The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-04
GOODWATER

was decided to obviate all such difficulties
as was experienced last year at Sacra-
mento by stationing water carts, filled
with ice water, at intervals along the line
of the parade, as well as placing barrels of
ice water at points where the procession
will pass from which water will be handed
to thirsty marchers.
Chairman Gus G. Grant of the carnival
committee had a very promising report to
present. This committee has arranged to
place ten bands at various points along
the line OF the procession on the water.
Three of these will be placed at,the three
great hourmills on the banks of Stockton
Channel and every story of the big build
ings will be brilliantly lighted.
The seven other bands will be pl aced on
yachts and barges at intervals along the
line of parade. Two will be on the floats.
accompanying the Turn Verein Manner
Choir. Arrange ments have been made to
have tug meet the twelve yachts that
have promised to take part in the pro-
cession at Antioch and committee will
go to San Francisco tomorrow to get
other tugs to tow up the launches that
will come from there to participate IN the
carnival.
The offer of the Naval Reserve to come
here for carnival night has been accepted.
Four VIII leboats and a launch belonging
to the Naval Reserve will be towed up
here on the morning of the 9TH inst, by
one of the boats OF the California Naviga-
ton and Improvement Company. The
members of the Naval Reserve will man
these boats and form part of the process.
sion on the water. They will also partici-
- h.
their rifles will be brought here with the
boats for this purpose.
Two of the big floats, one entitled ''Cali.
fornia" and the other representing a scene
in Hades, entitled mo Native Sons Dwell
Here" were finished to-day and the others
will be completed by the 9th inst, when
they will be accepted by w. w. Westbav,
r. P. Lane and George c. Becker OF the
carnival committee. 1t has been arranged
that Director-General j. D. Peters and
Chairman Grant of the carnival committee
shall lead the pageant in the water in a
beautifully decorated launch. Ten mar
shaIs will have charge of the ten divisions
of the procession on the water, and on
every float and every boat they will have
an aid to see that every detail of the affair
is carried out according to programme.
These marshais and aids will be uniformed
in wl.ite duck suits and blue yachting caps,
with their badge of authority on the caps,
and their word is to be law. In this way
it is hoped that there will not be the
slightest hitch in the arrangements.
Tonight Colonel ]. ]. Nunan of the
Sixth Regiment offered the general COM
mittee the use of numbe OF military
tents to be put up at Goodwater Grove
beneath the trees, to be used by those, if
any. who find it impossible to secure
sleeping accommodations in the city. The
offer will probably be accepted, and very
small charge be made to any who have to
sleep on the guardsmen's beds. Arranse-
ments were made tonight to have several
tents erected in which meals will be
served, in order that none of the visiting
Natives or their friends may go hungry.
Tonight the entries for the great bicycle
meet at Goodwater Grove, on the after.
noon OF Admission day, closed. There