The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-19
TRIBUNES OF THE KINGS
Their Site Being Selected by
the Golden Gate Carnival
Committee.
A Supreme Director to Be Elected
To-Morrow-Interest in the Sale
of Columbia Seats.

Architect Shea and several members of
the executive committee of the Carnival
of the Golden Gate went over Van Ness
avenue yesterday morning with view OF
selecting the site for the tribunes of the
kings and queens who will preside over
the carnival.
After they participate in the parade and
before the grand march in review it is pro-
posed to take all these dignitaries out OF
the procession and assemble them on the
tribune. Shea's idea is to have the king
in the center fanked on either side by the
young ladies representing California. San
Francisco, the school children and the
Fire Department with their retinues.
Then the marchers will pass along and dis
band.
1t is proposed to erect q tribune after
the style OF that used during the corona
ton of the Gear. Shea believes a similar
tribune erected on Van Ness avenue
would produce magnificent effect He
also favors the southern end of the avenue
as its location, as thousands of people
could congregate on the block and on
Market street and view the ceremonies.
Ii this plan is adopted by the commit
tee, Shea will at once prepare the designs.
Governor Budd will be invited TO crown
dHu
Mayor Sutro the one on whose shoulders
the honor of representing San Francisco
will fall. The lesser uiEnitaries will be
crowned by the king OF the carnival
Should rain interfere with this programme,
the ceremony will take place in the Me-
chanics' Pavilion. A special grandstand,
capable of seating about 1000 people, will
be erected Immediately in front of the
tribune. Special souvenir tickets bearing
coupons, will be sold in advance for this
stand at q slightly advanced price over
that asked for the other seats. These will
be placed on sale at an early date, and the
funds will be used to meet carnival ex-
penees.
Since the announcement was made that
Miss Maxine Elliott would auction the
boxes for the Columbia Theater benefit at
the Merchants Exchange on Tuesday
afternoon at L: 80 clock, Manager Fried
lander has peen besieged with letters ask
ing for Information regarding the affair.
Only the boxes and loges will be sold,
nineteen in all. as the seats are being
rapidly taken mp. The prices bid will be
the premium in addition to the regular
matinee price.
Preparations for the carnival have SO
far advanced that an election for carnival
director will take place at the meeting of
the executive committee to- orrow after
noon. This position will be the most
arduous in the whole affair and will re-
quire man of great executive ability and
experience. The director will be chosen
from the members of the executive CON-
mittee and will have to be man of means,
as no salary will be attached to the posi-
ton.
The representatives of the Eastern car
nival button manufacturers collected at
carnival headquarters yesterday and
agreed not to offer their "Mardi Grasn
buttons for sale here. They admitted
when the facts were presented to them
about the date Of copyright that they had
been attempting a "big bluff" and as
their game was up would retire as grace
fully from the field as possible.