The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-14
Two Cash Prizes to Be Awarded
for the Most Original
Designs.
MEETING TO RAISE FUNDS.
Monadnock and Philadei phia Will Be
Absent at the Monterey
Celebration.

The anniversary of the Declaration OF
Independence is going to be celebrated on
a grand scale. There is not the least
doubt of that. Committees are making
resolutions, school children are getting
their floats in order, and everybody gener-
ally is waiting to take hand.
There was a meeting of tt e principals or
representatives of the different public
Henry P. Umbsen in the Mills building
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. N. J. Vidaver
is at the head OF the school movement and
has suggested many new and original
ideas. For instance, they have decided to
have a series of floats representing the
progress of the country since colonial
days. The school showing the most
original float will receive an elegant
banner.
The grammar schools are much inter
ested in the contest, as in addition the
committee have set apart $50 for a first
prize flag and $25 Tor a second. The most
original floats will receive the prizes.
At yesterdays meeting there were
present representatives from the Lowell
High School, the Lincoln Grammar
School, the R1ncon Grammar School, the
South Cosmopolitan School, the Broad
way Grammar School and the Lick School.
The South Cosmopolitan School had seven
| delegates.
In one thing the prime movers are dis
appointed. Tn parade will have to get
| along without the sailors and marines of
the Monadnock and the Philadelphia. A
communication from Admiral Beardslee to
Secretary Smith yesterday morning, stated
! that he had accepted an invitation to be
present at Monterey Oil the Fourth. and
| necessarily could not participate in the
celebration in San Francisco.
Still. the committee has no intention Of
being without naval display. The COM
mander of the Mexican man-of-war cara.
goa has been invited to take part in the
! parade, and an effort will also be made te
get marines from Mare Island.
The parade committee has also decided
to invite bids for floats from costumers.
Grand Marshal Umbsen has been author.
! lied to select Goddess of Liberty
Ladies desiring that position are requested
to make application at the headquarters
in the Mills building. fifth floor, room 2
any evening after 1880.
4 decision will be reached Monday as tc
whether the committee shall fit out tie
| Continental Army. The probability i:
that such will be done.
A committee of five boys from the Ever
/ EFT Grammar School called on Secretary
! Eustice of the parade committee yesterday
to get information III regard to the confess
for prizes for the most original float. They
we're informed that the expenses of the
particular floats would devolve upon th,
schools, and that they would have to fur
nish their own designs. The boys wen
away satisfied that it would not be hare
matter to comply with the requirements
Captain George Filmer of Company B
First Regiment N G. c., has SAID that tn,
notion that his company and Company |
will participate exclusively in tae Fruit
vale celebration exercises is a mistake
The invitation from Fruitvale is for th,
afternoon and evening only.
The amount of the celebration fund i.
now $4,000, of which $1,000 is from colIec