The San Francisco call., 1896-07-02
SAN O|EG0'S CARNIVAL,
The Queen Has Appointed Her
Maids of Honor and
Attendants.
Aquatic Exercises to Be Held on the
Anniversary of the Nations
Birth.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, July 1.-The queen
of San Diego's water carnival, Miss Caro-
line Polhamus, has named her suite, as
follows: Maids of honor Mrs. Lewis
Works, Mrs. Walter s. Young, Miss Vyne
Bowers, Miss Grace Luce, Miss Coxhead,
Miss Gertrude Gilbert, Miss Pansy Parke
and Miss Ethel Gephart. The attendants
will be: Lewis R. Works, Walter S.
Young, A. G. Barlow, H. E. Parke,
Lieutenant R. H. Noble, Wheeler Bailey
and Fred Barber. In addition the queen
will have two fiower-girls and two pages,
but they have not yet been selected.
Miss Polhamus is not yet Is, but in de-
pertinent and bearing is typical Ameri-
can Queen. She is beautiful blonde, tail
and rounded, with glow of health in her
cheeks. With her sisters, all athletic girls,
Miss Polhamus organized the lilac Rowing
Club, the first girls club in this portion of
the State. The success of the club and the
notice given to the young maids who COM
posed it, LED to the organization of six
other clubs of young women, all of which
are prospering.
The barge which will be occupied by tile
queen and her attendants has been
specially constructed for the occasion The
plans contemplate double deck, with
stairs leading to the throne on the upper
one. In the center of the seats provided
for her attendants is being constructed
large raised chair, which will serve the
purpose of a throne, and on the deck
below will be stationed the City Guard
band of thirty pieces.
The barge will be elaborately decorated
with bunting, and several fagstaffs will
fly the stars and stripes. Several hundred
colored electric lights will illuminate it,
and in addition there will be free use of
calcium lights, making the spectacle one
of dazzling brilliancy. The electric lights
will be manufactured on the barge. The
queen will be attired In a white satin full
court dress, and will wear Jewels and a
crown of dazzling splendor.
- . One of the most interesting events on the
programme of aquatic sports next Satur-
day will be trial OF skill between Judge
A. d. Jordan and Louis Almgren. Aim
gren will imperson ate fish, and will pre-
tend to be hooked and try to get away.
Jordan is allowed 800 feet of line. and
must bring Almgren TO the float in twenty
minutes time, after allowing him to reel
out 100 feet of the line.
Almgren weighs about 80 pounds and
will no doubt give Jordan some hard
work. The line is attached to a ring
sewed in harness worn by the swimmer
and the swimmer is allowed 10 swim under
the steamship wharf, if he can get that
far away, and use any expedient he NAV
desire to break the line. He cannot, how
ever, use either hands or feet to catch or
hold on to any object. The experiment is
designed to show the skill and strength of
an expert angler. The following is the
official programme of the Fourth of july
celebration:
July 3-Evening. Illuminated bicvcle
parade, 800 wheels in line.
July 4-Forenoon. Sunrise salute of
forty-six guns by Naval Battalion on
plaza; band concert by City Guard band
on plaza; reading of Declaration of Inde-
pendence by George Neale; oration on
plaza at II A. M. by Hon. Thomas Fitch.
Afternoon-Aquatic sports and band
concert on bay, beginning at 2 p. NJ; !;
yacht races, forty boats participating !;
rowing races by ladies' clubs and rowing
clubs, tub races, swimming races and
other sports.
There will be exercises by the Order of
the Patriotic Sons and Daughters OF
America at Hotel Del Coronado at P. NJ.
Eyenine-Grand water carnival on the
bay, naval review by the queen of the car
niyal