The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-09
DOMINIC CARNIYA1 GARB.
The city of the Venetian Fete Ready for
the CrO1cd of Tisitors.

A"e CHy V Tue Fenetada Eete Ready for
the Cro,cd of Tisitors.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, June S.-This has
been the busiest day since preparations for
the carnival commenced. There has been
a constant rush at the headquarters, at the
dam, on the streets, and at the tribunes
and pavilion. At the headquarters this
afternoon an executive committee meeting
was held, and it was also pay day Long
lines of men were formed, and those in
charge were kept busy paying the hun
dreds of workDen in the employ of the as
ISOLATION through the week.
Only few were at work on the dam to-
day, as it is in the best of order, and the
channels for the running of the waste
water are about right since they were en-
larged.
Many decorations were placed in position
to-day. There is scarcely business house
on Pacific avenue where the yellow and
white is not conspicuous. Hundreds of
trees are being used by the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company in identifying
the union depot grounds. Wagon-loads OF
fir, oak, madrone and redwood are being
used. A row of trees has been planted from
Pacific avenue to the grounds, and around
the grounds regular forest has been
planted.
The decoration of the Sea Beach Hotel
and its beautiful grounds has been COM
pleted. From the hagstaffs large carnival
flags are floating, and the main street front
is mass of yellow and white bunting,
which is festooned in graceful manner.
japanese lanterns have been strung at in
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around the house, while the beautiful
gardens have lanterns by the dozen strung
OH wires. When lighted at night the
sight will be pretty one.
Sunshine Villa, the home of ]. P.
Smith, is to be Illuminated the most
brilliantly of any place in this city
during the carnival week. Strings of
Japanese lanterns will extend from the
roof of the house to the ground, and
throughout the whole of the beautiful
gardens Japanese lanterns will be placed.
About as busy spot as could be ina
glned is the carnival grounds. Carpenters
are to be found at every turn putting on
the finishing touches to the seats. To-day
the gateways to the grounds were built and
more seats erected. The boxes along the
river front have been covered with yellow
and white bunting, and the seats with
white cloth.
The work of decorating the carnival
pavilion is being pushed rapidly forward
The sides OF the pavilion are buried in
cloth, and hundreds of flags and streamers
of every nation have arrived and are ready
to be placed in position around the ball
room. On Monday the netting for the
ceiling will be placed in position, and it
will then be covered with the choicest
roses. The bandstand is finished and the
electricians are busy. To-day they placed
twenty arc lamps in position, to be used
for the lighting of this pavilion.
The executive committee has allowed
the residents of Eastcliff 500 feet OF wire
and 200 lanterns, which will be used for the
illumination of Eastcliff, which overlooks
the mouth of the San Lorenzo.
The gondolas are being made as if by
magic and the barges that are tied to the
trees on the banks of the river are quickly
being transformed into the most graceful
Venetian gondolas. Some of them have
already been launched and the vari-colored
craft on the river make pretty sight. The
Queens barge has been launched and is
nearing completion.
Fred Swanton, who owns the Electra, a
splendid electric launch, entered another
electric launch for the river pageant to-
day. He has named it the J. T. Sullivan,
and it is a beautiful boat.
The badges for the officers and commit
tees arrived to-day. The floral and recep-
ton committee badges are of white satin,
with the words "Santa Cruz Venetian
Water Carnival" printed upon them. They
are trimmed with heavy gold fringe and
tassels and suspended from a rosette of
white and yellow, with the words "Recep-
ton Committee" in open brass lettering.
The badges for the officers and the chair
man of the committee are of yellow satin,
with the same lettering as the committee
badges, but with the name of the officer
and chairman of whatever committee he
represents added. They are trimmed with
heavy silver fringe and tassels, and are
from yellow and white bow of
ribbon and silver star.
Grand Marshal Frank Mattison will have
for his aids on Wednesday: George
Wrinkle. f. L. Robinson, w. G. Hoffman,,
Fred Barson Jr., ]. J. Quill, w. S. Parrish,
w. T. Morton, A. III. Bailey, g. s. TAFT, S.