and Ter
ritorieS; 100 men in uniform.
By Boyle, Lacoste d. Co.-Two wagons deco
rated with flowers and flags; sixty men in uni
form.
By Legaller-Hellwig Tanning Company-One
typical float, decorated in fur, skins, etc.; one
team decorated with flowers and flags; 125
: By t-Levi Tanning Cons anyone team with
fancy decorations; twenty-five men in uniform
By 4. 3. Patrick d Go--Oue Heat and fifty
men IN uniform.
BY the California Tallow works-one team,
handsomely decorated, and twenty uniformed
men.
By the American Fertilizer Com
pany-One float, drawn by six coal-black stall
lions, each weighing 23O0 pounds. This is to
beat the float sent out by this firm two or three
years ago. -ast
BY the sheep butchers-A mammoth float
bearing "Little Bopeep'' shepherdesses with
white and decorated with ribbons. The float
will be inclosed with wire gauZe to keep the
sheep from escaping.
By \. 0hlandt & Co.-Two decorated six
horse teams; % men in uniform.
By the Butchers Board of TTade-Two floats,
one bearing a live cow and local adaptation
from Coins Financial School; officers and MEM
bers in carriages.
By the Pacific Butchers Supply Company
fraf haa Ga1 how
plete.
By Hoffman & Woene-One float drawn by
six matched grays, bearing representation of
a packlng-house and sausage mandatory in
full operation. On this float a 315-pound
butcher will preside over a boiling caldron of
frankfruters which tiny urchin will distrib-
ute to the crowd by means OF a fork four feet
long.
The Butchers Board of Trade has
offered six priZes-two of $25, two of SIS
and two of $10-for the three best deco
rated wagons among the wholesalers and
the three best among the retailers Ger
tain firms in each branch have announced
their determination to win the first prize
if it costs them $3.50. The executive COM
mittee has been made the judge without
the possibility of an appeal.
Grand Marshal Forster has been ques-
toned so often as to whether or not Chi
nese were to be permitted in the procession
that he wishes it stated once and for all
time that he deposes. upon oath that no
Chinese will be permitted to appear in the
parade"
The grand marshal has experienced
considerable difficulty in securing a suit
able steed for the Fourth. He complained
of the matter yesterday, but the sugges-
tions he received were scarcely reassuring.
Mr.. Hammond of the Butchers Board OF
Trade suggested tame steer of which he
knew. One of the new women offered the
loan of bicycle and another agreed to
furnish the necessary boomers. The diff
Guilty is however a serious one, and Mr.
Forster would like to hear of superb
saddlehorse that can be secured.
The members of Pacific Parior No 10
have decided to parade in distinctive uni
forms and they will be accompanied by a
drum corps of eight boys in the apparel OF
the Continental army.
The final choice OF a triumphal arch on
Market street rests with the executive COM
mittee, which meets tomorrow afternoon,
and the CALL herewith presents another OF
the designs submitted.
Last evening the finance committee met
and discussed the ACCESSIBILITY of having
the names of subscribers and the amount
of their subscriptions published in the
daily press. No action was taken In the
matter. Some partial reports were re-
ceived from merchants who had been out
collecting. They showed extremely good
results for the time expended. A report
of all money received will be made by the
treasurer at the meeting of the executive
committee tomorrow afternoon.