The San Francisco call., 1896-06-24
A Creditable and Patriotic
Demonstration Is Now
Assured.
ITS MANY FINE FEATURES.
The Expense Estimates Scaled Down
Last Evening by the Executive
Committee.

It is now q foregone conclusion that the
coming Fourth Of July celebration will be
credit to San Francisco. There will be a
fine military parade, and the literary ex-
ercises at the Auditorium will be unusual
Iy enjoyable. The children of the several
orphan asylums will be well entertained
in Golden Gate Park, and pyrotechnics.
while not especially elaborate, will be
tasteful and appropriate.
In consequence of the late date of the
organization of the executive committee
and the limited time remaining in which
to solicit subscriptions some of the features
originally contemplated in the demon
stratlon have been abandoned.
1t was wished to adopt the idea of the
decoration com mmittee, for q grand electri-
cal illumination and ornamentation of
the principal streets for three consecutive
days, but now it is the general sentiment
that to carry it out would be far too expen-
sve. 1t is also doubtful if the Continental
Army will make as conspicuous a figure
in the parade as was at first intended.
There will not be any lack of patriotism,
though; the Sons of the American Revo-
luton will turn out. if the so called Con-
DeCldTaClOn
of Independence will be read by John
Robinson, the son of a soldier of the
Revolution, and an oration will be deliv-
cred by Zeaas U. Dodge, the grandson of a
soldier of the Revolution. The tabIeaux
will be excellent, and so will the vocal
chorus of 200 voices.
At its session last evening the executive
committee addressed itself to the task of
scaling down the sums demanded by the
various subcommittee, so that the ex-
penses incurred should not by any mis-
chance exceed the receipts. The auditing
committee considered the $500 asked for
by the parade committee to be too high.
and advised a reduction of from 25 to 80
per cent. Favorable reports were made
upon the following items:
National Guard, $3.50; two floats, $500;
music, $500; regalie, $500; literary commit
tee, 1896; invitation and reception committee.
$3.50; fireworks, $1,000. With other minor
items this made total OF $6533.
The collections to date. reported by the
finance committee, aggregate $2234, with
the Southern Pacific Company, the banks
and insurance companies yet to come.
Grand Marshal Umbsen said he would
like an appropriation for two more floats
In the parade and $430 for the Continental
Army. The $3.50 appropriated for the Ma
tional Guard OF California was finally
adopted and action upon the other appro-
priat1ons was deferred. There was some
talk of dispensing with grand stand, but
the question was not finally determined.
The orphans $500 IN all) will be taken
out to Golden Gate Park, where the Native
Daughters of the Golden West and
the Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic will take care of them. They
will be given luncheon, rides on the
merry-go-round, ETC., and each orphan
will be presented with neat little souvenir
flag. 1t is expected that free transporta-
ton will be furnished the children to and
from the park oy the Market-street Rail-
way Company. Upon their return to the
City in the evening the orphans will be
further entertained with a modest ex-
hibition of fireworks.
Secretary Adrian Smith of the Fourth
of July Committee is in receipt of an an
plication from the Portuguese Union No.
z to have float in the parade representing
the first circumnavigation of the globe.
This will be very elaborate and beautiful.
Albert Clark, San Francisco lad. has
also requested that he be allowed to ride
in the procession with cart drawn by
dogs in tandem.
The ship captains want float with
salutlng flag on it, that can be dipped and
manipulated according to the signal rules
laid down by the United States navy.
Captain A. +. Spear is the principal in
this idea.
The public schools are taking lively
interest In the celebration and little tots
come every day to the headquarters in
quiring about floats and the costumes
necessary for the parade. The entire Sec
ond Brigade of the National Guards will
turn out under the command of Major
Charles II. Murphy. The major is on
General Wartieid's staff, and the general