The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-25
PARADE ON THE FOURTH
Some Features of the Big Pro-
cession on the Nations
Birthday.
REVIEW ON VAN NESS AVENUE,
Committeeman Who Have per-
formed No Service to Be Stricken
From the Roll.

The celebration of the National day this
year promises to surpass anything of the
KIND ever given in this City, and in spite
OF the difficulty in collecting necessary
funds, the outlook is good for display Of
which San Francisco may well be proud.
The parade will be a special feature
There are to be nine divisions at least, and
from the way aceeptanees are coming in
the grand marshal thinks that more will
be necessary.
The rendezvous for the procession Will
be at the foot of Market street, the various
divisions forming on adjacent corners
The squadron of police viii assemble or
Drumm street.
The procession will be headed bv the
National colors in charge of reguIa,
army color-guard of twelve soldiers from
the Presldlo. A company of mounted
police will come next. They will be fol.
lowed by drum corps and two companies
of foot police armed with Winchester rifles
and under the command of Chief Crowley
The grand marshal and thirty-foul
mounted aids follow the police, and Their
preceded by band will march the United
States troops under command of Colonel
Shafter. These complete the first division
and the others will follow in designated
order, which, to prevent petty jealousies
will not be made public till the morning
OF the Fourth.
The line of march will be Market street
to Montgomery, to California, to Kearny,
TO Market, TO Van Ness avenue, to Geary'
countermarching on Van Ness avenue
The grand and children's stands will be
located on the west side of Van Ness ave-
nue. between Turk and MeAllister streets
Between the stands, at the intersection OF
En1l
space will be left where the grand marshal
and his aids Will review the column.
As the grand marshals place in the
column is behind the police, a very pretty
evolution is needed to enable him to reach
the reviewing stand before the police
march by, and yet not to break the column.
This has been provided for and it will be
executed at the point furthest north on Van
Ness avenue which the column passes.
At the instant the color guard which
heads the line begins the wheel for the
Countermarch the grand marshal and his
aids will fall out of column, reform and
gallop in line to the reviewing stand-the
band behind them, and the United States
troops will follow along after the police,
wheeling, however, for the countermareh,
so as to gain the space vacated by the mar
shall and his aids and maintain the proper
interval.
1t is possible that some out-of-town
militiamen will be present to take part in
the parade. General Warield, Colonel
Geisting and General Hunter held a confer
enee with the grand marshal yesterday
morning, at which it was agreed to order
out two country regiments to take part in
the parade.
The executive committee met during the
afternoon.
On behalf of the finance committee, Mr..
Reichart reported that the Market-street
Railway system had subscribed $500 and
the San Francisco and Northern Pacific
$50. Director Stetson had promised SUBJ
scriptions from the California-street road
and from the North Pacific Coast Rail-
road. The Hobaft estate will subscribe at
least 500, and perhaps more. The Suffer-
street Railway, through Robert Morrow,
absolutely refused to give cent toward
the celebration.
The auditing committee reported the ap-
prevail of bills and they were ordered paid
as follows; For printing!. II. Patrick &
Co. 50, The Creightons $45, Joseph Winter
burn e. Co. 81 so, e. C. Hughes $40 so.
For office stationery, The Creightons, So So.
For seryices-Charles E. Marry $14, i. G.
Cushion S24.
On motion of Reichart it was ordered
that members of the various committees
who had not attended meetings or in any
other way been of service should be
stricken from the rolls. This was done to
forestall any possible demand from them
for tickets to the grand stand, etc. The
experience of former committees has been
that the members who do the least work
usually demand the most favors.
The grand marshal reported that his ap-
preparation would be sufficient, except that
he would be called on to pay twenty-four
men in each of the militia bands instead
fifteen as estimated, and that he would
have to supply the militia cavalry and ar
tilIery with horses at a cost of $500.
But few of the City officials and of the
Consuls had accepted the invitation to pa
rade and no four-in-hands would be re.
quired.
Mr.. Nounnan thought that the Mayor
should ride in four-in- hand, but Mr..
Foster said he had not replied to the invi-
tation and the sense of the committee was
that any one who had or did not formally
accept the invitation should not be pro-
yided for.
The Native Sons will bring out several
four-in-hand teams.
General Emmel will not appear in the
procession. The Grand Army men say
his claim to being veteran OF the Florida
war is fraudulent.
General Warfeld announces that the
union military bands will turn out and
will both carry and play their instruments,
If they should refuse to do so they will be
a court-martial.
The decoration committee was empow-
cred to. employ men to collect funds for
the construction of the Market-street arch
Messrs. Hammond, Reichart and Gallo
way were appointed as committee to To-
cate the spot for setting off the fireworks
There was some discussion as to whether
the funds collected by the press would be
available for general expenses. 1t was de-
cided that every dime SO collected must be
used for the benefit of the children exclu-
sively.
The committee will meet again this aft
ernoon.
At a meeting of the music committee A.
Matthew handed in a list of 100 musicians
whom he could furnish for the. parade.
He secured a contract to furnish nine
bands. and will hire hall next Thursday
night to demonstrate to the committee
that the men can play and to show their
uniforms.
1t is claimed that the trouble among the
musicians is not one of union versus non
union, but of one union against another.
The regulars are members of the Musi-
clans Mutual Protective Union. The So
called non-union men claim membership
in the American Musicians Union. which,
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