The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
THE FOURTH IN OAKLAND.
Elaborate Preparations Are
Being Made to Amuse the
Children.
Official Badges Have Been Issued
by the Committee and VIII
Be Sold.

The official badge of the Oakland Fourth
of July celebration committee made its APP
pearance on the street yesterday for the
first time, and seemed to awaken more in
terest than anything which has come out
since the committee began its work.
1t consists of rosette of red, white and
blue, with ribbons of the same color de-
pending. The committee will sell these
badges for small sum, the proceeds to go
into the general fund to defray the ex-
penses of the celebration.
Thus far nearly $500 has been collected
by popular subscription, and the commit
tee, believing that $500 is already in sight,
has apportioned that amount as follows
for the various events: For the parade
$3.50, fireworks $500, decorations $1,000,
advertising $575, morning awakening $50,
office $3.50 literary $3.50, afternoon enter
tainment $3.50; total $5525.
The committee appointed to see that the
children have good time on the National
holiday has not been idle, and pro-
gramme has been arranged for their
amusement which is sure to please each ju-
venile heart. The races and games which
will be held in the afternoon will be as fol-
lows:
Boys race, IL to ID years, 100 yards.
Girls race, II to ii years. rs yards.
Potato race, open to all boys under IA years,
SO yards.
High jump, boys, II to Ii years:
Boys race, 8 to IL years, so yards.
Girls race, to IL years, 40 yards.
Ladies' race, rs yards.
Sack-race boys, to 16 years. so yards
Spoon-and-egg race, ladies, 40 yards.
Girls race, 6 to years, IS yards.
Boys companion race, three in a team, boys
catch hands and run without letting go; the
team that comes in first receives prize.
Bows race. Is to 3 wears. 40 wards.
Girls race. Ia to 10, rs yards.
Boys shoe game, 80 yards-Enter shoe game,
form circle and take off shoes, the boy who
puts his shoes on in the quickest time and runs
so yards, gets prize.
Girls companion race, 40 yards.
Catching. the creased pig, the winner to re-
ceive the pig as prize.
Three prizes will be awarded in each of the
events
To aid the committee intrusted with the
collection of funds in getting the money
together subscription lists have been placed
in the following business houses, where
amounts large or small can be left during
business hours:
Fibush Bros, N. scharman, Jonas Bros,
Theodore Gier, Kirkland Trowbridge, Os-
good Bros, Pierce Hardware Co., Brown & Nc
Kinnon, Sherman & Clay f. R. Girard, Eich-
wede, Muir & Co., Bercovich's cigar-stand, j..
Sons, II. D. Gushing.
The question of building arches over the
streets to lend grandeur to the parade is
being discussed by the committee, the
general opinion being that the amount of
money to be expended on such structures
should be small, and that more enjoyment
can be obtained by expanding the funds
on other features.
The following firms occupying corner
stores on Broadway and Washington street
have agreed to decorate deliberately:
J. ]. Collins Eureka Hotel, William Kent,
Grant l. Taggart, Champlin & Co., NJ Lissner
A. Steffanoni, E. G. Boswell, Union National
I. Moran, j. Letter, Kirkland & Trowbridge, Fl.
Bowman Co. Joseph Harris J. ]. Hanifin, H.
Furst, Henry Meyer, l.. Camp, +. L. Finch. q.
Schaffer, Felix r Violich, ]. Belert & Co., Oak
land Casino, Newland House, New York reg
taurant, Golden Rule restaurant, Barnum's
restaurant, osgood Bros, n. W. Leitch. Contra
Costa Water Company, Union Savings Bank,
Evans g. Jordan, Whitney Transfer Company,
First National Bank, Bon Ton saloon, Heron 4
Holcomb, l.. Dresco & Co., Oakland Bank of
Savings, Sherman, Clay g. Co., Dalziel & Moller.
Oakland Shoestore, Maxwell e. Sons, Ridgway
Crockery Company, H. ID. Cushing Risdon K
Co., w. T. Hyde, Abrahamson Bros. Metropoli-
Bros, Lace House, Rice & White, John Hanly,
Bay City Market, Wells, Fargo & Co. H Hersh,
berg g. Co., C. B. Shear, Henderson q Graham.
Levin Bros, Joe Lancaster, Olson Bros G. A.
j. Davis, 81. P. Bercovich, A. & NJ. Schlueter.
Telegraph and electric light poles alon q
the streets on which the parade will take
place will be trimmed with evergreens. tied
with ribbons, to height of fifteen feet from
the ground, above which bunting in the Ma
tional colors will be continued to the TOP
of the POLE