The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-21
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die and bride were entwined with ever
green's and roses, and his favorite riding
horse, shipped from Gilroy for the occa-
sion, as ii knowing the position of his dis
tinguished burden, held his head high in
the air. On either side of Mr.. Miller were
his aids.
a platoon of police headed the long pro-
cession and behind them was Cassasa' S
band, followed by Grand Marshal Miller,
Chief of Staff Henry Moffat, Assistants
James Hall, T; f: Judge, P. Tautphaus,
George Katz, S. P. Hicks, A. H. Brod,
Leon D. Stone, J. Schrader. A. P. Wagner;
Chief Aid Armand Decourtieux Jr. and his
assistants, F. f. Winters, A. P. Wagner,
H. G. Flaggeollet, George Johnson, W. H.
Moffat, Edward Taaffe, Charles Robinson,
Fred Becker, E. P. Clayburg, John S. OFT,
John Deschler, Sam Meyer, Fred Meyer
and G.. DeLucca.
Immediately after these gentlemen the
| wholesale butchers followed in carriages
with the officers of their board OF trade.
| Their carriages were decorated with
draperies, garlands of flowers and festoons,
one of them in red roses and Gala lilies.
In the first division, T. G. Winters was
| marshal, with George Johnson and W. II
Moffat as his aids. Vaqueros clad as cow
boys. with their picturesque saddles,
lariats and gay colors, rode in this part oil
:he parade. They swung their lariats and
appeared to be at home in the saddle,
which was not wholly the case, as was
noted later in the day at the park. Some
OF them had the thongs made fast to the
horns OF nicely-groomed steers, which, by
the way, evinced no disposition 10 rebel
against being led around by the nose, but
| submitted to their leaders as il aware
that all roads do not lead to the slaughter
house and that even poor beef is some
times allowed to enter by the narrow gate
! to the heaven of picnic grounds.
m nat ~ ha &c
oxen have been trained by the patient
| cowboys and are now docile, domestic
creatures that have no compunction in
| leading their species intelligently from
corrals to slaughter houses in the Potrero.
There was long line of journeymen
| butchers in the first division. They wore
their distinctive dress with badges and
| flowers, and made an altogether effective
| showing.
Fred Becker as marshal and Frank
| Hayes, P. Lousalot, Frank Fenner and
Charles Miller as his aids, led the second
division, which resembled the first very
closely. 1t had fine military band to
furnish music for those in line.
San Jose had a splendid delegation OF its
United Butchers organization in line, the
men wearing white shirts, caps and aprons
and purple badges. In the column, too,
was q strong body OF the Jouneymen
Butchers of Oakland, likewise clad in
Whlte, number OF the men carrying
japanese parasols.
The Oaklanders had their own band and
received applause all along the line OF
march. They went even a little further
than their neighbors and so made really
pretty display.
The third division was marshaled by S.
Meyer, assisted by R. C. Kelly and f.
Meyer. The fourth section had J. Living
Ston for marshal and Charles Robinson
and l.. Clayburg as aids. Each had its
band and large attachments of Journey
| men butchers and picturesque vaqueros.
When they reached the ferry there was
a prodigious crush, and more than half
the crowd was compelled to wait for sec
ond boat to carry them over the bay. Ev-
cry boat thereafter, until late in the after
noon. was crowded almost uncomfortable,
and the railway men were put upon their
mettle to accommodate the flood of hui
mainly that poured in upon them.