The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-28

already in gala day attire in anticipation
of the celebration, and decoration is going
on at rate which shows the active enthu-
siasm which has been manifested in the
project from the day of its inception.
"The whole town has taken hold of the
matter and the various committees are
pulling together like clockwork From
this time on the executive committee will
give considerable attention to the matter
of entertaining visitors, which, as expert
ence has proved in other carnivals through
out the State, is always a serious problem
1t is question of finding accommodations
for the thousands who will fill the town
during the celebration. But here again
the people have shown themselves alive to
the necessities OF the hour. Hundreds of
private families have opened their doors to
the visitors and so many offers have come
in that the committee feels confident of its
ability to take care of all who may come.
'Now as to what we are doing locally
for the success of the festival We have
committee of fifty. They are all workers
and / may say that the results attained
thus far have been eminently satisfactory.
Three meetings have been held up to date.
Transportation has been arranged at 81 30
for the round trip and the railroad COM
pany will also give us several special Pull
man trains. One of these will be full
train, which will leave on the evening of
the 18th inst. and return after the ball in
time for business the next day. The
round-trip rate for this train will be So.
I'VE failed to secure the services of the
American Concert band for a series of free
concerts to precede the carnival, as an ad.
vertising measure, but these concerts will
come off all right as the Santa Cruz COM
mittee has decided to send band from
that town. The flags are expected to-day
or tomorrow and will then be displayed
in conspicuous places about town. An
other scheme for making the affair popular
will consist in personal circulars or cards,
to be carried by every member of the COM
mittee, and by them presented to friends
and acquaintances. This we believe to
be most effective method of spreading
information relative to the celebration,
which we are all anxious to make sue
cess. It's going to be a success, too, and
the very biggest thing in the carnival line
for this year"
The local branch of the committee on
promotion of the Santa Cruz Venetian
Water Carnival met again last evening at
the Union League clubrooms with Albert
E. Castle in the chair. Among those pres
ent were Mayor Effey and John T. Sulli-
van of Santa Cruz.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to call upon the directors of the
Musicians Mutual Protective Union to
secure permission for the American Band
to play one or two evenings in the Palace
Hotel free of charge reported that this had
been refused. Mr.. Roncovieri the leader
of the band, had offered to play provided
this permission could be obtained.
Mayor Effey addressed the meeting and
said that everything was going on har-
moniously and that Santa Cruz was work
ing industriously. The celebration would
be carried out on a much grandeY scale
than had been contemplated at first. ''It
has been decided to-day he said, ITO put
up another and permanent pavilion. The
people of Santa Cruz are taking particular
pains to see that every visitor shall have
accommodations. Our efforts have met
with such hearty cooperation from the
outside that we expect from 10000 to sc, 900
visitors and we expect to give them all
accommodations without any over
charges. I cannot say too much of the
good work of the San Francisco committee.
/ do not know what we have done to
deserve all this generosity at your hands,"
John T, Sullivan, who is chairman of
the committee on promotion, stated that
arrangements had been made with the
railroad people for rate of q single fare,
81 80, for the round trip, good for eight
days by either road. He stated also that
he had made arrangements with two
caterers of this City to feed all the people
outside the hotels.
The chairman announced that at the
headquarters of the carnival committee in
the Grand Hotel in this City there is
bureau, where those wishing to go down
may obtain information or engage rooms
at prices to suit themselves. The bureau